Virtual Schooling, which includes K-12 courses that are offered in online learning environments, is becoming more and more popular in education systems throughout the United States (especially at the high school level). Many students are now choosing this option because classes they need are not available, they want to gain access to advance placement options, it’s flexible, makes possible credit recoveries, and it can serve as an opportunity for students who are displaced. Virtual Schooling is similar to the traditional classroom in the sense that there are groups of students and a teacher. Rather than meeting in a traditional classroom, the teacher and students communicate through digital technologies. As Davis and Niederhauser explain in this article, there are many roles and responsibilities of virtual schooling. The three main roles are the teacher, designer and the virtual schooling site facilitator. One of the current challenges in U.S. education is to prepare teachers for virtual schooling. Someday every teacher may have a role to play in the facilitation of virtual schooling.
Questions…
1. What are some ways in which virtual schooling can be applied to learning physical education?
I think that students can still complete work related to physical education in a virtual learning environment. There is a lot of “book-learning” (for instance, related to muscle groups, body-systems, etc) that can be taught remotely. These lessons can be taught in addition to the student participating in local, outside sports teams and other physical activities.
2. What are some issues that students are could be faced with in a virtual schooling environment?
It’s very important for students to interact with each other. They need to be in social environments, be outside, and be active in order to live healthy lives. Students sitting at the computer won’t get many of these, so I think that the virtual classes definitely need to be complemented with other activities.
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