Join us for an hour-long special that highlights key insights from Schoology's 2017 Global State of Digital Learning survey. It's a general study of education with 2,846 education professionals from 89 countries.
In this presentation, you'll learn key takeaways from this landmark survey regarding:
- What the survey was all about
- The challenges of implementing technology into the classroom
- Types of instructional resources used most
- The pedagogies being practiced most
- Top challenges of administrators
- PD strategies being practiced most
- The effectiveness of PLNs and PLCs for PD
- How widely educators are collaborating
- How prevalent instructional technology coordinators are and what impact they have
- Top priorities of teachers and admin
- The benefits of digital learning
- The possible impacts of an LMS on student engagement
For the actual presentation, watch it at: https://youtu.be/JjANiTNXmnA
Key insights from the Global State of Digital Learning survey
1. The Global State of Digital
Learning
Key Takeaways from 2,846 K-12 Education
Professionals from 89 Countries
2. Who We Are
Kellie Ady
Director of Instructional
Strategy
Adam Larson
Director of Educational
Solutions
Dylan Rodgers
Editor in Chief of the
Schoology Exchange
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3. And Schoology is the #1 K-12 LMS
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1500+District
Customers
100M+Enrollments
20MUsers
1B+Questions Answered 60KSchools
99.9%Uptime (>99.95 over the last 12 months)
500M+Grades Entered
4. What is the Global State of Digital Learning Survey?
• A general study of digital learning in K-12 education today
• Conducted from May–June 2017
• Encompasses 2,846 teachers and administrators from 89 countries worldwide
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5. Why Did We Do the Survey?
• To satiate our obsession with education and edtech’s role within it
• To provide concrete insights about education today
• To highlight reality vs hype
• To provide you a foundation for future initiatives
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6. How Did We Do the Survey?
• Created by a team of former teachers, former admin, and content specialists
• Conducted the survey online via Typeform.com
• Promoted it via email, blog posts, social promotions, and word of mouth
• Conditional questions were based on role and answers to previous questions
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12. Our Agenda for This
Presentation
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Insights from Inside
the Classroom
2
Insights from Outside the
Classroom
3
Insights About Learning
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14. What Are the Obstacles to Effective Technology
Integration?
Top 3 Obstacles
• Lack of Time
• Not Enough Devices
• Ineffective PD
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15. This is In Line with Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up
Findings
Top challenges identified by School site principals in
2016
1. Lack of teacher training
2. Providing enough devices
3. Balancing instructional time constraints
4. Evaluating digital instructional content quality
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16. What Types of Instructional Resources are Used
Most?
What This Could Mean
• Digitizing vs. enhancing
learning?
• OERs have yet to catch
on
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17. The Levels of Technology Integration
Image Modified from Original by Lefflerd’s on Wikimedia Commons
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22. What are the Top 5 Challenges of 2016-2017?
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23. In your opinion, what PD strategy is most
effective?
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24. What Types of PD are Practiced in Your Institutions?
What This May Suggest
• PD doesn’t incorporate modern
learning practices
• Instructional practices aren’t
being modeled
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25. PD Should Model Best Practices in Instruction
“ . . . both formal and informal professional development should model
blended instructional practices and techniques that focus on enhancing
learning and measure for efficacy to successfully impact and transform
blended instruction and behaviors in the classroom with fidelity.”
Parks, Oliver, and Carson. The Status of Middle School
Instruction. Journal of Online Learning Research, pg. 79–
101, 2016
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26. Is the LMS Used in the Classroom also Used in PD?
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27. How Effective Do Consider PLNs and PLCs to Be for
PD?
81% Agree PLCs and
PLNs are Effective for
PD
Other Notable Results
• Providing effective PD is #1
challenge for admin
• Getting faculty to collaborate is #1
priority for admin
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28. How Widely are Respondents Collaborating?
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29. The Research is Clear: Collaboration Enhances PD
“The emergence of a collaborative adult-learning culture can be
profound in accelerating student potential. Research is clear that
collaboration, not isolation, is the best practice for professional growth
for teachers.”
Wilson, Gielniak, and Greaves. Professional Learning Brief.
Project RED, May 2017
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30. Does Your Institution have Dedicated Instructional Tech
staff?
Comparison of Tech Staff and LMS
Satisfaction
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32. What are Teacher’s Top 5 Priorities for the 2017–
2018?
Top 5 Admin Priorities
1. Faculty Collaboration
2. Rolling out New Devices
3. Digital Citizenship Program
4. Assessing and Reporting on Student
Performance
5. Providing On-Going PD
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Top 5 Teacher Priorities
1. Implementing New Instructional Approach
2. Digitizing Curricular Resources
3. Collaborating with Peers in PLCs
4. Consolidating Various Tools into One
Location
5. Moving to Digital Assessments
33. What impact does digital learning have on student outcomes?
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34. Digital Learning Benefits Students and Faculty
Does digital learning positively impact
student growth or achievement?
Does digital learning positively impact
faculty growth or teaching effectiveness?
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35. Respondents who use their LMS more also report higher
levels of engagement
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But educators everywhere are practicing digital learning. The question is How. That made us think about resources. What resources are being used most in classrooms today?
Time is the #1 Obstacle to Effective Digital Learning
Lack of time, devices, and effective PD are the three biggest obstacles standing in the way of institutions and integrating technology into teaching and learning.
*Kellie
But educators everywhere are practicing digital learning. The question is How. That made us think about resources. What resources are being used most in classrooms today?
Time is the #1 Obstacle to Effective Digital Learning
Lack of time, devices, and effective PD are the three biggest obstacles standing in the way of institutions and integrating technology into teaching and learning.
*Adam
Static Instructional Resources are Still the Norm
Static resources (PDFs, Word Docs, Videos, etc.) are, by far, the most used instructional content, suggesting institutions may be digitizing traditional learning instead of enhancing it.
*Kellie
*Adam
Teaching and Learning Looks Different on the Ground
While instructional practices such as gamification and flipped learning soak up all the press, they are not being practiced as much as one might think.
*Dylan
What is considered the #1 most effective pedagogy?
Differentiated Learning
Blended/Hybrid Learning
Individualized Learning
Flipped Learning
Personalized Learning
1:1 Learning
Understanding by Design (UBD)
Gamification
Purely Online Learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
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Blended Learning Still Takes the Cake
There’s an obvious recognition of the need to tailor learning to students—via differentiation, personalization, etc.—but institutions still rank blended learning as the most effective strategy.
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*Dylan
In Your Opinion, What PD Strategy is Most Effective?
Single Session Workshops
Periodic Workshops
Regular Coaching
Online Blended Course
On-Demand or Asynchronous PD
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PD Doesn’t Reflect the Best Practices of Modern Teaching and Learning
Very little PD offered by institutions is via asynchronous learning, blended courses, and on-demand options. Plus, 46% of institutions don’t use their LMS to model best practices.
*Kellie
PD Doesn’t Reflect the Best Practices of Modern Teaching and Learning
Very little PD offered by institutions is via asynchronous learning, blended courses, and on-demand options. Plus, 46% of institutions don’t use their LMS to model best practices.
*Adam
*Kellie
Is Collaboration the Best Vehicle for Solving PD Challenges?
81% of respondents consider PLC and PLN collaboration to be effective for PD. Interestingly, PD is the #1 challenge and faculty collaboration is the #1 priority of administrators by far.
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The widest level of collaboration mostly stops at PLCs
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PD Doesn’t Reflect the Best Practices of Modern Teaching and Learning
Very little PD offered by institutions is via asynchronous learning, blended courses, and on-demand options. Plus, 46% of institutions don’t use their LMS to model best practices.
*Adam
*Kellie
*Dylan
What sort of impact do you consider digital learning to have on students, teachers, parents and admin?
A big positive impact
A moderately positive impact
No noticeable impact
A moderately negative impact
A big negative impact