By Chevi Rubin Bringing meaning to online Jewish learning In our last post we argued that flashy uses of technology alone will not get students to learn material in a deep and meaningful way. This sentiment begs the question, what does? How can online Jewish studies...
By Chevi Rubin Why bells and whistles don’t work and how Lookstein Virtual Jewish Academy uses multimedia to enhance learning A chocolate coating will not get kids to eat broccoli! And in the world of online Jewish education, all the bells and whistles imaginable...
By Chevi Rubin In June, Lookstein Virtual Jewish Academy staff, a staff that has grown exponentially this year, came together as a group. Like our school, our workspace is virtual. We meet our teams regularly online and occasionally face-to-face, but an in-gathering...
What about student-teacher relationships? It's one of the central concerns that we hear from educators who are considering implementing online learning in their schools. The question is sometimes phrased differently: How do you engage and inspire students when you...
At the recent North American Jewish Day School Conference this past March, Chana German, Director of Lookstein Virtual Jewish Academy, and Liz Pape, online learning consultant, gave a session on how online learning can support 21st century teaching and learning in day...
Although there has recently been considerable focus on online learning, it should be noted that it has actually been around for over twenty years. By the early 1990s, educational pioneers were experimenting with first generation Learning Management Systems (an LMS is a platform which allows for the administration, and delivery of online courses), asynchronous discussion
May 23, 2014, Jerusalem Post, Metro Section By Shulamit Wasserstrom US Jewish schools, like many private educational institutions, are still reeling from the economic crisis in the United States that peaked in 2008. As a result of the challenging financial market,...