Barbour, M. K. (2011, May). An overview of primary and secondary e-learning internationally. An invited presentation to Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu – The Correspondence School, Wellington, New Zealand.

1. An Overview of Primary
and Secondary E-learning
Internationally
and Secondary E-learning
Internationally
Michael K. Barbour
Assistant Professor
Wayne State University

2. History of K-12 Distance
Education

3. History of Primary and
Secondary E-Learning
Secondary E-Learning

4. Canada

5. Canada
• In British Columbia the funding
follows the student
• If a student between Grades 10
and 12 wanted to take six
courses in a regular school and
two courses through a DL
school, the Ministry would
fund:
– the regular school 6 times
0.125 FTE
– the DL school 2 times 0.125 FTE
– the regular school may claim
one funded support block per
student per year

6. Canada

7. United States

8. Describing Primary & Secondary E-
Learning

9. Models of Primary & Secondary E-
Learning
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10. Model of Supplemental E-Learning

11. Co-Operative Model of E-Learning
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• annual membership fee
• 0.5 teaching unit
- 0.25 for guidance/administrative
- 0.25 for teacher to teacher 20 students
• 20 enrollments into VHS courses

12. South Korea

13. South Korea
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14. South Korea
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15. Singapore

16. Singapore
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17. Your
Questions
and
Comments

18. Assistant Professor
Wayne State University, USA
mkbarbour@gmail.com
http://www.michaelbarbour.com
http://virtualschooling.wordpress.com