Blending, Flipping and Personalized: How Online Learning is Transforming Teacher Practice

Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO

October 29, 2013

Speak Up 2012 National Findings

Blending, Flipping and

Personalized:

How Online Learning is

Transforming Teacher Practice

What are administrators’ current views on online learning?

How are teachers using virtual, blended and flipped learning

in their classrooms?

What is the impact of online learning on student success and

teacher effectiveness?

What is driving the demand today for more online learning

opportunities for students?

What big questions or topics within online learning are on the

horizon and how should we plan to address those?

Today’s Big Questions

© 2013 Project Tomorrow

Today’s Agenda:

About Speak Up

Highlights from new research

Expert panel discussion

Audience Q&A

Speak Up 2012 National Research Project:

Views of K-12 Students, Parents, Teachers,

Librarians and Administrators


Meet our Panel of Experts

Dr. R. Mark Beadle CEO and Head of School

Sevenstar

Renee Citlau National Online Teacher of the Year

Anaheim Union High School District (CA)

William Lange Blended Learning Coordinator

Maricopa Unified School District (AZ)


Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit organization

Programs:

• Research & evaluation studies

• School and community programs

• Events for students

Mission: To ensure that today’s

students are prepared to become

tomorrow’s leaders, innovators and

engaged citizens of the world.


Annual national research project

Online surveys + focus groups

Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education

Institutions receive free report with their own data

Collect ideas ↔ Stimulate conversations

K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators

Pre-Service Teachers in Schools of Education

Inform policies & programs

Analysis and reporting of findings and trends

Consulting services to help transform teaching and learning

Speak Up National Research Project

+ 3 million surveys since 2003

(c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Learning & Teaching with Technology

21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship & Global Awareness

Math and Science Instruction

Students’ Career Interests in STEM

Professional Development / Teacher Preparation

Internet Safety

Administrators’ Challenges

Emerging Technologies both in & out of the Classroom

Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-textbooks

Educational Games, Social Media tools and applications

Flipped Classroom, Print to Digital, Online Assessments

Designing the 21st Century School

Speak Up survey question themes


K-12 Students 364,233

Teachers & Librarians 56,346

Parents (in English & Spanish) 39,713

School/District Administrators 5,511

Technology Leaders 500

About the participating schools & districts o 8,020 schools and 2,431 districts

o 30% urban / 43% rural / 27% suburban

o All 50 states + DC

Honor Roll of States with highest participation:

TX, CA, OH, IN, AL, NC, WI, AZ, FL, PA

National Speak Up 2012 Participation: 466,303


Why schools, districts & communities

participate in Speak Up?

.

Power of local data

Use data as input for planning

To justify budget and purchasing decisions

Inform new initiatives – as an evaluation tool

As a tool to engage parents

Demonstrate interest in students’ ideas

Use for grant writing and fund development

Content for professional development

As a competitive tool

To counteract mythology . . . . . . .



Commonly heard mythology

“New teachers don’t need any training in how to use

technology within teaching”

“Online learning will solve all of the ills of American

education.”

“Online learning undercuts the role of the

teacher in learning.”

“There is so much great content online for teachers to use

in the classroom – so, what is the problem?”

“Put any technology in the classroom and magically students

will learn more!”

Speak Up 2012

National Reports

www.tomorrow.org/speakup


http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup

Introducing ……

2013 Trends in

Online Learning:

Virtual, Blended and

Flipped Classrooms

A new collaborative report with

Blackboard, part of a continuing

series of leadership reports


11%

17%

20%

28%

33%

40%

Fee based online summer school

Building your own online courses

Fully online classes for students

Blended learning classes forstudents

Virtual conferences and webinars

Online teacher professionaldevelopment

District Administrators

District audiences for online learning


What is the state of online and blended

learning today?

2011 2012 Growth

Administrators 24% 34% 42%

increase

Teachers 29% 36% 24%

increase

Support staff 8% 16% 100%

increase

Different audiences for online learning


Who is learning within a fully online

environment?

Types of virtual online learning experiences

Students: Gr 6-8

Students: Gr 9-12

100% online school 6% 7%

Online self study class 8% 15%

Teacher led online class 9% 15%

Online class for personal interests

8% 10%


Students Gr 9-12 46%

Students Gr 6-8 41%

Students Gr 3-5 38%

Parents 36%

Administrators 51%

Online classes for students: A “must have”

for the ultimate school


Parents have first hand experience with

online learning

I have taken an online class:

For work or job training 43%

For an academic/college program 29%

To learn new skills 22%

To explore a hobby 13%

For traffic school 7%

23% who have not taken an online

class would like to!


Why take an online class?

For high school students, traditional reasons

are important such as scheduling and college

credit.

For middle school students, it’s about

changing the learning paradigm.

For all students, potential for personalization

of learning is highly valued.


Why take an online class? Students say:


Benefits of

taking an

online class

Students

Gr 6-8

Students

Gr 9-12

Work at my own

pace 56% 56%

Be in control of my

own learning 54% 57%

Review class

materials whenever I

need to

47% 46%

Easier for me to

succeed 43% 35%

Greater sense of

independence 39% 42%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

I would bein control

of mylearning

It wouldbe easierfor me tosucceed

I would bemore

motivatedto learn

I wouldlike to

work atmy own

pace

Students (2009)

Students (2012)

Students in onlineschools (2012)

Students who want totake an online class(2012)

Why students are interested in online learning?


Why offer online learning? Principals say:


Benefits to our

students 2011

2012

Keep students

engaged in school 47% 62%

Provide programs for

gifted/at risk

students

38% 54%

Eliminate textbook

costs 38% 47%

Offer scheduling

alternatives for

students

30% 40%

43% of administrators say they now

offer online courses to meet the needs

of a diverse set of students

See online learning, digital textbooks

and mobile devices as having high

potential for driving greater student

achievement

Also support using digital tools for 21st

century skill development,

longitudinal data systems and IEPs for

every student


Who are the administrators?

43% of administrators say they now

offer online courses to meet the needs

of a diverse set of students

Barriers to more online learning?

26% say not being able to find

teachers to teach online

courses


Who are the administrators?

New profiling research on teachers

Let’s compare technology usage and value

propositions!


Teaching Model # of Teachers

Teaching one or more fully online

courses

3,051

Teaching in a blended learning

environment

28,856

Teaching in a flipped learning

classroom

3,561

Who are these teachers?

Self assess their tech skills as more advanced

48% of flipped teachers say they are advanced

tech users (only 26% of all teachers say the

same)

Social media is their friend!

18% of flipped teachers are on Twitter

Prior personal experience with online learning

58% of virtual teachers and 45% of blended

teachers have taken an online PD course

Participate in online professional development

such as webinars

43% see this as key part of self-directed PD


And are they using technology differently?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Real time data

Digital textbooks

Animations

Online videos

Online curriculum

All teachers Flipped teachers

Blended teachers Online teachers

Teachers’ use of digital content in the classroom


What is the impact of online learning on

student success?

Teachers’ perspectives on the

impact of online learning on

their students

In the fully

online class

In the

blended

learning

class

In the

flipped

learning

class

My students are more

motivated to learn

56% 59% 60%

My students are developing

creativity

52% 43% 57%

My students are developing

problem solving and critical

thinking skills

48% 36% 49%

My students are applying

knowledge to practical

problems

48% 34% 54%

My students are taking

ownership of their learning

45% 32% 45%


What is the impact of online learning on

teacher effectiveness?

Teachers’ perspective on the

impact of online learning on

their own productivity

In the

fully

online

class

In the

blended

learning

class

In the

flipped

learning

class

I am better organized 65% 54% 63%

I am creating more interactive

lessons

56% 51% 65%

I am facilitating more student

centered learning

53% 40% 55%

I am more productive 49% 38% 50%

I am managing my class more

effectively

47% 34% 46%

I am personalizing learning for

my students

39% 23% 39%


What big questions or topics within online

learning are on the horizon and how should

we plan to address those?

Today’s Big Questions


Meet our Panel of Experts

Dr. R. Mark Beadle CEO and Head of School

Sevenstar

Renee Citlau National Online Teacher of the Year

Anaheim Union High School District (CA)

William Lange Blended Learning Coordinator

Maricopa Unified School District (AZ)


National Speak Up Findings and reports Targeted and thematic reports

Online learning trends – new! Mobile learning & social media Print to digital migration Social learning Intelligent adaptive software New digital parent series

Presentations, podcasts and webinars Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies

More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org


Participate in Speak Up 2013!

Online surveys open now thru Dec 20

www.tomorrow.org/speakup

Speak Up K-12 surveys open now thru 12/20

Available for all K-12 schools and districts Surveys for students, parents, community members

and educators Share with your local schools

Participate in Speak Up!

© Project Tomorrow 2013

Speak Up Higher Ed surveys open on Feb 5

• Take the faculty survey • Promote survey to your students • Share info with your school of

education or teacher preparation programs

Thank you.

Let’s continue this conversation.

Julie Evans

Project Tomorrow

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949-609-4660 x15

Twitter: JulieEvans_PT

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