“Opening” a new kind of school: The story of the Open High School of Utah

Authors

  • DeLaina Tonks Open High School of Utah
  • Sarah Weston Open High School of Utah
  • David Wiley Brigham Young University
  • Michael K. Barbour Wayne State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v14i1.1345

Keywords:

K-12 online learning, cyber school, virtual school, open education

Abstract

The use of online learning at the primary and secondary school level is growing exponentially in the United States. Much of this growth is with full-time online schools, most of which are operated by for-profit companies that use proprietary online course content. In this article we trace the development of, and philosophy behind, a full-time online school that uses open access software and open educational resources for course content. As more nations begin to put in place plans for primary and secondary education in the event of natural disasters (e.g., the Christchurch earthquakes) or pandemics (e.g., avian flu or H1N1), the availability of open online content is of critical importance.

Author Biography

Michael K. Barbour, Wayne State University

Assistant Professor - Instructional Technology

Published

2013-01-17

How to Cite

Tonks, D., Weston, S., Wiley, D., & Barbour, M. K. (2013). “Opening” a new kind of school: The story of the Open High School of Utah. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 14(1), 255–271. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v14i1.1345

Issue

Section

Field Notes