Slides from the NROC 2011 Member Meeting keynote presentation

1. The Pivot to Personal Digital Learning:Customization, Motivation, Equalization Tom Vander Ark Monterey Institute March 11, 2011

2. 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 need Private capital to spur/scale innovation Philanthropic capital to reduce risk, promote OER, advance equity, Public sector leadership to set goals, aggregate demand, exercise accountability learn capital

3. The historic pivot to personal digital learning Batch-Print Personal Digital Age cohorts Textbooks Sequential Annual tests Institutions Individual students Digital content Adaptive Instant feedback Networks An opportunity to boost learning, staffing & facilities productivity

4. Open blends will change the world OER & cheap tablets …will change the world

5. 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

6. Benefits of personal digital learning Customization Motivation Equalization

7. 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

8. Customization dimensions Differentiation Pace Modality Schedule Interests Location Projects Demonstrations Guidance Application

9. Discussion Implications of customization? Potential for kids to learn more faster? Role of OER?

10. Motivation Persistence: Exploit game strategies Passion: Exploit interests

11. Mangahigh makes math fun &social 11 Pioneering development of engaging Learning Games w/ embedded assessment

12. PHETsims makes Physics fun

13. Supported exploration Projects, science fairs Job shadows, internships

14. Discussion Can compelling content get kids to work twice as hard? Can OER be compelling?

15. Equalization Affordable extended day/year Access to all courses Access to good teachers Access to guidance & support

16. 6 models of blended learning F2F Driver Rotation Flex Fewer traditional elements More traditional elements Online Lab Self Blend Online Driver Dimensions LOCATION TYPE OF INSTRUCTION STUDENT INDEPENDENCE Innosight Institute EXTRACURRICULARS AND SOCIALIZING

18. Math game

19. Computer scored writing

20. Virtual history environment

21. Physics simulation

22. 3 writing prompts

23. Language community

24. Math tutorial & exercises A ‘game-frame’ would translate scores from multiple learning apps into a standards-based gradebook

25. Discussion Can new models narrow the preparation gap? Will OER play a significant role?

26. Open Education Solutions OpenSolutions OpenLearning Innovative open curriculum, tools, and value-added solutions Leading blended learning services firm 19

28. Toward “DIY High”

29. Leverage open content

30. NROC, OER Commons, Khan Academy, WNET, Curriki, CK12

31. Motivate persistence/acceleration via badge system

32. Scouts + Foursquare meet at the Common Core

33. Enable integrated thematic units of study

34. Superbadge units combine multiple badges/subjects

35. Develop pioneering smart student profiles (v2)

39. Games, sims

40. Voice over text

41. Content-embedded assmt

42. End of unit quiz

43. Game score

44. Computer scored writing

45. Rubric scored assignments22 Opportunity:develop/sell comprehensive Core-aligned assessment system with motivational overlay

46. Summary AMPeD is the first educational data platform specifically designed to motivate students by providing controlof, multiple modalities for, visible progress into & contextfor their education OpenEducationSolutions changing the way the world learns