Barbour, M. K., Wenmoth, D., & Davis, N. (2013, April). Virtual learning in New Zealand: Examples of networked schools. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
AERA 2013 - Virtual Learning in New Zealand: Examples of Networked Schools
1. Virtual Learning in New Zealand:
Examples of Networked Schools
Michael Barbour, Wayne State University
Derek Wenmoth, CORE Education
Niki Davis, University of Canterbury
4. • two main islands separated by the Cook Strait.
• closest neighbor is Australia (over 1200 miles
away)
• 4.4 million people in 2006 (1% increase from
2001)
o 67.6% European
o 14.6% Maori
o 9.2% Asian
o 6.9% Pacific Peoples
• three official languages: English, Maori &
American Sign Language
New Zealand
6. To capture, in a range of ways, information that
will contribute to the knowledge base about the
development of virtual schooling in New
Zealand, in particular, how the Learning
Communities Online Handbook is being used to
assist and inform this development.
Research Purpose
7. Data Collected
• Interviews
– 10 current & former ePrincipals
– 8 Principals & Deputy Principals
– 12 eTeachers, eDeans & Facilitators
– 18 Students
• Observations
– 12 video conferencing session
– 10 asynchronous work locations
• Document Analysis
– reports, courses, data, school newsletter, cluster info, etc.
25. Moving Forward
• E-Learning Clusters
– coordinate activities between
clusters
– examine the role of VLN
leadership & whether there is
geographic or like-minded
rationalisation that can occur
• Ministry of Education
• continue services
• create content repository
• fund regional leadership
26. Future Research
• a national survey of
distance education
activity & processes
– # of students
– # of teachers
– # of courses
– which courses
– resource model
– technologies/software
• include VLN clusters, Te
Kura, health
schools, tertiary groups