Considerations for Developing Online Instruction and Virtual Laboratory Activities
Including practical lab activities for high school students in virtual settings is one of the greatest challenges in distance education today. Ten case studies of technology-based virtual education courses were analyzed to provide guidance for educators interested in developing high quality inquiry-based science instruction through distance education. Four issues were identified that educators tended to address as they developed their courses:
- Pedagogy for Virtual Schooling
- Community Building in Virtual Schooling
- Environment Design for Virtual Schooling
- Organizational Structure of Virtual Schooling
Guidance developed by: Niki Davis, Ph.D., Dale Niederhauser, Ph.D., Lilly Compton, M.S., and Denise Lindstrom, M.S., Iowa State University Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching.
A project funded by Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
Partners: Iowa Public Television, Iowa Department of Education,
Iowa State University - Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching - Department of Chemistry,
University of Virginia - Curry Schools of Education - Center for Technology and Teacher Education,
Ottumwa Community Schools, Wartburg College
'Good Practice to Inform Iowa Learning Online' case studies were developed by the Center for Teachnology in Learning and Teaching at
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