speaking up about online learning: listening to the student, parent and teacher point of view
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Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO June 27, 2012
Speak Up 2011 National Results
Speaking Up about Online Learning:
Listening to the Student, Parent and
Teacher Point of View
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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
Speak Up National Research Project
+ 2.6 million surveys since 2003
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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
Speak Up survey question themes
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Speak Up 2011 Congressional Briefings
Washington DC
April 24 and May 23, 2012
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Enabled, Engaged, Empowered
Key Trends: Online Learning
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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%
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Who is learning online?
Types of online learning experiences
Students: Gr 6-8
Students: Gr 9-12
100% online school 7% 6%
Online self study class 10% 13%
Teacher led online class 10% 13%
Online class for personal interests
9% 10%
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Both students and parents are interested in
online learning
If you have not taken an online class, would you
like to?
Yes! Students in Grades 3-5 27%
Students in Grades 6-8 47%
Students in Grades 9-12 45%
What would you recommend as a good investment
to enhance student achievement?
36% of parents say “online classes”
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Student interest in taking an online class
5 year retrospective
24%
47%
33%
45%
53%
38%
42%
32%
Students Gr 6-8(2007)
Students Gr 6-8(2011)
Students Gr 9-12(2007)
Students Gr 9-12(2011)
Yes I am interested No I am not interested
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Parents’ views on the benefits of online learning for
their child
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Why 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
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MATH
43% - Gr 6-8 Students
32% - Gr 9-12 Students
Interest in an online class? What course?
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Yes, students should be required to take an online
class for graduation
31% 26%
36%
27%
49%
40%
46%
69%
Students Gr 6-8 Students Gr 9-12 Parents Administrators
2008 2011
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Educators’ experiences with online learning
Online Learning
Experience
Teachers School Site
Administrators
District
Administrators
Taught a fully online
class
6% 6% 14%
Taught a blended
online class
5% 3% 9%
Took a fully online
class for PD
52% 52% 65%
Took a blended
online class for PD
18% 25% 30%
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61%
57%
20%
34%
46%
34%
36%
88%
52%
56%
13%
26%
44%
27%
28%
89%
58%
62%
17%
32%
50%
33%
34%
90%
29%
33%
5%
12%
28%
8%
11%
62%
Ability to customize learning
Review materials as needed
More connected to profession
Just in time training
Saves time
Supports learning style
Learning community value
Fits schedule
No online involvement Taken blended online PD
Taken fully online PD Taught online class
Relationship between online learning experiences
and value proposition
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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%)
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Device use by online experience
65%
34%
86%
70% 63%
30%
77%
64%
45%
20%
57% 56%
Smart phones Tablet Smart phones Tablet
Teachers Administrators
I have taught an online course I have taken an online course for PD
No involvement or interest
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• National Speak Up Findings and reports
• Targeted and thematic reports
• Presentations, podcasts and webinars
• Evaluation services & reports
• Speak Up 2012 for K-12
More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
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Start planning now for Speak Up 2012!
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 Oct 3
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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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