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In a not so recent article, it was mentioned that based on a study, online learning tends to be better than the conventional in-person or classroom teaching.  Students in an online learning condition performed better than those receiving in-person instructions. 

Learning Management Systems are widely used in many different countries.  To add to that, the social networking technology also has its share of rapid growth.  These combined allow students to teach each other and share resources online. But according to Philip R. Regier, the dean of Arizona State University’s Online and Extended Campus program, "The technology will be used to create learning communities among students in new ways."  "People are correct when they say online education will take things out the classroom.  But they are wrong, I think, when they assume it will make learning an independent, personal activity.  Learning has to occur in a community."

At Solution Grove,  we are working on creating these communities for both K-5 and older students.  K-5 students take advantage of the useful features and collaborative learning from Sugar.  Older students, on the other hand, may collaborate using MEL (Moodle-Elgg-LAMS).

Read the full article here.  Another related article talks about the same study. Read the post here.