iNACOL Research Webinar: Transforming K-12 Rural Education through Blended Learning
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Blended Learning:A look at the transformation of K-12 education in Idaho
Eric Kellerer – Doceō Center for Innovation in Teaching and LearningEric Werth – Director of E-Learning Services
Sherawn Reberry – Director of Education ProgramsNiki Walker – Blended Learning Manager
Northwest Nazarene University
Idaho Digital Learning Academy
Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
Eric Kellerer Eric Werth
Sherawn Reberry
Niki Walker
Based on the report: “Transforming K-12 Rural Education
through Blended Learning
• Link to report: http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iNACOL-Transforming-K-12-Rural-Education-through-Blended-Learning.pdf
Why is this important research?
• Education week has ranked Idaho #48 in K-12 Education
• 60% 4-8th graders are not proficient in math• 65% 4-8th graders are not proficient in reading• 10% of Idaho students will graduate from
college.
Blended Learning Defined
A formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of student control over time, place, and at least in part at a supervised location
away from home(Horn & Staker, 2011)
Blended Learning
Participants of the Study
Categories Investigated
• General Uses• Communication• Academic Ability• Student Engagement• Teacher-related Impacts
Survey Branches
Participants n=627
37%
63%
Male
Female
Benefits of Blended Learning
Self-paced Learning
Struggling or Absent Student Resource
Ability to innovate
Monitoring learning
Using student data
Providing 1:1 Instruction
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Better or Much Better After The Same, Better, Much Better Before
Less Positive Impacts
Student Attendance
Teacher-Teacher Comm.
Teacher-Parent Comm.
Student-Student Comm.
Special Education
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Better or Much Better Much Worse, Worse, The Same
Correlations - Relationships
Self-paced learningTeacher ability to innovate
Overall Quality of Student Work
Providing ResourcesStudents ability to locate resources
Self-directionStudent perseveranceOverall quality of work
Advice from Participants
Best Practices
Barriers
Training
TechnologyTime
Tenacity
Before the Study
Implications for Educators
• Implementing blended learning takes time• One must persevere through initial struggles• Build lessons/materials as you go• Seek formal and informal training (before
and after)
Implication for Students
• Students taking responsibility for their own learning
• Interest level of students during instruction• Student perseverance• Overall quality of work
Questions?
http://tinyurl.com/IdahoReport