Parents and Educators Speak Up about Online Learning

Students, Parents & Educators
Speak Up about Online Learning:
A 5 Year Retrospective Review

Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO
October 22, 2012

© Project Tomorrow 2011

Today’s Discussion:

 About the Speak Up National Research Project
 Highlighted data findings: 5 Year Review
 Panel discussion

Speak Up 2011 National Research Project:
Views of K-12 Students, Parents, Teachers,
Librarians and Administrators


Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions

 How does the growth in online learning change the value
proposition for technologies that personalize learning?

 What is the impact of the increased interest by students,
parents and educators?

 What is the teachers’ wish list for tech-enabled professional
learning communities?

 Is there a new climate for policies around online learning
requirements for students?


Students, Parents & Educators Speak Up about Online
Learning: A 5 Year Retrospective Review

Panel Discussion
John Brim
Assistant Executive Director, North Carolina Virtual Public School

Michele Eaton
Virtual Education Specialist, MSD of Wayne Township (IN)

Mike Kowalski
Administrator – Online Campus, Fairfax County Public Schools (VA)

Jeannine Richardson
Instructional Media Integration Coordinator, Arlington Public Schools (VA)


Speak Up National Research Project

Annual national research project
 Online surveys + focus groups
 Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education
 Institutions receive free report with their own data

Collect ideas ↔ Stimulate conversations
 K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators
 Pre-Service Teachers in Schools of Education

Inform policies & programs
 Analysis and reporting of findings and trends
 Consulting services to help transform teaching and learning

+ 2.6 million surveys since 2003

Speak Up survey question themes

 Learning & Teaching with Technology
 21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship
 Science and Math Instruction
 Career Interests in STEM and Teaching
 Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
 Internet Safety
 Administrators’ Challenges
 Emerging Technologies in the Classroom
 Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-textbooks
 Educational Games, Web 2.0 tools and applications
 Designing the 21st Century School


Saluting our Speak Up 2011 Sponsors:


National Speak Up 2011 Participation: 416,758

 K-12 Students 330,117
 Teachers & Librarians 38,502
 Parents (in English & Spanish) 44,006
 School/District Administrators 4,133

 About the participating schools & districts
o 5,616 schools and 1,250 districts
o 24% urban / 35% rural / 41% suburban
o All 50 states + DC

 Honor Roll of States with highest participation:
TX, CA, AL, IN, AZ, NC, FL, WI, VA, MD

Speak Up 2011 Congressional Briefings
Washington DC
April 24 and May 23, 2012


Other Speak Up 2012 Reports & White Papers

Defining the Emerging Role of Social Learning Tools to Connect
Students, Parents & Educators (with Schoolwires)

Leveraging Intelligent Adaptive Learning to Personalize
Education (with DreamBox)

Learning in the 21st Century: Mobile Devices + Social Media =
Personalized Learning (with Blackboard)

Upcoming:

 Print to digital migration considerations white paper

 Aspiring teachers report – from schools’ of education data


Other Speak Up 2012 Reports

Online learning trends report:

Learning in the 21st Century:
A 5 Year Retrospective on the
Growth of Online Learning

A special collaboration with Blackboard

Downloadable @ www.tomorrow.org/speakup/speakup_reports.html


Inviting all K-12 schools and districts to participate
this year – including virtual schools:

Speak Up 2012 – 10th Anniversary

Special online surveys to collect and report on the views of the
K-12 students, teachers, librarians, administrators and parents
on the role of technology within teaching and learning.

Surveys open now
thru December 14
Learn more @ www.tomorrow.org/speakup


What can the Speak Up
findings tell us about the
future of learning?


Speak Up National Research Project
Key Findings: Speak Up 2003 – 2011

 Students function as a “Digital Advance Team”

 Students regularly adopt and adapt emerging technologies
for learning

 Students’ frustrations focus on the unsophisticated use of
technologies within education

 Persistent digital disconnect between students and adults

 Exacerbation of lack of relevancy in current education

 Students want a more personalized learning environment


The New Student Vision for Learning

Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning Online Learning
Digitally–rich learning



Key Finding #1:

A majority of teachers, school site
administrators and district level administrators
have now taken an online class for their own
professional development.

For teachers, an increase of 148% since 2007.


Educators are increasingly learning online

Online Learning Teachers School Site District
Experience Administrators Administrators

Taught a fully online class 6% 6% 14%

Taught a blended online 5% 3% 9%
class

Took a fully online 52% 52% 65%
class for PD
Took a blended online 18% 25% 30%
class for PD


Administrators’ Realities
Impact of recent fiscal crisis on budgets

What tech solutions are you considering to help with
your budget situation?

1. Digital textbooks 43%
2. Tablets instead of laptops for students 39%

3. Online teacher PD 37%
4. Cloud computing solutions 35%

5. Online classes for students 30%
6. Allowing student use of personal devices 27%


Challenges implementing more online learning

School principals say:
1. Concerns about the quality of student-teacher
interactions
2. Concerns around course quality or academic rigor
3. Lacking infrastructure to support online learning
4. Finding teachers to teach online courses
5. Student home access to the Internet

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Key Finding #2:

Teachers’ value proposition on online learning
for their own professional development is
directly related to their previous online
learning experiences.

30% of teachers say that online PD is now
their preferred approach for
continuing education.


Relationship between online learning
experiences and value proposition
62%
Fits schedule 90%
89%
88%
11%
Learning community value 34%
28%
36%
8%
Supports learning style 33%
27%
34%
28%
Saves time 50%
44%
46%
12%
Just in time training 32%
26%
34%
5%
More connected to profession 17%
13%
20%
33%
Review materials as needed 62%
56%
57%
29%
Ability to customize learning 58%
52%
61%

No online involvement Taken blended online PD
Taken fully online PD Taught online class


Teachers’ wish list for tech-enabled
professional learning communities

 Tools for collaboration with teachers at my school
(43%)

 Tools for collaboration with teachers at other schools
(42%)

 Online courses (42%)

 Easy access to student data that I can use to inform
my teaching (39%)

 Centralized repository of teaching resources (38%)



Key Finding #3:

A new, positive correlation exists between
educators’ experiences with online learning
and their interest in mobile learning in school.


New correlation: Personal mobile device use by
online experience

I have taught an online course I have taken an online course for PD
No involvement or interest

86%
77%
70%
65% 63% 64%
57% 56%
45%
34% 30%
20%

Smart phones Tablet Smart phones Tablet
Teachers Administrators


School principals: Reluctant to allow students to
use their own mobile devices at school – even
for academic purposes

Will you allow students to use their own mobile devices?

11% 22%

65%

Likely Unlikely Unsure


Except if they have had a personal online
learning experience:

 Taught an online class?
 35% of principals who have taught an online
class say they are likely to allow students to use
their mobile devices at school

 No online learning experience?
 76% of principals without online learning
experience say they are unlikely to allow students
to use their own mobile devices at school



Key Finding #4:

The profile of a typical student interested in
taking an online class today is:

a middle school girl who values the use of a
mobile device in school and sees online
learning as her ticket to a more personalized
learning environment where she is control of
the learning process.


Who is learning online?

Types of online learning Students: Students:
experiences Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12
100% online school 7% 6%

Online self study class 10% 13%

Teacher led online class 10% 13%

Online class for personal 9% 10%
interests


Students want to take an online class in:

MATH
43% - Gr 6-8 Students
32% - Gr 9-12 Students


Learning my way – benefits of online learning

Students Gr 6-8 say:

o I would be in control of my own learning (52%)
o I would be able to work at my own pace (52%)
o I would get extra help in a subject that is hard for me (50%)
o My technology skills would improve (47%)
o It would be easier for me to review class materials as many
times as I want (44%)
o I would be more comfortable asking my teacher questions
(43%)

Student interest in taking an online class:
5 year retrospective

Yes I am interested No I am not interested

53%

47%
45%
42%
38%
33% 32%

24%

Students Gr 6-8 Students Gr 6-8 Students Gr 9-12 Students Gr 9-12
(2007) (2011) (2007) (2011)



Key Finding #5:

One-third of parents now support increased
investments in online learning at their child’s school.

An increase of 80% since 2007.


Parents’ views on the benefits of online learning for
their child



Key Finding #6:

69% of administrators (and surprisingly, almost
50% of middle school students) say that
students should be required to take an online
class to graduate from high school.


Yes, students should be required to take an online
class for graduation
2008 2011

69%

49%
46%
40%
36%
31%
26% 27%

Students Gr 6-8 Students Gr 9-12 Parents Administrators


When we write the online
learning trends update report in
2017, what will be our headline
stories five years from now?


Inviting all K-12 schools and districts to
participate this year – including virtual schools:

Speak Up 2012 – 10th Anniversary

Special online surveys to collect and report on the views of the
K-12 students, teachers, librarians, administrators and parents
on the role of technology within teaching and learning.

Surveys open now
thru December 14
Learn more @ www.tomorrow.org/speakup


Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.

Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT
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