SUCCESS IN ONLINE LEARNING JOHN CANUEL, VP OF EDUCATION STRATEGY, BLACKBOARD.
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Transcript of SUCCESS IN ONLINE LEARNING JOHN CANUEL, VP OF EDUCATION STRATEGY, BLACKBOARD.
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Headlines
Themes in K-12 Education• Financial stress• Innovation• Accountability• Compliance• Reform• Student Achievement & Attendance• Personalized Digital Content
“N.Y. Gov. Must Use Budget Power to Spare Schools from Layoffs”
“Educators Back Personalized Learning”
“Urban Students Lag in Science Learning”
“Duncan: Most schools could face 'failing' label”
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Teacher Demographics – Age(In 1987-88)
Source: Richard M. Ingersoll. University of Pennsylvania, original analyses for NCTAF of Schools and Staffing Survey.
NationalCommission onTeaching andAmerica’s Future
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Teacher Demographics – Age (In 2007-08)
Source: Richard M. Ingersoll. University of Pennsylvania, original analyses for NCTAF of Schools and Staffing Survey.
NationalCommission onTeaching andAmerica’s Future
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Teacher Demographics – Experience (In 1987-88)
Source: Richard M. Ingersoll. University of Pennsylvania, original analyses for NCTAF of Schools and Staffing Survey.
NationalCommission onTeaching andAmerica’s Future
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Teacher Demographics – Experience (In 2007-08)
Source: Richard M. Ingersoll. University of Pennsylvania, original analyses for NCTAF of Schools and Staffing Survey.
NationalCommission onTeaching andAmerica’s Future
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• Customized learning will help more students succeed in school• Student-centric classrooms will increase the demand for new technology
• Computers must be disruptively deployed to every student
• Disruptive innovation can circumvent roadblocks that have prevented other attempts at school reform
• In 2019, 50% of high school courses will be delivered online
Disrupting Class (2008)
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Homeschooled Virtual Schools Online Charter Schools
Blended Learning0
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2010
2015
Series32.91
0.29 0.22
2.94
4.58
2.531.7
10.07
Growth of Online Learning in PK-12 US Students
Learning Environment
Mil
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ns
of
Stu
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ts
Source: Ambient Insight “The US Market for Self Paced Products and Services: 2010-2015 Forecast and Analysis.” Released January 2011
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STUDENT RESPONSES: BENEFITS OF TAKING A CLASS ONLINE?
Project Tomorrow Survey (2009)
63% of students identify online learning as a must-have component in their “ultimate school”
Work At Their Own Pace
Earn College Credit
Take A Class Not Offered
Get Extra Help
Get More Attention From Teachers
51%
49%
44%
35%
19%
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Districts are Challenged to Meet Student Demand for Online Learning
Source: Blackboard/Education Week Survey of Online Learning Preparedness (2010). n=1,962
13%
3%
10%
3%
36%
17%
53%
49%
41%
49%
36%
47%
10%
31%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Students are positively engaged by the use of technology in learning environments.
Students demonstrate improved learning, performance and/or achievement when technology is
integrated into their curriculum.
Your district meets the online learning demands of all students.
Your district leadership team wants to deliver courses virtually to achieve greater curriculum quality, increased learning opportunities, and
operational efficiencies.
89%
96%
51%
80%
Statement
Strongly Agree
SomewhatAgree
SomewhatDisagree
StronglyDisagree
Total % Agreeing
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#1 ONLINE LEARNING IS GROWING
• 30% per year
#2 ONLINE LEARNING IS EFFECTIVE
• U.S. Department of Education Report of Online Learning Better than Face-to-Face (USED 2009)
#3 ONLINE LEARNING IMPROVES TEACHING
• Teachers who teach online reported positive improvements in face-to-face, too. “Of those who reported teaching face-to-face while teaching online or subsequently, three in four reported a positive impact on their face-to-face teaching.”
Online Learning Research
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Traditional Educational Technology Models
Live meetings
- Admin Content
Management
Teacher
Professional
Development
Live classroom collaboration Communications
Web 2.0 tools
Formative Assessments
Virtual School
Organizational Core Business and Information Systems
Technology
Integration
1:1 Device
InitiativesCredit
Recovery
Gifted Student Course supportInterventions
Digital Textbooks
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Core Mission Teaching and Learning Technology
Core Mission Teaching and Learning Platform
Live meetings - Admin
Content Management
Teacher Professional Development
Live classroom
collaborationCommunications Web 2.0 tools
Formative Assessments
Virtual School
Organizational Core Business and Information Systems
Technology Integration
1:1 Device Initiatives
Credit Recovery
Gifted Student Course support
Interventions
Digital Textbooks
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Blackboard Cost Efficiencies
IMPLEMENT:
Online PD
REMOVE:
Substitute Fees and associated T&E
Digital Curriculum Guides Printed Curriculum Binders
SafeAssign Third Party Plagiarism Resource
Protected Community Site Printed/Mailed Letters and Forms to Families
Cost and travel timeOnline Meetings
Printed Communications (Newsletter)
Electronic Delivery of Information
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Blackboard Educational Efficiencies
IMPLEMENT: REMOVE:
District-wide Standards-Aligned Lessons
Lesson/Instructional Inconsistency
Semester-Long Online Lessons
Wasted Student Time with Substitutes and Absences
Hold real-time collaboration sessions
Unproductive days to due weather closure
Targeted, personalized academic support (live tutoring sessions)
Students Struggling Without Resources at Home
Access to Courses Anywhere, Anytime
Restrictions to Learning Based on Access
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Many Ways to Get Started
Community a
nd Parental Engagement
Collaborative Curriculum Management
Effective and Affordable
Professional Development
District-wide Virtual School
Blended Learning
EXPLORATORY TARGETED USE EXPANSIONDISTRICT
IMPERATIVE
Dis
tric
t B
enef
its
Primary Focus
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Online Professional Development Attributes
Professional
Learning Communiti
es &
Dynamic Learning Spaces
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The Impacts of a PLCs
PLCs
Nurtures trust &
collaborationDesigns deep
learning experiences
Promotes inquiry
Develops networks,
partnerships, & connections
Ensures supportive structures
Grows a learning culture
Inclusive and empowering
Stoll (2004)
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Who is the “Typical Online Student?
Credit Recovery
Aspiring athletes and performers
Medically Fragile
Home Schoolers
Accelerated Students
Need to work and/or support family
Traditional Public/Private
Special Education and ELL
Rural Students
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Who Owns the Work?
Organizational Leadership
Technology Leadership
Instructional Leadership
Student NeedsParent – Community Needs
Individual School Needs