NRCRES 2009: Supporting K-12 Students Online: Local schools, Virtual Schools, And Teacher Education

The final day of The National Research Center on Rural Education Support’s Supporting Rural Schools and Communities Research Conference (see program here). The breakout session today that focused upon K-12 distance education is:

8:00 – 9:45
Break-Out Session I
Distance Education and Technology

Chairs: Judith Meece and Matthew Irvin
Discussant: Miles Bryant (UNL)

Presenters:

• Wallace Hannum (UNC-CH) and Matthew Irvin (UNC-CH) – Enhancing Distance Education in Rural Schools
• Michael Barbour (Wayne State University) – Supporting K-12 Students Online: Local schools, Virtual Schools, and Teacher Education
• Peggy Clements (REL-NEI) – Increasing Rural 8th Graders’ Access to Algebra I: Is Online Education an Effective Alternative?
• Steve Oliver (UGA) – Relevance of NSF Drivers of Systemic Reform for Instructional Technology Interventions

This entry is focused on my presentation in this session:

Michael Barbour (Wayne State University) – Supporting K-12 Students Online: Local schools, Virtual Schools, and Teacher Education

As this was my session, the best I can do is post the slides I used.  These are available at:

http://www.michaelbarbour.com/research/pubs/nrcres-2009.pdf

If you have any questions about this presentation, feel free to ask.

Crossposted at Rural Education SIG.