Share Paper: On the Ground Perceptions of a Virtual School

  1. Mona Ristovv-Reed, University of Louisiana, United States
Friday, March 29 11:50 AM-12:10 PM Bayside B

Abstract: Virtual learning is fast becoming a common means of public education (Allen & Seaman, 2007, 4). The U.S. Education Department (US DOE) released its first guide for evaluating online learning July, 2008. More recently, the US DOE (2012) urged K-12 education to adapt and adopt online education to increase it productivity. Many school districts are providing online summer school in lieu of traditional ground classes, allowing high school students to keep up, catch up, or get ahead in their courses. Currently, all 50 states have virtual learning at various levels of involvement. Louisiana’s own online school is known as the ...