2. The Evolution of The Kiski School’s Online Programs
Marcus Muster
Craig Olear
Chris Brueningsen
The Kiski School

3. The Evolution of The Kiski School’s Online Programs

4. The Evolution of The Kiski School’s Online Programs

6. Philosophy & Rationale
Choosing a Platform
Pilot Programs
VSB
Financial Model

7. Trends in
Online
Learning

8. Christensen predicts that by 2019 half of all high school courses will be delivered online.

9. The proportion of chief academic leaders that say that online learning is critical to their long-term strategy is at a new high of 69.1 percent.

11. Online learning is a passing fad!

12. Consortium vs Standalone

16. Synchronous vs Asynchronous

17. TEACHING THEMES:
Products
Gaming
Motor Activity
Performance
Open Inquiry
Teamwork
Personal Realization
Novelty & Surprise

19. Choosing a Platform Pilot Programs

20. From: Chris Brueningsen [mailto:c.brueningsen@kiski.org]
Sent: Sunday, October 28, :55 AM
To: 'Marcus T. Muster'
Subject: strange idea...
In the category of "way-out-there thinking" I heard a story on NPR this morning about something called avatars. I'm sure you know all about this: kind of virtual, on-line worlds in which people live and interact through characters. I get the idea it's something like the video games kids play against each other, while they're sitting in different dorms.
Anyway, I was thinking, is there a way we could leverage this technology and - sounds odd, I know - create a sort of virtual boarding school - something that prospective students could access and use and maybe even interact with, say an "avatar" version of some of our kids (operated by our kids?) and, for example, an avatar version of someone like Tamas Szilagyi? We have real-life tour guides and real-life extra help sessions with teachers. I'm trying to picture what these interactions could look like in a virtual environment.
Likewise, would it be possible to offer a virtual, interactive forum in which home-schoolers could interact with teachers and students in such an environment? Far-out-there stuff, but maybe we could talk about the "reality" of "virtual reality" and how it might be used to our advantage.
As you can see by the time-stamp on this , it's early. I haven't been drinking. I'm trying to consider what boarding schools might look like 20 years from now. If this is wacko, just tell me to pipe down. Otherwise, I'd like to hear what you think about this concept in general.
Chris

22. COGNATIVE LEARNING THEORY
COGNATIVE LEARNING THEORY. The “flow state” – being completely and totally involved in a given task – is achieved when educational programs present challenges that are commensurate with the learner’s skills and knowledge.

28. HVE Host A Virtual Event Unity Engine Browser Based
Affordable Alternative To Any Other Hosted Solution We Identified.
Standard Classroom
Breakouts VOIP Zones
Game Room

29. HVE Demo

30. VSB

31. To provide boys with the opportunity to experience the traditions, community,
and academic standards that define Kiski through an online platform.

32. “Have you looked at the international market?”

34. VSB for-credit Course Offerings December 2013 – May 2014

36. Program Accreditation

37. Financial Model