Distance learning is siliar to Virtual Schools. Distance learning is very popular today. The future of distance learning is only being imagined, and these imaginations are soon to become a reality.
What the video on the 25th Annual Conference on Distance Education:
http://mediasite.ics.uwex.edu/mediasite5/Viewer/?peid=5cbabdf417c14080ab11e8424a046f7a
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Virtual Schools
What is a "Virtual School"?
Virtual schools are a growing technology in which students can be in school, just not physically in the classroom. It is growing huge popularity.
Educators can take part in this form of school. Teachers can teach physically in class, and then teach on-line at the same time or at different time periods.
Students benefit from the flexiblity of taking classes virtually. If a student is disabled, on a vacation, or moved they can be part of the school that they attend.
The most popular Virtual HIGH School: http://www.govhs.org/ Take a peek to learn about Virutal High Schools and what it can do for educators and students.
Schools are also using many types of technology to implement virtual schools. Few of these technologies are BlackBoard, or Second Life.
There are many positives, as well as negative affects to this type of schooling. It depends on the person and if it is the right type of environment for him/her.
Virtual schools are a growing technology in which students can be in school, just not physically in the classroom. It is growing huge popularity.
Educators can take part in this form of school. Teachers can teach physically in class, and then teach on-line at the same time or at different time periods.
Students benefit from the flexiblity of taking classes virtually. If a student is disabled, on a vacation, or moved they can be part of the school that they attend.
The most popular Virtual HIGH School: http://www.govhs.org/ Take a peek to learn about Virutal High Schools and what it can do for educators and students.
Schools are also using many types of technology to implement virtual schools. Few of these technologies are BlackBoard, or Second Life.
There are many positives, as well as negative affects to this type of schooling. It depends on the person and if it is the right type of environment for him/her.
Technology...hmmmmm.......
I was at my parent's house this past weekend and I was working on their computer. My parents and I were talking about technology and how much it has changed recently. They could not believe how much technology has changed in just these past 5 years. They actually did not know about a lot of new technology that has been created. It is a interesting, and I never actually considered that many people do not know just how fast technology is growing. We do not watch the news on TV to learn about new technologies, unless it affects us in a devastating way. Even if not devastating, most technologies will affect us somehow. Whether people want to learn about it or not, technology is changing and I believe it is getting better. Better doesn't necessarily mean that new technologies are not going to cause any harm or be problematic; I just think that we are figuring out ways to TRY to make things better. Just another sign thatthe world is changing, and we are not in the 20th century anymore.
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