1. Expanding Course Offerings
in Small Schools
Mike Carroll, Superintendent
Rinda Montgomery Conwell,
Assistant Superintendent
North Central ESD
By PresenterMedia.com

2. •Bringing a world of opportunity to every classroom.

3. •Expanding Course Offerings in Small Schools
The Frontier Learning Network
What has been the evolution of alternative distance delivery models?
Introduction
Courses
Participation
Platforms
Technology
Course Offerings
What types of courses are being offered at a distance?
Course Delivery
What does the student experience look like?
Tools for Distance Interaction
What is the range of Web 2.0 technology tools for student distance learning?
Joining the Consortium
What are the components of strong partnership for student success?

4. •INTRODUCTION
THE FRONTIER LEARNING
NETWORK

6. • Phase One
• Planning to address the educational needs of rural
students in Gilliam, Sherman, and Wheeler Counties
• Phase Two
• Funding authorization, services with itinerant teachers,
mobile classrooms, adult learning options
• Phase Three
• Telecommunications infrastructure adapted, expanded to
include interactive video conferencing
• Phase Four
• Incorporation of multi-platform Web 2.0 delivery options
and expansion of membership to other areas.
Evolving Distance Education
•FLN History 1995-2010

7. Architecture, design, manufacturing, assembly, engineering, mining,
construction
•Careers
Which careers and companies use immersive environments?
EMT, firefighting, law enforcement, the military, border patrol, the
courts system
Medicine, science, technology, computers, programming, graphic
design
Education, libraries, museums, performing arts, cinema, Sony,
Warner Brothers
Embassies, tourism centers, government agencies
Advertising, conferences, professional development, collaboration
coordination, job fairs

8. •COURSE OFFERINGS

9. Computers
•Course Offerings
The Frontier Learning Network
Core Curriculum Grades 3-12
Business Education
Natural Resources
Health Sciences
Emerging Technologies for Collaboration
Dual-Credit

10. Student Projects
•Additional Services
The Frontier Learning Network
Introduction to Immersive Environments
Virtual Field Trips
National Educational Technology Standards for Students
Semester- and Year-Long Courses
Web 2.0 and 3.0 Tools
Teacher Training
Professional Development Units
Web 2.0 and 3.0 Tools
Leadership Coaching

11. •COURSE DELIVERY

12. • Synchronous
• Phone
• Video Conference
• Site Visits
• GoogleApps
• ShareWare for
Collaboration
• Immersive Environments
• Asynchronous
• Email
• Text Messages
• Learning Management
System
• GoogleApps
• Archived Instructional
Videos
• Immersive Environments
•Course Delivery
Multi-Platform Hybrid Environments

13. •TOOLS FOR DISTANCE
INTERACTION

14. Personal Mobile Devices
•Tools for Distance Education
The Frontier Learning Network
Computer Designed for Immersive Environments
High-Speed Internet Access
Access to Online Free and Subscription Programs
Learning Management System
Immersive Environment

17. •JOINING THE CONSORTIUM

18. Dedicated
Teachers
Collaborative
Immersive
Technology
Adventurous
Students
Project-Based
Visionary
Leadership
•FLN Partners
The Frontier Learning Network
FLN Partners can
be located anywhere
in the world. But
these six features
identify the partner
classrooms, schools,
and districts which
work together
effectively to bring
quality 21st-Century
learning experiences
to our students.

19. •Additional References
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· http://www.slideshare.net/andersgronstedt/application-of-immersive-spaces2-chuck-hamilton-ibm
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· http://www.innovationmanagement.se/2010/11/01/evolving-innovation-in-large-companies-through-web-2-0/
· http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Web-20-Social-Technologies-Are-Critical-to-Success-for-Todays-
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df
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· http://www.personal.psu.edu/vew101/NERI/Task2_ICAPP.pdf
· Using virtual reality to improve construction engineering education
· http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=250911
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·

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21. • Mike Carroll
• Superintendent
• mcarroll@ncesd.k12.or.us
• 541-384-2732
• Rinda Montgomery Conwell
• Assistant Superintendent
• rmconwell@ncesd.k12.or.us
• Skype, FaceBook, Twitter as
RindaMC
• 541-384-2732
• Second Life: MLani
Montgomery
• Skoolaborate: Rini Hathaway
• www.rinda.org
•Contact Information