Campus Technology 08 Shootout! Bracing for the Next-Gen Student Wave: Myth or Mandate? Next-Gen Students “Speak Up” – Are we listening? Julie Evans Project Tomorrow CEO July 31, 2008

An annual online process for collecting, analyzing and reporting on the authentic, unfiltered voices of today’s K-12 students, teachers, parents & administrators Questions: technology, science, 21 st century skills, careers Speak Up 2007: 367,000 surveys Since 2003: 1.2 million surveys What is Speak Up?

An annual online process for collecting, analyzing and reporting on the authentic, unfiltered voices

of today’s K-12 students, teachers, parents & administrators

Questions: technology, science, 21 st century skills, careers

Speak Up 2007: 367,000 surveys

Since 2003: 1.2 million surveys

“ Digital disconnect” is alive & well: the gap between how today’s students learn and how they live! Key findings from Speak Up 2007 data:

“ Digital disconnect” is alive & well:

the gap between how

today’s students learn and

how they live!

“ Digital disconnect” is alive & well: Between students and teachers Between advanced tech students and other students Between girls and boys Between older and younger students Key findings from Speak Up 2007 data:

“ Digital disconnect” is alive & well:

Between students and teachers

Between advanced tech students and other students

Between girls and boys

Between older and younger students

Let’s add some context:

Let’s add some context: Today’s 22 yr olds were in 2nd grade

Let’s add some context: Today’s 22 yr olds were in 2nd grade Today’s 12 yr olds were in 1 st grade

Which “student” are your systems set up to support? Today’s 22 yr olds were in 2nd grade Today’s 12 yr olds were in 1 st grade

Speak Up 2007 Student Findings The “Big 4” for today’s K-12 students Online and computer gaming Over 64% of students K-12 play Download music #1 with students in grades 6-12 Communications – email, IM, Txt Girls still lead in usage Maintain a personal website 40% of students grades 6-8 67% of students grades 9-12

The “Big 4” for today’s K-12 students

Online and computer gaming

Over 64% of students K-12 play

Download music

#1 with students in grades 6-12

Communications – email, IM, Txt

Girls still lead in usage

Maintain a personal website

40% of students grades 6-8

67% of students grades 9-12

Speak Up 2007 Student Findings On the horizon – coming quickly to a tipping point! Virtual worlds 24% of students gr 3-5 participate regularly Over 1/3 of Massachusetts students Video creation/sharing 20% of high school students 50% in focus groups have posted a video Remixing content 21% of middle school students are doing this now

On the horizon – coming quickly to a tipping point!

Virtual worlds

24% of students gr 3-5 participate regularly

Over 1/3 of Massachusetts students

Video creation/sharing

20% of high school students

50% in focus groups have posted a video

Remixing content

21% of middle school students are doing this now

Speak Up 2007 Student Findings Using Mobile Devices for Learning

Speak Up 2007 Student Findings Filters block websites I need Teachers limit tech use Lots of rules That limit use of my school’s technology That prevent me from using my own tools such email / IM / MySpace Obstacles to student tech use at school

Filters block websites I need

Teachers limit tech use

Lots of rules

That limit use of my school’s technology

That prevent me from using my own tools such email / IM / MySpace

Top 5 student demands: Let me use my own tools & devices Give me unlimited Internet access Let me access my projects anywhere Provide me with communication tools Give me access to the school network – even from home How could your school make it easier for you to use technology? Speak Up 2007 Student Findings

Top 5 student demands:

Let me use my own tools & devices

Give me unlimited Internet access

Let me access my projects anywhere

Provide me with communication tools

Give me access to the school network – even from home

Speak Up 2007 Student Findings Students in Kindergarten thru 12 th grade say the same thing every year: What do students say is the #1 tech tool or service that will impact their learning?

Students in Kindergarten thru 12 th grade say the same thing every year:

Speak Up 2007 Student Findings Students in Kindergarten thru 12 th grade say the same thing every year: “ Give me a laptop for my personal use at school and at home” What do students say is the #1 tech tool or service that will impact their learning?

Students in Kindergarten thru 12 th grade say the same thing every year:

“ Give me a laptop for my personal use at school and at home”

Key trends to watch: Continuing “digital disconnects” Spectrum of digital native-ness Multiple “computers” in the backpack Embracing & adapting new technologies Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any pace learning Speak Up 2007 Data Findings

Key trends to watch:

Continuing “digital disconnects”

Spectrum of digital native-ness

Multiple “computers” in the backpack

Embracing & adapting new technologies

Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any pace learning

Key trends to watch: Self directed learning for student & teacher Everyone is a content developer Make it relevant to me! Blend of informal & formal learning opps Beyond engagement to productivity benefits “ Long tail” of training & education Speak Up 2007 Data Findings

Key trends to watch:

Self directed learning for student & teacher

Everyone is a content developer

Make it relevant to me!

Blend of informal & formal learning opps

Beyond engagement to productivity benefits

“ Long tail” of training & education

But what is the #1 trend that should be on your horizon regarding these Next-Gen Students? Speak Up 2007 Data Findings

But what is the #1 trend that should be on your horizon regarding these Next-Gen Students?

#1 Trend to watch for your future students: The era of the technology-enabled Free Agent Learner Speak Up 2007 Data Findings

#1 Trend to watch for your future students:

The era of the technology-enabled

Free Agent Learner

Free Agent Learner Characteristics: Self directed learning Un-tethered to trad’l school Expert at personal data aggregation Example: Online learning Speak Up 2007 Data Findings

Free Agent Learner

Characteristics:

Self directed learning

Un-tethered to trad’l school

Expert at personal data aggregation

Example: Online learning

Speak Up 2007 Student Findings What is the #1 reason middle school students want to take an online class?

Free Agent Learner Characteristics: Self directed learning Un-tethered to trad’l school Expert at personal data aggregation Example: Control over knowledge authenticity Speak Up 2007 Data Findings

Free Agent Learner

Characteristics:

Self directed learning

Un-tethered to trad’l school

Expert at personal data aggregation

Example: Control over knowledge authenticity

Free Agent Learner Characteristics: Power of connections Creating new communities Not tethered to physical networks Example: Mobile devices Speak Up 2007 Data Findings

Free Agent Learner

Characteristics:

Power of connections

Creating new communities

Not tethered to physical networks

Example: Mobile devices

Speak Up 2007 Student Findings Communications Email teachers, classmates Access personal websites Collaborations Projects and calendars Creativity Create/share documents Productivity Research, downloads, ed games How students want to use mobile devices to support learning

Communications

Email teachers, classmates

Access personal websites

Collaborations

Projects and calendars

Creativity

Create/share documents

Productivity

Research, downloads, ed games

Free Agent Learner Characteristics: Experiential learning – make it real Content developers Process as important as knowledge gained ( sometimes more important ) Example: Gaming, simulations, animations, m/m content Speak Up 2007 Data Findings

Free Agent Learner

Characteristics:

Experiential learning – make it real

Content developers

Process as important as knowledge gained ( sometimes more important )

Example: Gaming, simulations, animations, m/m content

Speak Up 2007 Student Findings Over 64% of students K-12 play Average is 8 – 10 hours per week Using a wide variety of devices Cell phones Computer games Console video players Handhelds Web-based: single or multi user Gaming Technologies in Learning

Over 64% of students K-12 play

Average is 8 – 10 hours per week

Using a wide variety of devices

Cell phones

Computer games

Console video players

Handhelds

Web-based: single or multi user

Speak Up 2007 Student Findings Easier to understand difficult concepts 51% More engaged in learning material 50% Would learn more 46% More interesting to practice problems 44% Go beyond & try new things 37% See results of my problem solving 35% Direct my own learning 34% Student views – why include gaming in school?

Easier to understand difficult concepts 51%

More engaged in learning material 50%

Would learn more 46%

More interesting to practice problems 44%

Go beyond & try new things 37%

See results of my problem solving 35%

Direct my own learning 34%

What is the impact of this Free Agent Learner? What is the impact of the other emerging trends? What are the tough questions to ask today?

Content Culture Competition Control What are the tough questions to ask today?

Content

Culture

Competition

Control

Content What is it today, what will define it tomorrow? Culture To fit in to the existing or to create anew? Competition What the new business models? Control Who controls the learning process? What are the tough questions to ask today?

Content

What is it today, what will define it tomorrow?

Culture

To fit in to the existing or to create anew?

Competition

What the new business models?

Control

Who controls the learning process?

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