Ep 49: Online Schools: Helping All Learners to Thrive

About this episode

This episode explores the benefits and challenges of online schools and the students who thrive in them.

In this episode we explore online schools, taking a closer look at the benefits, the challenges and the students who flourish there. Our host for this episode is producer of the podcast, Adam Steele. He is joined by Louis Bone, Online Schools Development Manager at Cambridge, and Catriona Olsen, Executive Head Teacher of the online school, King's InterHigh. Show notes: kingsinterhigh.co.uk Global Online Education Market Report by Type, Provider, Technology, Region and Company Analysis - https://www.researchandmarkets.com/report/online-education?srsltid=AfmBOorCAOTGDcefbOZf2cLFfRQpo1qs3pWFkj-Z-85_IACfdSeR7XZ8 How will higher education be different in 2030? https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/future-higher-education Student satisfaction with online learning improving, says survey - https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student-satisfaction-online-learning-improving-says-survey Cambridge Brighter Thinking Pod ep: 22 - Online Teaching and Learning - https://brighterthinkingpod.libsyn.com/ep-22-teaching-remotely Getting started with Online Teaching and Learning - https://cambridge-community.org.uk/professional-development/gswotl/index.html Nurturing Wellbeing: Can…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Steele

Guests: Louis Bone, Catriona Olsen

Topics covered

• online schools
• education
• student wellbeing
• learning challenges
• student satisfaction

Keywords

• online education
• student wellbeing
• learning challenges
• education market
• student satisfaction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cambridge, King's InterHigh, British Council, Times Higher Education, Cambridge International, CEM, Research and Markets

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