The Pivot to Personal Digital Learning: Customization, Motivation, Equalization Tom Vander Ark Monterey Institute March 11, 2011
Jun 29, 2015
The Pivot to Personal Digital Learning:Customization, Motivation, Equalization
Tom Vander ArkMonterey Institute
March 11, 2011
A personal journey back to the private sector
• 14 years in energy, consulting & retail• 14 years as superintendent & grant maker• 2 years funding & advocating for edupreneurs
Conclusions: we need1. Private capital to spur/scale innovation2. Philanthropic capital to reduce risk, promote OER,
advance equity, 3. Public sector leadership to set goals, aggregate demand,
exercise accountability
learn capital
The historic pivot to personal digital learning
Batch-Print Personal Digital
An opportunity to boost learning, staffing & facilities productivity
Age cohortsTextbooks
SequentialAnnual tests
Institutions
Individual studentsDigital contentAdaptiveInstant feedbackNetworks
Open blends will change the world
OER & cheap tablets
…will change the world
Texts, Testing, Tutoring, Tech (U.S.)
• $25b segment will grow by >50% by 2020• Compression:
– OER+shift to digital will shrink $9b textbook segment – Cheap devices will compress Tech expenditures
• Growth:– Assessment– Tutoring, & specialty teaching services– Professional development– School services
Benefits of personal digital learning
Customization
Motivation
Equalization
Customization
• Kids will learn more– Adaptive content– Instant feedback– Personalized guidance
• Move at their own pace – Demonstrated competence – Rolling enrollment; money follows student
• Driven by:– Learner profile– Smart recommendation engines
Customization dimensions
• Differentiation• Pace• Modality• Schedule• Interests
• Location• Projects• Demonstrations• Guidance• Application
Discussion
Implications of customization?
Potential for kids to learn more faster?
Role of OER?
Motivation
Persistence: Exploit game strategies
Passion:Exploit interests
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Mangahigh makes math fun & social
Pioneering development of engaging Learning Games w/ embedded assessment
PHET sims makes Physics fun
Supported exploration
Projects, science fairs
Job shadows, internships
Discussion
Can compelling content get kids to work twice as hard?
Can OER be compelling?
Equalization
• Affordable extended day/year• Access to all courses• Access to good teachers• Access to guidance & support
F2F Driver
Rotation
Flex
Online Lab
Online Driver
Self Blend
LOCATION
TYPE OF INSTRUCTION
STUDENT INDEPENDENCE
EXTRACURRICULARS AND SOCIALIZING
Dimensions
Fewer traditional elements
More traditional elements
6 models of blended learning
Innosight Institute
Case for the ‘Game-Frame’
5k 5th grade day• Adaptive reading quiz• Math game• Computer scored writing • Virtual history environment
10k 10th grade day• Physics simulation• 3 writing prompts • Language community • Math tutorial & exercises
The pivot to personal digital learning will cause a flood of keystroke data from a variety of learning applications
A ‘game-frame’ would translate scores from multiple learning apps into a standards-based gradebook
Discussion
Can new models narrow the preparation gap?
Will OER play a significant role?
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Open Education Solutions
OpenSolutions
Innovative open curriculum, tools, and value-added solutions
OpenLearning
Leading blended learning services firm
AMPeD: Open Learning Platform
Online Badges for Standards Mastery
• Give k-12 students Common Core-linked learning options• Toward “DIY High”
• Leverage open content• NROC, OER Commons, Khan Academy, WNET, Curriki, CK12
• Motivate persistence/acceleration via badge system• Scouts + Foursquare meet at the Common Core
• Enable integrated thematic units of study• Superbadge units combine multiple badges/subjects
• Develop pioneering smart student profiles (v2)• Smart recommendation engine will queue content playlists
AMPeD: A Better Approach
Make school relevant with motivating data
Plans Dashboards
Badges
Units
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AMPeD: Badge Architecture
Each Badge Includes:1. Clear goal2. Evidence:
• Required assessments• Demonstration Options
3. Relevance links4. Instructional resources:
• Video, virtual envmts.• Games, sims• Voice over text
Multiple Forms of Evidence• Content-embedded assmt
• End of unit quiz• Game score
• Computer scored writing• Rubric scored assignments
Opportunity: develop/sell comprehensive Core-aligned assessment system with motivational overlay
Summary
AMPeD is the first educational data platform specifically designed to motivate students by providing control of, multiple modalities for, visible progress into &
context for their education
Open Education Solutionschanging the way the world learns