Exploring E-learning provision for Children with ME in Scotland

Authors

  • Anna Katherine Sheridan Cross Party Group - Education of Children with ME (Scotland)
  • and members of the Cross Party Group - Education of Children with ME (Scotland)

Keywords:

E-learning, alternative education, ME, myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome, Scotland

Abstract

The rapid development of technology over the last two decades has led to a range of innovative e-learning solutions for education such as the island in Teen Second Life, "Schome Park" (Twining & Footring, 2010) for teenagers. Many such innovations are targeted at young people who would benefit from alternative educational provision, for instance Notschool, and mobile learning (e.g. Lockyer, Johnson, & Dyer, 2010) both aimed at young people who have become disengaged from mainstream education.However, educational provision for children with the chronic illness ME is rarely discussed...

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Published

2013-01-31

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2013)

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Other Contributions

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