Learning in the 21st Century: 2011 Trends Update

© Project Tomorrow 2011
Learning in the 21st Century:
2011 Trends Update – Report Release
Students, Parents & Educators Speak Up
about Online Learning
ISTE 2011 - Philadelphia
Breakfast Meeting
June 28, 2011

A big thank you to:

Series of Speak Up Reports
in collaboration with Blackboard

Today’s Agenda:
 Welcome remarks from John Canuel
 About Speak Up
 Highlights from the new report
 Panel discussion
 Conversation time
Speak Up Research Project:
Views of Students, Parents, Teachers,
Librarians and Administrators

Welcoming Remarks
John Canuel
Vice President
K-12 Education Strategy
Blackboard Inc.

Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions
 Who is learning online?
 What is propelling this new interest in online
learning?
 Can online learning really transform the learning
process?
 What is the standing in the way of greater
adoption?
 What motivates teachers to teach online?

• 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, Librarians, Parents, Principals
and District Administrators
• Inform policies & programs
 Analysis and reporting
 Services to help transform teaching and learning
Speak Up National Research Project

 Learning & Teaching with Technology
 21st
Century Skills & Digital Citizenship
 Science and Math Instruction
 Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
 Internet Safety
 Administrators’ Challenges
 Emerging Technologies in the Classroom
 Online Learning, Mobile Devices, Digital Content
 Educational Games, Web 2.0 tools and applications
 Designing the 21st Century School
Speak Up survey question themes

 K-12 Students 294,399
 Teachers 35,525
 Librarians 2,135
 Parents (in English & Spanish) 42,267
 School/District Administrators 3,578
 Technology Leaders 1,391
 Schools / Districts 6,541 / 1,340
Top 12 participating states:
TX, CA, AL, AZ, FL, NC, IL, MD, IN, NV, PA, WI
About Speak Up participating schools:
 51% Title 1 eligible – indicating community poverty
 34% urban, 29% suburban, 37% rural
National Speak Up 2010 Participation: 379,355

Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about
theirVision for 21st Century Learning
Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning

The New 3 E’s of Education:
Enabled, Engaged, Empowered
Report #1: How today’s students are leveraging
emerging technologies for learning
Report #2: How today’s educators are advancing a
new vision for teaching and learning
Speak Up 2010 National Findings
Two national releases in Washington DC
April 1 and May 11, 2011

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

• Student vision for tech use mirrors desires for
learning in general
• Educators have potential to enable, engage and
empower this new learning vision
• By examining the synergies and the disconnects
we can develop a shared vision for the future of
learning
What can the Speak Up data tell us about the
future of learning?

The New 3 E’s of Education:
Enabled, Engaged, Empowered
Key Trends to Watch:
 Mobile Learning
 Online Learning
 E-Textbooks and Digital Content

Introducing . . .
2011 Trends Update
A special collaboration with Blackboard, Inc.

Online learning enables a greater personalization
of the learning process for both students and
educators and facilitates opportunities to
collaborate with peers and experts, thus
empowering a new sense of
personal ownership of the learning process.

Who is learning online today?
Audience 2008 2010
Administrators 21% 36%
Teachers 49% 53%
Traditional students 24% 40%
Home-schooled students 5% 13%
Students in continuation
schools
3% 18%
At risk students 10% 16%
Administrators: Who is your audience for online learning?

Figure 1: Administrators: Types of Online Learning Provided to Students
9%
7%
14%
4%
13%
9%
27%
6%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
100% class - our teachers
100% class - other teachers
Blended class
Self directed class
2009 2010

Table 1: Growth in student participation in online classes
Type of online
participation
Middle School
Students
High School
Students
2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008
Took an online class for
school 19% 13% 9% 30% 18% 10%
Took an online class for
personal reasons 5% 8% 7% 8% 9% 4%

What is propelling this new interest?
Table 2: Value of Online Learning for Students
Value of Online Learning Principals
District
Administrators
Keeping students engaged in
school
37% 46%
Increasing graduation rates 32% 44%
Offering academic remediation 32% 39%
Providing scheduling alternatives 25% 37%
Programs for at risk students 23% 29%
Offer dual enrollment courses 15% 20%
Provide advanced coursework 14% 25%

Can online learning transform the learning process?
For high school students, traditional reasons:
scheduling and college credit.
For middle school students, it’s about changing the
learning paradigm.
Students: Why do you want to take an online class?

Why do you want to take an online class?
For high school students, traditional reasons: scheduling and
college credit.
For middle school students, it’s about changing the learning
paradigm.
 Get extra help in a tough subject
 More comfortable asking questions
 In control of my own learning
 More motivated to learn
 Work at my own pace
 Review class materials whenever I want
 Share ideas with my classmates

Given the demand and the interest, what is
standing in the way of greater adoption?

Figure 2: Administrators' identify barriers to offering online courses
14%
21%
20%
17%
8%
36%
12%
14%
15%
18%
26%
30%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Teachers are reluctant to teach online classes
Teachers are not comfortable teaching online courses
Teacher compensation
Lack of expertise to create online courses
Evaluating quality of online courses or curriculum
Limited state funding
2009 2010

Figure 2: Administrators' identify barriers to offering online courses
14%
21%
20%
17%
8%
36%
12%
14%
15%
18%
26%
30%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Teachers are reluctant to teach online classes
Teachers are not comfortable teaching online
courses
Teacher compensation
Lack of expertise to create online courses
Evaluating quality of online courses or curriculum
Limited state funding
2009 2010

Which factors are most important when
evaluating online course quality?
Administrators say:
1. Standards alignment 77%
2. Ease of use by students and teachers 63%
3. Student achievement results 54%
4. Source = teachers or curriculum specialists 42%
5. Includes imbedded assessments 36%

What would motivate a teacher to teach an
online course?
Working conditions?
Professional development opportunities?
Professional satisfaction?
Curriculum support?
Job opportunities?

online course?
For teachers who express an interest:
Flexibility in working conditions 78%
Increased compensation 65%
Providing necessary tools/support 60%
Learning about job opportunities 58%
Working with more motivated students 53%

online course?
For teachers who say they are not interested:
Increased compensation 37%
Flexibility in working conditions 32%
Providing necessary tools/support 25%
Co-teaching an online course 22%
Providing curriculum 21%

online course?
Value of first hand experience by taking an online
course?
Not that meaningful ….
Only 26% of the interested cohort and 9% of the
disinterested cohort said that would make a difference.

online course?
Key audience for recruitment:
• Teachers with less than 10 years of experience
• Prefer online courses for their own PD
• Explicitly state an interest in teaching an online course

2011 Trends Update
Panel Discussion
Amy Colucci Education Technology Teacher
Jefferson County PS (KY)
Mary Fluharty Technology Integration Specialist
Alexandria City PS (VA)
Polly Haldeman FLVS Regional Liaison
Florida Virtual School (FL)
Alison Schleede Technology Facilitator
Mooresville Graded SD (NC)

Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15
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