Online Learning: Where are we now?

Kerry Rice, Ed. D.Department of Educational Technology

Trends

National Trends

*US Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2011)**Anthony G. Picciano and Jeff Seaman, Sloan Consortium Report 2009

45,000

1,030,000

1.8 million*

5 – 6 million**

25 million

½ of all high school courses

2000

2008

20162019

2010

Idaho Virtual Charter Schools2009 - 2010

2010 - 2011 Increase

Idaho Virtual Academy, K-12 Inc. (2002) 2,662 2,750Richard McKenna Charter High (2002) 229 345

Idaho Distance Education Academy (2004) 900 913

Inspire Connections Academy (2005) 501 605iSucceed, Insight School(2008) 735 765Idaho Connects Online (2009) (Formerly Kaplan Academy of Idaho) 102 213Kootenai Bridge Academy (2009) 138 237Another Choice Virtual School (2010) 100 120

Virtual Charters 4,176 4,728 13%

Brick and Mortar Charters 10,311 11,484 11%All Charters 14,487 16,212 12%

Virtually every Idaho district has a student in an IDLA course (about 16,000 students)

http://chartercommission.idaho.gov/schools/documents/all_charter_data_sheets_12a.pdf

The future is NOW

Dual degrees and success measured by completion (not seat time)

4 day school weekhttp://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/ruraleducation/ 39 schools districts and charter schools considering 4 day school week for 2011-2012

Online teaching experience = credit for pd

Blended Hybrid Flipped oh my!!

What is Online Learning?

What is Blended Learning?

Heather Staker and Michael Horn, Innosight Institute: http://www.innosightinstitute.org/media-room/publications/education-publications/classifying-k-12-blended-learning/

“A formal education program in which a student learns in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of student control over time, place, path and/or pace.

and

at least in part at a supervised brick and mortar location away from home.

Transforming Policy

• Establish a one to one computer ratio in high school.

• Give teachers classroom tools.• Provide teacher training.

• Increased Access - Idaho Education Network

… "online course" means a course which delivers a sequential program of synchronous and/or asynchronous instruction primarily through the use of technology, in which the instructor is not physically located at the school or place in which the student is receiving instruction. Nothing in this definition shall prohibit a blended course that includes face-to-face, in person instruction, provided that a majority of the instruction is delivered as stated herein.”

Transforming Teaching Practice

Transformative Practices

Preservice Technology Standards

K-12 Online Teaching Standards

PreK-12 Online

Teaching Endorsement

1. Knowledge of Online Education

2. Knowledge of Human Development and Learning

3. Modifying Instruction for Individual Needs

4. Multiple Instructional Strategies

5. Classroom Motivation and Management Skills

6. Communication Skills, Networking and Community Building

7. Instructional Planning Skills

8. Assessment of Student Learning

9. Professional Commitment and Responsibility

10. Partnerships

Idaho K-12 Online Teaching Standards(Parallel Idaho Core Teaching Standards)

http://edtech.boisestate.edu/idaho-k-12-online-teaching-endorsement-program/

Putting Student Learning First

“Students should be encouraged to go as far and as fast as they can.”

Innovation for competency-based models that are outcome-based.

Focus on Student-Centered Learning

Transformations

• How we view time (carnegie unit).• Accountability for learning (badges).• More emphasis on authentic learning experiences (PBL).• Increased student participation in their own learning (co-

design).• Adaptive learning management systems that use data to

drive personal learning plans. • Just-in-time summative assessments (NCLB).

• http://www.ednewscolorado.org/2011/10/04/25310-analysis-shows-half-of-online-students-leave-programs-within-a-year-but-funding-stays

“You simply cannot replace a teacher with a laptop.”

http://neatoday.org/2011/04/01/laptops-are-not-teachers/

"A teacher that can be replaced by a machine should be."

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education.html

Leveraging Technology

for Learning

Changing Role of the

Teacher

Educator (vs.Teacher)Assign Learning TasksAssessGuide dev. of PLP’sCurriculum Dev.Course Design

Rice, K. (2012). Making the Move to K-12 Online Teaching: Research-Based Strategies and Practices, p. 24.

Real World Challenges

• Access • Learning Management

Systems• Content – particularly in

difficult subject-areas• Computer Skills ??• Making use of data• Transformative teaching

strategies

Lily Jane

LCP’s PBL Best Practice

PBL

Learner Autonomy

Active Participation

Collaboration and

Community Building

Authentic Assessment

21st Century Skills

Active Participation

21st Century Skills

Learner Autonomy

Active Participation

Authentic Assessment

Collaboration and

Community Building

Technology allows…

• Repetition• Individualization• Pace• Multiple

representations• Metacognition• Motivation• Interests• Level playing field

• Resource sharing• Collaborative

knowledge construction

• Participatory culture• Attention to learning

styles• Data driven decision-

making• Global interactions

Online Communities

Instructional Teaching Aids

NASA: Communications and the Lunar Outpost

Virtual Schoolhouse Bridges Project

Multimedia Tools

Virtual Schoolhouse Get a Grip Project

More tools…

• Resource Sharing– Google Sites– Diigo and Webslides– Edublog– CiteULike– Xtimeline– Trailmeme– Paper.li/Scoop it

• Games– Centre of the Cell– Earthquake– Cruel 2 B Kind– Stop Disasters!

• Brainstorming– Bubbl.us– Kidspiration

• Project Management– Google Groups– Google Sites– Gliffy– Doodle

• Writing and Reflection– Voicethread– Glogster– Bitstrips– Google Docs

A Flippin’ Framework for Strategy Development

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai3yKZKvaKCDdE5kZWZJeTVtZkxtNkR3Zkw5aGxZWFE#gid=0

Blending

STRATEGY CLASSROOM/SCHOOL/DISTRICT SUPPORTS EXAMPLE TOOLS

Beginner (10% - 25%) Internet resources (Global Collaborations, Scavenger Hunts)

Computers, open access, bandwidth, asset or content management system (My Big Campus),

Collaborate in descriptive writing on the Monster Exchange learning community. Other useful sites include virtual math manipulatives, simulations, games, tutorials, remediation.

Google Docs, Google Sites, Trailmeme, Grabbabeast, Phet, Zoom Kitchen Chemistry, National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

  Shared resource respositories Computers, bandwidth, open access Preload Diigo with resources. Students use the annotation tool to highlight and explain structure and context of materials.

Diigo, CiteULike, Pinterest, Delicious, only2clicks, symbaloo

  Lecture Capture (for remediation or absent students)

Central LMS or asset/content management system Record class lectures using a lecture capture tool. Upload to a central location for access when needed.

LMS (Blackboard, Moodle, Brain Honey), CMS (My Big Campus)

  Classroom Group Open access Communicate with parents Google Groups, Yahoo Groups, Facebook, Blog, Wiki

  Collaborative Brainstorming Computers, open access, bandwidth Teacher directed collaborative brainstorming Bubbl.us, Gliffy

Intermediate (25% - 50%) Internet Integration activities (WebQuests, Virtual Field Trips)

Computers, open access, small class sizes Students work in small groups to complete a Webquest (Groups of students work in groups around a single computer.)

Google Sites, LMS, Virtual Field Trip websites

  Collaborative document creation Computers, broadband capacity, open access Students work in small groups using online collaboration tools. (Students work at their own computer but belong to a group.)

Google Docs

  Online discussions Computers, open access, broadband capacity, microphone or headset

Practice language skills with others from the country of origin.

LMS, Voicethread, Skype, My Language Exchange

Advanced (> 50%) Digital Video resources (for delivery outside the classroom)

Computer access (one-to-one, after school labs, laptop checkout)

Khan Academy YouTube, WatchKnow, TeacherTube

  Digital Media Creation Computer access (one-to-one, after school labs, laptop checkout)

Teacher created videos explaining a complex concept using examples and materials from everyday life.

SnagIt, Jing, Camstudio, Camtasia, Screenr, Screencast, microphone, Webcam

  Mobile Learning Mobile device access Situated Simulations that superimpose historical elements over real-time locations.

Smartphone, iPad,

  Gaming Computer access (one-to-one, after school labs, laptop checkout)

Embed gaming elements into learning goals (badges, achievements, self-selection, leveling)

3-D GameLab quest-based learning management system

Image created using wordle: http://www.wordle.net/

In a review of empirical studies, the U.S. Department of Education concluded, “...on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face classes.” (Evaluation of Evidence-based Practices in Online Learning, May 2009)

Key Findings

The effectiveness of online learning is tied to learning time, curriculum, pedagogy, and opportunities for collaboration.

Online learning can be enhanced by giving learners control of their interactions with media

Online learning can be enhanced by prompting learner reflection.

“No Significant Difference”

• “Florida Connections Academy 2009 State Test Scores Exceed Overall State Results” (Connections Academy)

• “Newly released state data reveal that e-schools perform better academically than Big 8 districts at lower cost “ (Ohio Alliance for Public Charter School)

• Best Practices in K-12 Online. Goal: Identify those online delivery methodologies that seem to produce exceptional educational results in terms of standardized testing outcomes.

Educational Data Mining

What was the number one reported challenge for teachers with 0 years of online teaching experience?

Self - Reported Needs (sorted by Online Teaching Experience)

• Isolation (n=21)• Technology Skills (n=20)• Time Management (n = 20)

O Years

• Student Responsibility (n=43)• Time Management (n=40)• Parental Support (n = 36)

1 - 5 Years

• Time Management (n=11)• Student/teacher ratio (n=8)• Student Responsibility (n=7)• Parental Support (n = 7)

6 + Years

How will your classroom be transformed?

Kerry RiceDepartment of Educational TechnologyBoise State Universitykrice@boisestate.edu

Resources

• Queen, B., & Lewis, L. (2011). Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2009–10 (NCES 2012-008). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012008.pdf

• Means, B., Toyama, Y., Murphy, R., Bakia, M., & Jones., K. (2009). Evaluation of evidence-based practices in online learning: A meta-analysis and review of online learning studies. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf

• Making the Move to K-12 Online Teaching: Research-Based Strategies and Practices www.pearsonhighered.com/rice1e

• A Flipping Framework: http://bit.ly/JahtdX • Innosight Institute: http://www.innosightinstitute.org/ • Edtech K-12 Online Endorsement Program:

http://edtech.boisestate.edu/idaho-k-12-online-teaching-endorsement-program/ • ISTE NETS Standards: http://www.iste.org/standards.aspx

Resources

• Clearing the Path: Creating Innovation Space for Serving Over-Age, Under-Credited Students in Competency-Based Pathways http://www.ednewscolorado.org/2011/10/04/25310-analysis-shows-half-of-online-students-leave-programs-within-a-year-but-funding-stays

• Cracking the Code: Synchronizing Policy and Practice for Performance-Based Learning http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/iNACOL_CrackingCode_full_report.pdf

• It’s Not a Matter of Time: Highlights from the 2011 Competency-Based Learning Summit http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/iNACOL_Its_Not_A_Matter_of_Time_full_report.pdf

• Troubling Questions about Online Education: http://www.ednewscolorado.org/2011/10/04/25310-analysis-shows-half-of-online-students-leave-programs-within-a-year-but-funding-stays

• Viewpoint: Authorizing Online Learning http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/Vander%20Ark-Patrick%20Cyber%20Learning%20Viewpoint_August%202011.pdf

• Going Virtual! Research Series: http://edtech.boisestate.edu/goingvirtual/goingvirtual.htm • The reality of virtual schools: A review of the literature. (2008). http://1.usa.gov/MLJwSF