Virtual Schooling: A Way to improve student success

1. Virtual Schooling: A Way to improve student success christina.ransey@waldenu.eduStudent # A00310854Christina.ransey@waldenu.edu Eds in Education Specialization: Educational Technology

2. About the presenter • What will this presentation cover? • Why I chose this innovation? INTRODUCTION

3. 1892 –Term “Distance Education” use the first time. • 1906-7 – First distance learning institution found University of Wisconsin-Extension • 1953 – University of Houston offers first televised college credit classes. • 1953-1956 – Updated teaching machine created by B.F. Skinner • 1956-1958 – 163 high school physics lessons were produced and broadcast into public schools in Pittsburgh. • 1960 – PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations) was created for students to use on the internet • 1977 – Educational teleconferencing, Computer Aided Instruction THE HISTORY OF THE VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

4. THE BEGINNING OF VITRUAL SCHOOL

5. THE NEED FOR VIRTUAL SCHOOLING

6. EXPECTATIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

7. THE MARKETING PROCESS

8. VIRTUAL SCHOOLING S-CURVE The use of virtual schooling started slow but increased over the years. The diffusion percentage depends upon the location, It hasn’tpeaked yet because there are some late adopters. % of Innovation Time

9. EARLY ADOPTERS Teachers Administrators Parents

10. THE LAGGARDS IN THE ADOPTION PROGRESS Teachers Administrators Parents

11. THE ATTRIBUTES THAT WOULD HELP THE DIFFUSION OF VIRTUAL SCHOOLING Trailability Observability Compatibility