So you want to start an online school? From textbook enhanced to online teaching and learning

1. Dr. Rob Darrow / Dr. Kelly Schwirzke
June 2012
#Iste12 * San Diego
Workshop Wiki:
http://iste12.wikispaces.com

2. Online Programs
Computer Assisted Teacher Lead
 Computer assessment and  Teacher places students
computer placed  Teacher at end of every course
 Complete lesson (teacher in a  Students advance based on
box) teacher assessment (some may
be multiple choice)
 Multiple choice test (Pass,
 Online interaction (e.g. discussion
continue; Fail, repeat)
boards, synchronous online
 Adult facilitated (credentialed lessons/office hours)
or classified)  Teacher Facilitated
– Education 2020 – K-12, Inc.
– Compass Learning – Florida Virtual School
– Apex Learning – Connections Academy

3. What was school like
for you?
Teaching ?
Learning ?
Curriculum ?

4. We are pretty clear
Face-to-Face Teaching Online Teaching
 Students in classroom  Students online
 Teacher in classroom  Teacher online (minimal
 Interaction face-to-face, face-to-face interaction)
mostly verbal, some  Interaction online video
visual conferencing, email –
 Fixed schedule of classes more visual, less verbal
to attend  Flexible schedule for work
 Prescribed curriculum completion
based on standards / use  Prescribed curriculum
of textbooks based on standards / text

5. Online
Teaching
Technology
Enhanced
Teaching
Textbook
Enhanced Web / Online
Teaching Enhanced
Teaching
From Textbook to Online Teaching

6. Confusion about
“blended learning?”
 Two definitions:
– Blended learning should be viewed as a pedagogical
approach that combines the effectiveness and socialization
opportunities of the classroom with the technologically
enhanced active learning possibilities of the online
environment ,
 Dziuban, Hartman and Moskal (2004)
– Blended learning “combines face-to-face learning
with computer mediated learning.”
(Bonk and Graham, 2006. Handbook of blended learning: Global perspectives,
local designs. http://www.publicationshare.com/).

7. Another definition
– Blended learning is 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, path, and/or pace and
at least in part at a supervised brick-and-mortar
location away from home.
 (Horn & Staker, 2012)

8. Why does this matter?
 The goal is student achievement, but…if we
don’t know what “it” looks like:
– We can’t count it
– We can’t study it (researchers)
– We don’t know if it’s making a difference
– We can’t teach it to others

9. Online
Teaching
Technology
Enhanced
Teaching
Textbook
Enhanced Web / Online
Teaching Enhanced
Teaching
From Textbook to Online Teaching

10. What does “it” look like?
Where do you fit?
 Textbook enhanced teaching and
learning
 Technology enhanced (not online)
 Web/online enhanced
 Blended
 Online

11. Teaching and Learning
 What is the student
doing and where is the
student?
 What is the teacher
doing and where is
the teacher?
 What and where is the
content?

12. What does “it” look like?
*Teacher vs. student control of
teaching and learning
More teacher
control  Textbook enhanced
teaching and learning
 Technology enhanced
Shared (not online)
control
 Web/online enhanced
 Blended
More student
control  Online

13. What does “it” look like?
*Teacher-centric vs. Student-centric
More teacher
centric  Textbook enhanced
teaching and learning
 Technology enhanced
Combination (not online)
 Web/online enhanced
 Blended
More student
centric  Online

14. What does “it” look like?
*Control of time and pace
Set time
structure  Textbook enhanced
teaching and learning
 Technology enhanced
Some (not online)
Flexibility
 Web/online enhanced
 Blended
Flexible
 Online

15. What does “it” look like?
 Textbook enhanced teaching and
learning
 Technology enhanced (not online)
 Web/online enhanced
 Blended
 Online

16. Textbook Enhanced
Teacher Student Curriculum

17. Textbook Enhanced
What is the student doing? What is the teacher doing?
•Sitting in a desk in a classroom •Standing in front of the
•Writing on paper classroom
•Listening to teacher •Directing Learning
•Talking with peers •Group discussions
What is the content? Where is the content?
•Textbooks •On paper
•Supplemental materials •In the classroom
•Teacher created materials •In a school library

18. Technology Enhanced
Teacher Student Curriculum

19. Technology Enhanced
What is the student doing? What is the teacher doing?
•Sitting in a desk in a classroom •Standing in front of the classroom
•Writing on paper •Directing Learning
•Listening to teacher •Group discussions
•Talking with peers
•Using a shared or personal
computer
What is the content? Where is the content?
•Textbooks •On paper
•Supplemental materials •In the classroom
•Teacher created materials •In a school library
•Computer (Word, Ppt, etc.) •On a computer/digital white
•Computer Program (loaded or board / doc camera, etc.
CD-Rom)

20. Web/Online Enhanced
Teacher Student Curriculum

21. Web/Online Enhanced
What is the student doing? What is the teacher doing?
•Sitting in a desk in a classroom •Standing in front of the classroom
•Writing on paper •Directing Learning
•Listening to teacher •Group discussions
•Talking with peers •Assignments/activities online
•Using a shared or personal
computer
What is the content? Where is the content?
•Textbooks •On paper
•Supplemental materials •In the classroom
•Teacher created materials •In a school library
•Computer (Word, Ppt, etc.) •On a computer/digital white
•Computer Program (loaded or board / doc camera, etc.
CD-Rom) •Some Online
•Web
•Computer led (e.g. programmed
math or English. Plato, Ed 2020)

22. Blended
Teacher Student Curriculum

23. Blended
What is the student doing? What is the teacher doing?
(30% work online) (30% interacting with students
•Sitting in a desk in a classroom or online)
computer lab •Standing in front of the classroom and
•Using personal computer online at interacting online
home or other location •Directing Learning
•Interacting with peers in person and •Meeting students in small groups
online (f2f and online)
•Developing/assigning online lessons
•Grading online
What is the content? Where is the content?
•Textbooks •On paper
•Supplemental materials •In the classroom
•Teacher created materials •In a school library
•Computer (Word, Ppt, etc.) •On a computer/digital white board /
•Computer Program (loaded or CD- doc camera, etc.
Rom) •Online (computer led or teacher led
•Web content)
•Computer led (e.g. programmed
math or English)

24. Online
Teacher Student Curriculum

25. Online

26. iNacol – Updated Quality Online Teaching
Standards – Blended Learning Continuum
**Students**
Less Online More Online Mostly Online
Instruction Instruction Instruction

27. iNacol – Updated Quality Online Teaching
Standards – Blended Learning Continuum
**Curriculum**
Less Online More Online Mostly Online
Instruction Instruction Instruction

28. iNacol – Updated Quality Online Teaching
Standards – Blended Learning Continuum
**Instructional Support**
Less Online More Online Mostly Online
Instruction Instruction Instruction
iNacol Standards for Quality Online Courses (2011).
http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/

29. A Quiz! – Practice
Where on the continuum?
 Students are told to take out their math
books and turn to p. 45 to learn about
adding fractions.

30. Quiz 1
Where on the continuum?
 Students must create a short video to
demonstrate their learning about the
Pythagorean Theorem in their Algebra
course. Students put together the key
points, add in their voice and background
music and then upload the video to
YouTube. The web address is posted in the
assignment area for the teacher to grade.

31. Quiz 2
Where on the continuum?
 Students are directed by the teacher to go
to the National Geographic website to
complete the activity there about the
different continents of the world. Students
turn in the assignment digitally through the
online classroom drop box.

32. Quiz 3
Where on the continuum?
 Students are working together on a wiki to
identify the key concepts needed to know
about when taking the Advanced Placement
U.S. History exam. The students decide
which students will focus on different topics
and then set a time when they can meet
online to review each part of the wiki.

33. Quiz 4
Where on the continuum?
 Students are presenting about what they
learned about the Battle of Gettysburg in the
Civil War. They have created a PowerPoint
and are advancing the slides on the digital
white board in the front of the classroom.
In addition, each student listening has a
“clicker” to answer questions about the
presentation while the students are
presenting.

34. Contact Information
Rob Darrow, Ed.D. Kelly Schwirzke, Ed.D.
Director of Member Services Instructor, Oasis Independent Study /
Coordinator of Online Learning
iNacol
Alternative Education Programs
559-838-6151
Santa Cruz County Office of
rdarrow@inacol.org
Education
www.inacol.org
P 831-466-5655
Rob’s Wiki:
C 831-359-1778
http://robdarrow.wikispaces.com
kschwirzke@santacruz.k12.ca.us
http://iste12.wikispaces.com