K-12 Online Learning And SITE 2012

The annual Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference begins in a couple of weeks, and since I’m the co-chair for the Virtual Schooling SIG, I thought I should search the online the online schedule for sessions related to virtual schooling.

Most of these sessions are ones listed by the Virtual Schooling SIG, but I also searched the usual K-12 online learning faculty (i.e., Archambault, Cavanaugh, Davis, Dawley, Ferdig, Huett, Irvin, Lowes, Murphy, Oliver, Perkins, Rice, Roblyer, Wiley) and keywords (e.g., cyber, cyber high school, cyber school, cyberschool, distance, distance education, distance learning, distributed, distributed learning, e-learning, K-12 online learning, online, online high school, online learning, virtual, virtual high school, virtual school) to generate the following list of sessions focused on K-12 online learning. If you think I have missed any relevant presentations, please advise…

Mon, Mar. 5
Time	Room	Title	Type	Topic
10:15 AM	10	Tracing International Differences in Online Learning Development: An Examination of Government Policies in New Zealand Allison Powell, International Association for K-12 Online Learning, USA; Michael Barbour, Wayne State University, Canada View Details	Full Paper	Virtual Schooling
10:45 AM	10	Frequency, Confidence, and Self-Perception: Comparing Two Modes of Preparation for Online Teaching Priscilla Norton, George Mason University, USA; Dawn Hathaway, George Mason University, USA View Details	Full Paper – Book (submit final version now)	Virtual Schooling
1:30 PM	5	New Design and Implementation of a Virtual Classroom System Using Google App Engine Frackson Mumba, Southern Illinois University, USA; Mengxia Zhu, Southern Illinois University, USA; Jianxiao Ma, Southern Illinois University, USA; Shaikh Ahmed, Southern Illinois University, USA View Details	Full Paper	Virtual Schooling
2:00 PM	5	Situated Online: Theoretical Underpinnings of Field Experiences in Virtual School Settings Leanna Archambault, Arizona State University, USA; Kathryn Kennedy, Georgia Southern University, USA View Details	Full Paper – Book (submit final version now)	Virtual Schooling
2:45 PM	10	An Examination of Educational Leadership Program Field Experiences in K-12 Virtual Schools Dennis Beck, University of Arkansas, USA; Jason LaFrance, Georgia Southern University, USA View Details	Brief Paper	Virtual Schooling
3:05 PM	10	A qualitative view of teacher initiated phone calls in virtual high schools Marley Belair, K-12 Virtual, USA; Alexandru Spatariu, Georgetown College, USA View Details	Brief Paper	Virtual Schooling
5:15 PM	1	Designing Engaging Virtual Courses for K-12 Students Jason Huett, Unversity of West Georgia, USA; Kimberly Huett, Unversity of West Georgia, USA View Details	Brief Paper	Virtual Schooling
Tue, Mar. 6
Time	Room	Title	Type	Topic
10:15 AM	6	Virtual Learning in New Zealand: Achieving Maturity Michael Barbour, Wayne State University, Canada; Derek Wenmoth, CORE Education, New Zealand; Niki Davis, University of Canterbury, New Zealand View Details	Full Paper	Virtual Schooling
1:30 PM	1	Building a Global Community of Policy-makers, Researchers, and Teachers to Move Education Systems into the Digital Age: The EDUsmmIT 2011 Report Joke Voogt, University of Twente, Netherlands; Gerald Knezek, University of North Texas, USA; Paul Resta, The University of Texas at Austin, USA; Michael Searson, Kean University, USA View Details	Invited	Equity & Social Justice
3:05 PM	6	Comparing K-12 Teachers in Virtual and Brick-and-Mortar Settings Using Curriculum Orientations Nicole Horn, University of Kansas, USA View Details	Brief Paper	Virtual Schooling
Wed, Mar. 7
Time	Room	Title	Type	Topic
1:30 PM	10	Effects of Spoken vs. Written Text on the Quality of Discussion in Online Discussion Boards D. Elizabeth Case, Texas Tech University, USA; Steven Crooks, Texas Tech University, USA; Xi Chen, Texas Tech University, USA; Sonia Ford, Texas Tech University, USA; Ninghua Han, Texas Tech University, USA; Jason Torres, Texas Tech University, USA View Details	Brief Paper	Equity & Social Justice
6:30 PM	14	Adopting a learning management system in secondary education: A case study Michelle Read, The University of Texas at Austin, USA; Renata Geurtz, The University of Texas at Austin, USA View Details	Poster/Demo	Virtual Schooling
Thu, Mar. 8
Time	Room	Title	Type	Topic
2:45 PM	2	Critical Success Factors for Virtual Schooling: A Panel Discussion Jason Huett, Unversity of West Georgia, USA; Charles Hodges, Georgia Southern University, USA; Kim Huett, University of West Georgia, USA; Michael Barbour, Wayne State University, USA; Jennifer Smolka, Walden University, USA View Details	Panel	Virtual Schooling
3:05 PM	12	Rewards and Challenges of Authoring Videos: Pre-Service Teachers’ Experiences in a Course for Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners Carla Amaro-Jimenez, University of Texas at Arlington, USA View Details	Brief Paper	Virtual Schooling
Time	Room	Title	Type	Topic
		Creating Social Networks in Schools for Promoting Virtual International Students Exchange and Key Competences Esteban Vázquez, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia., Spain View Details	Virtual Brief Paper	Virtual Schooling