Teacher Education Goes Into Virtual Schooling (TEGIVS)

Additional Resources

Pedagogy	Competencies and Standards
Learning Environments	Recent Articles for Teachers
Assessment	Reports and Research
Challenges to Virtual Schooling	TEGIVS Virtual Schooling Models
Are you Suited to Learn Online?

 

Pedagogy

• Pedagogy for Virtual Schooling by ISU CTLT
• Community Building in Virtual Schooling by ISU CTLT
• Virtual Classroom Visits by Iowa State University
• Instructional Strategies by Illinois Online Network
• Online Teaching Activities & Strategies by Illinois Online Network
• Demos and events recorded Elluminate
• LETSNet
• TrackStar (To see a sample TrackStar created for CI201, click here.)

 

Learning Environment

• Environment Design for Virtual Schooling by ISU CTLT
• Free, open source course management system for online learning
  • Moodle
  • Drupal
  • Sakai
  • WordPress ( requires webserver with a MySQL database and php)
  • Arjuna Multimedia (Award winning practice)
• Commercial course management system for online learning
  • WebCT
  • Blackboard
  • Iowa Communication Network (ICN)
  • Elluminate
  • Ecollege

 

Assessment

• Learning to Teach Online Assessment: Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
• Assessment/Evaluation Topics by Illinois Online Network
• Rubrics for Web Lessons
• Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests

 

Challenges to Virtual Schooling

• Organizational Structure of Virtual Schooling by ISU CTLT
• Intellectual Property Issues by Illinois Online Network
• Myths of Educational Technology by Illinois Online Network
• Cheating in Online Student Assessment: Beyond Plagiarism
• VS Teacher Answers: Plagiarism by Gail Wartmann
• Challenges of Online Learning (Study techniques for students)
• Advantages and Challenges of Online Learning
• Real Connections: Making Distance Learning Accessible to Everyone

 

Are you Suited to Learn Online?

• Is Online Learning For Me? by Aventa School
• Is Online Learning For Me? by CAL Online
• Is Online Learning For Me? by DeKalb Online Academy
• Learning styles and the online environment by Illinois Online Network
• What makes a successful online student by Illinois Online Network

 

Competencies and Standards

• E-learning for educators: Implementing standards for staff development by National Staff Development Council (2001)
• Learning to Teach On-Line by Sheffield College, UK
• The Concord Consortium e-Learning Model for Online Courses
• Any time, any place, any path, any pace: Taking the lead on e-learning policy by National Association of State Boards of Education (2001)
• NetCourse Evaluation Standards by NCEB
• Considerations for planning a state virtual school: Providing web-based courses for K-12 students by SREB
• Net choices, net gains: Supplementing high school curriculum with online courses by WestEd.
• Site coordinator roles and responsibilities by The Concord Consortium
• Elements of quality online education: Practice and direction by The Sloan Consortium.
• TLC Standards (1999) for the Early VHS

 

Recent Articles for Teachers

• 2006 Virtual school symposium. (This link has recorded webcasts of panel experts.)
• eSchool News (2006, November).SREB issues new benchmarks for virtual instruction
• eSchool News (2006, April). Michigan first to mandate online learning
• eSchool News (2006, February). Mich. floats online learning requirement
• ABC News (2006, January) Gym class goes virtual
• Converge Magazine (2006, June ). (This online magazine has several VS related articles.)

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Reports and Research

• Innovations in Education: Connecting Students to Advanced Courses Online, (December 2007)
• The North American Council for Online Learning, 2007 Virtual School Symposium Resources page
• Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning: A Review of State-level Policy and Practice by John Watson, (November 2007)
• Access and Equity in Online Classes and Virtual Schools, (November 2007)
• Professional Development for Virtual Schooling and Online Learning (November 2007)
• A Comprehensive Assessment of Florida Virtual School, by Florida TaxWatch (November 2007).
• NACOL National Standards of Quality for Online Courses (released by NACOL September 2007)
• University of Florida’s Data for Virtual Schools and Virtual School Clearinghouse
• NACOL National Primer on K-12 Online Learning, written by John Watson (May 2007)
• Podcast: Interview with Susan Patrick on Online Learning (Steve Hargadon’s K-12 Ed Tech Blog)
• Positive evaluation of Florida Virtual School published (2007) by Florida TaxWatch Center for Educational Performance and Accountability
• University of California College Preparatory Initiative. The California virtual school report: A national survey of virtual education practice and policy with recommendations for the state of California.

• Laboratories of Reform: Virtual High Schools and Innovation in Public Education.
• Dianis, L. (2005, July). By the numbers on distance education: A data bank on education trends for district leaders. District Administration.
• National Education Association. Guide to online high school courses.
• Swan, K. (2004). Relationships between interactions and learning in online environments. The Sloan Consortium.
• Moore, J.C. (2004). Synthesis of Sloan-C effective practices. The Sloan Consortium.
• Salmon, G. (1999, November). Reclaiming the territory for the natives. Presentation at the Online Learning- Exploiting technology for training. London.

 

TEGIVS Virtual Schooling Models