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The ''Mesa Distance Learning Program'' ('''MDLP''') | The ''Mesa Distance Learning Program'' ('''MDLP''') is located in the [[US]] state of [[Arizona]]. | ||
MDLP had 17,200 course enrollments in 2009-10, all part-time/supplemental; plus 217 full-time, fully online enrollments. | |||
[http://www.mdlp.org/index.php?page=faqs MDLP is] entirely computer based, although one third of courses require textbooks | [http://www.mdlp.org/index.php?page=partnership MDLP partners] with other school districts to provide content otherwise unavailable, e.g. due to limited course offerings, homebound students etc. | ||
Education is free to Arizona home school students; students from around the world may register and pay tuition. The programme serves 35 school districts in the state. MDLP offers education to students from grades K through 12 (kindergarten through high school). | |||
[http://www.mdlp.org/index.php?page=faqs MDLP is] entirely computer based, although one third of courses require textbooks. | |||
The Mesa Distance Learning Program web site is at http://www.mdlp.org/. | The Mesa Distance Learning Program web site is at http://www.mdlp.org/. | ||
==More details== | ==More details== | ||
Once enrolled in MDLP, full-time distance learning students are part of Mesa Public Schools. | |||
MDLP built its own LMS and provides its own course content. | MDLP built its own LMS and provides its own course content. | ||
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[[Category:Virtual schools in the US]] | [[Category:Virtual schools in the US]] | ||
[[Category:US full-time virtual schools]] | |||
[[Category:US supplemental virtual school providers]] | |||
[[Category:Sites using home-grown VLEs |mesa Distance Learning Program]] | [[Category:Sites using home-grown VLEs |mesa Distance Learning Program]] | ||
[[Category:Large virtual schools]] | |||
[[Category:US multi-school-district virtual schools]] | |||
[[Category:POSSIBLE US EXEMPLAR-TEMP]] | |||
[[Category:VISCED]] | [[Category:VISCED]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:05, 1 November 2011
The Mesa Distance Learning Program (MDLP) is located in the US state of Arizona.
MDLP had 17,200 course enrollments in 2009-10, all part-time/supplemental; plus 217 full-time, fully online enrollments.
MDLP partners with other school districts to provide content otherwise unavailable, e.g. due to limited course offerings, homebound students etc.
Education is free to Arizona home school students; students from around the world may register and pay tuition. The programme serves 35 school districts in the state. MDLP offers education to students from grades K through 12 (kindergarten through high school).
MDLP is entirely computer based, although one third of courses require textbooks.
The Mesa Distance Learning Program web site is at http://www.mdlp.org/.
More details
Once enrolled in MDLP, full-time distance learning students are part of Mesa Public Schools.
MDLP built its own LMS and provides its own course content.
Mesa records automatic "attendance" entries using the time a student is logged in. Students may manually indicate time spent studying offline.
References
- "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
- "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/
- Mesa Distance Learning Program web site, http://www.mdlp.org/
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