It is a virtual learning environment created collaboratively by a group of
schools.
Perhaps the best current example of a virtual meta school is the Online
School for Girls.
http://courses.onlineschoolforgirls.org/brad.rathgeber/theonlineschoolforgirlsadvantage/cms_page/view
During the month of February I hope that many of you will join me in a
design charrette focused on brainstorming and planning a virtual meta
school. The name I've coined for this to-be-imagined school is EVA, which is
an acronym for Earth Virtual Academy.
A wiki (http://eva2.wikispaces.com/) and ning discussion (
http://isenet.ning.com/forum/topics/earth-virtual-academy-eva-a ) are in
place to facilitate the brainstorming. Between now and February they can be
used to gather information related to virtual education.
Why do this?
I believe there are major educational opportunities opened up by Web 2.0
technologies which we are failing to grasp because of outmoded mental
models. This will be a chance to collaboratively deconstruct, examine and
perhaps rebuild some of these models.
If you need some inspiration to get started you might want to give these
Michael Wesch talks a try.
http://neit.wikispaces.com/NEIt2009-2009+Keynotes+and+Session+Videos
Thanks,
Fred
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