BC Distributed Learning Administrators Meeting Sept 2013

Agenda

Morning

New Administrators Briefing

Welcome

Intros and housekeeping

Spring Conference

Skills in Distributed Learning

Ministry Updates

Reminders

Quality and Accountability

Connecting

Lunch and Networking

Afternoon

CEET

Partners

Learn Now BC

Open School BC

BC Learning Network

Canadian eLearning Network

Bill 36

Commonwealth of Learning

BC Distributed Learning

Administrators’ Association

Adjournment

September 12, 2013

Distributed Learning

Administrators

Distributed Learning Vision

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/dist_learning/

DL will mean quality education

Any student can access DL

Any student can enrol anytime throughout the year

Choice to take courses from anywhere: even more than one school/board/authority

Characteristics


Legislation

Definition

Prior to February, 2013, only one enrolling school for K-9

Allows cross-enrolment in Grades 10-12

Working on implementation plans for cross enrolment K-12

Each Board requires a DL Agreement with the Ministry


Definition

A method of instruction that relies primarily on indirect communication between students and teachers, including internet or other electronic-based delivery, teleconferencing, or correspondence.

takes place when a student is primarily at a distance from the teacher, whether at home or connecting from another facility.


Permitted Cross-Enrolments,

Grades K-12

Public

Independent

Bricks and

Mortar

Distributed Learning

At least one DL School.

NOT the same course at the same time! http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/dist_learning/

DL Agreement

End of 5 years, renewable by Ministry

Commitment to quality and standards

Transparent investment

Staffing and training for teachers

Commitment to support DL within a coordinated province-wide distributed learning system

Regular performance reports

Participation in satisfaction surveys, FSAs

Support for LearnNowBC

Renewal process to be determined


Policy, Legislation

Funding Delivery - Quality services

to students

Coordination of Technology and

Support Structures

Ministry School Boards

School District No 73 Business Company

The Partnership


DL “Active” Policy

Before you can claim a student for funding:

Planning Parent

Commitment

Evidence of

Learning

5%


School Year

September 100% FTE

Aboriginal - 100%

ESL - 100%

Supplements – rural, teacher salary, etc

February 50% FTE

May 33% FTE

2013/2014: FTE base is $5,851

June 30

Full Program Grades K-9 Funding


Grades 10 - 12

September 1/8 FTE/course

Aboriginal – 100%

ESL – 100%

Supplements - rural, teacher salary, etc

February 1/8 FTE/course

May 1/8 FTE/course

2013/2014: FTE base is $5,851

Anytime- School Year


Adults

~$554 per course

Meet Active criteria

Education Guarantee – Revised May 2012

Only applicable to the approved courses as listed on

Appendix 1: Courses Funded under the Education

Guarantee – June 2012

Boards may set fees as appropriate for any course not

listed on Appendix 1

Open School BC making free course content available

for general interest (http://www.openschool.bc.ca/k12/oer.html)


http://www.openschool.bc.ca/k12/oer.html

Grade 10-12 Re-enrolment Funding

Sept

1701

May

1701

Feb

1701

New Funding

Enrolment

New Funding

Enrolment

New Funding

Enrolment

Student withdraws

this period

Student withdraws

this period

Student withdraws

this period

Applies to

withdrawals,

not fails.


Supplemental Funding

Special Needs

Aboriginal

ESL

Must meet criteria and guidelines.

Only to one school

Based on September count

February Growth for

Special Needs


Delivery Standards

The delivery standards are intended to:

Make DL a credible option

Clarify roles and responsibilities

Identify the elements of quality programs

Provide a framework for accountability and continuous

improvement


Digital Learning Content Standards

The digital learning content standards are intended

to:

set out how to develop course materials suitable for

distributed learning

guide development of new content, and the evaluation of

existing content


Achievement Data Collection

Ability to monitor basic student achievement at the

course/program level

Continuous collections to reflect continuous entry

Evolving view versus single snapshot

SADE: Student Achievement Data Exchange

4 collections/year


DL Quality Review

Separate process from audits

Focus on student performance and related data

Ongoing dialogue throughout the year

Emphasis on Quality and Standards

Achievement

Engagement

Professional Development

Support


Audits


Links

BC Ministry of Education Distributed Learning

•Policies

•Standards

•Agreement


LearnNowBC

http://www.learnnowbc.ca

Open School BC

http://www.openschool.bc.ca/



http://www.learnnowbc.ca/

http://www.openschool.bc.ca/

Agenda

Morning


Welcome


Spring Conference


Ministry Updates

Reminders


Connecting


Afternoon

CEET

Partners

Learn Now BC

Open School BC

BC Learning Network


Bill 36




Adjournment

Who’s Here

DL Schools

Partner Groups

#bcdl2013

#bced

#edtechbc

Change to Third Party Services

• The intent of enabling the use of third party services is so

that DL students have access to educational services that

are not easily delivered through DL.

• A need to rationalize third party services and resource

credits with both Public and Independent DL schools • Has been a source of pressure on schools – will reduce competition

• Will result in more resources that fall within the purview of the school

• Will remove financial incentives as a reason for enrolment

• Limit third party DL reimbursements to $300 per

FTE per year in grades K-12 • Not included are internet costs, special needs supplementary funding, career

technical centre program courses

Reminder: Third Party Services

Academic Plan

• Course 1

• Course 2

• Resources to support courses (materials, people, experiences)

IEP

• Outcome 1

• Outcome 2

• Resources to support outcomes (materials, people, experiences)

Support Services

• Tutoring

• Enrichment

• Extension

• Academy

Ministry/Board Funds Parent Funds

Spring Conference

April 23 – 25, 2014 at the Coast Stanley Park

First day will be pre-conference and next two days will be Conference

Hotel rates - use this link: http://coa.st/u3eo

The DL Admin Group, Chrysstena Isaac and Randy Labonte

are currently working on logistics and will have more

information out soon regarding Keynotes, Conference

Opening/Welcome, Costs, Panel Discussion and more.

If you have questions or want to help to plan this event, please

email Chrysstena Isaac @ [email protected] or call

her at 250-514-6653

http://coa.st/u3eo

mailto:[email protected]


Trades Finder

http://www.learnnowbc.ca/trades/TradesFinder.aspx

Managing Skills Enrolments After September

• Jeff Temple

http://www.learnnowbc.ca/trades/TradesFinder.aspx

Agenda

Morning


Welcome


3rd Party Considerations

Spring Conference


Ministry Updates

Reminders


Connecting


Afternoon

CEET

Partners

Learn Now BC

Open School BC

BC Learning Network


Bill 36




Adjournment

Ministry Updates

Reminders

Plain Language

Active

Support Blocks

Neighbourhood schools only

8 courses max, including SPBK

XSIEP

Funding

Reporting

3 x 1701, 4 x SADE

Education Guarantee

Next slide

Reminder: Revised Education

Guarantee

• Reduced set of eligible courses:

• http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/graduation/appendix1.htm

• DL funding

• 75% on reported 1701 enrolments

• 25% on reported SADE completions

• 65% of coursework completed to be considered Complete

Phase 1, 2012/2013

• All Education Guarantee program funding

• 50% on reported 1701 enrolments

• 50% on reported SADE completions

• 65% of coursework completed to be considered Complete

Phase 2, 2013/2014

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/graduation/appendix1.htm

Reminder: Revised Education

Guarantee (2)

Completion

Report completions when a final grade has been

awarded (not “W”), based on attempting at least 65%

of the coursework

Evidence

Teacher’s professional judgment

For DL, gradebook evidence

Supplemental evidence: course plans, report cards

Ministry Updates


Numbers and Stats

Quality Reviews

DL Agreements

Satisfaction Survey

Audits

By the Numbers

Year Boards Schools Students FTEs Courses

06/07 46 51 33,022 13,338 107,000

07/08 46 51 48,941 15,956 125,000

08/09 46 50 59,345 20,570 164,000

09/10 47 53 71,405 24,056 192,000

10/11 48 53 77,053 19,721 157,768

11/12 48 55 78,650 20,441 163,528

12/13 48 55 77,805

18 Independent Schools

K-9 FTE Enrolments:

Based on 3 funding counts

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

PUBLIC

INDEPENDENT

Linear (PUBLIC)

Linear (INDEPENDENT)

10-12 FTE Enrolments:

Based on 3 funding counts

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

PUBLIC 10-12 Enrolments

PUBLIC

Poly. (PUBLIC)

10-12 FTE Enrolments:

Based on Sept 1701 Counts

0.

500.

1,000.

1,500.

2,000.

2,500.

3,000.

3,500.

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

Public

Independent

Poly. (Public)

Poly. (Public)

Poly. (Independent)

2012-13 Enrolments - Headcount

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

2012-13 Enrolments - FTE

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Public School DL Enrolments:

HEACOUNTS for 2012-13

Independent School DL Enrolment


Combined DL Enrolments


DL Quality Review

Separate process from audits

Focus on student performance and related data

Ongoing dialogue throughout the year

Emphasis on Quality and Standards

Achievement

Engagement

Professional Development

Support

Quality Reviews

2012-13: 4 schools reviewed: SD 43

SD 44

SD 71

SD 72

Wide range of high quality blended and on-line

configurations

More cooperation between neighbourhood and DL

schools

Ongoing, relevant and timely upgrading of teachers’ skills

and content is a challenge for some

Quality Reviews

RFQ for team leads on BCBid

Moving to include ALT/CE programs in quality reviews

Standards under development

Use emerging themes for QR for Alt/CE schools

Working to identify up to 4 schools for 2013-14 Quality

Reviews

DL Agreement

End of 5 years, renewable by Ministry

Commitment to quality and standards

Transparent investment

Staffing and training for teachers

Commitment to support DL within a coordinated province-wide distributed learning system

Regular performance reports

Participation in satisfaction surveys, FSAs

Support for LearnNowBC

Renewal process to be determined


DL Satisfaction Survey

“How are we doing”? Tool

Brief 1 page per client group

5 – 7 minutes to complete

Strategically aligned with the (upcoming) general

Satisfaction Survey Key Themes:

Leadership & Management

Curriculum & Courses

Community Building and Engagement

Organization of Learning

Student Assessment

https://www.awinfosys.com/surveyfull3/2012-2013/dlsurvey/main/




Audits

DL COMPLIANCE AUDITS

Compliance Audits 101

12/13 DL Audit Outcomes

FYI

How Chosen

Q&As

Compliance Audits 101

Compliance Audits: Provide assurance to the Ministry and School Boards that

funding policy and legislation are being followed

Support the equitable allocation of education funds based on the

funding formula

Promote compliance with policy and legislation

Support the goals of Ministry program areas

Contact: Joanne Armstrong at (250) 356-2789 or via email at

[email protected]


12/13 DL Audit Outcomes

4 district Centres chosen (3 never audited in DL)

Except 1 centre all were very small programs with very few

adjustments

Not ordinarily resident in BC

Courses claimed more than once – continuation of learning in same

course

SLPs dated after claim date

Gradebook not consistently dated

“Activation Assignment” representing 5% of total mark

FYI...

What District Staff did not know:

Career Program Claims – who is eligible and what are the various

directives

Work Experience – who is eligible, when to claim, and what are the

directives

Provincial Letter Grades Order – District must have policy in place

aligning with this Order

Ordinarily Resident in BC – only students who are ordinarily

resident in BC (with parent/legal guardian if school age) are eligible

for provincial funding. Districts must verify residency before

claiming funding.

HOW CHOSEN FOR AUDIT

DL Centres are selected using a risk analysis selection

process including input from Ministry Executive, the Data

Management Unit and Learning Division program areas,

District staff, citizen queries, enrolment variables, as well

as previous audit outcomes and report recommendations

Q&As

What’s in a name? Can we call it an Activation Assignment.

Yes, as long as the substantive student course activity meets the

DL Active Policy requirements. Reminder: 5% of course work,

not course mark.

Does 5% = 5 hours?

No. In the field we have identified students in the course

module but not undertaking work – they just log in. 5 hours

pass – no work done.

Will Auditors use a database for their reviews?

Yes, but data must be available to entire audit team and contain

all data not just a ‘created version’ for use during the audit.

Auditors will also require evidence verification if not readily

available in the database.

Q&As, cont’d.

How long should we retain our student data?

At least two full reporting cycles, in order to verify that

claims with DL Funding Policy.

Who is considered a graduated adult?

According to the School Act Sec 82: completed the

requirements for graduation from a secondary or high

school in another jurisdiction.

5% substantive student course activity – What are auditors

looking for?

Verification that there is evidence of a minimum of 5%

of the course’s learning activities undertaken before the

Form 1701’s activation submission date.

Q&As Cont’d.

What’s your question?

Ministry Updates

Connecting

Collaborate Sessions

New DL Admin Collaborate Meeting Room

Third Thursday of the month, 11-12:30

http://bit.ly/DL_Admin



DL Admin Manual 2013 01.pdf

Agenda

Morning


Welcome


Spring Conference


Ministry Updates

Reminders


Connecting


Afternoon

CEET

Partners

Learn Now BC

Open School BC

BC Learning Network


Bill 36




Adjournment

Networking Lunch

Agenda

Morning


Welcome


Spring Conference


Ministry Updates

Reminders


Connecting


Afternoon

CEET

Partners

Learn Now BC

Open School BC

BC Learning Network


Bill 36




Adjournment

CEET Ning

CEET Meets

CEET iTunes U

BC Learning NEXUS

The Need For EdTech Professional Learning: BC’s Education Plan

• Educators will prepare students to thrive in a digital world

• Students will develop the competencies

• Educators will be given the supports needed

• Technology to empower the learning process

• Technology to connect with others

Learning Empowered by Technology

CEET Ning

Community members: 1853 CEET is an online community of practice fostering expertise in the use of educational technologies in K-12 education. CEET aggregates information and resources on how existing and emerging educational technologies can support instructional practice and improve student engagement, satisfaction and achievement. CEET supports BC educators in understanding and using these emerging educational technologies through free professional learning opportunities, by teachers, for teachers.

www.ceet.ca

CEET Meets

Topics To-Date:

• Moodle Course Design: Tips and Tricks

• GeoGebra 101

• mLearning: Mobile, Wireless in Your Pocket Learning

• Newest Tools

• eAssessment

• Authentic Global Collaboration

• Motivating Extras

• Virtual Learning

• ePortfolios

• Integrating SCORM into Moodle

• Digital Literacy

• Screencasting 101

• SMART Boards

• Building a Project Based Course From the Ground Up

• Instructional Design Best Practice

• Web Tools for the Common Core Classroom

• Moving Educational Traditions for Open Practices

• Facebook, Twitter, and Other Social Media

• The Secret Language of QRs

• Ensuring Quality in Online Learning

• Creating an Open Classroom

• Teaching at a distance

• The 8 : 1 Program

• Moviestorm Made Easy

• Building Community in Schools and Districts

• Best Practices in Designing Effective Online

Learning

• How to Develop Digital Literacy Skills

• Global Collaborative Projects

CEET Meets

2013/14 Topics (Proposed):

• Digital Citizenship

• Blended Learning

• Digital Storytelling

• Lego Robotics

• Digital Media

CEET iTunes U

HUB

VirtualBC

SerfnTurf

Objects

Island

StoryForge

WCQuest Explore

Sandbox

Virtual Worlds For Learning

Partners

LearnNowBC (NEXUS and CEET Meet server hosting and sponsorship)

TIE Program, University of Victoria (iTunes U server hosting)

Apple Canada (CEET Meet sponsorship, and iTunes U server provision)

Vancouver Aquarium (NEXUS content provision)

Sandy Hirtz (CEET Moderator)

Elizabeth Wellburn (CEET iTunes U Curator)

Alissa Pratt, Vice Principal, NIDES (NEXUS co-founder)

Agenda

Morning


Welcome


Spring Conference


Ministry Updates

Reminders


Connecting


Afternoon

CEET

Partners

Learn Now BC

Open School BC

BC Learning Network


Bill 36




Adjournment

Partners

LearnNowBC

Open School BC

BC Learning Network


Add Title and Date

DL Administrators Meeting

September 12, 2013

Course Finder: 2500+ Courses, 50+ Schools

Study Centre: 29 Courses, three ways to learn… grades 4-12

Daily Physical Activity: Student Log Tracker and Educator Module

The Advising Centre: Academic, Career, Trades Finder, Adult Grad

Young Learning Centre: Interactive learning for grades PreSchool-2

Learning Resource Repository: 2400+ Free Learning Resources

Collaborate : Free licences for every educator in BC

Professional Learning: CEET ,Early Learning Centre and more

School District Resources: BC Digital Classroom resources

Living Online – NEW Videos from Steve Dotto

•Course request email notification => Log into LearnNowBC / System / Course Administration / Sign-up Inbox

•Contact learners and change their Status to “Contacted”

•Follow-up and change status as per learners’ enrolment, for example “cancelled”, “not approved”, “enroled”, etc.

•Snap shot email of the Course Request summary…how many new requests and old ones:

New DL Administrators – Two Important Things to know about!

1. Sign Up Inbox

-Need to keep courses accurate and current (add new courses and delete

old courses)

-Many hits on Course Finder and questions about online courses

Contact Simone Lee ([email protected] or 250-940-1146) for

assistance

Future enhancements:

-Working on matching our database as close to the ministry’s course registry

(database ?)

- What’s for you:

- the courses we have on LNBC will be closely aligned to the ministry’s

(less confusion, etc.)

2. Course Sections/Course Finder

New DL Administrators – Two Important Things to know about!


Support Desk

8:30-4:30pm

1-888-412-5622

[email protected]


WHAT’S NEW FROM OPEN SCHOOL BC

Upgrades to Learning Management Systems

More content on Open Educational Resources Site &

Open Textbook project – news from ERAC

Continued support of Blended Learning pilots/project with

districts

• Video Everywhere

• Retention Center

• Parent Role

• Branding

• WIRIS Math Editor

• MOOCs

Resource Released Format LNBC

Law 12 Moodle 2.2+

BC First Nations 12 Moodle 2.2+

Principles of Math 11 Moodle 2.2+

Visual Media Arts 11 Moodle 2.2+

Intro Spanish 11 Moodle 2.2+

English 10 Moodle 2.2+

Found/Pre Calc 10 Moodle 2.2+

Planning 12 Series (3) Health, Career, Finance

Moodle 2.2+

Family Studies Series Interpersonal and Family Relationships

Housing and Living Environments

Oct 2013

Moodle 2.2+

Social Studies 7 html

English Language Arts 7 html

Resource Release Date Format LNBC

English 11 Sep 2103 Moodle 2+

Principles of Math 12 Oct 2013 Moodle 2+

Entrepreneurship 12 Nov 2013 Moodle 2+

App & Workplace Math 10 Jan 2013 Moodle 2+

Writing 12 Series Creative Non Fiction

Fiction

Poetry

Drama

Fall/winter as

ready

html

Biology (Literacy Foundations) Your Body Systems

All about Cell

TBD Moodle/PDF

Curriculum Prototypes

Seasonal Round (Grade 4)

Speaking Up, Speaking Out (Grade 10)

Sept/Oct 2013 Html & PDF –

for teachers

Skills Exploration Jan 2014 Html,Word, pdf

BLENDED LEARNING:

WHAT DID THE TEACHERS DO?

• Preferred the blended aspects of the project for use with

assessment. (Assessment)

• Online quizzes and tests worked well. (Assessment)

• Online keys/texts and lessons were an asset. (Virtual

access)

• Students can work ahead or catch-up, which created a

higher pass rate in the science course. (Flexibility)

• Provides options for student learning but communication is

still more powerful in class. (This is blended!)

PROFILE OF STUDENT USE

Number of hits during days of the week during first

semester by students in two different classes

1= Sunday

Biology 12 Science 10

DAILY PATTERN OF USE

Number of hits during hours of the day during first

semester by students in two different classes

WHAT DID STUDENTS SAY?

“I liked how assignments, notes, and quizzes were available online for me to access and complete from home”

“We did lots of tests online which was good because you could work on them at home if you needed to”

“It helps me study out of class/on break well and with understanding.

Diagrams and online YouTube videos helped as well”

BC Learning Network

What is BCLN?

• www.BCLearningNetwork.com

• Members = 44 BC Districts + Yukon

• Goal = Collaboration (working together for students)

• Directors: • Bruce Weitzel (Diana Horsley)

• Brad Hutchinson

• Dean Coder

• Al Mackay-Smith

• Norbert Kaspar

Resource Development

• 60 courses

• 25 teacher/developers this year

• 1400+ posts in teacher discussion board

• Blended learning impact

• Partnerships (Content Connect, OSBC, UBC, TC2, Rosetta Stone, AB

divisions...)

BCLN

Overview

Hosting & Student Management.

• KnowPlace (Moodle Hosting & SMS Support)

• OSBC (Moodle Hosting)

• SMS (Student Management System)

• LNBC (Mahara?)

BCLN

Overview


• CANeLearn is a pan-Canadian network of K12 online and blended learning schools and organizations

• Founding directors – Quebec to BC

• Affiliation with iNACOL and CNIE (Conf: May 8-10 TRU)

• Focus on sharing resources, PD, research

• Leverage collective to promote online and blended learning opportunities

• http://canelearn.net

Agenda

Morning


Welcome


Spring Conference


Ministry Updates

Reminders


Connecting


Afternoon

CEET

Partners

Learn Now BC

Open School BC

BC Learning Network


Bill 36




Adjournment

Agenda

Morning


Welcome


Spring Conference


Ministry Updates

Reminders


Connecting


Afternoon

CEET

Partners

Learn Now BC

Open School BC

BC Learning Network


Bill 36




Adjournment


Agenda

Morning


Welcome


Spring Conference


Ministry Updates

Reminders


Connecting


Afternoon

CEET

Partners

Learn Now BC

Open School BC

BC Learning Network


Bill 36




Adjournment



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