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Page 1: Susan Patrick President and CEO International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) National Online and Blended Learning Landscape

Susan Patrick

President and CEO

International Association for

K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)

National Online and Blended Learning Landscape

Page 2: Susan Patrick President and CEO International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) National Online and Blended Learning Landscape

International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)

iNACOL is the leading, international, non-profit association in K-12 online learning.

Based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area (Vienna, VA) 3000+ members in K-12 districts, states, universities, researchers & online

learning providers Provides leadership, advocacy, research, training and networking with experts

in K-12 online learning. “Ensure every student has access to the best education available regardless

of geography, income or background.” Conference - Virtual School Symposium (VSS) www.inacol.org

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Do All Students Have Access to the Highest Quality Education?

“Advanced Diploma” Courses Additional Course Offerings

Advanced Placement, IB or Dual Enrollment/Credit Courses

Math & Science Courses Foreign Languages

Remediation and Supplemental Resources Excellent teachers/Highly Qualified Teachers Multimedia/Technology Tools to Enhance

Instruction

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National Trends

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Trends: Higher Education Online Learning

Sloan-C “Survey of Online Learning” titled, “Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States in 2009” studied higher education online enrollments: 1 in 4 college students take an online course 4.6 million online course enrollments in higher education 73% of institutions had increased demand for existing online

courses Growth from economy and H1N1 flu outbreak

Use of online education was strong for H1N1 contingency plans

20% of schools not offering online classes were introducing online courses as part of H1N1 (academic continuity) contingency plans

74% of public higher education institutions view online education as critical for long-term strategy

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Trends: Career & Workforce

30-50% of all workforce training and development uses e-learning

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K-12 Online Learning: National Overview

The K-12 online learning market is growing rapidly at 30% annually

In K-12: 35 states with statewide virtual schools (Keeping Pace) 25 states allow students to enroll in full-time virtual

school programs/cyber charters (Center for Education Reform)

Michigan, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, Montana, Idaho

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K-12 Online Learning is Growing

75 % of school districts had one or more students in a fully-online or blended course

K-12 Online Learning enrollments growing 30% annually nationwide 2000: 50,000 enrollments in K-12 online courses 2003: 328,000 enrollments in K-12 online courses 2005: 500,000 enrollments in K-12 online courses 2007: 700,000 enrollments in K-12 online courses 2008: 1,030,000 enrollments in K-12 online courses

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New Solutions through Online Learning

40% of US high schools do not offer AP courses 75% of districts use online learning to offer Advanced

Placement or college-level courses.

Teacher Shortages 40% of public school districts in America today say they

need online learning resources because certified teachers are not available for traditional face-to-face instruction.

60% of schools and districts say they need online learning for credit recovery.

More than 50% need online learning to reduce student scheduling conflicts to graduate on time.

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Dr. Howard Carlson, Superintendent of Wickenburg USD (AZ) Letter to the Editor: Online learning is growing at an exponential

rate . . .today’s students demand greater flexibility, engagement and choice as learners

Overcome geographic barriers to learning through technology-oriented education

Credit recovery Districts offering full-time and part-time online learning as

potential areas of expansion Wickenburg USD identified “online education” as a

strategy for each part of implementing the district’s strategic portfolio

grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 improving access to college-level learning and dual-

enrollment for high school students Solution for district and entire community for life-long

learning

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Virtual Schools & K-12 Online Learning Diverse Student Needs - meets the needs of diverse groups of students

(urban, suburban, rural): Gifted students College-readiness

Increase access to AP, IB, dual-enrollment to improve “college-ready” courses and curricula

Students with physical disabilities or prolonged absences from school because of illness

Help at-risk students summer school redesign, retake online courses, online credit recovery to meet

academic requirements Teachers

Increase access to highly qualified teachers distribution of best quality teachers through online teaching

Providing new professional opportunities to teach online and blended instruction

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Colorado Colorado Online Learning

Small state virtual school Supplemental online courses delivered

Limited funding . . . “single largest factor limiting size of individual programs that

are not growing is funding.” 1,777 student enrollments

Full-time online learning virtual charter schools – several 11,641 students enrolled

CDE Reporting: improved w/audit

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State Virtual Schools: Size and Growth 08-09

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Online Learning ResearchOnline Learning Research #1 Online Learning Expands Options

“The first impetus to the growth of K-12 distance education was an interest in expanding educational options and providing equal opportunities for all learners.” (NCREL 2005)

#2 Online Learning Is Rapidly Growing “Recent Surveys show that K-12 online learning is a

rapidly growing phenomenon.” Growing 30% annually

#3 Is Effective: “Better” U.S. Department of Education Report of Online Learning

Better than Face-to-Face (USED 2009)

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Online Learning Research Online Learning Research HighlightsHighlights U.S. Department of Education study of Online Learning,

“Evaluation of Evidence-based Practice in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies” (2009)

“Overall, the meta-analysis found that students who took all or part of their class online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction.”

“instruction combining online learning with face-to-face elements had a larger advantage . . .students the participated in online learning and who spent more time on task benefited the most.”

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Project Tomorrow Survey (2009)

Benefits of taking a class online? According to students:

51% said it allows them to work at their own pace 49% to earn college credit 44% said it allows them to take a class not offered

on campus 35% said it was to get extra help 19% said they took online courses to get more

attention from teachers

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Trends in K-12 Education: Next Generation Models of

Online and BlendedLearning

Hybrid/Blended

ProgramsBlendedCourses

•Online course and/or•Online content•Online instruction•LMS/Technology

•Buffet: F2F & Online Courses•Emporium: F2F place with blended/hybrid approaches to learning

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Online and Blended Course DefinitionsAllen & Seaman, 2007

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Blended Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face…the “Best of Both Worlds”

• “Blended learning should be approached as not only a temporal construct, but rather as a fundamental redesign of the instructional model with the following characteristics:• -A shift from lecture- to student-centered instruction

where students become interactive learners (this shift should apply to entire course, including face-to-face sessions);

• -Increases in interaction between student-instructor, student-student, student-content, and student-outside resources; and

• -Integrated formative and summative assessment mechanisms for student and instructor.” - Educause, Blended Learning (2004)

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Blended/Hybrid Learning “Combining face-to-face with fully online

components optimizes both environments in ways impossible in other formats” -Educause Research Bulletin, 2004Digital content/curriculum, LMS, online

assessments, data system, AI, simulationsShift in instructional model and PD/training

Self-direction, high engagement, (Less direct student support needed)

Struggling student, low-engagement, (More direct student support needed)

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Blended Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face

There is no single type of blended education; student-centered learning

Policies: competency-based, multiple pathways New methods: content, assessment,

collaborative development, PD, instruction/pedagogy

New Platforms: Web-based platform; LMS New Solutions: Continuity of Learning H1N1

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Table 1: Key enablers for effective E-Learning Infrastructure and Support

Enabler Capability Rating (Low, Average, High)

Support for dynamic content andresource management

Content management system

Collaborative tools for groupwaremanagement

Online communities of learners; Web-conferencing; discussion boards; 2L/Virtual Worlds; asynchronous/synchronous tools

Intelligent indexing/match-making forresources and contents

Playlists; tools for intervention; recommendation engines; adaptive assessments

Standards for security and trust Not open to general publicOn-Demand Quality of Service Technical ability to handle varying internet

loads

Knowledge Management Integration with powerful SIS and relational database tools

Seamless sharing of large pool ofresources (information, storage,customized software/hardware andcomputational power)

Software/CBT; customized tools; All constituents can access critical information

Support for a dynamic and continuouslyevolving set of participants

Registration system; mobility; rolling enrollment?

Abbas, Umer, Odeh, McClatchey, Ali, Ahmed (authors) of paper, A Semantic Grid-based E-Learning Framework (SELF); Pakistan/U.K. Retrieved March 17, 2010 online: http://arxiv.org/ftp/cs/papers/0502/0502051.pdf.

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World Future SocietyTop 10 Breakthroughs

Transforming Life over the next 20-30 years

Best forecast data ever assembled

1. Alternative energy2. Desalination of water3. Precision farming4. Biometrics5. Quantum computers6. Entertainment on demand7. Global access8. Virtual education9. Nanotechnology10. Smart Robots

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1952

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Students: Born in 19911. The Green Giant has always been Shrek, not the big guy picking vegetables.

2. They have never used a card catalog to find a book.

3. The European Union has always existed.

4. Text has always been hyper.

5. There has always been a computer in the Oval Office.

6. Cable television systems have always offered telephone service and vice versa.

7. There have always been flat screen televisions.

8. They have always been able to read books on an electronic screen.

9. Everyone has always known what the evening news was before the Evening News came on.

10. Migration of once independent media like radio, TV, videos and compact discs to the computer has never amazed them.

-From the Beloit College “Mindset List 2013”

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Today’s Students Born into age of the Internet Information has been universally available and free to

them Community is a digital place of common interest, not just

a shared physical space. Define characteristics by online actions rather than birth

dates or traditional demographic data

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Millennial Mindspace: Iconoculture’s Nancy Robinson

• Global outlook at a younger age• Mobile multi-media, more interactive and community-

building, socially networked environments to live, play and learn

• TiVo: time-shifting, on-demand, customization• “TV is boring, you can’t customize it.”• Demand an unprecedented amount of control of media

and they “are not going to give it up”• “It’s not about being anaesthetized, it is about being

engaged.” • Internet as a creator of community

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Millennial Values: Implications for Education

• Today’s students value:• Customization and personalization• Ability to scrutinize and provide feedback for

improvement• Integrity and openness• Want collaboration and “serious play” in their

education (project-based, real-life experiences in learning)

• Ability to move fast, at their own pacing• Freedom and choice• Constant innovation

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Values Expectations

• Millennials want:• Customization and interactivity when learning in a

community where open, inclusive and diverse thinking is encouraged

• Project-based, team-oriented learning• Clear guidelines, rules and goals• Responsiveness and fast feedback• Involvement in community and volunteer

opportunities• “Stand up talking is deadly for this group”

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Recommendations from Generational Learning Styles1. Develop online learning communities, online discussion boards,

social networking for discussion and analysis.2. Develop opportunities for experiential learning, field experiences,

simulations and case method approaches.3. Provide lots of structure.4. Provide lots of feedback.5. Use technology, blended classes and online learning.6. Allow for creativity.7. Recognize the need for social interaction and ultra-communication.8. Allow focus time, reflection time and discussion time; Give these

multi-taskers structure through course design/instructional design.- Julia Coates

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National Survey for Student Engagement (NSSE 2008)

• Online learners reported deeper approaches to learning than classroom-based learners.

• “Those who teach classes online may be making special efforts to engage their students.” - Alexander McCormick, NSSE Director

• “People who teach online classes don’t take engagement for granted.”

• Higher order thinking skills, integrative thinking, reflective learning

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“The age of true personalization is now upon us.”

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Questions?

Susan Patrick, CEO, iNACOL

[email protected]

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Resources K-12 Online Learning Reports

NACOL National Primer on K-12 Online Learning John Watson, Evergreen Consulting - Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning Augenblick, Palaich & Associates - Costs and Funding of Virtual Schools iNACOL Promising Practices Series

Blended Learning Credit Recovery Socialization

iNACOL Research Reports: Access and Equity in K-12 Online Learning Professional Development for Virtual Schools

21st Century Skills and Virtual Schools Identifying Needs of States for Online Courses and Services

NACOL Needs Assessments Professional Development

conference: Virtual School Symposium (Phoenix, November 2010) Monthly Webinars

National Quality Standards for K-12 Online Learning iNACOL National Standards of Quality for Online Courses iNACOL National Quality Standards for Online Teaching