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Virtual Schooling

Virtual Schooling . Jessica Todd, Maura McDaniels , Erin Ehrlinger , Brittany Gonitzke Please click on sound button for audio . What is Virtual Schooling?. Uses “digital communication technologies” (Davis & Niederhauser , 2007, p. 11)

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Virtual Schooling

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  1. Virtual Schooling Jessica Todd, Maura McDaniels, Erin Ehrlinger, Brittany Gonitzke Please click on sound button for audio

  2. What is Virtual Schooling? • Uses “digital communication technologies” (Davis & Niederhauser, 2007, p. 11) • Available for K-12 courses – mainly middle schools and high schools.

  3. How Popular is Virtual Schooling? • Virtual schooling (VS) programs are rapidly expanding. • Participation over the years (Davis & Niederhauser, 2007): • 2002-2003 approximately 300,000 students. • 2005 estimated to be 500,000 student. • 2006 projection of 1 million. • 16 states are participating in program.

  4. Uses of Virtual • Good for displaced student. • Ex – Hurricane Katrina (Davis & Niederhauser, 2007). • Distance Learning – “delivering education to students who are not physically ‘on-site’ to receive their education” (Davis & Niederhauser, 2007, p. 11) • Future and continued learning.

  5. A Virtual Schooling System • Use digital technology to communicate Ex: Blackboard • Gail Wortmann’s Anatomy and Physiology Class • Wortmann used WebCT, videoconferencing, self study and formal meetings for lab activities (Davis & Niederhauser, 2007).

  6. Key Roles Involved in VS • Three key roles in virtual schooling: teacher, designer, and VS site facilitator (Davis & Niederhauser, 2007).

  7. What makes a successful VS teacher? • Highly organized • Ability to use different communication tools • Well with time management • Good social presence with a “supportive and welcoming environment” (p.14) • Actively involved in the VS (Davis & Niederhauser, 2007)

  8. Roles of a VS Administrator • “They are responsible for allocation of necessary resources, logistical coordination, and maintenance of collaborative arrangements” (Davis & Niederhauser, 2007, p.14). • Recruitment and determining a need for VS courses (Davis & Niederhauser, 2007)

  9. What does a VS site Facilitator do? • Provide information and instructional support • Provide access to k-12 resources • Act as an advisor to students • Act as a liaison with each student’s parent or guardian • Proctor exams • Fix any problems with VS, for example, technology breakdowns • “vital liaison between student’s school and the virtual teacher”(Davis & Niederhauser, 2007, p.14) (Davis & Niederhauser, 2007)

  10. Preparing Teachers • Challenges: -No support -No field experience • Developments: • Nikki Davis, innovator for “Teacher Education Goes in to Virtual Schooling”(Davis & Niederhauser, 2007, p.15). • Creating courses for teachers

  11. Conclusion • With support for teachers and proper field experience, virtual schooling will become more popular and will change education.

  12. Reference Davis, N. & Neiderhauser, D. (2007, April). Virtual schooling. Learning and Leading with Technology. 34(7), 10-15.

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