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Wimmera Virtual School
Wimmera Virtual School (WVS) is a consortium of eleven Wimmera Government schools who have launched a new era of curriculum provision delivering Physics, Psychology, Mathematical Methods, Chemistry and Physical Education via newly installed video conferencing infrastructure. It is also called Grampians Virtual School.
WVS is one component of a pilot about rural curriculum provision across Loddon Campaspe and Grampians regions.
This innovative Blended Curriculum Provision model includes face-to-face instruction, digitised (recorded) audio and video instructional material, video conference lessons, special purpose podcasts and vodcasts, an Online Learning Management System using the Moodle software package for 24/7 access, and personal conferencing technologies.
A key feature of the success so far of WVS is its collaborative protocol, and focus on building the capacity of students and teachers to embrace the new technology.
There is a sort of web site at http://grampiansvirtualschool.wikispaces.com/
Be that as it may, the project is incredibly well documented in the public domain.
References
- Wimmera Virtual School, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAidj71Fz10
- Victoria Department of Education and Early Childhood Development 2009 Innovation Showcase Online Events: Wimmera Virtual School - Blended Curriculum Provision, http://www.education.vic.gov.au/researchinnovation/events/ci2009showcase.htm
- Virtually a reality, Australian Teacher Magazine, http://ozteacher.com.au/html/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=958:virtually-a-reality&catid=17:technology&Itemid=382
- Real cash for virtual school program, Wimmera Mail-Times, 29 Mar 2010, http://www.mailtimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/real-cash-for-virtual-school-program/1788738.aspx
- Networked schools – Two great Stories from Classrooms Using New Technologies to Connect & Collaborate
Connecting Innovators: Gary Schultz, https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2009-08-19.2212.M.52FE9D922903A8C8ECD599065FF947.vcr
- Wimmera ICT Projects & Ultranet Readiness 2008 & 2009, implementation 2010 & 2011, http://wimmeraict.wikispaces.com/
- Ulearn 09, Christchurch New Zealand October 2009 - Wimmera Virtual School, http://wimmeravirtualschool.wikispaces.com/file/view/WVS_ULearn09.pdf
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