Welcome to the Virtual Education Wiki ~ Open Education Wiki

Main Page: Difference between revisions

From Virtual Education Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(→‎Latest news and resources: added link to blog)
(326 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
<big>'''Re.ViCa - Reviewing (traces of) European Virtual Campuses'''</big>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
![[:Category:Virtual schools]][[File:Button virtual-online colleges.png|alt=Image of a person doing online learning by Katerina Holmes from Pexels. This image sits on top of a navy blue circle. Image of a search bar with virtual/online schools across the centre of the image.|thumb|Virtual/online schools button|250x250px]]
![[Virtual colleges|Virtual_college]][[File:Wiki-button virtual schools.png|alt=Image of a person doing online learning by Katerina Holmes from Pexels. This image sits on top of a navy blue circle. Image of a search bar with virtual/online colleges across the centre of the image.|thumb|Virtual/online colleges button|250x250px]]
![[Programmes]][[File:Wiki-button virtual HE.png|alt=Image of a person doing online learning by Katerina Holmes from Pexels. This image sits on top of a navy blue circle. Image of a search bar with virtual/online HE across the centre of the image.|thumb|Virtual/online HE button|250x250px]]
![[Open Education Initiatives - list]][[File:Wiki-button OER.png|alt=Image of a person doing online learning by Katerina Holmes from Pexels. This image sits on top of a navy blue circle. Image of a search bar with OER across the centre of the image.|thumb|OER Initiatives button|250x250px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="background-color: blue;"
|-
!Congratulations to [[Sophia High School]] for achieving DfE accreditation!
|}


October 2007 – September 2009
{| class="wikitable"
! See our new page [[2023 Pages]] which summarises updates to this wiki since 31 December 2022 - also in Sidebar as "Pages changed in 2023", just above "Random page"
|}


Re.ViCa is a project, coordinated by EuroPACE ivzw
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.


<br>
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.'''


== To enter the wiki ==


'''Go to the page''' [[Index]]
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.


'''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.'''


== Project Objectives ==
{| class="wikitable"
!We are also looking for collaborators to load large amounts of other legacy material on OER.
See in particular our samples of material from the former [[OER World Map]].<br>
← Look left in the Sidebar.
|}


* make an inventory and systematic review of cross-institutional Virtual Campus initiatives of the past decade within higher education at European, national and regional levels.
== '''''Current Wiki-Editors''''' ==
* look not only at currently operational Virtual Campuses, but also at the legacy and impact of those Virtual Campus initiatives that have ceased activities.
{| class="wikitable"
* identify relevant parameters and success factors for evaluating and comparing Virtual Campuses
|+
* organise in-depth discussions to incorporate the input of  different interest groups: including Virtual Campus management bodies, relevant networks, students, policy makers and a range of experts at a global as well as European level.
![[File:Wiki-editor Paul.png|alt=Image of Paul Bacsich alongside his name within a navy blue circle. |thumb|Paul Bacsich, [https://bacsich.org/ Matic Media Ltd]]]
* compare European cases to selected non-European initiatives
![[File:Wiki-editor Charlotte.png|alt=Image of Charlotte Doody next to her name, all within a navy blue circle.|thumb|Charlotte Doody, Wiki Contributor]]
* formulate a set of action points that can be applied to ensure the realisation of successful European Virtual Campus initiatives.
|}
Paul Bacsich, Wiki Host, [https://bacsich.org/ Matic Media Ltd]


Charlotte Doody, Wiki Contributor


== Results ==
== '''''Latest news and resources''''' ==
[[File:Wiki News.png|alt=News and resources written above a hand holding a newspaper. All within a navy blue circle.|thumb|Decorative image]]


* global benchmark overview
See [[News]]
* knowledge sharing through the organisation of discussion sessions at carefully chosen events and meetings with experts and policy makers
* manual with guidelines, best practices, recommendations


<span style="color:#2a4b8d; background:#fc3">PAPERS WANTED</span>


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


# EuroPace (BE)
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.
# Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – AVNet (BE)
# [http://www.atit.be Audiovisual Technologies, Informatics and Telecommunications]bvba (ATiT) (BE)
# FernUniversität in Hagen (DE)
# Helsinki University of Technology, TKK Dipoli) (FI)
# Université Louis Pasteur (FR)
# University of West-Hungary (HU)
# International Telematic University UNINETTUNO (IT)
# Matic Media Ltd (UK)


== More information ==
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).


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


Kapeldreef 62
For the latest information see https://bacsich.org/2024/03/13/special-issue-of-the-journal-education-sciences-on-virtual-schools-call-for-papers/


3001 Heverlee, Belgium
<span style="color:#2a4b8d; background:#fc3">New resource</span>


+32 (0) 16 32 78 15
[https://airtable.com/shrtuuwu5ALUYr2xf/tblnRVtr3Kjrh5vnQ Online Schools and Online Learning Guide]


info@europace.be
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]


''Project carried out with the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union.''
=== Old News ===


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


== Technical information ==
== Warning ==


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


Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software. See also:
== General area ==


* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
See links in Sidebar for the main content options. Alternatively see below:
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
 
* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
*[[Virtual schools]] (K-12)
*[[Virtual colleges]] (TVET)
*[[Virtual campuses]] (i.e. higher education online)
*[[Open Education Initiatives]] (OER or MOOCs, in any educational sector)
 
For the former Main Page (2011-22) see [[2022 Main Page]]
 
== Admin area ==
 
(Current server name today is {{SERVERNAME}})
 
> [[Special:RecentChanges]]<br>> [[Special:AllPages]]
 
[[Category:VISCED]]
[[Category:POERUP content]]
[[Category:VISCED-20]]
[[Category:VISCED23]]
 
----
Content is available under '''Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license (International)''' unless otherwise noted.
 
{| class="wikitable"
!'''''The wiki is supported by [[Matic Media Ltd]], with hosting and technical support from [https://www.wikiworks.com/ Wikiworks].'''''
'''''Particular thanks are due to [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Yaron_Koren Yaron Koren], the renowned MediaWiki developer, for his work on migration and data transfer.'''''
|}

Revision as of 10:21, 13 March 2024

Category:Virtual schools
Image of a person doing online learning by Katerina Holmes from Pexels. This image sits on top of a navy blue circle. Image of a search bar with virtual/online schools across the centre of the image.
Virtual/online schools button
Virtual_college
Image of a person doing online learning by Katerina Holmes from Pexels. This image sits on top of a navy blue circle. Image of a search bar with virtual/online colleges across the centre of the image.
Virtual/online colleges button
Programmes
Image of a person doing online learning by Katerina Holmes from Pexels. This image sits on top of a navy blue circle. Image of a search bar with virtual/online HE across the centre of the image.
Virtual/online HE button
Open Education Initiatives - list
Image of a person doing online learning by Katerina Holmes from Pexels. This image sits on top of a navy blue circle. Image of a search bar with OER across the centre of the image.
OER Initiatives button
Congratulations to Sophia High School for achieving DfE accreditation!
See our new page 2023 Pages which summarises updates to this wiki since 31 December 2022 - also in Sidebar as "Pages changed in 2023", just above "Random page"

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 Virtual Education Wiki Community.  Prior to contributing, you may find it useful to view our 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.

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.

We are also looking for collaborators to load large amounts of other legacy material on OER.

See in particular our samples of material from the former OER World Map.
← Look left in the Sidebar.

Current Wiki-Editors

Image of Paul Bacsich alongside his name within a navy blue circle.
Paul Bacsich, Matic Media Ltd
Image of Charlotte Doody next to her name, all within a navy blue circle.
Charlotte Doody, Wiki Contributor

Paul Bacsich, Wiki Host, Matic Media Ltd

Charlotte Doody, Wiki Contributor

Latest news and resources

News and resources written above a hand holding a newspaper. All within a navy blue circle.
Decorative image

See News

PAPERS WANTED

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.

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 now 1 October 2024.

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

New resource

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: The Global Online Schools and Online Learning Guide

Old News

For news prior to 2023 see Old News

Warning

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

See links in Sidebar for the main content options. Alternatively see below:

For the former Main Page (2011-22) see 2022 Main Page

Admin area

(Current server name today is openeducation.wiki)

> Special:RecentChanges
> Special:AllPages


Content is available under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license (International) unless otherwise noted.

The wiki is supported by Matic Media Ltd, with hosting and technical support from Wikiworks.

Particular thanks are due to Yaron Koren, the renowned MediaWiki developer, for his work on migration and data transfer.