Online Learning and the Non Traditional Student

Tale of Two Lessons

Dispelling the Myth

Typical Lesson

Lecture at Black Board

Student takes notes

Typical Homework

Review Notes

Complete assignments

Typical Assessment

If student is dominant learning style AUDITORY/ VISUAL ,

they regurgiate information and pass test

Traditional Student Population

High Achiever- 10 % of student population- AUDITORY, VISUAL dominant

Learning style- Aces standardized test- Accepted into best universities

Average student

- 50% of student population- Dominant learning styles- Visual, Tactile - Absorbs 70% of information - C student- Accepted into middle Tier colleges and community colleges

Struggling Student- 40% of student population- Dominant learning styles -- Tactile - Absorbs 50% of information - D student or failing student- Barely graduates from high school - Dropout - Creator of businesses like Kinko’s,

Compuware, Wendy’s, Little Caesar’s, Microsoft

Millenials Characteristics

According to Claire Raines,

author of Connecting Generations: The Sourcebook,

Millennials Born 1980 -2000Sociable

optimistic collaborative open-minded

inclusive achievement-oriented 

Millennials

Technical natives since their birth.raised with

cell phones, Ipods,DVDs,

video game consoles

Millennials

naturally technical savvyprefer self challenge

Millenials LearningUSE

TeamworkTechnology,

FunFlexibilityChallenge

Experiential Activities

Hustle & TECHknowPreparatory High School

Hustle & TECHknowPreparatory High School

A Cyber School located at the

Compuware Headquarters in

Downtown Detroit serving high school

dropouts and juvenile delinquents

Do these students look like Dropouts & Juvenile Delinquents?

Individualized

Instruction

Online EducationAllows teachers to

design individual

and collective

lessons to

retain students

Purpose of Education

Career Exploration

Career ExplorationMy Dream Explorer

www.mydreamexplorer.org

Free of charge to every Michigan Student

Bells & WhistlesVideoAudio

PodcastEmail

Global Information

Adjust Learning Reading

Assess each student on reading level

Computer readjust reading assignment to fit level

Reading Score IncreaseLexile reading scores

moved

4.2 to

7.8 in 6 months

Homework

Printed from online lessons

Math AdjustmentOnline lessons come with

Video Professor

Extra Practorials

Practice test

Students Engaged

Students like online practice quizzes

Like Video Professors Like Widgets