Title:
Development and management of virtual schools : issues and trends
Publication Information:
Hershey, PA : Information Science Pub., 2004
ISBN:
9781591402176
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Summary
Summary
Virtual schools are a result of widespread changes in knowledge about learning, in available technology and in society. This work brings together knowledge of virtual schools as a reference, and reviews best practice from concept and development, through implementation and evaluation.
Table of Contents
Preface | p. vii |
Section I Administrative Issues | |
Chapter I Virtual Schools: A Critical View | p. 1 |
Chapter II Administering a Virtual School | p. 26 |
Chapter III Managing Virtual Schools: The Canadian Experience | p. 50 |
Section II Standards and Accreditation | |
Chapter IV Distance Learning Success Factors in the RPR Cycle and Virtual School Accreditation | p. 69 |
Chapter V Distance Learning as a Form of Accommodation | p. 84 |
Section III Virtual School Educators | |
Chapter VI Teaching Any Time, Any Place, Any Pace | p. 116 |
Chapter VII Professional Development Recommendations for Online Course Designers | p. 135 |
Section IV Course Development and Implementation | |
Chapter VIII Instructional Design Factors and Requirements for Online Courses and Modules | p. 158 |
Chapter IX The Management of Virtual Classes in School District Digital Intranets | p. 178 |
Chapter X Virtual Vignettes and Pedagogical Potentials: Insights into a Virtual Schooling Service | p. 192 |
Chapter XI The Collaborative Critical Incident Tool: Supporting Reflection and Evaluation in a Web Community | p. 216 |
Chapter XII Science Net: A Virtual School for the Extension (Science) Education of the Public in Singapore | p. 244 |
Appendix | p. 262 |
About the Authors | p. 267 |
Index | p. 272 |