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Adding DE to your ABE/ESL Program 4/17/11
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Adding Distance Education to Your ABE/ESL Program
Jere Johnston – Project IDEAL Crystal Hack – GED-I
COABE 2011
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The Project IDEAL Consortium
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Today • Overview of DL in ABE/ESL in the U.S. • Models of delivery • DL curricula • Measuring distance contact Hrs (PCH) • Selecting distance teachers • Planning & implementing a DL program • Keys to success • State DL Policy, data systems, $$ • Marketing DL
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OVERVIEW OF DL IN ABE/ESL Jere
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History • 1994-2007:
– “Pure” distance for learners who can’t come to classrooms
• 2007+: – Growth of DL to supplement classroom
courses – But NRS requires DL to be a separate
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Defining Distance • Self-Study Primarily Outside the
Classroom – A curriculum or collection of study materials
designed with self-study in mind • Online is common, but not essential
– Different from homework
• Interaction with a Teacher Is Primarily at a Distance
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Distance vs. Classroom
The Heart of Distance Ed is Learner Self Study and
Teacher Coaching
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SkillsTutor
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Communicating at a Distance
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Some F2F Required • Intake & Orientation
– Standard pretest & counseling – Interested in DE?
• Assess fit with self-study • Familiarize with curriculum • Complete a contract
• Monitoring Assignments • Instruction/Coaching • Counseling
• Optional F2F Tutoring • Posttest
F2F (12 hrs+/-)
At a distance
F2F
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Going to Scale • Orientation
– Pretest – Familiarize with curriculum – Assess fit with self-study – Contract
• Counseling • Instruction/coaching • Monitoring • Feedback • Extra Tutoring • Posttest Partner
Partner
Hub
Hub
Partner
Partner
Partner Partner
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Common Distance Curricula • IDEAL States Begin with 1-2 Curricula
– ABE/GED • MHC GED Online, Pre GED Online • GEDi (Illinois) / GED Missouri • PLATO / SkillsTutor • GED Connection / Pre GEDC
– ESL • Crossroads Cafe • English For All – USA Learns • Rosetta Stone
• With Experience, Curriculum Tailored to Individual Learner Needs
OHIO: AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT’S POSSIBLE
Follow handout…
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Six Years
5 agencies, 13 Teachers @ .25FT
5 Hubs, 10 Teachers @ .50 FTE New delivery model increases capacity
With experience & PD, enrollments increase
5 hubs each provide DE to distance learners in
their own and in partner agencies
5 agencies each offer DE to their own learners
2% of all ABE
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ABE Attainment Ohio, 2007-08 Distance Classroom
Enrolled 891 41,005 Level Completion (TABE) † 56% 63% Entered Employment * 87% 87% Retained Employment * 72% 64% Earned a GED * 88% 86% Entered Postsecondary * 94% 93%
† Those with both pre- and posttest data
* Percent of those declaring this goal
DE is 2.1% of total
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ESL Attainment Ohio, 2007-08
Distance Classroom Enrolled (DE = ~ 1%) 67 7,204 Level Completion 63% 66%
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Distance Learner Load - Ohio
Year Distance Teachers
Average Student Load
2002-03 14 * 13
2003-04 14 * 20
2004-05 13 * 25
2005-06 10 ** 62
Load increases with Experience & PD
New Model: “Hubs”
* .25 FTE; ** .50 FTE
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With Experience, Cost Drops
Ohio: Mostly the Same Teachers Year to Year
DELIVERY: PURE, BLENDED, SUPPLEMENT
Crystal
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BREAK
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DE CURRICULA Jere
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Common Distance Curricula • IDEAL States Begin with 1-2 Curricula
– ABE/GED • MHC GED Online, Pre GED Online • GEDi (Illinois) / GED Missouri • PLATO / SkillsTutor • GED Connection / Pre GEDC
– ESL • Crossroads Cafe • English For All – USA Learns • Rosetta Stone
• With Experience, Curriculum Tailored to Individual Learner Needs
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www.glencoe.com/catalog/contemporary/onlinesuite/onlinesuite_sampler.html
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SkillsTutor Sampler
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skillstutor.com/hmh/site/skillstutor/
English for All / USA Learns • English for All • USA Learns, Second English Course
– USA Learns – USA Learns/teacher – USA Learns/class
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• Focusonlifeskills• Engaging
mul1media• Guided
interac1on• Varietyof
ac1vi1es– Listening– Reading– Speaking– Wri1ng
U.S.A. Learns Content
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Proxy Contact Hours • Teacher Verification Model
– Used for multimedia curricula like GED Connection – Teacher certifies work completed – Formula: equiv hours in typical classroom
• Learner Mastery Model – Learner demonstrates unit mastery by testing – Formula: expert panel sets hours – Crossroads Café and English For All are Mastery
• Clock-Time Model – Curriculum contains a “tutor” and tracks time learners
spend doing activities. – MHC is Clock Time
Proxy Contact Hours GED Online Clock Time SkillsTutor Clock Time GEDi Mastery (50 mins/unit) English For All Mastery (70% = 6 hrs) USA Learns Mastery (70% = ? hrs) Rosetta Stone Clock Time
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ONE ABE CURRICULUM UP CLOSE
Crystal
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LUNCH
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SELECTING DISTANCE TEACHERS
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Distance Teaching Self Assessment
• www.adultedonline.org
• Free, online self-assessment of key skills needed for distance teaching
• What you need to know and be able to do?
• Informal way to see if distance fits your style, skills, and interests
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PLANNING & IMPLEMENTING A DISTANCE PROGRAM
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A Timetable for Development • Year 1
– Develop a plan: DL101 – Implement plan with ongoing support
• Conference calls, webinars
• Year 2 – Refine distance teaching skills
• DL102 – a study group on distance teaching
• Conference calls, webinars, DL topics at PD activities
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• Year 3+ – Four-week virtual study groups
• DL103: Online resources • DL104: Persistence
– Continue ongoing virtual supports as needed
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Distance Learning 101 Online • Develop a DL plan for your agency • Four units: Recruiting, Orientation,
Teaching, & Assessment • Handbook of Distance Ed • 6-8 Weeks, 1-2 hrs/wk • Each week:
– Within agency: work on a piece of the plan
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KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS
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KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS
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Keys to Successful Programs
• Strong support from the state… – Resources, PD, clear expectations
• Local agencies given freedom to discover what works
• Flexible Teachers Who Can Coach • Continuous PD & Support for
teachers • Appropriate Curricula
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Successful Distance Learners • 10 hrs per week available to study
• Took a classroom course in last 5 years
• Technology access at home
• Strong desire for further education
• Independent – doesn’t feel need to be part of a class or have regular F2F teacher interaction.
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Also Noted…
• DE is difficult. Select teachers carefully, provide PD continually
• Low tech works (CrCafe, GEDC workbook), but online programs build important tech skills
STATE POLICY, TRACKING LEARNERS, PAYING TEACHERS
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State Policy • OVAE Requirement • Definitions
– “Distance learners” – How assign PCH – Approved curricula
• Requirements for an agency to add DL • Funding of DL • Training required to teach DL
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See Handout
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Tracking Learners • Minimum
– Proxy Contact Hours • Cumulative or by time period
• Optional – Course (unique code for DL course) – Enrolled (do recruits stay to enr?) – Active (a rule to drop students who
don’t do the work)
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Tracking Students’ Distance Work
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Tracking PCH for a Single Curriculum
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Should You Subsidize New DL?
• Curriculum • Technology • Advertising • Release time
– Administrator 5% – 2 teachers @ 25% time
• 1 teacher support 15-25 learners
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MARKETING YOUR PROGRAM Crystal
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