Pedagogic shift - in international virtual schools

Defining Virtual International Schools

Pedagogic shift is discussed in the context of a changing educational landscape. Specifically, there has been a rapid increase in the number of virtual schools, some of which are international. This rapid increase has led to a multitude of definitions of virtual international schools. For the purpose of this research study, a Virtual International School is defined as one that spans national boundaries, is made up of geographically distributed partner schools, which are otherwise unconnected, containing teachers and students from those distributed partner schools who take part in collaborative online and face-to-face teaching, learning and assessments.