VIRTUAL EDUCATION

FOR THE XXI CENTURY

Daniela Londoño

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the 21st Century: Virtual, Blended and Flipped Classrooms

The digital conversion means different things to different education

leaders in K-12, especially with new state standards driving change in

what exactly classroom learning looks like. But the 2013 Speak Up

Survey data reveals an exciting new trend—everyone seems to agree

that online learning options are providing more ways than ever to

engage students. With 43% of district administrators now offering

online courses, many education leaders are realizing the potential of

online learning to help address these new standards and to meet the

changing needs of an ever-diversifying student population. Online

learning is no longer just a platform for the delivery of instruction—

it has become a highly efficient way for teachers and students to

communicate, collaborate and connect around content

in the 21st Century: Mobile Devices + Social Media = Personalized

Learning

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As the environment for mobile learning has matured over the last few

years, we now have greater clarity around the key opportunities and

challenges associated with student use of mobile devices within

instruction. In this new special report, we examine the Speak Up 2011

national findings to examine the growth in mobile accessibility and the

demand for mobile access among students, parents and teachers. It

also addresses the challenges associated with personal mobile access in

schools and the potential for mobile technology to actually decrease

costs for administrators while enhancing learning for students

Learning in the 21st Century: A 5 Year Retrospective on the

Growth in Online Learning

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In this latest update report, we document the significant

changes over the past five years in the growth of the interest

levels in online learning and numbers of students and

educators who have now had online learning experiences. Then

we use that five year growth retrospective to shine a bright light

on the impact of this evolutionary process on new programs,

policies and plans for expanding online learning opportunities

for students and teachers

Learning in the 21st Century: 2011 Trends Update

As new technologies continue to emerge, schools are tasked with figuring

out how to leverage these tools to engage students for learning. One of the

ways in which schools are seeing success is through online learning, which

not only engages them in contextually-based content, but also enables

greater personalization on the learning process. Based on the 2010 Speak

Up survey facilitated by Project Tomorrow, the 2011 Trends Update

provides insight on the state of online learning by answering

Who is learning online?

What is propelling this new level of interest and excitement around online

learning?

Can online learning really transform the learning process?

What is standing in the way of greater adoption of online learning in our

nation’s schools?

What are the most effective motivators to increase the pool of teachers

who want to teacher online?

Learning in the 21st Century: Taking it

Mobile!

This report identifies key findings from

the Speak Up 2009 trends report and

from interviews with innovative

educators who are leveraging mobile

devices for learning. Their stories

illustrate emerging trends,

implementation considerations and

strategies for implementing mobile

learning initiatives

Learning In the 21st Century: Parents’ Perspectives,

Parents’ Priorities

(Released October 2009) Parents are important, but often

overlooked, stakeholders in education. Learning in the

21st Century: Parents’ Perspectives, Parents Priorities’

explores the views of parents on the role of technology in

education and how well they believe that schools are doing

to prepare children for the jobs and careers of the future.

Based upon the voices of over 21,000 parents collected

through the Speak Up 2008 National Research Project,

this landmark report investigates both the angst and the

aspirations of parents

Learning in the 21st Century: 2010 trends Update

As new technologies continue to emerge, schools are tasked

with figuring out how to leverage these tools to engage

students for learning. One of the ways in which schools are

seeing success is through online learning, which not only

engages them in contextually-based content, but also enables

greater personalization on the learning process. Based on the

2010 Speak Up survey facilitated by Project Tomorrow, the

2011 Trends Update provides insight on the state of online

learning

Daniela Londoño

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Walter Agudelo

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