Talk:Mesa Distance Learning Program

Assessment

Interesting topic; some sections need expansion and balancing. Would like to know lots more about the program. Suggest conformance with relevant Schools article structure. This is a great topic; the article just needs to continue growing to fit the topic and provide more information for DYK. Forgive me for giving you such a list of ideas, questions, etc. I know — more than you asked for! I just used a 'stream of consciousness' approach to provide ideas until I ran out of thoughts.

• Are there other similiar programs in AZ? Any State level involvement? What about AZ higher education work in distance learning? Maybe an external link. Would like to see some See also links. Would like to see a meaningful graphic in addition to infobox. Any information about the system hosting in relation to enrollment.
• The FAQ seems to focus on participation by average and above students; presumably because of the need to learn independently--any information.
• "Each course lasts 6 months " doesn't equate to the FAQ's 18 weeks.
• " studying for one hour per school week for each course" doesn't match the infobox Hours in school day. Infobox appears to be correct.
• An explanation of how lab and fine arts courses are carried out needs to be added. Are there typical HS courses that aren't offered? Is there teacher-student interaction besides e-mail? Is there any student-student participation? What about discussion-debate interactions in classwork? Is there any extracurricular activities--obviously not physical presence, but STEM and fine arts clubs could exist. Any notable alumni/faculty/administrators?
• Demographics of student enrollment - by grade, state, country, trends over the programs lifetime. Are STEM and fine arts courses taken in the same proportion as at 'brick & mortar' schools? What is the teacher-student ratio in 7-8 and 9-12? How is school administration similar/different than a 'brick & mortar' school?
• What about challenges in implementing this program? Have there been any significant issues or criticisms of the program?
• Any consideration of Wikiversity or Wikibooks usage by the program?

SBaker43 (talk) 07:45, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

All interesting points. Wikipedia is the encyclopedia anyone can edit - you are most welcome to chip in and correct, improve, and expand the article yourself. Let's not lose sight of the fact however, that WP is not a school brochure.Kudpung (talk) 08:06, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Re:

• The FAQ seems to focus on participation by average and above students; presumably because of the need to learn independently--any information.
• "Each course lasts 6 months " doesn't equate to the FAQ's 18 weeks.
• " studying for one hour per school week for each course" doesn't match the infobox Hours in school day. Infobox appears to be correct.
• An explanation of how lab and fine arts courses are carried out needs to be added. Are there typical HS courses that aren't offered? Is there teacher-student interaction besides e-mail? Is there any student-student participation? What about discussion-debate interactions in classwork? Is there any extracurricular activities--obviously not physical presence, but STEM and fine arts clubs could exist. Any notable alumni/faculty/administrators?

That's the old system. There is now a message box/portfolio upload system. Lab classes are done using household chemicals/experiments

• Demographics of student enrollment - by grade, state, country, trends over the programs lifetime. Are STEM and fine arts courses taken in the same proportion as at 'brick & mortar' schools? What is the teacher-student ratio in 7-8 and 9-12? How is school administration similar/different than a 'brick & mortar' school?
• What about challenges in implementing this program? Have there been any significant issues or criticisms of the program?
• Any consideration of Wikiversity or Wikibooks usage by the program?

Not used

--Tyw7  (☎ Contact me! • Contributions)   Changing the world one edit at a time! 19:47, 23 January 2011 (UTC)