{"id":1268,"date":"2020-10-09T18:38:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T02:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/?p=1268"},"modified":"2021-01-22T00:39:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T08:39:54","slug":"k12-distributed-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2020\/10\/09\/k12-distributed-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"K12 Distributed Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

K12 distributed learning (aka K12 online learning) has increased steadily over the past decade. A majority of districts, but not all, have their own distributed learning (DL) school. During the response to COVID-19, these programs became flooded with waitlists. Unfortunately, a majority of them are asynchronous-only and peer-to-peer engagement can be limited, in part to “continuous enrolment” which means learners have a full year to start\/finish a course and can do so at any pace during the year (e.g., start early\/end early, take a break mid-year, etc.). In BC, DL class size caps do not have the limits that exist for brick-and-mortar teachers, which can be problematic. In some cases, course shells are purchased from companies outside of Canada (e.g., eDynamic Learning<\/a> in Texas). While we know that modality bias exists, whereby online learning is assumed to be passive, while face-to-face learning is assumed to be rich and dynamic, this often has little to do with whether a course is F2F or online, but moreso the learning design. K12 DL is a critical part to the K12 system; however, it needs supports that are at least equivalent to brick-and-mortar education if it is to overcome modality bias.<\/p>\n

To learn more about K12 DL in BC, explore:<\/p>\n

BlendEd BC<\/a> [Website]<\/p>\n

On Twitter:<\/p>\n

@BCEDL<\/a><\/p>\n

@BlendEdBC<\/a><\/p>\n

To learn more about K12 DL in Canada, explore:<\/p>\n

CanElearn<\/a> [Website]<\/p>\n

On Twitter:<\/p>\n

@CANeLearn<\/a><\/p>\n

#canelearn<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Photo by Thomas Park<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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