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Pbacsich: Added news of Manifesto for Digital Schooling in England; and did general tidy-up

2024-05-28T12:38:54Z

Added news of Manifesto for Digital Schooling in England; and did general tidy-up

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	\|}		\|}Welcome to the Virtual Education Wiki, devoted to virtual learning in education at all levels (schools, colleges and universities) including informal learning, '''open learning''' (OER) and distance learning. It is also known as the Open Education Wiki.
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	Welcome to the Virtual Education Wiki, devoted to virtual learning in education at all levels (schools, colleges and universities) including informal learning, '''open learning''' (OER) and distance learning. It is also known as the Open Education Wiki.

	As this is a wiki, you can edit it as part of the [[Special:ListUsers\|Virtual Education Wiki Community]]. Prior to contributing, you may find it useful to view our [[Help:Index\|help pages]] and '''note that anything you change may be amended or deleted by other wiki users.'''		As this is a wiki, you can edit it as part of the [[Special:ListUsers\|Virtual Education Wiki Community]]. Prior to contributing, you may find it useful to view our [[Help:Index\|help pages]] and '''note that anything you change may be amended or deleted by other wiki users.'''


	The idea in 2008 behind the original wiki was to create an open and public space where researchers could share information about virtual developments in various different educational sectors. It was supported and maintained during 2009-2015 by a community of researchers from EU and beyond and was aimed at stakeholders, researchers and practitioners who wanted to have easy access to the latest information about how the virtual phenomenon is manifesting itself in schools, colleges and universities around the world. You will therefore find much of this legacy information in the wiki. The wiki is now being updated in all its aspects, focussing initially on OER initiatives, OER policies and virtual schools.		The idea in 2008 behind the original wiki was to create an open and public space where researchers could share information about virtual developments in various different educational sectors. It was supported and maintained during 2009-2015 by a community of researchers from EU and beyond and was aimed at stakeholders, researchers and practitioners who wanted to have easy access to the latest information about how the virtual phenomenon is manifesting itself in schools, colleges and universities around the world. You will therefore find much of this legacy information in the wiki. The wiki is now being updated in all its aspects, focussing initially on OER initiatives, OER policies and virtual schools.
			== '''''Current Wiki Editors''''' ==
	~~'''This summer and autumn (Northern Hemisphere) there is a big push on virtual schools, getting more coordinates and adding infoboxes to entries so that they can be dynamically mapped.'''~~

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	~~See in particular our samples of material from the former [[OER World Map]].<br>~~
	~~← Look left in the Sidebar.~~
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	<span style="color:#2a4b8d; background:#fc3">PAPERS WANTED</span>		=== <span style="color:#2a4b8d; background:#fc3">PAPERS WANTED</span> ===

	[[Special Issue of the journal Education Sciences on Virtual Schools]] - deadline October 2024		[[Special Issue of the journal Education Sciences on Virtual Schools]] - deadline October 2024

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	The deadline for submissions is <big>'''now 1 October 2024'''</big>.		The deadline for submissions is <big>'''now 1 October 2024'''</big>.

	For the latest information see https://bacsich.org/2024/03/13/special-issue-of-the-journal-education-sciences-on-virtual-schools-call-for-papers/		For the latest information see https://bacsich.org/2024/03/13/special-issue-of-the-journal-education-sciences-on-virtual-schools-call-for-papers/

	~~<span style="color:#2a4b8d; background:#fc3">New resource</span>~~

	~~[https://airtable.com/shrtuuwu5ALUYr2xf/tblnRVtr3Kjrh5vnQ Online Schools and Online Learning Guide]~~

	Jonathan Lloyd, author of the Online Schools Group on LinkedIn, has produced The Online Schools and Online Learning Guide independently tracks the impact and development of the digital education sector, UK and globally. It specifically focuses on the digitalisations of the education sector including online and hybrid schools, home-education, online schooling, virtual reality, skills, esports, AI, Web3 and learning communities.

	~~Find it here:~~ [~~https://airtable.com/shrtuuwu5ALUYr2xf/tblnRVtr3Kjrh5vnQ The Global Online Schools and Online Learning Guide~~]		=== Manifesto for Digitally Enabled Schooling in England ===
			Released 28 May 2024. See [[K-12 Manifesto England 2024\|this page]]

	=== Old News ===		=== Old News ===

	For news ~~prior to 2023~~ see [[Old News]]		For earlier news see [[Old News]]

	== Warning ==		== Warning ==

	'''''Please be aware that with the large volume of legacy information contained within this wiki, a degree of link rot may be present.'''''		'''''Please be aware that with the large volume of legacy information contained within this wiki, a degree of "link rot" may be present.'''''

	== General area ==		== General area ==

Pbacsich: /* Latest news and resources */ added link to blog

2024-03-13T10:21:34Z

Latest news and resources: added link to blog

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	The deadline for submissions is <big>'''now 1 October 2024'''</big>.		The deadline for submissions is <big>'''now 1 October 2024'''</big>.

			For the latest information see https://bacsich.org/2024/03/13/special-issue-of-the-journal-education-sciences-on-virtual-schools-call-for-papers/

	<span style="color:#2a4b8d; background:#fc3">New resource</span>		<span style="color:#2a4b8d; background:#fc3">New resource</span>

Pbacsich: /* Latest news and resources */ Changed deadline for "Education Sciences" Special Issue on Virtual Schools to 1 October 2024

2024-03-13T09:57:51Z

Latest news and resources: Changed deadline for "Education Sciences" Special Issue on Virtual Schools to 1 October 2024

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	[[Special Issue of the journal Education Sciences on Virtual Schools]]		[[Special Issue of the journal Education Sciences on Virtual Schools]] - deadline October 2024

	The Special Issue aims to consolidate cutting-edge research and insights into K-12 virtual schools to serve as a comprehensive resource for researchers, policy makers, school leaders and virtual school teachers.		The Special Issue aims to consolidate cutting-edge research and insights into K-12 virtual schools to serve as a comprehensive resource for researchers, policy makers, school leaders and virtual school teachers.
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	Its full title is "Virtual Schools for K-12 Education: Lessons Learned and Implications for Digital K-12 and Other Sectors of Education" (Guest Editors: Paul Bacsich, Sara de Freitas and Bieke Schreurs).		Its full title is "Virtual Schools for K-12 Education: Lessons Learned and Implications for Digital K-12 and Other Sectors of Education" (Guest Editors: Paul Bacsich, Sara de Freitas and Bieke Schreurs).

	The deadline for submissions is 1 ~~April~~ 2024.		The deadline for submissions is <big>'''now 1 October 2024'''</big>.

	<span style="color:#2a4b8d; background:#fc3">New resource</span>		<span style="color:#2a4b8d; background:#fc3">New resource</span>

Charlotte Doody: /* Popular pages ↓ */

2023-12-05T13:11:13Z

Popular pages ↓

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Charlotte Doody at 13:04, 5 December 2023

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Charlotte Doody at 13:02, 5 December 2023

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Charlotte Doody: Added button images to the top of the wiki

2023-12-05T13:01:00Z

Added button images to the top of the wiki

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Charlotte Doody at 12:51, 5 December 2023

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Charlotte Doody at 12:43, 5 December 2023

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Charlotte Doody: Added a table to act as buttons. We don't appear to have the button functionality which would allow us to: Go to Special:Export. In the "Add pages manually:" textbox, add "Template:Clickable button". Check "Include templates" and click the blue "Export" button. A file will be downloaded to your computer. Then go to your Wiki's version of the Special:Import page and then import this exported file.

2023-12-03T20:37:43Z

Added a table to act as buttons. We don't appear to have the button functionality which would allow us to: Go to Special:Export. In the "Add pages manually:" textbox, add "Template:Clickable button". Check "Include templates" and click the blue "Export" button. A file will be downloaded to your computer. Then go to your Wiki's version of the Special:Import page and then import this exported file.

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