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By Dr. Harry Tennant
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Trends: Going To School Without Going To School Will this sort of approach to accessing education begin trending even more greatly than other "school choice" options, such as charter schools? The Texas Virtual School Network is government supporting the education of students through electronic means. In their words: "The 80th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1788, authorizing the Texas Education Agency to establish and administer a state virtual school network to provide education to students through electronic means. An electronic course is defined as a course in which instruction and content are delivered primarily over the Internet; a student and teacher are in different locations for a majority of the student's instructional period; most instructional activities take place in an online environment; the online instructional activities are integral to the academic program; extensive communication between a student and a teacher and among students is emphasized; and a student is not required to be located on the physical premises of a school district or open-enrollment charter school."  Posted at 10:08 AM Keywords: Trends , Electronic Instruction , Technology , Distance Leaning , Online Learning 0 Comments |