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Starting and Growing A Successful Online Learning Program
The document discusses strategies for starting and growing successful online learning programs, emphasizing the importance of addressing student achievement issues and meeting the demand for online learning. It highlights the role of technology in enhancing communication between parents, students, and educators, as well as the increasing preference for online learning among students. Resources and workshops are provided for further guidance on implementing effective online learning solutions in K-12 districts.
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- 1. Starting and GrowingA Successful Online Learning ProgramFebruary 17 * 2pm ETJohn Canuel, Vice President, blackboard global k-12 education strategyStacey Campo,Instructional Technology Specialist, Poway Unified School District
- 2. Address Traditional StudentAchievement Issues
- 3. Ensure 21st CenturyTeaching/Learning in a Digital World
- 4. Support 21st CenturyStaff
- 5. Support 21st CenturyCommunity Challenges
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- 10. Professional DevelopmentSo ManyOptions…Why Tackle The Project?
- 11. Personalized Pacing andOutside Learning Time.Total % AgreeingStrongly AgreeSomewhatAgreeStronglyDisagreeSomewhatDisagreeStatement65%85%95%86%84%Source: Blackboard/Education Week Survey of Online Learning Preparedness (2010). n=2,001
- 12. Districts are Challengedto Meet Student Demand for Online LearningTotal % AgreeingStatement89%96%51%80%Strongly AgreeSomewhatAgreeSomewhatDisagreeStronglyDisagreeSource: Blackboard/Education Week Survey of Online Learning Preparedness (2010). n=1,962
- 13. Parents indicated thatthe top ways they receive online information from school/teacher is email (77%) and school website (67%)
- 14. Through this communicationparents are:
- 15. Better informed aboutgrades and overall achievement level – 62%
- 16. Better informed abouthomework and tests – 46%
- 17. Feel more connectedto the school – 52%
- 18. Better informed abouthow to help child with homework – 41%
- 19. Information parents wantfrom school communications:
- 20. Information about child’sattendance, academics and grades – 65%
- 21. Suggestions for additionalactivities that I can do to help my child academically – 21%What Are Parents Saying?Parents Want More Information About Academic Performance from School* Note – some data from 2007 Survey
- 22. Value proposition formobile learningPerspectives of parents and educators © Project Tomorrow 2010
- 23. 38% of studentswho have not taken an online courseare interested in doing so
- 24. 63% of studentsidentify online learning as a must-have component in their “ultimate school”
- 25. Over 40% ofstudents are currently communicating with theirteachers electronically and over 70% of students are communicating with friends and family through text, email, and IM
- 26. Over 70% ofhigh school students have access to a computerand 67% have access to a cell phoneWhat Are Students Saying?Technology is a daily part of students’ lives and should be integrated into their school lives.
- 27. 35% say thatcommunications with parents is a major challenge that “wakes them up in the middle of the night” – it is ranked #3 on the administrators’ list – just after funding and test scores
- 28. 21% say thatcommunications tools for connecting with parents is the greatest technology challenge for their district
- 29. 50% say thatusing mobile devices will improve teacher-parent-student communications and over 75% believe mobile devices used for teaching and learning will increase student engagement
- 30. 65% say thatthey are using technology to provide their teachers with student achievement data (as part of a professional learning community) that can be passed along to students and parentsWhat Are Administrators Saying?Real-Time Communications with Parents is a High Priority
- 31. Blackboardis often associatedwith…Learning Management
- 32. And today Blackboardcansupport much more…WebsitesBlogs & WikisMedia StreamingAssessment ToolsLearning ManagementCommunication SolutionsCollaboration ToolsClassroom SystemsVideoconferencingLecture Capture
- 33. And today Blackboardcansupport much more…MobileMicrobloggingComputation ServicesVisualization & SimulationDigital Asset ManagementScholarly NetworkingData WarehousingSocial NetworkingMedia SharingVirtualizationCalendaringWebsitesBlogs & WikisMedia StreamingAssessment ToolsLearning ManagementCommunication SolutionsCollaboration ToolsClassroom SystemsVideoconferencingLecture Capture
- 34. Blackboard provides anintegrated, student engagement-focused, technology solutionBlackboard Learn +Collaborate Blackboard Mobile LearnMulti-Modal MessagingBlackboard Mobile Central
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- 36. Stacey CampoInstructional TechnologySpecialistPoway Unified School DistrictSan Diego, CA
Editor's Notes
- #7 The next two slides show how parents and administrators would like to facilitate communications between school and home. It is clear parents have clear feelings about the type of information they would like communicated from schools, and that they are quite accustomed to receiving information electronically.
- #8 We know that students are using multiple pieces of technology each day – for both school and social purposes, to communicate, learn, and maximize productivity. We can see that all other educational stakeholders also value quick and easy access to academic material and information.
- #9 The Project Tomorrow research helped guide is towards this solution by showing us that each stakeholder in learning communities sees value in using the power of technology in K-12 learning environments.
- #10 Administrators are aware of the need to inform and involve parents and are seeking technology tools to ensure academic information is one of the pieces that is conveyed to parents.MENTION THAT THERE IS MORE INFORMATION PRINTED IN YOUR PACKET.
- #12 EMPHASIZE An enterprise education companyTechnology solutions across the student life cycleConsulting team with industry expertiseSolutions aligned to your key strategies and needsStudent engagementStudent successExpanded presenceEffective use and adoption of technologyMOBILE
- #13 EMPHASIZE An enterprise education companyTechnology solutions across the student life cycleConsulting team with industry expertiseSolutions aligned to your key strategies and needsStudent engagementStudent successExpanded presenceEffective use and adoption of technologyMOBILE
- #14 In K-12 we have 4 product platforms that can help you achieve your goals.We are looking for a way to tell this story that is meaningful and credible, understanding that many in the K-12 space have only a partial understanding of how we can support teaching and learning.Main Points:While districts have become more sensitive over the past few years to the need to become more engaged with students, this has been Blackboards mission since the beginning—”to increase the impact of education by transformation the experience of education” . In some ways, we were forced to wait for technology to catch up with our vision. At any rate, we are there today like no one else, delivering a fully-integrated solution to deliver Student EngagementAn enterprise education companyTechnology solutions across the student life cycleConsulting team with industry expertiseSolutions aligned to your key strategies and needsStudent engagementStudent successExpanded presenceEffective use and adoption of technology
- #17 Take away from presentationThe direction we took as a district (how we got started)Activities to create system change and sustainability Develop and DesignForward movement to change
- #18 What is caused us to look at online educational opportunitiesWhat is happen in our communityHow this is affecting our student population
- #19 As a k- 12 district whose Strategiv vision is “College Readiness for All” where all students graduate College Ready, it is critical that we keep our eye on what is happening at the post secondary level.
- #20 We also have to look at how we are funded in California with ADA and recognize our competors.
- #21 Just over five years ago, there were a handful of charter and private on line schools in the County of San Diego, today that number has quadrupled. Click to arrows. I had a conversation with a vendor last month of a company called K – 12 Education. They presented an attractive offer to expand our home school program. Their model was simple, we give them half of the per pupil funding we get from the state, we provide the teacher and after we enrolled 30 home school students with their program we start making money
- #22 Again… feel free to change…Thank you for your thoughts and sharing…Now we move on to our next theme of sharing some information of how Online learning looks in our two districts…
- #24 TLC: Staff Development ModelPUSD Virtual Course RubricAligning Current Courses to RubricDesigned Four New Online Courses
- #25 As a member of the online summit team we will:understand the PUSD vision of online learning (past, present, future)understand current research in secondary and post secondary virtual educationAs a member of the online summit team we will: participate in the development of the vision and workidentify our role in the processAs a member of the online summit team we will:provide critical questions for reflectionprovide guidance and insights about the model and process
- #26 Based upon the movement how did we continue to reflect, refine and grow our program
- #28 Past practice was to not have a common learning experience for content design for the students. Teachers were identified based upon their desire to teach online. Recognizing that we had tapped the resource, we wanted to begin an opportunity for staff development which allowed teachers to gain the experience and pedagogy of online instruction through an actual online PD process
- #31 3 courses were offered District – wide All teacher had PD Courses designed based upon Rubric & Common Learning ExperienceMust be part of the site enrollment process…cannot work “completely” outside the existing structureContinue the conversation with stakeholders because in times of limited resourses (including people) …it has to have a champion cheerleaderReceived funding for course development Slow moving
- #34 In these economic times we are just trying to stay “In the Movement” with allowing students to access and experience online content, interaction and involvement.
- #36 WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL WITH REGISTRATION LINKS