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Students’ Vision, Parents’ Choice, Educators’ Reality:
- 1. Students’ Vision,
Parents’ Choice,
Educators’ Reality:
Are we on the same page?
Twitter: #vss309s3
Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO – November 10, 2011
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 2. Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions
• What is the vision of today’s students for online learning?
How do they define the “value proposition?”
• How does this student vision compare with the educators’
realities? What is the unique parent perspective on online
learning?
• What challenges or obstacles do educators face in
implementing online learning? What benefits are already
being realized? What is holding back greater adoption?
• How can the students’ vision influence the next generation
of online learning solutions?
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 3. Discussion Agenda:
About the Speak Up Project
Online Learning Trend Data
Discussion with our Expert Panelists
Conversation – your insights!
Speak Up 2010 National Findings
Views of K-12 Students, Teachers,
Parents and Administrators
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 4. Meet our Panel of Experts!
Ashleigh Neier Student
Jazmyn Styles Student
Marcoy Boateng Student
Stephanie Neier Parent
Kaitlyn Belcher Teacher
LaToya Dix Administrator
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- 5. 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, Librarians
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
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 6. Speak Up is facilitated annually
by Project Tomorrow
(formerly known as NetDay)
Project Tomorrow
(www.tomorrow.org)
is the leading education nonprofit
organization dedicated to the
empowerment of student voices in
education.
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 7. Speak Up survey question themes
Learning & Teaching with Technology
21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship
Science and Math Instruction / STEM Career Interests
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
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- 8. Speak Up National Research Project
• Empowering authentic voices – since 2003:
1.9 million K-12 students
180,000 teachers and librarians
124,000 parents
15,500 school and district leaders
30,000 K-12 schools – from all 50 states, DC,
American military base schools, Canada, Mexico,
Australia, int’l schools . . .
2.2 million respondents
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 10. Many thanks to our K-12 National Champion
Outreach Partners:
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- 11. Calling all students, parents & educators to participate
in Speak Up 2011!
New online surveys for students,
parents & educators open for input:
October 10 - December 23
Data back to schools & districts –
use for grants & planning
February 2012
National data release –
inform national/state policies & funding:
March 2012
Learn more at www.tomorrow.org
Enable, engage, empower your
school’s stakeholder voices!
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 12. Voices of K-12 Stakeholders
Speak Up 2010
Activities, Attitudes & Aspirations
Disconnects & Differences
Trends & Leverage Points
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- 13. National Speak Up 2010 Participation: 379,355
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
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 14. Key Findings: Speak Up 2003 – 2010
Students function as a “Digital Advance Team”
Students regularly adopt and adapt emerging technologies
for learning
Students’ frustrations with the unsophisticated use of
technologies within education
Lack of relevancy in education exacerbated
Persistent digital disconnect between students and adults
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 15. Administrators: Increased interest
in emerging technologies such as
online learning
Why?
1. Many more educators are tech users
2. Increased student and parent demand
3. Budget woes driving creative thinking
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- 16. What can the Speak Up
findings tell us about the
future of learning?
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- 17. What can the Speak Up data 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
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 18. Result:
A new uniquely “student vision”
for leveraging emerging
technologies to drive achievement
and educational productivity
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 19. The Student Vision for 21st Century Learning
Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 20. The Student Vision for 21st Century Learning
Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
Online learning addresses all
3 essential elements!
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 21. Speak Up 2010 National Findings
Two national releases in Washington DC
April 1 and May 11, 2011
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
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 22. The New 3 E’s of Education:
Enabled, Engaged, Empowered
Key Trends:
Mobile Learning
Online Learning
E-Textbooks and Digital Content
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 23. A special report:
Learning in the 21st Century:
2011 Trends Update
Released in June 2011 in
collaboration with Blackboard, Inc.
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 24. The New 3 E’s of Education:
Enabled, Engaged, Empowered
Key Trends: Online Learning
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 25. “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.”
Learning in the 21st Century: 2011 Trends Update
A special collaboration with Blackboard, Inc.
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 26. Who is learning online today?
Administrators: Who is your primary audience for online learning?
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%
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 27. Who is learning online today?
Administrators: Types of Online Learning Provided to Students
6%
Self directed class 4%
27%
Blended class 14%
9%
100% class - other teachers 7%
13%
100% class - our teachers 9%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
2009 2010
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 28. Who is learning online today?
Growth in student participation in online classes
Middle School High School
Students Students
Type of online
participation 2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008
Took an online class for
school 19% 13% 9% 30% 18% 10%
Took an online class for
personal interest 5% 8% 7% 8% 9% 4%
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 29. What is the unmet demand for online learning?
If you have not taken an online class, would you
like to?
Yes! Students in Gr 3-5 30%
Students in Gr 6-8 34%
Students in Gr 9-12 38%
What would you recommend as a good investment
to enhance student achievement?
34% of parents say “online classes”
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 30. What is propelling this new interest?
Value of Online Learning for Students
District
Value of Online Learning Principals 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%
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 31. What is propelling this new interest?
27% of teachers and 50% of librarians have taken an
online class for PD
26% of teachers now say online is
their preferred method for PD
36% of administrators say they have taken an
online class for their own PD
34% of administrators want pre-service teachers to
have had an online learning experience; 17% want
experience in teaching an online class before hiring
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 32. Can online learning transform the learning
process?
Students: 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.
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 33. 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
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 34. Students say they face barriers in accessing
online classes
“I don’t know about the classes offered at my school” (34%)
“My school does not offer online classes” (29%)
“I don’t know how to sign up for online classes” (24%)
“I don’t know how to find out about online classes” (23%)
“I can’t afford to pay for an online class” (17%)
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 35. Given the demand and the interest, what is
standing in the way of greater adoption?
Administrators' identify barriers to offering online courses
30%
Limited state funding 36%
26%
Evaluating quality of online courses or curriculum 8%
18%
Lack of expertise to create online courses 17%
15%
Teacher compensation 20%
14%
Teachers are not comfortable teaching online courses 21%
12%
Teachers are reluctant to teach online classes 14%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
2009 2010
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 36. Given the demand and the interest, what is
standing in the way of greater adoption?
Administrators' identify barriers to offering online courses
30%
Limited state funding 36%
26%
Evaluating quality of online courses or curriculum 8%
18%
Lack of expertise to create online courses 17%
15%
Teacher compensation 20%
14%
Teachers are not comfortable teaching online courses 21%
12%
Teachers are reluctant to teach online classes 14%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
2009 2010
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 37. 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/curriculum specialists 42%
5. Includes imbedded assessments 36%
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 38. Given the demand and the interest, what is
standing in the way of greater adoption?
Teachers' Interest in Online Teaching
(Based on years experience)
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Taught 100% online class
Taught blended online class
Researched teaching online class
Interested: teaching online class
Not interested: teaching online class
1-3 years 4-10 years 11-15 years 16+ years
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 39. The Student Vision for 21st Century Learning
Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 40. Imagine you are designing the
ultimate school.
Which technology tools and services
would have the greatest positive impact
on learning?
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 41. Imagine you are designing the
ultimate school.
Which technology tools and services
would have the greatest positive impact
on learning?
Are we all on the same page?
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 42. Ultimate School: Are we on the same page?
Ultimate School: Engaging Social-based Learning
Online tutors
Online classes
Collaboration tools
Chat rooms for students
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Gr 6-8 Students Gr 9-12 Students Parents Administrators
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 43. What is the bottom line?
Today’s students
want learning that is:
Enabled
Engaging
Empowered
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 44. More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
• National Speak Up Findings and reports
• Additional data analysis from Speak Up 2010
• Presentations, podcasts and webinars
• Evaluation services
• Reports and white papers
• Participate in Speak Up 2011!
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 45. Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions
• What is the vision of today’s students for online learning?
How do they define the “value proposition?”
• How does this student vision compare with the educators’
realities? What is the unique parent perspective on online
learning?
• What challenges or obstacles do educators face in
implementing online learning? What benefits are already
being realized? What is holding back greater adoption?
• How can the students’ vision influence the next generation
of online learning solutions?
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 46. Meet our Panel of Experts!
Ashleigh Neier Student
Jazmyn Styles Student
Marcoy Boateng Student
Stephanie Neier Parent
Kaitlyn Belcher Teacher
LaToya Dix Administrator
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 47. Calling all students, parents & educators to participate
in Speak Up 2011!
New online surveys for students,
parents & educators open for input:
October 10 - December 23
Data back to schools & districts –
use for grants & planning
February 2012
National data release –
inform national/state policies & funding:
March 2012
Learn more at www.tomorrow.org
Enable, engage, empower your
school’s stakeholder voices!
© Project Tomorrow 2011
- 48. 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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