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K-12 schools and districts understand that a personalized education experience increases student achievement and success, therefore many institutions are harnessing online learning technology to create blended learning programs to help meet diverse student needs. Although blended learning models differ drastically among K-12 institutions and are a product of the unique goals and challenges of the school, the importance of quality and accountability pertains to all. Join us for this webinar featuring Susan Patrick, President and CEO of iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning) and K-12 school district leaders for a discussion about how K-12 institutions across the globe are successfully implementing diverse blended learning models that maintain quality and accountability and enable student success. Susan Patrick, President and CEO, International Association for K-12 Online Learning; Amy Hance, Instructional Technology Specialist, Collier County Public Schools
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Why Blended Learning Matters: A National and International
Perspective
Susan PatrickPresident & CEO
International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)
• iNACOL is the premier K-12 nonprofit in online learning• 4400+ members in K-12 virtual schools and online
learning representing over 50 countries• 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): New Orleans, LA on October 21-24, 2012
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Source: Susan Patrick, iNACOL
Providing Opportunities to All StudentsCredit Recovery
Aspiring athletes and performers
Medically Fragile
Home Schoolers
Accelerated Students
Need to work and/or support family
Traditional Public/Private
Special Education and ELL
Rural Students
National Standards for Quality Online Programs, Online Teaching & Online Courses
Role of Online/Blended Teacher• Facilitate and build an online and F2F community of learners• Engage learners in a variety of online and F2F environments
through reflective and hands-on activities• Analyze data to assist in individualizing instruction• Personalize the learning through online discussion and group
projects• Differentiate instruction (i.e. learning styles, adaptive/assistive
technologies, pacing, supplemental activities and remediation.)
• Develop and deliver asynchronous and synchronous lessons that use appropriate and effective multimedia design elements
• Student academic integrity issues (plagiarism and the safe and legal use of online resources)
Administrator Roles
• Change management and continuous improvement• How to train, support and evaluate online/blended
teachers• Student supports and services• Requires administrators to make wise decisions about
resources and technology based on effectiveness – student learning outcomes
• Allocation restructuring; innovation zones• Gather and analyze data that cross traditional
categories• Lack of PD for administrators
Big Trends to Watch:
• Blended learning & Continuity of Learning• District programs – new learning models using online
and blended learning within single districts• Instructional materials and open access - with common
core (46 states), districts and states developing materials for PD, content and learning materials are moving toward open public policies for content created with taxpayer dollars so it can be publicly shared across schools
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International Perspective
Survey Findings• Almost 60 percent of the surveyed countries reported
government funding for blended or online programs at the primary and secondary levels.
• China’s first online school was created in 1996; today it has expanded to more than 200 online schools with enrollments exceeding 600,000 students.
• Seventy-two percent of the surveyed countries reported that
their online and blended classroom teachers participated in professional development for online teaching.
• Universities and colleges were reported as the primary source
of training for educators, followed by regional centers and local schools.
Mexico• K-12 Digital Content, Laptop for Every Teacher, Pre-
service methods using engaging digital content, new strategies
iNACOL Canada StudyAll 13 Provinces and Territories offer K-12 online learning
Australia• Pioneer in distance education, mainly servicing isolated
rural schools and families• Curriculum breadth and opportunities for students in
rural and small schools still limited• Online provision available in each state served via
Blackboard, Moodle etc.• Nationally, much is first generation online content – flat
text, limited interactivity and use of Web 2.0 capacity• Federal funded national rollout of 1:1 computing across
years 9-12 by end of 2011
New Zealand
• Professional Development – ICT PD
• Teacher Laptop Program
• National Broadband Initiative
• Virtual Learning Network
European Union• EU:
– EU E-Learning Action Plan
– IB Diploma Programme Online (125 countries)
– New Line Learning Schools
• UK: E-Learning Exports - 29 billion pounds annually; deal with China– Education as an export
Turkey, the Middle East & Arab Spring
• Turkey: online courses• Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States
India• Size
– 1 billion+, 70% rural population
– Need 200,000 more schools
• Internet Accessibility– 2007-08 - 42 million users (3.7%)
• Online Learning– Universal access for K-12 in 10 yrs
– Shortage of good teachers
– “Leverage teachers using technology to bring to scale”
– Educomp digitizing learning resources for K-12 Education
Hong Kong– Blended learning for Continuity of Learning
South Korea
• South Korea – National Virtual School– Switch to digital content from textbooks
China
• China: 1.3 billion people
• Digitized K-12 curriculum
• Training Master Teachers to teach online
• With online learning: increase educational opportunities to 100 million new students
The Futurist: Education 2011
China may be the first country to succeed in educating most of its population through the Internet.
– From 2003-2007, China spent about $1 billion to implement online learning projects in the rural country-side.
Singapore
• Singapore: 100% of Secondary schools use online learning
• All teachers trained to teach online
• Blended Learning Environments
• E-Learning Weeks
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Trends in Education: Next Generation Models of Online and Blended
Learning
Blended learning
A formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online delivery of instruction and content, with some element of student control over time, place, path and/or pace
and
at least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home.
Tech-rich = blended
Rotation Flex Self-Blend Enriched Virtual
• Station rotation• Lab rotation• Flipped Classroom• Individual rotation
Online platform with F2F support and fluid schedules
Students attend physical school & take 1 or more courses online
Students learn sometimes at a physical school, other times remotely
Emerging models of blended learning
Competency-based learning(definition)
1. Students advance upon mastery.
2. Competencies include explicit, measurable, transferable learning objectives that empower students.
3. Assessment is meaningful and a positive learning experience for students.
4. Students receive timely, differentiated support based on their individual learning needs.
5. Learning outcomes emphasize competencies that include application and creation of knowledge, along with the development of important skills and dispositions.
How Students Learn
Videos
• Not So Super of a Market - http://youtu.be/_LyuLJSByvI
• Rocketship - http://vimeo.com/30557533#at=20
• School of One – http://vimeo.com/7964251
• Carpe Diem Collegiate High School - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s_O65rWV10
• New Line Learning Models - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnPLrK1USMA
Questions
Dr. Susan Patrick
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Presenter: Amy Hance, Instructional Technology
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E-Learning Management System:
A Blended Learning program
Collier County is located in Southwest Florida. It includes Naples, Immokalee and Everglades City.
48 schools, 44,000 students, 140,000+ user accounts
In 2005, we began a 3 year retrofit program and put a mounted video projector, document camera, sound enhancement system, and interactive whiteboard in every classroom.
In 2007 3 new schools opened as a 1:1 laptop schools. 1:1 laptop schools created a paradigm shift for
teachers. Students had more access to computers during the school day.
Needed a tool for teachers and students that would maximize this access to technology to its fullest potential.
Wanted a way to have students take more control of their own learning.
What is the next step?
We wanted to find a tool that provided A process that could deliver content and resources
to students with face-to-face instruction from highly qualified instructors.
An opportunity to use the technology in their classrooms.
Differentiated instruction for students. Engaging interaction for students. Promotion and instruction of 21st century skills.
The tool is ANGEL.
The instructional method is Blended Learning.
Blended Learning provides an opportunity… For teachers to communicate with students. For students to be more in control of their own
learning. To deliver more professional development. To communicate between home and school. To differentiate instruction for students.
Collier fits in Model 5
How did we get to where we are today?
Purchased licenses for all students and teachers in our 3 new schools.
Laid the groundwork Imported courses and users, but not auto updated.
Provided Training 1 day of summer in-service, hands-on training. 40 minutes sessions throughout the school year.
New Teachers were hired new schools hired beginning teachers, many whom have
used a learning management system in college as part of their education.
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Teachers have taken continuing education at Florida Gulf
Coast University in Estero and they use learning management systems!
Monthly train/learn work sessions One new school had many teacher interns which allowed
us access to teachers during the day. New teachers will try anything!
Equity CCPS philosophy is to provide equity for all students and
teachers, in terms of equipment, facilities and software. Readiness of learners
We want the program to be available when the principals and teachers decide they are ready.
Professional Development Create on-line first professional development course
available in Collier.
Principals requested demos for entire faculties principals were intrigued by the new tool presented in the
summer. Instructional Technology (ITS) asked to give a
demonstration of the learning management system to faculty.
Provided 30-40 minutes demos. Explained what an LMS is and how it works. Presented during faculty meetings, before or after school.
Principals requested specific faculty groups. Wanted to share documents with faculty. Principals modeled using the management system by
placing important information for teachers only in the groups.
Individual meetings with Principals ITS staff met one-on-one with every principal. Discussed all technology training available.
Hands-on training during school day 40 minutes sessions. Planning periods.
▪ Added a syllabus to each course (secondary)▪ Added events to the course calendar
Teachers wanted more! Additional training requested Hands-on training, 2+ hours after contract time.
▪ Must have 5 people minimum per session. Saturday and evening sessions scheduled.
Community Groups created – 600+ groups currently School faculty groups Media Center Book Reviews – all students at a school Teachers of Gifted AP summer students Scholar bowl Girl's Basketball
Teachers/Students/Employees Announcement groups Auto-imported all teachers, students, employees into
specific groups (based on rights level of staff and faculty).
Put announcements on the group page which shows on user’s home page.
Email Used to notify all teachers of new professional
development courses.▪ sent copy of email to external internet email address.
Keeps reminding teachers there is a learning management system.
Purchased a district license – all teachers and students. includes all users from SIS - principals, adult learners,
administrators, data entry, etc.
Created an upload of all courses nightly Course are exactly like they appear in our grade book.
Created an upload all users nightly Used as a tool for administrators
to present content in summer Administrator’s Academy for principals and subject area coordinators.
Required courses for new teachers and all Kindergarten teachers
Full implementation in Fall of 2009
Created more Staff Development courses There are currently 49 Staff Development courses
available.
Used email to communicate from teachers to students with copy to internet mail (for teachers) Send information to all teachers
Created more Community Groups• Over 600 groups have been created
Use of Community Groups grows - Reading coaches formed a group to discuss classroom
observations. Building Technology Coordinators (BTC) posted information
needed for each building. Media Specialists store meeting information and needed
resources. Teachers requested groups for AP students who are not yet
enrolled in next year’s AP courses.▪ review and do summer assignments.▪ keep in contact with students over the summer.
Teachers post class notes and assignments for students. Use of assessments has increased, both formative and
summative assessments.
Send group emails–touches every user. Created a district student and teacher
textbook repository . Created a District Curriculum and
Resources repository for subject area coordinators. All teachers have access.
Created ELL courses which must be taken by all teachers.
Secondary Language Arts/Reading teachers completed the textbook adoption evaluation with shared assessments.
Science textbook adoption used surveys to gather information on textbooks.
Increased the number of Single Sign On (SSO) resources that are available to students and teachers. Currently we have Discovery Education, Pearson Successnet, FCAT Explorer and many other resources.
Purchased Blackboard Mobile Learn, summer 2012.
LOGINS BY ANGEL TOTAL
TOTAL LOGINS = 375881
0TOTAL USERS = 53691USERS LOGED IN > 0 45941USERS LOGED IN > 1 45057USERS LOGED IN > 5 43193USERS LOGED IN > 10 41171USERS LOGED IN > 15 39025USERS LOGED IN > 50 25039
LOGINS BY ANGEL TOTAL
TOTAL LOGINS = 237396
7TOTAL USERS = 55970USERS LOGED IN > 0 43384
USERS LOGED IN > 1 41791USERS LOGED IN > 5 37674USERS LOGED IN > 10 33987USERS LOGED IN > 15 30854USERS LOGED IN > 50 16084
2010-2011
2011-2012
Amy HanceInstructional Technology SpecialistCollier County Public [email protected]
