enabled, engaged, empowered: the student vision for digital learning

© Project Tomorrow 2011

Enabled, Engaged,

Empowered:

The Student Vision for

Digital Learning

FETC 2012: Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO


� What is the student vision for digital learning?

� How is that vision being supported by educators

and parents? What is their unique value

proposition around digital learning?

� Are our schools meeting the expectations of

today’s students?

� How can you use stakeholder views and ideas as a

catalyst for change within your school or district?

Big Questions for Discussion:


Discussion Agenda:

� About the Speak Up Project

� Introduction to the Student Vision

� The Data-Information-Knowledge Continuum

� Be a Speak Up Analyst!

� Trends to Watch

� Discussion

Speak Up 2010 & 2011 National Findings Views of K-12 Students, Teachers,

Parents and Administrators


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


� 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


What can the Speak Up

findings tell us about the

future of learning?


Speak Up National Research ProjectKey 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


A new uniquely “student vision” for leveraging emerging technologies to drive achievement and educational

productivity

Emerging from the Speak Up research:


A new uniquely “student vision” for leveraging emerging technologies to drive achievement and educational

productivity

Emerging from the Speak Up research:

This student vision for “technology enabled learning” mirrors how

students want to learn in general


The Student Vision for 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


The Data-Information-Knowledge Continuum

What actionable knowledge can be

interpreted from Speak Up school,

district, state and/or national data?


Data Information Knowledge

Be a Speak Up Analyst

Knowledge is:

AcquiredActionableParticipatoryOrganizedCreative



Data + Meaning

Information + Processing





1. Cross Tab Analysis2. Comparative Analysis3. Profile Development4. Focus Groups & Interviews5. Comparative Research6. Intuition





1. Think about the questions

2. React to the data

3. Test it

4. What does it mean?

5. How can you use it?

6. What knowledge can you acquire and act upon?

Knowledge is:



D-I-K Exercise


Imagine you are going to spend a month on a deserted island.

What is the one “mobile technology”you would want to have with you?

Yes, solar power re-charging stations will be available on your island.


Choose one

A. Smart phone

B. Tablet

C. Laptop

D. Digital reader

E. MP3 player

F. Personal Margarita Blender


___________% of people in this workshop chose

_______________.

___________% of people in this workshop chose

_______________.

Data


More people in this workshop would bring a ______

to a deserted island for a month than a ________.

Information


We need to ___________________ and

______________ in order to ____________________.

Knowledge



Data + Meaning





How schools and district use the Speak Up data?

• Inform technology plans and purchases

• Inform strategic plans for instruction

• Support professional development

• Engage community support

• Identify new initiatives

• In grant writing and funding requests

• Many others …..


The New 3 E’s of Education: Enabled, Engaged, Empowered

Be a Speak Up Analyst for

Newport-Mesa Unified School District




308Teachers

195Parents

5,590Students

Newport-Mesa

Unified School

District

Speak Up 2010


Activities, Attitudes & Aspirations

Disconnects & Differences

Trends & Leverage Points

Voices of K-12 Students, Parents & EducatorsSpeak Up 2010 & 2011 Findings



Key Trends:

� Mobile Learning

� Online Learning

� E-Textbooks and Digital Content



Key Trends: Mobile Learning


Students and mobile learning

Besides Internet research, how are students using

technology for schoolwork?

Using Emerging Technologies for Schoolwork

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Following others via Twitter

Use mobile apps for school

Play games

Use online textbooks

Use online databases

Collaborate thru Facebook

Gr 6-8

Gr 9-12



Obstacles to using tech @ school?

• 56% of students Gr 6-12 say “not being able to use

my mobile device” is a major obstacle



Obstacles to using tech @ school?

• 56% of students Gr 6-12 say “not being able to use

my mobile device” is a major obstacle

Solutions?

“Let me use my own device” – 58%

OR

“Provide me with device I can use @school – 35%


Students and their devices

Personal Access to Mobile Devices

Device K-2 Gr 3-5 Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12

Cell phone (without internet

access)18% 25% 48% 49%

Smart phone 17% 21% 37% 50%

Digital reader 8% 9% 17% 13%

MP3 33% 52% 77% 82%

Tablet device 17% 18% 26% 21%


Are parents, teachers & administrators alsomobile-enabled?

Personal Access to Mobile Devices

Device Parents Teachers PrincipalsDistrict

Admin

Cell phone (without internet

access)47% 49% 34% 31%

Smart phone 67% 54% 64% 70%

Digital reader 29% 24% 18% 23%

MP3 76% 66% 47% 56%

Tablet device 36% 26% 47% 55%


The principals respond

How likely are you this year to allow students to use

their own mobile devices for instructional purposes

at school?



How likely are you this year to allow students to use their own

mobile devices for instructional purposes at school?

Will you allow students to use their own mobile devices?

65%

11% 22%

Likely Unlikely Unsure



What is holding you back?

Top challenges:

• Concerns about theft of devices

• Concerns about network security

• Digital equity issues

• Teachers are not trained

• Devices could be a distraction


Mobile learning visions

Parents offer a solution to the digital equity challenge

If your child’s school allowed for the use of mobile

devices for educational purposes, how likely is it

that you would purchase one for your child?


Parents offer a solution to the digital equity challenge

If your child’s school allowed for the use of mobile devices

for educational purposes, how likely is it that you would

purchase one for your child?

Parents: Willingness to Purchase a Mobile Device for Child

62%

13%

8%

15%

Likely

Unlikely

Unsure

School responsibility


Teachers’ concerns about mobile learning

What are your biggest concerns?

• Distraction potential 76%

• Digital equity 66%

• Students could cheat with the devices 34%

• How to teach digital responsibility 33%

• I don’t know how to integrate into 27%

instruction


How would you use a mobile device to help you

with schoolwork?

What are the benefits of mobile learning?

Mobile learning



with schoolwork? What are the benefits of

mobile learning?



Go to: www.tomorrow.org

Click on: Speak Up logo on the left

Click on: Get Speak Up data

Click on: View Speak Up 2010 data


Option 1: District Results

State CA

District Newport

District Admin Password beach123





with schoolwork?

Mobile learning

Students Gr 6-8 Question 11

Students Gr 9-12 Question 11


Teachers Question 9



As a Speak Up Analyst



3. Test it




Knowledge is:




with schoolwork?

A. Increase effectiveness of school:

Check grades 81%

Take notes for class 67%

Access online textbooks 62%

Write papers and do homework 56%

Use the calendar 50%

Learn about school activities 47%




with schoolwork?


B. Leverage capabilities to increase personalization

of learning process:

Anytime, anywhere research 72%

Receive reminders & alerts 61%

Collaborate with peers & teachers 55%

Organize schoolwork assignments 53%

Access school network from home 51%


Value proposition for administrators and teachers


58% 47%58%45%Extends learning beyond

school day

41%34%50%26%Develops problem solving

skills

34%26%40%21%Develops collaboration and

teamwork skills

58%30%61%30%Provides way to personalize

instruction

80%66%79%51%Increases student

engagement in learning

36%31%55%35%Improves teacher-parent-

student communications

Administrators

2011

Administrators

2007

Teachers

2011

Teachers

2007



Key Trends: Online Learning


Who is learning online?

10%9%Online class for personal

interests

13%10%Teacher led online class

13%10%Online self study class

6%7%100% online school

Students:

Gr 9-12

Students:

Gr 6-8

Types of online learning

experiences


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”

Source: Speak Up 2010


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


School site principals say the most significant barriers are:

1. Concern about quality of student-teacher interaction

2. Lack of technology infrastructure

3. How to create rigorous courses

4. How to evaluate the quality of purchased online courses

5. Finding teachers interested and qualified to teach



State CA

District Newport





Why would be the benefits of taking an online class? If

you have not taken one, why not?

Students Gr 6-8 Questions 13, 14

Students Gr 9-12 Questions 13, 14

What are your experiences and preferences for

professional development?

Teachers Questions 13, 14

Online learning






3. Test it




Knowledge is:



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.


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


Teachers value online learning for their own professional

development

� 52% have participated in a 100% online pd class or

workshop

� 18% have participated in a blended online class

� 30% say that a fully online course is their

preferred method for professional development;

20% vote for the blended model


How would you like your district to use technology to

create a PLC?

1. Provide tools so I can collaborate with other

teachers at my school (42%)

2. Provide online courses (42%)

3. Partner with higher ed to provide graduate level

courses (40%)

4. Provide centralized repository of teaching

resources (38%)

5. Provide easy access to student data (39%)



Key Trends: E-Textbooks & Digital Content


Designing the ultimate classroom

Students' Aspirations for Digital Content

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Virtual reality

Games

Online databases &

videos

Adaptive learning

software

Online textbooks

Internet access

anywhere

Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12


Students’ “speak up” about the ultimate math class

Students say:

� Collaborate with classmates on problem solving 52%

� Ability to text my teacher with questions 42%

� I have a connection with my teacher 42%

� My teacher is excited about math 39%

� Access to online tutors 35%

� Access to online textbooks 32%

� Ability to use mobile devices to video problems 31%

� Access to online classes 24%


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


School site principals say the most significant barriers are:

1. Lack of technology infrastructure

2. Balancing instructional time constraints

3. Lack of teachers’ skill with using digital content

4. How to evaluate the quality of purchased digital content

5. Locating free, standards aligned digital content



State CA

District Newport





Imagine the ultimate e-textbook. What kinds of

features and functionality would you like to have?

Students Gr 6-8 Questions 15

Students Gr 9-12 Questions 15

What digital content are you using in your classroom?

What factors are most important when evaluating

quality of digital content?

Teachers Questions 17, 19

Digital content






3. Test it




Knowledge is:



What if ….

We asked students to design the ultimate

digital or e-textbook?

What features and functionality would

they desire?


Three themes emerge from the data:

� Students want interactivity and relevancy

� They want tools to facilitate collaboration

� They want ways to personalize learning

Students’ desires for the features and functionality of digital or e-textbooks

E-textbook as proxy for the student vision for a new learning paradigm:

social, un-tethered and digitally rich


Designing the Ultimate E-Textbook

Un-tethered Learning Enabled by the E-Textbook

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Chat rooms with video

Online tutors

Collaboration tools

Communications tools

Gr 6-8 Girl Gr 6-8 Boy Middle School Parents



Engaging Social-based Learning with the E-Textbook

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Download to phone

Mobile apps

Self assessments

Online classes

Middle School Parents

Gr 6-8 Boy

Gr 6-8 Girl



Empowering Digitally-rich Content through the E-Textbook

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Access to 3D content

Animations and simulations

Games

Links to real time data

Video clips

Virtual labs

Gr 6-8 Girl Gr 6-8 Boy Middle School Parents


What is most important when evaluating quality of digital

content?

Administrators say:

1. Student achievement

(61%)

2. Teacher evaluation (52%)

3. Created by teachers (40%)

4. Certified by ed org (36%)

5. On state ed dept list (34%)

6. Conference demo (33%)

7. Colleague referral (17%)


What is most important when evaluating quality of digital

content?

Administrators say:

1. Student achievement (61%)




5. On state ed dept list (34%)


7. Created by content experts (30%)

Teachers say:


2. Colleague referral (53%)



5. Student achievement (35%)


7. Created by content experts (28%)


How do parents determine quality for digital resources

they bring into their home?

35%10. Developed by a classroom teacher

36%9. Student achievement results

38%8. Developed by an organization with expertise in the field

38%7. Our school purchased a license for the tools and allows homeaccess

41%6. Aligned to content standards (state or national)

48%5. My child is doing better in school after using similar tools

48%4. Recommended by my child’s teacher, school librarian or other educator

53%3. My child’s teacher is using the same tools in the classroom

62%2. Aligned to my child’s curriculum

64%1. My child finds the tools engaging

ParentsQuality Factors


� What is the student vision for digital learning?

� How is that vision being supported by educators

and parents? What is their unique value

proposition around digital learning?

� Are our schools meeting the expectations of

today’s students?

� How can you use stakeholder views and ideas as a

catalyst for change within your school or district?

Big Questions for Discussion:


The Student Vision for Learning

Social–based learning

Un–tethered learning

Digitally–rich learning

© Project Tomorrow 2011© Project Tomorrow 2010

What is the bottom line?

Today’s students

want learning that is:

Enabled

Engaging

Empowered


• Continuing “digital disconnects”

• Spectrum of digital native-ness

• Multiple “computers” in the backpack

• Adaptation trumps adoption

• Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any pace

learning

• Developing personal expert networks

Key trends we are watching:


• Self directed learning for student & teacher

• Everyone is a content developer

• Make it relevant to me!

• Blurring of informal & formal learning lines

• Beyond engagement: it’s really about

productivity!

• “Long tail” of training & education

Key trends we are watching:


• National Speak Up Findings and reports

• Speak Up 2011 data: release to participating districts on Feb 1

• Speak Up 2011 data: national release in April

• Presentations, podcasts and webinars

• Evaluation services & reports

• Speak Up 2012!

More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org


Thank you. Let’s continue this conversation.

Julie EvansProject Tomorrow

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Twitter: JulieEvans_PT

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