Learning in the 21st Century: 2011 Trends Update

Learning in the 21st Century:
2011 Trends Update – Report Release

Students, Parents & Educators Speak Up
about Online Learning

ISTE 2011 - Philadelphia
Breakfast Meeting
June 28, 2011
© Project Tomorrow 2011

A big thank you to:


Series of Speak Up Reports
in collaboration with Blackboard


Today’s Agenda:

Welcome remarks from John Canuel
About Speak Up
Highlights from the new report
Panel discussion
Conversation time
Speak Up Research Project:
Views of Students, Parents, Teachers,
Librarians and Administrators


Welcoming Remarks

John Canuel

Vice President
K-12 Education Strategy

Blackboard Inc.


Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions

Who is learning online?
What is propelling this new interest in online
learning?
Can online learning really transform the learning
process?
What is the standing in the way of greater
adoption?
What motivates teachers to teach online?


Speak Up National Research Project
• Annual national research project
Online surveys + focus groups
Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education
Institutions receive free report with their own data

• Collect ideas ↔ Stimulate conversations
K-12 Students, Teachers, Librarians, Parents, Principals
and District Administrators

• Inform policies & programs
Analysis and reporting
Services to help transform teaching and learning


Speak Up survey question themes

Learning & Teaching with Technology
21st Century Skills & Digital Citizenship
Science and Math Instruction
Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
Internet Safety
Administrators’ Challenges
Emerging Technologies in the Classroom
Online Learning, Mobile Devices, Digital Content
Educational Games, Web 2.0 tools and applications
Designing the 21st Century School


National Speak Up 2010 Participation: 379,355

K-12 Students 294,399
Teachers 35,525
Librarians 2,135
Parents (in English & Spanish) 42,267
School/District Administrators 3,578
Technology Leaders 1,391
Schools / Districts 6,541 / 1,340
Top 12 participating states:
TX, CA, AL, AZ, FL, NC, IL, MD, IN, NV, PA, WI
About Speak Up participating schools:
51% Title 1 eligible – indicating community poverty
34% urban, 29% suburban, 37% rural

Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about
their Vision for 21st Century Learning

Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning

Speak Up 2010 National Findings
Two national releases in Washington DC
April 1 and May 11, 2011

The New 3 E’s of Education:
Enabled, Engaged, Empowered
Report #1: How today’s students are leveraging
emerging technologies for learning

Report #2: How today’s educators are advancing a
new vision for teaching and learning

What can the Speak Up
findings tell us about the
future of learning?


What can the Speak Up data tell us about the
future of learning?

• Student vision for tech use mirrors desires for
learning in general
• Educators have potential to enable, engage and
empower this new learning vision
• By examining the synergies and the disconnects
we can develop a shared vision for the future of
learning


The New 3 E’s of Education:
Enabled, Engaged, Empowered

Key Trends to Watch:

Mobile Learning

Online Learning

E-Textbooks and Digital Content


Introducing . . .
2011 Trends Update

A special collaboration with Blackboard, Inc.


Online learning enables a greater personalization
of the learning process for both students and
educators and facilitates opportunities to
collaborate with peers and experts, thus
empowering a new sense of
personal ownership of the learning process.


Who is learning online today?
Administrators: Who is your audience for online learning?

Audience 2008 2010
Administrators 21% 36%
Teachers 49% 53%
Traditional students 24% 40%
Home-schooled students 5% 13%
Students in continuation 3% 18%
schools
At risk students 10% 16%



Figure 1: Administrators: Types of Online Learning Provided to Students

6%
Self directed class 4%

27%
Blended class 14%

9%
100% class - other teachers 7%

13%
100% class - our teachers 9%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

2009 2010



Table 1: Growth in student participation in online classes

Middle School High School
Students Students
Type of online
participation 2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008
Took an online class for
school 19% 13% 9% 30% 18% 10%
Took an online class for
personal reasons 5% 8% 7% 8% 9% 4%


What is propelling this new interest?
Table 2: Value of Online Learning for Students
District
Value of Online Learning Principals Administrators

Keeping students engaged in 37% 46%
school
Increasing graduation rates 32% 44%
Offering academic remediation 32% 39%
Providing scheduling alternatives 25% 37%
Programs for at risk students 23% 29%
Offer dual enrollment courses 15% 20%
Provide advanced coursework 14% 25%


Can online learning transform the learning process?

Students: Why do you want to take an online class?

For high school students, traditional reasons:
scheduling and college credit.

For middle school students, it’s about changing the
learning paradigm.


Why do you want to take an online class?

For high school students, traditional reasons: scheduling and
college credit.
For middle school students, it’s about changing the learning
paradigm.

Get extra help in a tough subject
More comfortable asking questions
In control of my own learning
More motivated to learn
Work at my own pace
Review class materials whenever I want
Share ideas with my classmates


Given the demand and the interest, what is
standing in the way of greater adoption?



Figure 2: Administrators' identify barriers to offering online courses

30%
Limited state funding 36%

26%
Evaluating quality of online courses or curriculum 8%

18%
Lack of expertise to create online courses 17%

15%
Teacher compensation 20%

14%
Teachers are not comfortable teaching online courses 21%

12%
Teachers are reluctant to teach online classes 14%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

2009 2010



Figure 2: Administrators' identify barriers to offering online courses

30%
Limited state funding 36%

26%
Evaluating quality of online courses or curriculum 8%

18%
Lack of expertise to create online courses 17%

15%
Teacher compensation 20%
Teachers are not comfortable teaching online 14%
21%
courses
12%
Teachers are reluctant to teach online classes 14%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

2009 2010


Which factors are most important when
evaluating online course quality?

Administrators say:

1. Standards alignment 77%
2. Ease of use by students and teachers 63%
3. Student achievement results 54%
4. Source = teachers or curriculum specialists 42%
5. Includes imbedded assessments 36%


What would motivate a teacher to teach an
online course?

Working conditions?
Professional development opportunities?
Professional satisfaction?
Curriculum support?
Job opportunities?


online course?

For teachers who express an interest:

Flexibility in working conditions 78%
Increased compensation 65%
Providing necessary tools/support 60%
Learning about job opportunities 58%
Working with more motivated students 53%


online course?

For teachers who say they are not interested:

Increased compensation 37%
Flexibility in working conditions 32%
Providing necessary tools/support 25%
Co-teaching an online course 22%
Providing curriculum 21%


online course?

Value of first hand experience by taking an online
course?

Not that meaningful ….

Only 26% of the interested cohort and 9% of the
disinterested cohort said that would make a difference.


online course?

Key audience for recruitment:

• Teachers with less than 10 years of experience
• Prefer online courses for their own PD
• Explicitly state an interest in teaching an online course


2011 Trends Update
Panel Discussion

Amy Colucci Education Technology Teacher
Jefferson County PS (KY)

Mary Fluharty Technology Integration Specialist
Alexandria City PS (VA)

Polly Haldeman FLVS Regional Liaison
Florida Virtual School (FL)

Alison Schleede Technology Facilitator
Mooresville Graded SD (NC)


Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.

Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15

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