DEN Research Study Highlights

DEN Research
Study Highlights

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Discovery Educator Network (DEN)

A global community of educators
passionate about teaching with
digital media, sharing resources,
collaborating, and networking.

community.discoveryeducation.com


Connecting educators to
their most valuable
resource...each other.

1 million+ educators reached

How much or how little has the
DEN contributed to your
professional growth?

We all can learn so much from
each other, and it helps immensely
to have such a great collective
brain to connect to when I need
help.

89.2%
answered
“tremendously” or
“very much”


How has your use of technology in your work
changed over the last three years as a result of
your participation in DEN?

97%

indicated that the DEN had improved and
increased their use of technology in some way


Over half reported
that DEN had been
able to help them 40.5%
with overcoming
challenges related 59.5%
to technology use
at work.


Almost 70% of
respondents use
social media to
interact with DEN
at least once a
month and almost
50% use social
media to interact
with DEN at least
once a week.

#DENprecon


39%

32%

24%

76.1%
Most of the respondents read the Weekly Update
optimally, every week. Only three of the 226
respondents (1.3%) reported reading the Update
less than once a month.


Challenges of Professional Growth

•
Helping to integrate
technology “When I ﬁrst became a member, I barely
knew how to check my school email. I had
•
Providing access to created one powerpoint in my professional
lifetime, and had bungled its use badly at
practical resources a conference. I wasn't really excited about
trying to integrate technology any further!
•
Networking with Now, I use technology every day with my
students. I create lessons that integrate
colleagues media and provide instruction for my
students in how to use internet resources
•
Keeping up with and create projects using media.”

current trends


In what ways has your participation in the DEN community
supported your professional growth?

52% 16%
building a
keeping up with
network of
current trends
colleagues

4% 15%
enriching
developing
practice with
leadership skills
new ideas

21% 8%
integrating increasing
technology conﬁdence


I have said this before, and I will say
it again - Thank you so very much to
the DEN for providing exciting ways
to be a great teacher!!!! Teachers are
constantly asking me, ‘Where did you
learn that?’ My response,
‘The Discovery Educator Network! You
should join it.’


Join the Community!

Become a STAR Discovery Educator
– Post on the DEN Blogs and “Personally and professionally, I am more excited
Discussions Forums about learning than I ever have been. I attribute it
to the DEN.”
– Search, download and upload
resources via the DEN Educator
Resources library
– Participate in special promotions and
contests
– Attend online professional
development events
– Order materials for your training
events
– Receive invitations to exclusive
Discovery events
– Attend local, regional and state-level
DEN events
– Apply for the DEN Summer Institute
– And more!


Connect with DEN Members

Upcoming Events
– DEN Summer School Webinar
Series
• August 1-4 (11 AM to 2 PM ET)
• Digital Storytelling, Science and
Hot Topics
– Annual streamathon
• September 14
– Fall Virtual Conference
• October 22

Hear what the community has to say about the DEN
http://tinyurl.com/DENsummer2011



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