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ECADEMY
The eCademy (eCademy Alternative School) is… located in the US state of New Mexico. It was formerly known as the Albuquerque Evening High School.
All eCADEMY courses are $15 and are taught by Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) online certified instructors, via Blackboard. eCADEMY currently offers core content classes. Online students have access to a computer and a computer lab at the eCADEMY campus and at partner schools. Currently, the partner schools are Del Norte, Eldorado, Sandia, and Volcano Vista. The labs are facilitated by a certified instructor
Founded in 2009, eCADEMY teachers taught over 400 students druing the summer of 2010. Currently, there are over 1000 students enrolled in the 70 sections of online classes.
The eCademy web site is at https://sites.google.com/a/aps.edu/ecademy/
More Details
eCademy course work is structured. There is a pacing guide with expectations of assignments completed by certain due dates. Collaboration through discussions and wikis and blogs.
Online students are required to attend a mandatory introduction meeting with their teacher at eCADEMY.
References
- "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
- eCademy web site, https://sites.google.com/a/aps.edu/ecademy/
- "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/