Cyber schooling sounds as if all instructions are delivered online but collaboration is done in person. This practice is more suitable for high school students for independence purposes. Instructional content may be completed in school and out of school.
Virtual learning sounds as if instructions are delivered online, collaboration is completed on line, and all work is completed online. In other words it is 100% online. This practice can better used with with all grade levels, with modify skills. Training to learn how to use tools will be limited because it will not give learners hands on experiences, it will only provide theories and guidelines.
After reading the articles I was surprised that there was a major difference between cyber school and virtual school. It appears that it depends on the intermediaries of the programs on how well the material and instruction is delivered. I believe it would be beneficial for a novice online teacher to be given a curriculum that is already set up, especially, if state standards are to be met. However, if a more experienced online teacher is teaching then they probably would be more effective in developing their own curriculum, as well as deciding which way they want to teach the course.
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