LaBonte, R., & Barbour, M. K. (2020, February). How many is too many: What do we know about class size and online learning? A pecha kucha presentation at the Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
Michael BarbourProfessor of Instructional Design, College of Education & Health Services
DLAC 2020 - How Many Is Too Many: What Do We Know About Class Size and Online Learning?
1. How Many Is Too Many:
What Do We Know About Class
Size and Online Learning?
Randy LaBonte
CANeLearn.net
&
Michael Barbour
Touro University
Images from PhotosforClass.com, UnSplash.com, or @rlabonte
4. e-Learning in Canada
Single provincial program
Primarily district-based programs
Combination of provincial and district-based programs
Use online learning programs from other provinces
11. National Education Policy Center
• While the national average student-to-
teacher ratio in the United States was
approximately 16 students per teacher
• Full-time e-learning schools reported
nearly three times as many students per
teacher (i.e., 43.8 students per teacher)
(Molnar et al., 2019)