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How it works – Secondary
Any New Zealand secondary school/kura can become a member with us. Schools who become members have access to the full range of courses made available through the wider collective of schools. Affiliated schools can enrol their students into any of the courses offered by the collective.
Along with a membership contribution, each school provides one teacher (an e-teacher) to deliver one course online (4-5 hrs). Additionally, the school is required to designate a member of staff to provide in-school pastoral support for their students studying online (an e-dean).
Every week, the e-teacher runs a synchronous, 1 hour, video conference with their class. Students join the class at the appropriate time from their home school, using a suitable internet capable device and ZOOM, a free internet-based video conferencing platform. During the conference, students see each other and their e-teacher, which provides an opportunity to build strong relationships, create a sense of community, while engaging in an environment conducive to quality learning. Classes sizes can range up to around 16 students.
Ongoing learning continues asynchronously during the week through carefully designed, independent learning tasks for students. The related course work is curated by the e-teacher and shared with students via an online digital learning environment, e.g Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams.
Even though students only see their e-teacher and fellow students once a week, through the online environment and a range of different communication tools, students are able to make contact with their e-teacher as often as need be. The expectation is that students are allocated adequate time in school, (4-5 hours) to complete the requirements of their course.
