Do You Have Online Science Content?
Call For Content
If you own, or if you have permission from the owner to submit content which supports delivery of the BC secondary Science curriculum (grades 10-12), the Virtual School Society and our partner Open School invite you to submit it for review and evaluation by a team of online learning and curriculum specialists.
Subjects open for submission:
- Science 10
- Astronomy 11
- Biology 11 & 12
- Chemistry 11 & 12
- Earth Science 11
- Physics11 & 12
- Science & Technology 11
- Information Technology 11 & 12
- AP Physics
- AP Biology
- AP Psychology
- AP Statistics
This call is open to:
- Individual teachers, students, parents or administrators
- BC Schools
- BC School districts
- Online/distributed learning service providers in the BC K-12 system
- Private sector content providers (vendors) of educational courseware *
* Public sector content providers (vendors) will be able to have their content reviewed, at no cost. However, if their content is accepted, they will be invited to include it in the Open School’s Educators’ Resource Centre (ERC) after paying a $1,000.00 fee and signing a licensing agreement with the Virtual School Society, after which their content will be included in the ERC.
The purpose of this call is to identify and inventory high quality online Science content which has been vetted through this process in the ERC. This will facilitate province-wide access to high quality content suitable for delivery in a range of distributed learning environments.
Submission deadline is March 16, 2007
Confidentiality: Content submitted for review will not be shared with, used by, or distributed to anyone other than members of the Virtual School Society content review teams without the express written consent of the content owners.
Benefit
All Virtual School Society members have access to the ERC. Through a Commons License Agreement, public sector content providers (vendors) will also be able to access all shared content available through the ERC.
Identifying and inventory high quality online science content is part of the Virtual School Society’s commitment to supporting the creation of a management system for online content through which:
- well-established content development groups are encouraged to collaborate regularly and share their content
- individuals, schools or districts involved in online content development activities can access support services, including financial support
- individuals, schools or districts can access mechanisms through which they can promote and share their content with others in the system.
Submission & Review Process
Before submitting any content you are considering, if you are the person who developed, if you own it, or if you have used it in the delivery of the secondary Science curriculum, you may find it helpful to us our Content Standards Rubric that will be used to assess your submission. This Rubric is derived from the Ministry of Education Standards for K-12 Distributed Learning in British Columbia.
All content submitted will be reviewed and rated by a team of curriculum specialists and subject matter experts including teachers, instructional designers and online content development specialists. This team will review all submissions against the Standards for K-12 Distributed Learning in British Columbia.
How to Submit Content
To submit content for review, please complete the submission form. Results of the online Science content review will be available in May 2007.
Contact
If you have questions or concerns about this process or would like additional information, please contact Lara Jongedijk at BCEd Online.
More Content Calls Are Coming
Online content reviews for other curriculum areas (First Nations, English, Planning, Business Management and Modern Language etc.) are coming from now through Spring 2007.
