Media and Presentations
This section contains presentations from the University of Florida Project Team and experts in the field of virtual learning.


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Student Retention Seminar
Summary: On March 6-7th, 2009 members of the VSC team, along with experts in the field of student retention, state policymakers, district and school level leadership, and virtual school leaders from 5 different states convened to explore ways in which virtual schools engage students who otherwise would choose to dropout of school. read more...
Presenters: VSC research team, district and school level leadership
Duration: 2 days
Presentation Date: March 06-07, 2009



Access and equity in online education
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Presenters: Raymond Rose
Duration: 20 minutes
Presentation Date: February 2009



Virtual Schooling in Canada
Summary: In this video, the narrator will examine the state of K-12 online learning in Canada by: 1. describing of the nature of the education system in Canada, particularly the main differences between Canada and the United States, to provide the necessary background (~ 2-3 minutes) 2. on a province by province basis: a. describing how K-12 online learning is governed (>1 minute/province or 3-5 minutes overall) b. discussing the current K-12 online learning activities (1-2 minutes/province or 10-12 minutes over
Presenters: Michael Barbour
Duration: 15-20 minutes
Presentation Date: 2009/04/01



Designing Effective Asynchronous Course Content
Summary: In this video, the narrator will discuss a line of research that he has undertaken which focuses upon what constitutes effective design of asynchronous course content for an adolescent audience. This discussion will include: 1. A description of the studies that this research is based on (~ 2-3 minutes) 2. A explanation of each of the seven principles that have been developed based upon that research (~2 minutes for each principle) a. begin with a numerous slide to illustrate the principle b. continue wi
Presenters: Michael Barbour
Duration: 15-20 minutes
Presentation Date: 2009/04/01



From the classroom to the web
Summary: Issues and best practices for preparing online teachers
Presenters: Richard Hartshorne, PhD.
Duration: 12 minutes
Presentation Date: 10/31/2008



NACOL 2008 VSC
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Presenters: Kim Mulkey, Nate Poling
Duration: 30 minutes
Presentation Date: 10/28/2008



An Introduction to Online Surveying Data Collection for Virtual Schools
Summary: This session will cover survey basics, how surveys are being used in virtual and traditional schools, introduce you to online survey applications available today and share best practices. Participants will be asked to complete a survey prior to the session start and will receive an informational sheet with tips, tricks and links as a follow up.
Presenters: Erik Black
Duration: 60 minutes
Presentation Date: 08/13/2008



Tools of the Trade: Using Free Web 2.0 Tools in Your Online Course
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Presenters: Meredith DiPietro
Duration: 60 minutes
Presentation Date: 07/17/2008



Informing Practice for the Online Teacher: Strategies for using Research from the Field
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Presenters: Meredith DiPietro, Rick Ferdig and Cathy Cavanaugh
Duration: 60 minutes
Presentation Date: 06/19/2008