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Courses > CareerForward
CareerForward ™ was created to help Michigan students understand how to plan their work lives and career opportunities amid the implications of the global economy. This award-winning, no-cost online course is a powerful means for Michigan students to satisfy the new Michigan Merit Curriculum requirements for an online course.
The course was developed through a partnership of the Michigan Department of Education and the Michigan Virtual University to help schools and students meet Michigan's new online learning requirement for high school graduation found in Public Acts 123 & 124 of 2006. Major funding was provided by Microsoft Corporation’s U.S. Partners in Learning program. With the MVU-hosted Blackboard version, MVU is able to offer Michigan schools access under a special licensing agreement from Blackboard, Inc.
Course Description: The CareerForward course was designed to be a self-contained online learning course but it may be used in companion with a variety of online career planning tools that provide students with the opportunity to assess their career interests, explore career options and create an educational development plan.
This new Michigan Virtual School course helps students wrestle with some of the burning questions about their futures: What am I going to do with my life? What is the world of work like? What will I need to succeed? How do I match my interests with work? Using a variety of multimedia, course topics explore these questions and more.
Throughout the course, students are asked frequently to reflect on what they’re learning, to write their thoughts down as a continual refinement of their thinking and to discuss their thoughts with other students, either in-person or online. Key benefits of the course include learning about the world of work, gaining experience with online resources and satisfying the new high school graduation requirement for online learning.
Additional Information: Please use the links in the right column of this web page for more detailed information. The CareerForward Trailer requires Flash to run.
Grade Level: Middle and high school
Prerequisites: None
Course Style: Blended, teacher facilitated; 4- to 6-weeks in length
Price: Free to Michigan students
Availability: Now
Technology Requirements: The CareerForward course was designed to deliver high-quality multimedia content efficiently to students using Adobe Flash, which is now installed on over 95% of personal computers with access to the Internet. Due to imbedded audio files, students and teachers need a multimedia computer with headphones, and access to MVU servers, or your school's local installation of CareerForward. The most recent version of Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari is recommended. Flash® must be installed to access the multimedia components and Adobe Reader® is needed to access imbedded documents.
Still need more information? Email careerforward@mivu.org.
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New Versions Now Available
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Michigan Schools now have Three Ways to Access the Course
The PDF file and Versions presentation links below provide information on the three ways to access or download the CareerForward course: MVU-hosted web-based version; MVU-hosted Blackboard CMS version; and school-hosted Blackboard or Moodle versions.
Version Summary and Overview  (67kb)
Versions (Flash presentation)
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Non-Michigan School Access
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| Click here for information on acquiring the CareerForward course for your school, district or state. |
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Course Tutorial
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| Michigan educators can now access a free online tutorial of the CareerForward course at the Michigan LearnPort® professional development web portal. Registration may be required. This self-paced course takes about an hour to complete and will guide teachers through the course, including accessing the course and viewing the course from the student and teacher perspective. |
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New Moodle Version
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Moodle Integration
Anne Thorp, an Instructional Technologist and Certified Moodle Instructor from Ottawa Area ISD created the official MVU CareerForward course for schools who use Moodle V1.8.X. The course parallels the Blackboard version that MVU recently revised. The Moodle version of CareerForward, along with the Blackboard and web versions are available to Michigan schools through the CareerForward Distribution site. Registration is required. |
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