N.Y. lags nationally in virtual education LoHud.com The Journal News:
"New York trails most of the country when it comes to one of the hottest trends in education — online classes — a nationwide survey found."
A state-by-state ranking by the Center for Digital Education put New York at 47 at providing access to courses on the Web. Only Connecticut, California and Maine lag behind.
But fears about the swine flu pandemic could prod New York to catch up. Online learning, already taking off across the country, is getting an extra push by alarm about the pandemic.
The Lower Hudson Regional Information Center in Elmsford has gotten scores of questions about online courses since swine flu closed schools last year, said Sarah Martabano, a regional coordinator. Classes on the Web would enable students who are sick at home to keep up.
”It gets people thinking: ‘What would we do?' “ Martabano said.
"New York trails most of the country when it comes to one of the hottest trends in education — online classes — a nationwide survey found."
A state-by-state ranking by the Center for Digital Education put New York at 47 at providing access to courses on the Web. Only Connecticut, California and Maine lag behind.
But fears about the swine flu pandemic could prod New York to catch up. Online learning, already taking off across the country, is getting an extra push by alarm about the pandemic.
The Lower Hudson Regional Information Center in Elmsford has gotten scores of questions about online courses since swine flu closed schools last year, said Sarah Martabano, a regional coordinator. Classes on the Web would enable students who are sick at home to keep up.
”It gets people thinking: ‘What would we do?' “ Martabano said.
