These are the slides from my research-focused job talk at Memorial University of Newfoundland in February 2016.

1. How
Do
We
Design,
Deliver,
And
Support
K-­‐12
Online
Learning
To
Allow
All
Students
To
Have
Success?
Michael
K.
Barbour
Director
of
Doctoral
Studies
Sacred
Heart
University

2. Vista
School
District
Digital
Intranet

4. Davis
(2007)
Teacher
Roles

5. Teacher
Roles
Virtual
School
Designer:
Course
Development
• design
instrucRonal
materials
• works
in
team
with
teachers
and
a
virtual
school
to
construct
the
online
course,
etc.
Virtual
School
Teacher:
Pedagogy
&
Class
Management
• presents
acRviRes,
manages
pacing,
rigor,
etc.
• interacts
with
students
and
their
facilitators
• undertakes
assessment,
grading,
etc.
Virtual
School
Site
Facilitator:
Mentoring
&
AdvocaRng
• local
mentor
and
advocate
for
student(s)
• proctors
&
records
grades,
etc.
Davis
(2007)

7. State of the Nation:
K–12 Online Learning in Canada
®
Written by
Michael K. Barbour,
Wayne State University

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NaRonal
Overview
-­‐
AcRvity

9. NaRonal
Overview
-­‐
AcRvity
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Virtual
Learning
Network
-­‐
2010

12. New
Zealand’s
Virtual
Learning
Network
• Structure
of
the
VLN
(2010-­‐11)
• Future
of
VLN
(2012)
• Urban
Clusters
(2013)
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13. 1. (a)
What
common
barriers
do
e-­‐learning
clusters
face
in
their
development
towards
maturity
and
sustainability?
(b)
How
have
mature
and
sustainable
clusters
overcome
those
barriers?
2. What
are
some
examples
of
how
networked
schools
are
emerging
in
the
New
Zealand
context?
Research
Purpose
&
QuesRons
To
capture,
in
a
range
of
ways,
informaRon
that
will
contribute
to
the
knowledge
base
about
the
development
of
virtual
schooling
in
New
Zealand,
in
parRcular,
how
the
Learning
CommuniRes
Online
Handbook
is
being
used
to
assist
and
inform
this
development.
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Learning Communities Online Handbook, 2011

15. Common Obstacles
• Lack
of
vision
• Funding,
resources
and
the
role
of
the
ePrincipal
• Lack
of
inter-­‐cluster
and
intra-­‐cluster
co-­‐
operaRon
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16. Pockets of Innovation
• Changing
teacher
pracRce
• Opening
classrooms
• Mentor
teacher
• Re-­‐considering
student
learning
space
Wenmoth (2010)

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VLN Primary
Te Kura
Several tertiary's
Virtual
Learning
Network
–
2011

18. Future
of
Virtual
Learning
Network

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VLN Primary
Te Kura
Several tertiary's
Virtual
Learning
Network
–
2011

20. Urban
Clusters
-­‐
HarbourNet
• Partnership
with
exisRng
cluster
• Strong,
well
known
leadership
• Selling
to
the
specific
needs
of
urban
schools

21. Virtual
Learning
Network
-­‐
Today

22. Virtual
Learning
Network
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23. Future
Research
State of the Nation:
K–12 Online Learning in Canada
®
Written by
Michael K. Barbour,
Wayne State University

24. Teaching
Philosophy
1. Social
construcRvism
postulates
knowledge
is
defined
as
meaning
that
is
negoRated
through
social
interacRon
within
a
community
of
learners
(Vygotsky,
1978).
2. Papert
(1980)
felt
students
learn
by
building
or
construcRng
their
knowledge
through
trial-­‐and-­‐
error
towards
a
meaningful
product.
3. Bloom
(1968)
argued
mastery
learning
was
where
students
were
provided
with
addiRonal
Rme
and
resources
if
they
required
it,
and
where
students
had
mulRple
opportuniRes
to
show
their
understanding
of
the
content.

25. Feedback/InteracRon
• “The
feedback
the
instructor
gave
on
assignments
prior
to
submission.
That
is
always
beneficial
and
greatly
appreciated.”
(EDL689
–
Spring
15)
• “My
instructor
has
been
very
helpful
in
providing
feedback
whenever
I
have
send
him
my
work
for
review.”
(EDL689
–
Spring
15)
• “The
feedback
provided
on
each
assignment
was
instrumental
in
learning
and
understanding
the
course
content.”
(EDL690
–
Summer
15)
• “He
was
also
accessible
and
responded
immediately
to
quesRons
and
issues.
His
feedback
was
nearly
instant,
which
was
encouraging.”
(EDL690
–
Summer
15)
• “Dr.
Barbour
was
quick
to
respond
and
provided
quick
and
relevant
feedback.”
(EDL698
–
Fall
15)

26. Passion/Enthusiasm
• “No
doubt
he
is
passionate
about
research!”
(EDL689
–
Spring
15)
• “He
was
enthusiasRc
about
the
material.”
(EDL689
–
Spring
15)
• “Michael
is
passionate
about
ed.
research.
His
enthusiasm
rubs
off
on
even
the
most
reluctant
students.”
(EDL690
–
Summer
15)
• “Michael
is
very
enthusiasRc
about
the
materials
that
he
is
conveying,
and
wants
all
students
to
understand
the
process
and
the
outcomes.”
(EDL690
–
Summer
15)
• “He
displayed
a
genuine
interest
and
concern
for
student
work
and
student
success
in
the
project.”
(EDL698
–
Fall
15)

27. Director
of
Doctoral
Studies
Sacred
Heart
University
mkbarbour@gmail.com
hlp://www.michaelbarbour.com

28. Your
QuesRons
and
Comments