AU Blogspot

                  Thanks to clspeace for permission to use this Photo. 

Megan Bowen is an Ashworth High School English Instructor.  You can read some of Megan’s blog posts by clicking here and scrolling to the bottom of the page.  As someone who is always thinking of new and dynamic ways to engage her students, it’s no surprise that Megan has begun hosting classroom discussions on the Ashworth Student Forum.  As an English major myself, I’ve personally enjoyed participating in these interactive discussions and have been very impressed by the insightul perspectives students have offered on their latest reading assignments. 

If you’re an Ashworth High School student or a parent of such a student, we encourage you to participate in one of Megan’s classroom discussions.  Our new student forum provides a terrific environment for students, parents, and faculty to interact—so be sure to join our Forum community today if you haven’t already. 

Megan and I hope to see you on the Forum soon!

Here are the links:

Ashworth University Student Forum

Megan’s Bowen Classroom Discussions

Ryan Rode
Interactive Services Manager
Ashworth University 

Gathering data on a complex as “fuzzy” as student engagement is certainly not a simple task. As with any effective research project, multiple approaches and perspectives serve to provide the overall picture. And, perhaps most important, research needs to be conducted on local populations. Unfortunately, too many discussions of research data rely on national surveys (which I personally find quite useful in presenting broad trends), but may misrepresent local learners. With that said, the 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement is now available (.pdf).

           Thanks to Adam Wolf for permission to use this Photo.

George Siemens
Creator of elearnspace
Ashworth University Contributing Blogger 

*We’d like to extend a special thanks to Mr. George Siemens for allowing us to share his always innovative and insightful perspectives with our Home School community.  George is one of the leading thinkers in the educational field and his brilliant work continues to influence progressive-minded educators and learners throughout the world.  Visit his amazing blog, elearnspace, to learn more about George’s life and work.