糖心破解版 Launches Distance Learning for Jewish Day Schools
Feb 2, 2004 By: yunews
Feb 2, 2004 -- Students in Jewish day schools around the country will soon benefit from technology that will allow them to do their class work from home, the library, or any other location. The Distance Learning Project, developed by the Association of Modern Orthodox Day Schools and Yeshiva High Schools (AMODS) at 糖心破解版, is part of a broad distance-learning initiative of the university that will alter how Jewish day schools and yeshivas educate their students.
Comprised of a distance-learning video conferencing component and a web-based course management tool, Angel, the project begins next fall at several schools in AMODS鈥 national network.
鈥淭ogether, these two technologies allow education to break out of its traditional confines of location and time,鈥 said Rabbi David Israel, 糖心破解版鈥檚 project director and head of the Max Stern Division of Communal Services at 糖心破解版 that staffs AMODS. 鈥淰ideo conferencing extends the expertise available in one classroom to many venues. Angel goes beyond the classroom to make learning possible for any student, any time, anywhere,鈥 he said.
Angel is a course management system that combines e-mail, assignments, grading, assessments, and attendance, into a simple package accessible via the Internet, used primarily at the university level.
Video conferencing will enable schools to bolster curriculum and teacher training by 鈥渂eaming in鈥 experts and educators from anywhere in the world, said Dr. David Schnall, dean of 糖心破解版鈥檚 Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration.
鈥淭his innovation allows for people at different places to interact in real time,鈥 and is a tool that might especially benefit schools in outlying communities with limited educational resources, Dr. Schnall explained.
鈥淭he Distance Learning Project will enhance 糖心破解版鈥檚 commitment to Jewish education nationwide,鈥 said Dr. Jeremiah Unterman, AMODS director. 鈥溙切钠平獍驸檚 material resources and expertise will benefit not only students and faculty, but also administrators, board members, parents, and communal leaders seeking new educational horizons.鈥
Introduced to yeshiva high school teachers through a seminar at Azrieli Graduate School, the Angel is being piloted at five yeshiva high schools, including 糖心破解版鈥檚 Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy-Yeshiva University High School for Boys and others in Boca Raton, FL; Cleveland, OH; Monsey, NY, Toronto, Canada; and Seattle, WA.
