Creative use of Digital Technologies

Keeping the Best and Brightest in the Bush

Authors

  • Barbara Bannister NSW Department of Education and Communities
  • Linley Cornish University of New England
  • Michelle Bannister-Tyrrell University of New England
  • Sue Gregory University of New England

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v25i1.95

Keywords:

rural education, virtual schooling, online repository

Abstract

Gifted students have been provided the opportunity to study three core subjects through an academically selective virtual high school in western NSW, Australia. At the same time they continue to attend their local public high school for their other subjects. This article presents the mechanisms that have provided this opportunity, and describes successes and challenges that have been overcome. Students are located across 385,000 km2 and meet online through web conferencing to engage in real time. They are also able asynchronously to access study materials in an online repository.
Key words: Rural education, virtual schooling, on-line repository

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Published

15-04-2015

How to Cite

Bannister, B., Cornish, L., Bannister-Tyrrell, M., & Gregory, S. (2015). Creative use of Digital Technologies : Keeping the Best and Brightest in the Bush. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 25(1), 52–65. https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v25i1.95

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JOURNAL PAPERS