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What is online learning?
• Enhances/expands educational opportunities
• Synchronous/asynchronous
• Access from multiple settings (school, home, etc.)
“Online learning is instruction via a web-based
educational delivery system that includes software
to provide a structured learning environment.”
Source: “Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning” 2011
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Online learning is delivered across a continuum of implementation models
Source: Blended Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face Education, iNacol, Blended Learning Continuum
Fully Online Blended Learning Classroom Instruction
Fully Online Blended Learning Classroom Instruction Continuum of online learning
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Online learning is great for:
• Full time schooling
• Alternative Schools
• Homebound healthcare
• Non-traditional learners
• STEM programs
• AP and electives
• Summer school
• World languages
• Career Centers
• Credit Recovery
• Remediation
• RTI
• Test readiness
• Enrichment
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Common misconceptions about online learning
• Limited options
• Too expensive
• Not enough rigor
• Difficult to implement
• Replaces teacher jobs
• Parents do not understand it
• Students prefer face to face teaching
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Common misconceptions about online learning
• Consistent growth in online learning
• Estimated 1,816,400 enrollments in
distance education courses in K-12
districts in 2009-2010 1
• This estimate does not include students
enrolled in full-time online schools, which
was approximately 250,000 in 2010-2011 2
• In 2000, there were 40,000-50,000
enrollments in K-12 online education 3
• 74% of districts offering online learning
planned to expand their offerings over the
next 3 years 1
Chart Source: “Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning” 20111 “Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2009-2010” NCES2 “2011 Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice” Evergreen Education Group3 “Virtual Schools, 2001, Tom Clark/WestEd
2007 2008 2009 2010 20110
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State Virtual Schools / State-led InitiativesFull Time School
Number of States with Statewide Online Learning Options
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2011 – States with State Virtual Schools or State-led online initiatives
Source: “Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning” 2011
states with a state virtual school
states with a state-led online initiative
states with neither
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Only 11% of districts with no current plans to offer online learning – declining from 34% in 2010
Source: “EdNET Insight State of the K-12 Market 2011”
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Plans for Offering Online Courses - All Grades
Offer Now
Next Year
In 3 Years
No Plans
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Online Learning is growing along every dimension of student needs
Source: “EdNET Insight State of the K-12 Market 2011”
Courses available in schools
AP courses
Dual credit/joint enrollment
Enrichment
Remediation
Courses not available in schools
Credit recovery
% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
56
64
71
71
74
80
90
48
57
64
62
70
86
Online Course Categories: All Districts 2011 2010
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Trends pointing to continued online learning growth
• Increasing number of states and districts requiring online learning in order to graduate (Michigan, Florida, Alabama, Idaho, Tennessee’s Putnam County and more)
• Explosive growth in computing resources
– Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district - $10 million for iPads
– Charlottesville City Schools Roll Out Over 2,000 Fujitsu Tablets
– 100% of schools have access to Internet-enabled computers with a computer-to-student ratio of 3 to 1 1
• States moving from “seat time” to proficiency
– Thirty-six states have adopted policies that allow districts or schools to provide credits based on students' proving proficiency in a subject
• Many states expanding textbook funding to include online learning curriculum
1 Ambient Insight’s “2012 Learning Technology Research Taxonomy”
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The “iGeneration” learns differently
• Early introduction to technology
• Adeptness at multitasking
• Desire for immediacy
• Ability to use technology to create a vast array of "content"
Larry Rosen identifies 13 distinct iGeneration traits, including 1:
1 Source: “Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the way they learn” by Dr. Larry Rosen, Ph.D.2 NCES “Brief on Rates of Computer Use by Children” (2005)
67% of children in nursery
school were computer
users as were 80% of
those in kindergarten 2
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Online learning meets vital needs - students
Project Tomorrow Speak Up 2010
Scheduling
Control of learning
Work at own pace
College credit
Review class materials
Easier to succeed
Get extra help
Ask more questions
More motivated
Share ideas
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
44%
45%
43%
44%
39%
41%
47%
43%
42%
33%
61%
60%
57%
50%
45%
36%
36%
35%
31%
25%
Benefits of Online Learning (views of students who have taken an online class)
Gr 9-12 Gr 6-8
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Online learning meets vital needs - districts
Top Priorities Administrators
Keep students engaged 38%
Academic remediation 33%
Increase graduation rates 33%
Offer scheduling alternatives 28%
Address at risk students 24%
Credit recovery 21%
What are your top priorities for offering online learning to your students?
Project Tomorrow Speak Up 2010
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Online learning can address districts’ curriculum priorities
Implement gaming simulation technologies
Implement social media (blogs, wikis, etc.) for instruction
Implement an interdisciplinary curriculum
Replace textbooks with online resources
Expand course offerings, including online courses
Implement programs designed for learners with special needs
Implement online collaboration for instruction
Implement personalized learning/learner-centric environments
Modify curriculum/instruction to meet Common Core Standards
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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23
26
30
31
39
40
50
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39
52
55
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48
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45
39
9
53
25
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16
21
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15
11
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Highest curriculum priorities High Medium Low
Source: “EdNET Insight State of the K-12 Market 2011”
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Engaging, well designed curriculum
• Flash Simulations
• Multimedia
• Compelling Simulations
• Audio
• Avatars
• Online Manipulatives
• Gaming
• Familiar Scenarios
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Age appropriate program design
• Hard copy reader for young learners
• Materials for wet labs
• e-books for Middle and High School
Online learning requires an integrated system
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TPAC for Online & Blended Learning
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS & PLATFORMS
PEOPLE / PEDAGOGY / PD
ASSESSMENT
ONLINE CONTENT
TP
AC
Source: iNACOL “A National K-12 Primer on Online Learning” October, 2010
TECH SYSTEMS& PLATFORMS
ASSESSMENT
ONLINECONTENT&
COURSES
PEDAGOGYPEOPLEPD
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
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Broad set of options to meet the diverse needs across a district
Often same or less cost than traditional education
Engaging, individualized curriculum aligned with state, national standards
Puts teachers in control, focusing more on individual student needs
Parents love the new options (e.g., AP, languages, STEM, etc.) and convenience of online learning
Individualization and scheduling options highly desired by students
Today’s reality about online learning
Limited options
Too expensive
Not enough rigor
Replaces teacher jobs
Parents not understand it
Students prefer face to face teaching
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Not all online providers are the same
• Offer individualized, differentiated learning across a large student population
• Provide economic relief while not sacrificing education quality
• Increase local enrollment
• Offer the broadest set of curriculum options
• Provide instructors for hard to staff courses
• Deliver an effective academic experience that is supported by teachers and administrators
K12 offers more online options, each
well designed and including critical
services so your district can:
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