Please note that I received this e-mail query in my inbox yesterday evening. After a few quick e-mails with the individual, and realizing that it is over the holidays and many of the people that she contacted may not be checking their e-mail, I committed to posting her query here. If you are able to assist her with these three questions, please contact her directly at evelyn.wright@murray.k12.ga.us
Hello!
I am a student in the Lesley University Technology in Education specialist degree program. I have the privilege of taking Qualitative Research over the holidays. 
I am working on an assignment and I need your help. My research involves an inquiry into the pros and cons of teaching online from the perspective of the teacher. I am contacting teachers at different virtual schools throughout the country and I would like to hear from Illinois. Please help me to complete my assignment and learn more about the best practices of online education by responding to the following questions. Your valuable time and consideration would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance if you can help.
Please share an anecdote that sums up your experience of online teaching.
Based on your experience, what would you say are the strengths of online courses? What about weaknesses?
Please feel free to add any further comments or recommendations concerning online education….
Thank you.
EvelynWright
Lesley University: EAGSR 7103, Qualitative Research Methods I
Instructional Technology Specialist
Murray County Schools
Chatsworth, GA
Again, if you teach in a K-12 online learning program, please contact Evelyn directly at evelyn.wright@murray.k12.ga.us .
Educator Announcements – December 19, 2008.
Note that this showed up in my inbox yesterday, but with all of the shoveling I had to do I never got around to posting it. It actually corrects some information that was posted in Educator Announcements – December 18, 2008 .
The broadcast sent out yesterday had an error in the date for the extended deadline for Call Proposals announcement. It should have read:
The deadline to submit a proposal has been extended to February 2, 2009. The Program Review Committee will contact those whose proposals have been accepted by February 29, 2009.
Sorry for the inconvenience. Please see below for the full text.
Marking your calendars now for the 2009 VSS Annual Spring Conference – Learning: Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere Apr 21-23, 2009
Innovations in Online Learning: What’s Working in BC and Beyond
Call for Proposals
Extended Deadline
The deadline for the Call for Proposals for presentations in the K-12 Public School stream of concurrent sessions has come and gone. A large number of interesting submissions have been received and the selection committee is proceeding to review each one carefully.
However, in recent days, we have been contacted by a number of people and organizations that were interested in submitting a proposal but were unable to meet the deadline.
Consequently, the conference planning committee has decided to extend the deadline so that those who were hoping to submit a proposal can do so and the conference will benefit from a wider range of submissions thereby increasing the relevance and selection of concurrent sessions for participants.
The deadline to submit a proposal has been extended to February 2, 2009 . The Program Review Committee will contact those whose proposals have been accepted by February 29, 2009 .
This is your opportunity to share ideas, learn from others, showcase successful programs and best practices for developing and delivering online programs/courses.