by Henrietta Cook, Sydney Morning Herald
In a Victorian first, students at Nossal High School had been given what to many must have seemed the ultimate option – to stay home. The school has begun letting students choose to participate in a virtual classroom from the comfort of their bedroom. Last year, the selective state school held two “digital delivery days” for year 9 to 12 students. The initial trial was successful and will be expanded to three days this year. The school’s e-learning director, Stuart Fankhauser, said it was designed to prepare students for university, where digital learning was entrenched. “I went to a conference a few years ago and the universities were indicating that it was taking quite a while for students to adapt to the way universities have really embraced the digital world. We wanted to prepare our students a little more effectively for that environment,” he said.
http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/virtual-classroom-lets-students-stay-at-home-20150228-13qiuw.html
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