K-12 Virtual Schools – Opening up learning

Lessons from COVID-19: Scotland’s Educational Response Reimagined, by ChatGPT 4.5 Deep Research using a prompt from Paul Bacsich

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Paul Bacsich

A Counterfactual Response to COVID-19 School Closures in Scotland (2020–2022): universal online provision at school level Introduction and Context When Scottish schools closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, education officials faced an unprecedented challenge: how to ensure continuity of learning for over 700,000 pupils across Scotland (en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org). In reality, Scotland relied on ad-hoc remote teaching … Continue reading Lessons from COVID-19: Scotland’s Educational Response Reimagined, by ChatGPT 4.5 Deep Research using a prompt from Paul Bacsich

What’s Happening Around the World with Online and Hybrid Learning

Posted on October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 by Paul Bacsich

This presentation. joint with Michael Barbour, was given yesterday at the Digital Learning Palooza being held online this week (Tuesday through Saturday). To some extent it is a follow-on (and to other extents, not) to the paper some of us presented at the EDEN conference last summer.

Analysis of 5% VAT on sectors of education

Posted on September 18, 2024September 20, 2024 by Paul Bacsich

This is an analysis by Microsoft Copilot done in June 2024 of a detailed plan to charge 5% VAT on all fee-paying education. It does not represent the views of any author or political party, but does take account of the web consensus circa June 2024 on data and narrative for this topic.

Reflections on Graz and EDEN

Posted on June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 by Paul Bacsich

The EDEN 2024 conference in Graz was an eagerly anticipated event for Paul Bacsich, offering the opportunity to share his research message, reconnect with colleagues, and engage with the latest developments in online learning. His positive experience in Graz included insightful presentations and discussions on AI, leadership in digital education, virtual schools, the history of online learning (and lessons to learn from it), and the chance to explore the city's scenic offerings incljuding the Cathedral, CIty Park and the Schlossberg.

What schools can learn from virtual schools – final presentation at EDEN 2024 Graz

Posted on June 18, 2024November 13, 2025 by Paul Bacsich

On behalf of the joint authors Paul Bacsich presented the team's report What schools can learn from virtual schools (and online universities) and sought feedback from the research community. He also invited further experts to contribute papers to the Education Sciences journal Special Issue on Virtual Schools for K-12 Education: Lessons Learned and Implications for … Continue reading What schools can learn from virtual schools – final presentation at EDEN 2024 Graz

“What schools can learn from virtual schools (and online universities)”

Posted on March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 by Paul Bacsich

Abstract for our talk for "What schools can learn from virtual schools (and online universities)" for the EDEN DLE 2024 Annual Conference "Learning in the Age of AI: Towards Imaginative Futures", to be held in Graz, Austria, 16-18 June 2024.

AI&OER Developments in UK K-12 Education

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Paul Bacsich

Slides for my presentation during OER Week (7 March 2024) for the National eLearning Center webinar "The Future of Open Education: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities"

Special Issue “Virtual Schools for K-12 Education: Lessons Learned”

Posted on September 4, 2023November 21, 2023 by charlottedoodyelearning

Special Issue of the MDPI journal "Education Sciences" on "Virtual Schools" (online K-12 providers) Authors are invited to submit research articles to this Special Issue. The deadline for submissions is 1 April 2024. This Special Issue aims to consolidate cutting-edge research and insights into K-12 virtual schools in order to serve as a comprehensive resource for … Continue reading Special Issue “Virtual Schools for K-12 Education: Lessons Learned”