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

“Learning in the 21st Century:
A 5 Year Retrospective on the
Growth in Online Learning”

Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO - September 24, 2012

© Project Tomorrow 2011

A big thank you to:


Today’s Agenda:

 Welcoming remarks from Annie Lewis
 About Speak Up
 Highlights from the new report
 Panel discussion

Speak Up National Research Project:
Views of K-12 Students, Parents, Teachers,
Librarians and Administrators


Welcoming Remarks

Annie Lewis

Senior Manager
K-12 Marketing

Blackboard Inc.


Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions

 How does the growth in online learning change the value
proposition for technologies that personalize learning?

 What is the impact of the increased interest by students,
parents and educators?

 What is the teachers’ wish list for tech-enabled professional
learning communities?

 Is there a new climate for policies around online learning
requirements for students?


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

Panel Discussion

Candice Dodson
Director of E-Learning, Indiana Department of Education

Brian Eyer
Principal, Digital Harbor High School, Baltimore MD

Larry Raines
ACCESS Administrator, Alabama Department of Education


Speak Up National Research Project

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

+ 2.6 million surveys since 2003

Speak Up survey question themes

 Learning & Teaching with Technology
 21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship
 Science and Math Instruction
 Career Interests in STEM and Teaching
 Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
 Internet Safety
 Administrators’ Challenges
 Emerging Technologies in the Classroom
 Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-textbooks
 Educational Games, Web 2.0 tools and applications
 Designing the 21st Century School


National Speak Up 2011 Participation: 416,758

 K-12 Students 330,117
 Teachers & Librarians 38,502
 Parents (in English & Spanish) 44,006
 School/District Administrators 4,133

 About the participating schools & districts
o 5,616 schools and 1,250 districts
o 24% urban / 35% rural / 41% suburban
o All 50 states + DC

 Honor Roll of States with highest participation:
TX, CA, AL, IN, AZ, NC, FL, WI, VA, MD

Speak Up 2011 Congressional Briefings
Washington DC
April 24 and May 23, 2012


Introducing . . .
“Learning in the 21st Century:
A 5 Year Retrospective on the
Growth in Online Learning”

A special collaboration with Blackboard, Inc.



Key Finding #1:

A majority of teachers, school site
administrators and district level
administrators have taken an online class for
their own PD.
For teachers, an increase of 148% since 2007.



Key Finding #1:

Online Learning Teachers School Site District
Experience Administrators Administrators

Taught a fully online class 6% 6% 14%
Taught a blended online 5% 3% 9%
class
Took a fully online 52% 52% 65%
class for PD
Took a blended online 18% 25% 30%
class for PD


Administrators’ Realities
Impact of recent fiscal crisis on budgets

What tech solutions are you considering to help with
your budget situation?

1. Digital textbooks 43%
2. Tablets instead of laptops for students 39%

3. Online teacher PD 37%
4. Cloud computing solutions 35%

5. Online classes for students 30%
6. Allowing student use of personal devices 27%



Key Finding #2:

Teachers’ value proposition on online learning
for their own professional development is
directly related to their previous online
learning experiences.

30% of teachers say that online PD is now
their preferred approach for continuing
education.


Relationship between online learning experiences
and value proposition

62%
Fits schedule 90%
89%
88%
11%
Learning community value 34%
28%
36%
8%
Supports learning style 33%
27%
34%
28%
Saves time 50%
44%
46%
12%
Just in time training 32%
26%
34%
5%
More connected to profession 17%
13%
20%
33%
Review materials as needed 62%
56%
57%
29%
Ability to customize learning 58%
52%
61%

No online involvement Taken blended online PD
Taken fully online PD Taught online class


Teachers’ wish list for tech-enabled professional
learning communities

 Tools for collaboration with teachers at my school
(43%)

 Tools for collaboration with teachers at other schools
(42%)

 Online courses (42%)

 Easy access to student data that I can use to inform
my teaching (39%)

 Centralized repository of teaching resources (38%)



Key Finding #3:

A new, positive correlation exists between
educators’ experiences with online learning
and their interest in mobile learning in school.


Device use by online experience

I have taught an online course I have taken an online course for PD
No involvement or interest

86%
77%
70%
65% 63% 64%
57% 56%
45%
34% 30%
20%

Smart phones Tablet Smart phones Tablet
Teachers Administrators


Impact of mobile usage on online learning perspective

 35% of principals who have taught an online class =
likely to allow students to use their mobile devices at
school

 76% of principals without online learning experience
= unlikely to allow students to use their own mobile
devices at school



Key Finding #4:

The profile of a typical student interested in
taking an online class today is:

a middle school girl who values the use of a
mobile device in school and sees online
learning as her ticket to a more personalized
learning environment where she is control of
the learning process.


Student interest in taking an online class
5 year retrospective

Yes I am interested No I am not interested

53%

47%
45%
42%
38%

33% 32%

24%

Students Gr 6-8 Students Gr 6-8 Students Gr 9-12 Students Gr 9-12
(2007) (2011) (2007) (2011)



Key Finding #5:

One-third of parents now support increased
investments in online learning at their child’s
school : an increase of 80% since 2007.


Parents’ views on the benefits of online learning for
their child



Key Finding #6:

69% of administrators (and surprisingly,
almost 50% of middle school students) say
that students should be required to take an
online class to graduate from high school.


Yes, students should be required to take an online
class for graduation.
2008 2011

69%

49%
46%
40%
36%
31%
26% 27%

Students Gr 6-8 Students Gr 9-12 Parents Administrators


When we write the online
learning trends update report in
2017, what will be our headline
stories five years from now?


Start planning now for Speak Up 2012!

Speak Up 2012 – 10th Anniversary

Special online surveys to collect and report on the views of the
K-12 students, teachers, librarians, administrators and parents
on the role of technology within teaching and learning.

Surveys open October 3rd
Sign up to receive
information and alerts
www.tomorrow.org


Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.

Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15

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