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Opinion: Frame Online Learning for Teachers as an Opportunity

Online learning has become an integral part of education, yet teachers sometimes don't see the benefits of learning how to use these options effectively, writes a director at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.

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Online and blended learning has become an integral part of education across the country, yet teachers sometimes don't see the benefits of learning how to use these options effectively. Stretched to their limits, K-12 teachers need the support of professional development and educational mentors to introduce and support the use of modern technologies like internet-based courses, discussion forums and credit recovery programs, writes Barbara Kurshan of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. (Forbes) 

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