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Sponsors:. Agenda:. National landscape of K12 online learning Key trends and implications Key issues to consider when starting an online program Questions and discussion Please ask questions or comment at any time using Q & A. Numbers: full-time online schools. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Agenda:
• National landscape of K12 online learning• Key trends and implications• Key issues to consider when starting an online
program• Questions and discussion
Please ask questions or comment at any time using Q & A.
Numbers: full-time online schools
• Available in 27 states and Washington DC• Estimated 200,000 full-time online students• 15 - 20% annual increase
Numbers: state virtual schools• 450,000 course enrollments in state virtual
schools• 40% annual increase• But two schools account for nearly all the
increase
District online programs
• Number unknown• About 50% of districts with some type of
online program
School district online learning
Level of activity not well known but varies by state
Often involves: • Creating online options for the first time• Moving from one student segment to broader student
populations• Blended or hybrid instead of fully online • Credit recovery appears to be a leading driver
No OLL
Pilot or limited OLL
Comprehensive OLL
District online learning progression
Key trends
• Small % of districts offering comprehensive online options—likely no more than 10%—but number is increasing fast
• Decision-makers are sometimes school-based but moving towards district-wide decisions
• Key factors are cost, competition, and addressing gaps in opportunities
Key emerging issues
• Blended learning• Competency-based learning
• Policy: alternatives to seat-time funding• Mobile learning
Key emerging issues
• Blended learning• Competency-based learning• Mobile learning
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)
Blended/Hybrid Learning• “Combining face-to-face with fully online
components optimizes both environments in ways impossible in other formats” -Educause Research Bulletin, 2004– Digital content/curriculum, LMS, online
assessments, data system, AI, simulations– Shift in instructional model and PD/training
Self-direction, high engagement, (Less direct student support needed)
Struggling student, low-engagement, (More direct student support needed)
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
Online and Blended Course DefinitionsAllen & Seaman, 2007
How Students Learn
Source: Project Tomorrow
Key ongoing issues
• Funding • Quality• Access
Starting or Growing Your Online Program
Goals and Design
Teachers and Instruction
Students
Administration and Evaluation
Goals and Design
Targeted student populations?
Full-time or supplemental?
Cohort-based or open enrollment?
Fully online or blended?
How will success be measured?
Teachers and Instruction
What is the role of the teacher - coach, facilitator, instructor?
Recruiting and hiring
Preparation to teach online –iNACOL Standards for Quality Online Teaching
Ongoing professional development - mentoring and more
Students
Student recruitment and guidance
Student supportEnrollment support (SIS integration)OrientationTechnical supportAcademic support
Special Education
Administration and Evaluation
Leadership
Budgeting
District policy supporting online learning
Program evaluation and data collection
Implications from Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning
What to Do: Advocacy
Advocacy
• Action Item: “Events”1. Legislative Informational Hearings
• Example: New Jersey Legislative Meeting/Hearing– Informational meetings and hearings– Agenda:
1. National Overview2. Disrupting Class Summary: Disruptive Innovation in
Education & Online Learning3. Students’ Perspectives of Online & Blended Learning4. Online Teaching: Teachers’ Perspectives 5. Q&A
Advocacy
2. Outreach Events– State Policy and Community Meetings
• Examples: Colorado Blended Learning Summit, Georgia Policy Day– Type: State Policy advocacy and outreach– Day Agenda:
» Online Learning Imperative – National Keynote» National Overview of K-12 Online and Blended Learning» Innovative Programs Panel in your state» Policy Recommendations & Digital Learning Now Panel
Advocacy
3. Host Site Visits – Invite elected officials to visit your online and blended learning
program• Federal (Senators, Representatives), state (legislators,
superintendent/commissioner of K-12 education, state board of education members), local (mayor, city council)– Agenda:
» Overview of Programs with key leadership, teacher leaders, students, parents» Tour administrative offices» See it work – tour and visit with teachers teaching online or blended
classrooms» Interact – allow time and “focus group” open discussions with teachers with
Q&A» Investigate the student perspective – allow time for “focus groups” and/or
presentations by students with Q&A
Discussion