The Comprehensive Secondary School of Ármúli in Iceland offers both general education and vocational training to about 1000 students on-site and over 1150 students in distance learning programs. As one of the leading schools in Iceland for IT implementation, it has extensively trained teachers to use technology for instruction and developed an online learning platform to expand educational access to students throughout Iceland and abroad through distance courses. The distance program has grown from 50 students in 2001 to over 1150 students in 55 locations across 10 countries on 3 continents in 2005.
The Comprehensive Secondary School of Ármúli in Iceland offers both general education and vocational training to about 1000 students on-site and over 1150 students in distance learning programs. As one of the leading schools in Iceland for IT implementation, it has extensively trained teachers to use technology for instruction and developed an online learning platform to expand educational access to students throughout Iceland and abroad through distance courses. The distance program has grown from 50 students in 2001 to over 1150 students in 55 locations across 10 countries on 3 continents in 2005.
The document describes the distance education program at the Commercial College of Iceland. It discusses the school's goals of offering all courses via distance education, the growth of its distance program from 22 courses in 2005 to over 120 courses in 2007, and its plan to achieve full distance course offerings by 2008. It also provides details on course structure, exams, student and teacher support resources, challenges, and payments to teachers for developing and teaching distance courses.
The document describes the distance education program at the Commercial College of Iceland. It discusses the school's goals of offering all courses via distance education, the growth of its distance program from 22 courses in 2005 to over 120 courses in 2007, and its plan to achieve full distance course offerings by 2008. It also provides details on course structure, exams, student and teacher support resources, challenges, and payments to teachers for developing and teaching distance courses.