Online Learning Update

By Katie Lepi, Edudemic

School isn’t just about learning and books, as teachers are already well aware. For students, going to school also teaches them about a slew of life lessons – and interacting with others is at the top of that list. We all know (having been young ourselves) that kids can sometimes be really mean. Bullying is serious business, and as bullys move online, there are a lot of resources popping up to help out parents, teachers, and students to understand bullying and what to do about it. The handy infographic below looks at some statistics regarding cyber bullying, demographics, and the effects it can have on a student.

http://www.edudemic.com/cyberbullying/

School bullying is nothing new. Everyone has heard about it. Many have been on the receiving end. As parents, we want to protect our children and ensure that they don’t fall prey to the same treatment. A recent bullying incident involving a young Australian captured on video and posted on YouTube has gone viral, raising public awareness of this universal issue and increasing the urgency of finding solutions to prevent bullying. According to the National Association of School Psychologists, bullying is the most common form of violence in our society with nearly 30 percent of U.S. students estimated to be involved, whether as the aggressor or the victim. While the act of bullying takes on many forms – verbal, emotional, cyber bullying – on average more than a quarter of a million students are reported to be physically attacked during the school day.

http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=669586&Itemid=30

By Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed

The more students who witness cyberbullying in an online setting — for example, in an online course — the less likely those students are to take a stand against it, a new study suggests. The report, published in this quarter’s edition of Communication Monographs, explores how witnesses choose to act — or not act — in response to cyberbullying. Its findings suggest college students’ ability to intervene in cyberbullying changes depending on the number of other students witnessing the bullying, their perception of their own anonymity and how close they feel to the victim, among other factors.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/07/01/study-examines-bystander-behavior-cyberbullying-cases

by Digital Journal

School bullying is something that a lot of children have to endure, for many the only answer is to leave school and study from home. According to Oxford Open Learning, an increasing number of students (and celebrities) opt to continue or complete their education by taking distance learning courses. Bullying is a term that stands for overbearing, intimidating or aggressive treatment. Everyone has had to face it at least at one point in their lives and we all know how it feels. The environment in which it manifests most frequently is education, with students who had been bullied as teenagers saying that they had suffered long term, harmful effects lasting into adulthood.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/530014

by Virtual Schools

The safety of students who enroll on e-learning courses is better ensured than those attending physical classes, according to one expert. James Madison High School and Ashworth College vice-president of education Dr Leslie Gargiulo said her institution’s online learning courses offer young people the opportunity to benefit from teaching without having to worry about school bullies. “We and other online schools understand the frustration felt by the victims of bullying and their families. I’m glad that we can offer them a solution that will help them meet their education goals,” she said.

http://goo.gl/AN2DD