ERIC Number: EJ770270
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003-Nov-21
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Development of the Digital High School Project: A School-University Partnership
Savenye, Wilhelmina; Dwyer, Herb; Niemczyk, Mary; Olina, Zane; Kim, Alexander; Nicolaou, Adamos; Kopp, Howard
Computers in the Schools, v20 n3 p3-14 Nov 2003
A school district in the southwestern United States has over the past several years built its infrastructure to support high-quality technology integration by its teachers. The district partnered with a nearby university's educational technology graduate program to develop a digital high school project. Teachers and advanced instructional-design graduate students developed and field-tested four projects to aid teachers in implementing Web-based distance education, as follows: (1) A Rookie Camp was developed as an introductory unit to help students begin to use instruction delivered via WebCT courseware; (2) In The Odyssey Project a stand-alone Web-based courselet was developed for teachers to use to teach poetic devices and epic hero qualities related to The Odyssey; (3) A needs assessment yielded recommendations for teacher training and support for Web-based instruction; (4) Finally, a prototype unit was developed to help teachers learn about digital copyright issues related to distance learning via the Web.
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Internet, Educational Technology, Web Based Instruction, Technology Integration, Needs Assessment, Graduate Students, Distance Education, Virtual Classrooms, High Schools, College School Cooperation, Instructional Design, Courseware, English Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teacher Education, Copyrights, Professional Development, Program Development, Program Descriptions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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