November 5, 2014 iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium Palm Springs, CA http://inacol.org

2. iNACOL: A Mission to Transform
•iNACOL: formed to transform learning
– Early mission: Advance the work of teachers, administrators and public policy
makers in the field of online learning to transform teaching and learning
toward student-centered approaches
– New opportunity: new student-centered learning models leveraging new
tools have the potential to dramatically boost worldwide learning
•Transformation will require:
– Policy Advocacy
– Communications
– New Models
– Convening & Field-building

3. Policy Advocacy
• Building Coherent (Student-Centered) Accountability 3.0 Model
• Rethinking Systems of Assessments
• Expanding Access to Educational Opportunity (Courses, Programs)
• Modernizing Human Capital Systems and Talent
• Improving Technology and Broadband (Modernizing E-Rate)
– Transformative shift from time-based to learner-centered
– Advancing on mastery; eliminates learning gaps
– Core component of personalized, student-centered
– Transformation is a pedagogical, technical, political challenge

4. the largest active
community of practice
transforming the future
of education.

5. Top 10 Trends Driving the Future of Education
1. Personalized Learning
2. Competency Education
3. Learner Profile/Interest-driven
4. Online Learning
5. Blended Learning
6. Open Content and OER
7. Adaptive Technologies
8. Badging
9. Community Connectivism
10. Mobile Learning

6. Global Context Matters
Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Special Advisor to the Secretary
General on “Post-2015 Development Planning for Global Education” said:
“Quality basic education is a prerequisite for meeting the unalienable right to learn and to
develop. However, the complexities of new and emerging global challenges demand that the
education agenda must be more aspirational. Provision of quality education and skills
training at all levels, seamlessly linking with pathways to lifelong learning, must be equitably
accessible for all through a range of flexible modalities in order to cater to the diverse needs
of learners today.”