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That teachers are prepared by Faculties of Education to teach in schools is such a well-established platform of teacher education it is seldom questioned. In a growing number of schools though, a new dimension of teaching is emerging - teaching not...

In September of 1998, the first four courses were offered by the Virtual High School of Newfoundland and Labrador. The school was conceived and designed to meet the needs of approximately 80,000 students in this remote Canadian province who live...

In the development of a knowledge society in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, selected rural high schools are collaborating in new ways. An on-line Digital Intranet facilitates collaborative approaches to teaching, learning and...

The networking of small schools between rural communities has led to the development of new electronic educational structures (school district digital intranets) and processes (virtual classes). As teachers integrate on-site with on-line instruction ...

The introduction of telelearning in schools in Canada, as in other developed countries, has been particularly noticeable in rural areas and has been influenced by declining school enrolments. There are four challenges common to the technological...

In many countries schools in small and remote communities are vital to the national economic infrastructure as they are often located near mines, forests, fisheries or agricultural activities. However, it is difficult to attract and retain...

The advent academically and administratively networked schools in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has led to collaborative ways of organizing teaching and learning. To prepare teachers for emerging collaborative teaching and...