Personalized Learning: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?
1. Personalized Learning:
Where Have We Been and
Where Are We Going?
Julie Evans, CEO
Project Tomorrow
Julie Young, President & CEO
Florida Virtual Schools
2. Personalized Learning
“DIY Learning”
Personalizing the
Classroom Experience
Planning for the Future
Speak Up Data Findings plus
Florida Virtual School Experiences
3. Speak Up National Research Project
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7. In my life, I ……..
Play games on handheld devices (57%)
Take tests online for school (40%)
Have a cell phone or smartphone (40%)
Read books on my mobile device (53%)
Want more internet access at school (50%)
and want to take an online class (40%)
8. Who is . . . . . ?
1. 3rd Grade Girl
2. 6th Grade Boy
3. 9th Grade Girl
4. 12th Grade Boy
9. Who is a girl in
3rd grade?
(from a rural
community)
10. In my life, I ……..
Play games on handheld devices (57%)
Take tests online for school (40%)
Have a cell phone or smartphone (40%)
Read books on my mobile device (53%)
Want more internet access at school (50%)
and want to take an online class (40%)
11. The Student Vision for Learning
Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
12. Speak Up National Research Project
Key Findings: Speak Up 2003 – 2011
Students function as a “Digital Advance Team”
Students regularly adopt and adapt emerging technologies for
learning
Students’ frustrations focus on the unsophisticated use of
technologies within education
Persistent digital disconnect between students and adults
Exacerbation of lack of relevancy in current education
Students want a more personalized learning environment
13. Personalizing Learning Outside of School
“DIY Learning” at work . . . .
o 1 in 10 students have sent out a Tweet about an academic topic
o 12% have taken an online class they found on their own
o 15% have tutored other students online or found an expert to help
them
o 1/5 have used a mobile app to help organize their school work
o 1 in 4 have used a video that they found online to help them with
homework
o 30% of Gr 6-8 students and 46% of Gr 9-12 have used Facebook as an
impromptu collaboration tool for classroom projects
14. Personalizing Learning Outside of School
Student use of social media in their personal lives
Social Media Use Students – Students –
Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
48% 59%
Maintain a personal social networking site
Participate in online discussion boards, 45% 56%
communities, chats
30% 30%
Use web tools for collaborative writing
24% 24%
Use web tools to create alerts or
notifications for self-organization
20% 18%
Make videos to share online with others
Contribute to wikis or blogs about their 14% 14%
interests
15. Is there an unmet demand for online learning?
If you have not taken an online class, would you
like to?
Yes! Students in Grades 3-5 27%
Students in Grades 6-8 47%
Students in Grades 9-12 45%
What would you recommend as a good investment
to enhance student achievement?
36% of parents say “online classes”
16. Student interest in taking an online class
5 year retrospective
Yes I am interested No I am not interested
53%
47%
45%
42%
38%
33% 32%
24%
Students Gr 6-8 Students Gr 6-8 Students Gr 9-12 Students Gr 9-12
(2007) (2011) (2007) (2011)
17. Mobile devices are the key to personalizing learning
How students would personalize learning through the use of a
mobile device at school
Gr 9-12 Gr 6-8 Gr 3-5
72%
Research information 70%
53%
63%
Communicate with others 59%
21%
62%
Access online textbooks 61%
27%
61%
Receive reminders/alerts 62%
29%
55%
Collaborate with classmates 60%
45%
35%
Video lessons to review later 33%
34%
18. New finding about home Internet access
High School Student Internet Access Outside of School –
Broadband vs. Mobile
77%
75%
72%
59%
55%
53%
Urban Suburban Rural
My home computer has fast internet access (such as DSL)
I access the internet through 3G/4G mobile device
20. Personalizing Learning at School
What prevents you from using technology at your school?
Obstacles to Tech Use at School Students – Students –
Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
I cannot use my own mobile 57% 55%
device
I cannot access my social 50% 51%
networking site
Websites I need for learning are 49% 59%
blocked
I cannot use my 42% 39%
communications tools
Teachers limit how I can use 40% 42%
technology
21. Who is learning online?
Types of online learning Students: Students:
experiences Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12
100% online school 7% 6%
Online self study class 10% 13%
Teacher led online class 10% 13%
Online class for personal 9% 10%
interests
22. Personalizing Learning at School
Learning my way – benefits of online learning
Students Gr 6-8 say:
o I would be in control of my own learning (52%)
o I would be able to work at my own pace (52%)
o I would get extra help in a subject that is hard for me (50%)
o My technology skills would improve (47%)
o It would be easier for me to review class materials as many times as I
want (44%)
o I would be more comfortable asking my teacher questions (43%)
23. Teachers and online professional development
30% say online courses are #1 choice for PD
• Already taken an online course . . . . . . ?
43% say online PD is #1!
• Top benefits:
• Better fit for schedule (89%)
• Ability to review materials as needed (55%)
• Customize the learning process (52%)
24. Relationship between online learning
experiences and value proposition
62%
Fits schedule 90%
89%
88%
11%
Learning community value 34%
28%
36%
8%
Supports learning style 33%
27%
34%
28%
Saves time 50%
44%
46%
12%
Just in time training 32%
26%
34%
5%
More connected to profession 17%
13%
20%
33%
Review materials as needed 62%
56%
57%
29%
Ability to customize learning 58%
52%
61%
No online involvement Taken blended online PD Taken fully online PD Taught online class
25. Challenges implementing more online learning
School principals say:
1. Concerns about the quality of student-teacher
interactions
2. Concerns around course quality or academic rigor
3. Lacking infrastructure to support online learning
4. Finding teachers to teach online courses
5. Student home access to the Internet
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26. Value proposition for administrators and teachers
What are the benefits of mobile learning?
Teachers Teachers Administrators Administrators
2007 2011 2007 2011
Improves teacher-parent- 35% 55% 31% 36%
student communications
Increases student 51% 79% 66% 80%
engagement in learning
Provides way to 30% 61% 30% 58%
personalize
instruction
Develops collaboration and 21% 40% 26% 34%
teamwork skills
Develops problem solving 26% 50% 34% 41%
skills
Extends learning beyond 45% 58% 47% 58%
school day
28. The Student Vision for Learning
Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
29. The New Student Vision for Learning
What if the “clients of education”
were really in charge of defining
education, school and learning?
How would school be different?
30. What tech should be in my ultimate school?
Virtual reality
Digital textbooks
Digitally
Games
- rich
Tablets
Personal mobile devices
Online classes
Un-tethered
Social networking
Online tutors
Social
In class chat rooms
-based
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Teachers Parents Students
31. Yes, students should be required to take an online
class for graduation
2008 2011
69%
49%
46%
40%
36%
31%
26% 27%
Students Gr 6-8 Students Gr 9-12 Parents Administrators
32. Administrators’ Realities
Impact of recent fiscal crisis on budgets
What tech solutions are you considering to help with
your budget situation?
1. Digital textbooks 43%
2. Tablets instead of laptops for students 39%
3. Online teacher PD 37%
4. Cloud computing solutions 35%
5. Online classes for students 30%
6. Allowing student use of personal devices 27%
33. Key trends we are watching:
• Continuing “digital disconnects”
• Spectrum of digital native-ness
• 24/7 access redefined
• Inadequacy of the 1-to-1 paradigm
• Everyone needs a personal learning network
• Responsible use vs. acceptable use
• Blurring of informal & formal learning lines
• Students define success differently
34. Key trends we are watching:
• Collaborations driving 21st century skills
• Game-ification momentum – learning as process
• Students as content producers
• Changing ideals for assessment
• Print to digital migration surprises
• It’s really all about productivity!
• Maximizing personalized learning
• Emergence of Free Agent Learners!
36. More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
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• Speak Up 2012!
37. Start planning now for Speak Up 2012!
Speak Up 2012 – 10th Anniversary
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K-12 students, teachers, librarians, administrators and parents
on the role of technology within teaching and learning.
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38. Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT
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