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Leveraging Technology to Expand Academic Options

Worldwide

Gulf Comparative Education Society Symposium 2011

Patricia Wallace, Ph.D.

The Johns Hopkins UniversityCenter for Talented Youth

Correspondence

Learning Games

Telephone

Email

Web Instant Messaging

Interactive Video

Edutainment Interactive WhiteboardsEducational Software

Technology Enhanced Learning

Virtual Classrooms

DVDs/CD-ROMs

Simulations

Virtual Worlds

PodCasts

Benefits for Students

Provides acceleration and enrichmentSupplements regular school curriculumTailored to individual needsOffers access to virtual learning

communities Provides year-round challenges

Benefits for Schools

Schools can expand access to advanced coursesTeachers can review student academic progressTeachers can focus on the needs of other students

who need more helpSchools do not need to hire specialists for

advanced subjects

CTYOnline Overview

Worldwide virtual learning communityInstructor-led, year round courses for

grades K-12Courses in:

– Math, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science

– Writing, Language Arts, Music, History– Foreign Languages

Video lecture in geometry course

Virtual Tours

Math problem solving for elementary students

Slide presentation in biology course

Online whiteboard for live, interactive discussions in math and science

Live, virtual classroom for foreign language and other subjects

Live, immersive learning environments using avatars

http://cty.jhu.edu/ctyonlinepwallace@jhu.edu