Online Learning and the Non Traditional Student Tale of Two Lessons Dispelling the Myth

Typical Lesson Lecture at Black Board Student takes notes

Typical Homework Review Notes Complete assignments

Typical Assessment If student is dominant learning style AUDITORY/ VISUAL , they regurgiate information and pass test

Traditional Student Population

High Achiever - 10 % of student population - AUDITORY, VISUAL dominant Learning style - Aces standardized test - Accepted into best universities

- 10 % of student population

- AUDITORY, VISUAL dominant Learning style

- Aces standardized test

- Accepted into best universities

Average student - 50% of student population - Dominant learning styles- Visual, Tactile - Absorbs 70% of information - C student - Accepted into middle Tier colleges and community colleges

- 50% of student population

- Dominant learning styles- Visual, Tactile

- Absorbs 70% of information

- C student

- Accepted into middle Tier colleges and community colleges

Struggling Student - 40% of student population - Dominant learning styles -- Tactile - Absorbs 50% of information - D student or failing student - Barely graduates from high school - Dropout - Creator of businesses like Kinko’s, Compuware, Wendy’s, Little Caesar’s, Microsoft

- 40% of student population

- Dominant learning styles -- Tactile

- Absorbs 50% of information

- D student or failing student

- Barely graduates from high school

- Dropout

- Creator of businesses like Kinko’s, Compuware, Wendy’s, Little Caesar’s, Microsoft

Millenials Characteristics According to Claire Raines, author of Connecting Generations: The Sourcebook ,

Millennials Born 1980 -2000 Sociable optimistic collaborative open-minded inclusive achievement-oriented

Sociable

optimistic

collaborative

open-minded

inclusive

achievement-oriented

Millennials Technical natives since their birth. raised with cell phones, Ipods, DVDs, video game consoles

Technical natives since their birth.

raised with

cell phones,

Ipods,

DVDs,

video game consoles

Millennials naturally technical savvy prefer self challenge

naturally technical savvy

prefer self challenge

Millenials Learning USE Teamwork Technology, Fun Flexibility Challenge Experiential Activities

USE

Teamwork

Technology,

Fun

Flexibility

Challenge

Experiential Activities

Hustle & TECHknow Preparatory High School

Hustle & TECHknow Preparatory High School A Cyber School located at the Compuware Headquarters in Downtown Detroit serving high school dropouts and juvenile delinquents

Do these students look like Dropouts & Juvenile Delinquents?

Individualized Instruction

Online Education Allows teachers to design individual and collective lessons to retain students

Allows teachers to

design

individual

and

collective

lessons

to

retain students

Purpose of Education

Career Exploration

Career Exploration My Dream Explorer www.mydreamexplorer.org Free of charge to every Michigan Student

My Dream Explorer

www.mydreamexplorer.org

Free of charge to every Michigan Student

Bells & Whistles Video Audio Podcast Email Global Information

Video

Audio

Podcast

Email

Global Information

Adjust Learning Reading Assess each student on reading level Computer readjust reading assignment to fit level

Reading

Assess each student on reading level

Computer readjust reading assignment to fit level

Reading Score Increase Lexile reading scores moved 4.2 to 7.8 in 6 months

Lexile reading scores

moved

4.2

to

7.8

in 6 months

Homework Printed from online lessons

Printed from online lessons

Math Adjustment Online lessons come with Video Professor Extra Practorials Practice test

Online lessons come with

Video Professor

Extra Practorials

Practice test

Students Engaged Students like online practice quizzes Like Video Professors Like Widgets

Students like online practice quizzes

Like Video Professors

Like Widgets