Are there any ‘deeper learning’ virtual schools?

Are there any ‘deeper learning’ virtual schools?

by | May 27, 2020 | Learning and Teaching, Online Learning, Slides | 3 comments

Virtual schools… I like the concept of shifting ‘time, place, path, and pace’ very much. But I think all of the virtual schools that I’ve encountered still focus primarily on low-level learning, digitized and chunked into a digital adaptive learning system. I don’t think I’ve ever seen ‘deeper learning’ or inquiry- and project-based learning as a core tenet of a virtual school.

That said, maybe virtual schools that focus on deeper learning, student agency, and authentic work are out there! Anyone know of wholly virtual schools that emphasize rich, robust project- and inquiry-based learning; authentic student contribution to the world around them; critical thinking and problem solving; meaningful uses of technology to communicate and collaborate; and so on? If so, I’d love to hear about them!

Even though we've changed the time, place, path, and pace, it can still be low-level learning

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Who uses computers for math drill and practice? [SLIDE]

Who uses computers for math drill and practice? [SLIDE]

by | Mar 3, 2017 | Law, Policy, and Ethics, Slides | 0 comments

Thought I’d make a slide out of one my favorite digital equity reports. Anyone have more recent data?

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Source:

Reich, J. (2013). Shockingly similar digital divide findings from 1998 and 2013. Available from Education Week at
www.edtechresearcher.com/2013/06/shockingly_similar_digital_divide_
findings_from_1998_and_2013

See also: Economically-disadvantaged students learn to do what the computer tells them

Higher-level thinkers don’t just magically emerge from low-level thinking spaces [SLIDE]

Higher-level thinkers don’t just magically emerge from low-level thinking spaces [SLIDE]

by | Jan 8, 2015 | Law, Policy, and Ethics, Leadership and Vision, Learning and Teaching, Slides | 0 comments

Higher-level thinkers don’t just magically emerge from low-level thinking spaces

Higher-level thinkers don’t just magically emerge from low-level thinking spaces

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