CIDER 2007 - Lessons Learned In Researching Virtual Schools: The Newfoundland...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2007, October). Lessons learned in researching virtual schools: The Newfoundland and Labrador experience. An invited presentation by the Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research. Retrieved from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/513/990
Record enrollments, a new version of Blackboard, limited staff equals a recipe for disaster! See how Fresno State survived with the Blackboard Student Orientation course.
In this presentation you will learn first-hand how Fresno State prepared students for Blackboard 9.1 Service Pack 13. Faced with a record freshman enrollment and skyrocketing online courses, ensuring that students had the technology and the skills to be successful in the online classroom was paramount. To meet this challenge, the Blackboard 9.1 Student Orientation Course was developed. This course, available to all students, was built on best practices in online course design with a focus on active engagement. Students enrolling in the course came away with hands-on experience with all the Blackboard 9.1 tools, knowledge of the Fresno State interface, and a Certificate of Completion, which they received after demonstrating skills through an assessment.
Encouraged by faculty, and the chance to win prizes, nearly 2000 students self-enrolled at the beginning of the fall 2013 semester. The course, facilitated by an Instructional Designer and student assistants, proved to help students became comfortable with the tools and technology used in online courses and provided a safe space for asking Blackboard related questions. This was clearly evident by the reduced number of "how to" calls to the Blackboard Resource Center on campus.
Using a backchannel to drive discussion and answer questions, the presenter ensures that you will come away from this session with a sustainable plan that you can immediately implement on your campus for preparing students to use Blackboard. In addition to the course, you may take away a module that instructors can import into their own course and customize . The goal is that students are prepared for the technology so that they are able to focus on the content and assignments once the course begins.
CIDER 2007 - Lessons Learned In Researching Virtual Schools: The Newfoundland...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2007, October). Lessons learned in researching virtual schools: The Newfoundland and Labrador experience. An invited presentation by the Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research. Retrieved from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/513/990
Record enrollments, a new version of Blackboard, limited staff equals a recipe for disaster! See how Fresno State survived with the Blackboard Student Orientation course.
In this presentation you will learn first-hand how Fresno State prepared students for Blackboard 9.1 Service Pack 13. Faced with a record freshman enrollment and skyrocketing online courses, ensuring that students had the technology and the skills to be successful in the online classroom was paramount. To meet this challenge, the Blackboard 9.1 Student Orientation Course was developed. This course, available to all students, was built on best practices in online course design with a focus on active engagement. Students enrolling in the course came away with hands-on experience with all the Blackboard 9.1 tools, knowledge of the Fresno State interface, and a Certificate of Completion, which they received after demonstrating skills through an assessment.
Encouraged by faculty, and the chance to win prizes, nearly 2000 students self-enrolled at the beginning of the fall 2013 semester. The course, facilitated by an Instructional Designer and student assistants, proved to help students became comfortable with the tools and technology used in online courses and provided a safe space for asking Blackboard related questions. This was clearly evident by the reduced number of "how to" calls to the Blackboard Resource Center on campus.
Using a backchannel to drive discussion and answer questions, the presenter ensures that you will come away from this session with a sustainable plan that you can immediately implement on your campus for preparing students to use Blackboard. In addition to the course, you may take away a module that instructors can import into their own course and customize . The goal is that students are prepared for the technology so that they are able to focus on the content and assignments once the course begins.
Beyond Blended: Realigning Higher Education for the 21st Century Learner Thro...Valerie Irvine
Keynote presentation on Beyond Blended to COHERE 2014 conference. See cohere.ca for archived video. Focus is on multi-access learning and supporting learners through personalization, assessment for learning, openness, connected, and access.
IDEAL-NM 2010 Keynote - Rural Virtual Schooling: Research on the Teaching and...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2010, September). Rural virtual schooling: Research on the teaching and learning experience. A keynote presented to the second annual Innovative and Digital Education and Learning – New Mexico eTeacher and Site Coordinator conference, Albuquerque, NM.
REL Southeast 2015 - Brief Overview of Research on Rural Students and Online ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2015, March). Brief overview of research on rural students and online learning. A webinar presentation to the Regional Education Laboratory - Southeast's Alliance for Online and Blended Learning.
A Workshop provided to the Singapore Institute of Management, on 25 August 2021.
Abstract: Technology has changed the way we now teach, particularly as we have now moved much of our teaching online. But that poses some challenges for us, as many of us know how to teach in a face-to-face mode, but it’s not the same when we move online. At least it shouldn’t be, as there is so much more we can do to make it better for our students. This workshop looks at how lecturers can decide on which tools to use when looking to enhance their teaching with technology. Which means, it is about choosing the best teaching techniques within the context of your technology environment. Essentially it is looking to engage students through active, collaborative and authentic learning experiences and choosing the corresponding technology tools to match.
This presentation addresses student technology ownership patterns and preferences, hybrid learning models, as well as innovations/developments in microlearning, collaborative learning, and microcredentialing.
transition: literacy and information literacy. author: philip russellPhilip Russell
Presentation given at Seminar - 'Learning to Learn at College: Students Transitioning to Reading, Writing and Knowledge Creation at Third Level' - at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Grangegorman, Dublin, Ireland on February 6th 2015.
This seminar was supported by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
In this presentation, I share the results I found from conducting a case study in a graduate educational learning technology course at a medium sized university in the southwest US. The purpose of this case study was to understand the meanings that graduate students assign to their experience with HyFlex design. The term HyFlex has its roots in two words: Hybrid – combines both online and face-to-face teaching and learning activities in a single course, and Flexible – students choose their mode of participation whether face-to-face, online, or both. Findings show four themes that capture the meanings the participating graduate students assigned to their experience with HyFlex design: accommodating students’ needs, increasing access to course content, differentiating instruction, and encouraging student control.
Tools for Administrators of Blended Learning ProgramsiNACOL
iNACOL, in partnership with the New York City Schools iLearnNYC program, developed administrative tools to assist administrators in support of blended learning teachers.
Beyond Blended: Realigning Higher Education for the 21st Century Learner Thro...Valerie Irvine
Keynote presentation on Beyond Blended to COHERE 2014 conference. See cohere.ca for archived video. Focus is on multi-access learning and supporting learners through personalization, assessment for learning, openness, connected, and access.
IDEAL-NM 2010 Keynote - Rural Virtual Schooling: Research on the Teaching and...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2010, September). Rural virtual schooling: Research on the teaching and learning experience. A keynote presented to the second annual Innovative and Digital Education and Learning – New Mexico eTeacher and Site Coordinator conference, Albuquerque, NM.
REL Southeast 2015 - Brief Overview of Research on Rural Students and Online ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2015, March). Brief overview of research on rural students and online learning. A webinar presentation to the Regional Education Laboratory - Southeast's Alliance for Online and Blended Learning.
A Workshop provided to the Singapore Institute of Management, on 25 August 2021.
Abstract: Technology has changed the way we now teach, particularly as we have now moved much of our teaching online. But that poses some challenges for us, as many of us know how to teach in a face-to-face mode, but it’s not the same when we move online. At least it shouldn’t be, as there is so much more we can do to make it better for our students. This workshop looks at how lecturers can decide on which tools to use when looking to enhance their teaching with technology. Which means, it is about choosing the best teaching techniques within the context of your technology environment. Essentially it is looking to engage students through active, collaborative and authentic learning experiences and choosing the corresponding technology tools to match.
This presentation addresses student technology ownership patterns and preferences, hybrid learning models, as well as innovations/developments in microlearning, collaborative learning, and microcredentialing.
transition: literacy and information literacy. author: philip russellPhilip Russell
Presentation given at Seminar - 'Learning to Learn at College: Students Transitioning to Reading, Writing and Knowledge Creation at Third Level' - at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Grangegorman, Dublin, Ireland on February 6th 2015.
This seminar was supported by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
In this presentation, I share the results I found from conducting a case study in a graduate educational learning technology course at a medium sized university in the southwest US. The purpose of this case study was to understand the meanings that graduate students assign to their experience with HyFlex design. The term HyFlex has its roots in two words: Hybrid – combines both online and face-to-face teaching and learning activities in a single course, and Flexible – students choose their mode of participation whether face-to-face, online, or both. Findings show four themes that capture the meanings the participating graduate students assigned to their experience with HyFlex design: accommodating students’ needs, increasing access to course content, differentiating instruction, and encouraging student control.
Tools for Administrators of Blended Learning ProgramsiNACOL
iNACOL, in partnership with the New York City Schools iLearnNYC program, developed administrative tools to assist administrators in support of blended learning teachers.
Towards Blended Learning; Strategies and Roles of TeachersNashwa Ismail
Agenda
What is blended learning?
Models of blended learning
Benefits of blended learning
Challenges of blended learning
Role of teacher in a blended classroom
Management of large class number
Towards an effective blended learning environment
AERA 2012 - A Case Study Examining the Perspectives of an At-Risk, Rural Stud...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Siko, J. (2012, April). A case study examining the perspectives of an at-risk, rural student enrolled in virtual schooling. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC.
A large population of virtual schooling students are defined as “at-risk.” However, there is little research that focuses on the experiences of these students. This case study, based on interviews and video observations of an at-risk, rural student enrolled in an online course, brings light to some of these experiences. The student was good at prioritizing, often took the path of least resistance to achieve the minimum level of expectations, and demonstrated waning productivity during class. The student was also able to clearly express his thoughts on what was needed to succeed in an online course. As more rural students have to learn online, it is important to better understand how to design, deliver and support virtual schooling.
iNACOL Leadership Webinar: Blended Learning Programs and LeadershipiNACOL
This iNACOL webinar focused on how school and district leaders can most effectively and efficiently promote and support the integration of blended learning into their schools.
Using Social Media to Assist Students with Career Planning and Connect Studen...Jennifer B
Attendees will receive an overview of social media outlets as used by high school personnel (to assist students in career and college exploration) and Higher Ed personnel (to reach perspective students). Strategic online-based research (by counseling staff and students) can lead to a more realistic under-standing of prospective industries and universities and increase enrollment, retention, and scholar-ships. Learn how to harness the power of social networking, in an effective and business-like manner, to increase student success and accountability while making your job easier and reaping the benefits!
Objectives: (1) Discuss various social media outlets (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.), (2) Overview of how universi-ties are leveraging current social media outlets, (3) Overview of social media use by career/industry networks, (4) Learn how to evaluate different media outlets as to their benefit to YOUR students and YOUR workload (a.k.a.—Connecting students with university personnel and industry professionals so you can do the REST of your job!), (5) Discuss strategic social media use for college and career exploration (getting beyond the face of university marketing; understanding what the professions are all about, from the professionals themselves), (6) Discover how early and student-initiated career and college investigation creates a sense of ownership and responsibility within students as to their post-graduation plans, (7) Explore how early social media connectivity with higher ed community leads to college admissions, satisfaction, reten-tion, and success, and (8) Discuss social media etiquette and legal issues for guidance personnel and students.
Preparing Instructors to Teach Online: Two Faculty Development ModelsKathy Keairns
Two directors of online learning, one from a Colorado Community College and one from a private university in Denver, share their faculty development models. Presented at the 2013 eLearning Consortium of Colorado annual conference in Breckenridge, Colorado.
CIDER 2024 - State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2024, May). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada [Webinar]. Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research.
DLAC 2024 - L’état de l’apprentissage électronique de la maternelle à la 12e ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., LaBonte, R., & Mongrain, J. (2024, February). L’état de l’apprentissage électronique de la maternelle à la 12e année au Canada [Poster]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
DLAC 2024 - State of the Nation: K-12 e-learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2024, February). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada [Poster]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
LaBonte, R., Barbour, M. K., & Childs, E. (2024, February). Comparing CANeLearn design principles for K-12 online learning with researched models & standards: Principles to guide quality policy & practice [Panel]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
SITE Interactive 2023 - Meet the Editors: Publishing About K-12 Online and Bl...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Rice, M. (2023, August). Meet the editors: Publishing about K-12 online and blended learning research and practice [Keynote]. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Interactive, online.
SITE Interactive 2023 - Where Did We Go Wrong? An Exploration of the Failure ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., Hodges, C. B., & Rice, M. (2023, August). Where did we go wrong? An exploration of the failure to prepare for mass school closure [Panel]. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Interactive, online.
ICETOL 2023 - Shaping the Future of Teacher LearningMichael Barbour
Hodges, C. B., & Barbour, M. K. (2023, June 19). Shaping the Future of Teacher Learning [Paper]. International Conference on Educational Technology and Online Learning, Cunda/Ayvalık, Turkey
EDEN 2023 - Digital Teacher Education for a Better Future: Recommendations fo...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Hodges, C. B. (2023, June 19). Digital teacher education for a better future: Recommendations for teacher preparation for an online environment [Paper]. Annual Meeting of the European Distance Education Network, Dublin, Ireland.
BOLTT 2023 - CANeLearn Research: Applications for Practice (French)Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2023, May). CANeLearn research: Applications for practice [Panel]. Bringing Online Learning Teachers Together, Ottawa, ON.
BOLTT 2023 - CANeLearn Research: Applications for Practice (EnglishMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2023, May). CANeLearn research: Applications for practice [Panel]. Bringing Online Learning Teachers Together, Ottawa, ON.
TUC Research Day 2023 - State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2023, April). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada [Poster]. Touro University California Research Day, Vallejo, CA.
Barbour, M. K., Moore, S., & Veletsianos, G. (2023, April). Questionable-cause logical fallacy and modality scapegoating: Synthesis of research on mental health and remote learning [Paper]. A part of the “Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Education Systems Around the World” at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
AERA 2023 - Teaching During Times of Turmoil: Ensuring Continuity of Learning...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2023, April). Teaching during times of turmoil: Ensuring continuity of learning during school closures [Paper]. As part of the “Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Education Systems Around the World” at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
CIDER 2023 - State of the Nation: K-12 E-learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2023, March). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada [Webinar]. Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research.
LaBonte, R., Barbour, M. K., McCallum, F., Laumann, D., Procter, J., & Pierre-Louie, C. (2023, February). Canadian e-learning roundup: Leadership perspectives, policy, and practices from Canada [Panel]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
DLAC 2023 - Design Principles for Digital Learning and NSQOL Standards: Commo...Michael Barbour
LaBonte, R., & Barbour, M. K. (2023, February). Design principles for digital learning and NSQOL standards: Commonalities & differences [Contributed Talk]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
DLAC 2023 - State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2023, February). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada [Poster]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
1. Michael K. Barbour
Department of Educational Psychology
and Instructional Technology
College of Education
University of Georgia
2. Teaching
• teaching undergraduate • taught and co-taught numerous
and graduate courses undergraduate and graduate
level courses
• 3 years K-12 teaching • 5 years of K-12 teaching, plus
experience an additional 4 years of K-12
online teaching since
• work with student • worked with 10 student
teachers teachers over 2 years
• knowledge of technology • taughtappropriate use courses
in the
undergraduate
of
and its role technology in the classroom
• providing PD • designed and delivered face-
to-face and online PD
3. Research
• record of scholarly • presented at regional, national &
productivity international conferences & published
in non-refereed & peer reviewed
journals
• potential to work with • conducted research with student
colleagues & provided shadow
graduate students reviewing opportunities
• quantitative and • course work & research projects in
both areas
qualitative methods
• assessment and • involved in large scale assessments &
conducted internal & external
evaluation evaluations
• external funding • experience with applying for &
securing external funding, plus
growing interest & potential in VS
4. Service
• serve on • served on dept
committees committees as
student rep at UGA
• serve in • served in student
professional and regular
organizations leadership positions
in national &
international
organizations
5. Virtual Schooling
in Rural Schools
Michael K. Barbour
Department of Educational Psychology
and Instructional Technology
College of Education
University of Georgia
6. Agenda
1. Background as a teacher and researcher
2. Program of research
3. Context for my research
4. Dissertation study
7. Newfoundland and Labrador
• area of the island is 43,359
square miles, while Labrador
covers 112,826 square miles
• population of 508,955 in 2006
(down from 551,795 in 1996)
• 81,458 students in 2006 (down
from 118,273 in 1996)
• 287 schools in 2006 (down from
432 in 1996)
• average school size 220 pupils
8. Personal Background
• Graduated from a large, urban high school
• Became a teacher in a regional, rural school
• Started a web-based Advanced Placement social studies distance
education program
• Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation was created
• Became interested in how some of the tools were working and
affecting student performance and whether there were achievement
and retention differences in the online
9. Pre-Ph.D. Research
• Effects of individual student
learning style and web-based
design on student performance
• The use of instant messaging as
a tool for community building
• The role of school-based or
mediating teachers
• The differences in achievement
and retention of AP students
based on delivery model
10. Developing a Program of Research
• Rural schools have challenges offering a varied
curriculum.
• Distance education and more recently virtual schooling
have been used to address this challenge.
• Virtual school students tend to be highly motivated,
independent, and are comfortable with technology.
• Virtual schooling allows rural schools to offer a wider
variety of course and access to highly trained teachers.
• Most virtual schooling opportunities have been
designed for only a select group of students.
11. Pre-Dissertation Research
Web Design
(Teacher)
Web Design
(Student)
Jan-04 Aug-04 Feb-05 Sep-05 Mar-06 Oct-06
Performance
Comparison
Benefits and
Challenges
• Teacher perceptions of effective web-based design for
secondary students
• Student perceptions of benefits and challenges of virtual
schooling
• Student perceptions of effective web-based design
• Comparing student performance in traditional and virtual school
courses
12. Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation
Synchronous – Online
• 30% to 80%, depending on
subject area
• taught via a virtual classroom
(e.g., Elluminate Live)
Asynchronous – Offline
• remainder of their time
• taught via a course
management system (e.g.,
WebCT)
• usually consists of
independent work from posted
homework or assignments or
from their textbooks
21. Dissertation Study
1. What are the students’ experiences
during their synchronous time online?
2. What are the students’ experiences
during their asynchronous time online?
3. When students require content-based
assistance, where do they seek that
assistance and why do they choose
those sources?
22. Case Study - Beaches All Grade
• K-12 school
• student body of 108
• teaching staff of 15
• 12 students taking 8 different virtual school
courses
– some taking one, others taking two or three
23. Data Collected
• January to June 2006
• 4 monthly interviews
• 15 weeks of journal responses
• 4 different surveys
• 38 in-school classes observed
• 27 synchronous classes from 13
different courses observed
• 13 asynchronous course
management systems observed
24. Trends – Question 1
Synchronous Time
• students tended to stay on task during this time
(although not always)
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25. Trends – Question 1
Synchronous Time
• students tended to stay on task during this time
(although not always)
• students tended to rely upon each other more than the
online teacher for help
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26. Trends – Question 1
Synchronous Time
• students tended to stay on task during this time
(although not always)
• students tended to rely upon each other more than the
online teacher for help
• students tended to communicate using text rather than
audio
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27. Trends – Question 2
Asynchronous Time
• when the students decided to
work, they worked well
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28. Trends – Question 2
Asynchronous Time
• when the students decided to
work, they worked well
• students decided to work less
than half of the time
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29. Trends – Question 2
Asynchronous Time
• when the students decided to
work, they worked well
• students decided to work less
than half of the time
• students would complete work in
a collaborative effort, particularly
in the mathematics and sciences
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30. Trends – Question 2
Asynchronous Time
• when the students decided to
work, they worked well
• students decided to work less
than half of the time
• students would complete work in
a collaborative effort, particularly
in the mathematics and sciences
• asynchronous time was easy to
give up for other school related
activities
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31. Trends – Question 3
Turning for Help
• students primarily relied upon each
other for help
32. Trends – Question 3
Turning for Help
• students primarily relied upon each
other for help
• local class size played an important role
– the smaller the class the more likely
the students were to turn to their online
teacher as opposed to a school-based
teacher
33. Trends – Question 3
Turning for Help
• students primarily relied upon each
other for help
• local class size played an important role
– the smaller the class the more likely
the students were to turn to their online
teacher as opposed to a school-based
teacher
• student colleagues, teachers (both
online and school-based), and general
Internet searches were primarily the only
sources students used for help, even
though they had access to a textbook,
supplemental material in WebCT, a live
tutor available in the virtual classroom
after schools and during the evenings
34. Initial Implications
• Synchronous instruction is both what makes the
CDLI different from other virtual schools and is
where the majority of “teaching” occurs.
• Teachers don’t “teach” asynchronous, they simply
assign independent work, and as such students
don’t make good use of asynchronous time.
• Many students don’t know about all of the
resources available to assist them and even when
they do know about them they tend not to take
advantage of them – instead preferring to use
human resources.
35. Future Research
• Asynchronous teaching techniques
that teachers have found effective
• The development and operation of in
and out of school learning
communities
• Case studies of lower performing
students engaged in virtual schooling
• Whether pre-course assessments of
student skills and study habits can be
used to identify weaknesses and
provide remedial assistance on how
to learn online
36. Contact Information
Michael K. Barbour
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Educational Psychology and
Instructional Technology
University of Georgia
mkbarbour@gmail.com
http://www.michaelbarbour.com