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Connect to instructors and classmates without leaving your home or school

River Valley Technocal Center

Links to Distance Learning Information

Eagle Times Article
Students at River Valley Technical Center take advantage of cutting edge "asychronous" technology.
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Bridge Weekly Article
Woodsville High School students learn Audio Engineering through RVTC Distance Education.
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What Is Research Saying About Online Education
Filled with statistics gathered over a two year period compiled by the prestigeous Northwest Educational Technology Consortium.
http://www.netc.org/digitalbridges/online/essentials/research.php



Blackboard
The online software system used by RVCT's Distance Education department. The same software used by the Vermont State College System.
Blackboard's website
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Administrative Issues for High School Distance Education
Scholarly white paper identifying problems some schools need to work out to help their students take advantage of new technology and delivery methods.
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/Kirby12.html



How Many and Why
A NEA report detailing reasons high schoolers decided to take advantage of online learning opportunities.
http://www.nea.org/technology/onlinelearning.html