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Tomorrow’s Students,Today’s K-12 Digital Learners -
Are we ready for them?
ELI Web SeminarFebruary 2, 2009
Julie Evans
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What are the expectations of our future students?
How do we prepare for these students of tomorrow?
What are the important trends in education & technology that we
should be discussing today?
Our discussion today:
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“We want technology to be almost a
thoughtless, seamless process. When you
go to a classroom, you pick up a piece of
chalk. Technology should be as automatic as
picking up the chalk. The newer teachers are
expecting it and our students are expecting it
when they come into the classroom.”
Irving (Nick) NicholsonDirector of eLearning Programs
Chicago Public Schools
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• Annual national research project– Online surveys + focus groups– Open for all K-12 schools– Schools/districts get back their own data for planning and budgeting
• Collect data ↔ Stimulate conversations– K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents and Administrators
• Inform policies & programs– Analysis and reporting – national reports, state reports, district reports – Services: custom reports, consulting with districts and state agencies– NCES back end database – provide statistically significant samplings
• 6 years of empowering authentic voices – since 2003: – 1.3 million K-12 students– 103,000 teachers– 54,000 parents– 6,300 school leaders– 17,000 schools – from all 50 states, DC, American military base
schools, Canada, Mexico, Australia
What is Speak Up?
1.46 million respondents
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Speak Up is facilitated annually by
Project Tomorrow (formerly known as NetDay)
About Project Tomorrow:
A national education nonprofit organization providing leadership, research and programs to support science, math and technology education in America’s schools
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Learning & Teaching with Technology
Web 2.0 in Education
Broadband Access & Policy
Information and Media Literacy Skills
Science Instruction & Global Competitiveness
Emerging Technologies in the Classroom
Mobile Devices
Online Learning
Digital Content
Designing the 21st Century School
Speak Up 2008 survey question themes
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K-12 Students 260,231 Teachers 29,645 Parents (in English & Spanish) 21,139 School/District Administrators 3,115 States All 50
o Top 10: TX, CA, AZ, AL, IL, MD, FL, NC, NE, WI
About Speak Up Schools:– 97% public, 3% private– 32% urban, 40% suburban, 29% rural– 43% Title 1 eligible– 29% majority-minority student population
National Speak Up 2008 Participation
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Creating context: How do we prepare for the students of tomorrow?
Tomorrow’s
Students
Current Forces @ Work ?
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Tomorrow’s
Students
Millennial Attitudes & Values
K-12 EducationPriorities
Technology-InfusedLearning
Current Forces @ Work
Creating context: How do we prepare for the students of tomorrow?
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K-12 Education Priorities
What issues are “waking up” our nation’s K-12 administrators in the middle of the night?
What issues are driving their priorities and education vision?
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K-12 Education Priorities
What issues are waking up our K-12 education administrators in the middle of the night?
Top 5 List – Speak Up 2008 data:
• Funding
• Test scores
• Communications with parents
• School safety
• Student diversity
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Seismic changes in K-12 education since early 1970’s
A sampling of those “earthquakes”
Standards based education Teacher quality/retention issues Role of education More education stakeholders Expectations for success for all Diversity of languages, styles, cultures
A different kind of learner
K-12 Education Priorities
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Tomorrow’s
Students
Millennial Attitudes & Values
K-12 EducationPriorities
Technology-InfusedLearning
Current Forces @ Work
Creating context: How do we prepare for the students of tomorrow?
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Millennial Attitudes & Values
Millennials Rising (Neil Howe and William Strauss)
How do they want to learn?
Collaboratively
Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any pace
Structured activities
Relevancy with real world
And with all kinds of technology
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Creating context: How do we prepare for the students of tomorrow?
Tomorrow’s
Students
Millennial Attitudes & Values
K-12 EducationPriorities
Technology-InfusedLearning
Current Forces @ Work
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Students, technology & learning:
Activities, Attitudes & Aspirations
Disconnects & Differences
Trends & Leverage Points
Speak Up 2008 Data Findings
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“Digital disconnect” is alive & well:
the gap between how
today’s students learn
and
how they live!
Key findings from Speak Up 2008 data:
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“Digital disconnect” is alive & well:
Between students and teachers
Between advanced tech students and
other students
Between girls and boys
Between older and younger students
Key findings from Speak Up 2008 data:
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Let’s get to know each other!
Audience Response
How would you assess your own technology skills compared to your peers?
Beginner
Average
Advanced
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Parents, Teachers, Principals: What kind of tech user are you?
Self Assessment of Tech Skills
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Parents
Teachers
Principals
Beginner
Average
Advanced
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a. 6%b. 24%c. 70%
Audience Response: What % of students in grades 6-12 consider themselves “advanced tech users?”
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Students' Self Assessment: Tech Skills
Advanced
Average
Beginner
What % of students in grades 6-12 consider themselves “advanced tech users?”
70%
24%6%
C
B
A
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How are today’s students using technology for schoolwork?
Top 5 responses:
1. Writing assignments (78%)
2. Online research (75%)
3. Access class info – grades, notes (67%)
4. Creating slideshows, videos, webpages
(64%)
5. Communications with email/IM/text (64%)
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How satisfied are today’s students with technology use at their school?
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How satisfied are today’s students with technology use at their school?
Students say:
Not very!
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Top responses:
• Filters block websites I need
• Teachers limit tech use
• Lots of rules
– Cannot use my own devices
– Cannot access my communications
tools
– Rules that limit use of my school’s
technology
Students say: Major obstacles to student tech use at school
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How could your school make it easier for you to use technology?
Top 5 student demands:
1. Let me use my own tools & devices
2. Give me unlimited Internet access
3. Let me access my projects anywhere
4. Provide me w/communication -
organization tools
5. Give me access to my social
networking sites
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• Mobile devices• Online learning• Digital content
Digital Disconnect:
A new “battleground” with emerging technologies in education
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• Mobile devices @ school– Cell phones– Laptops– MP3 players– Smartphones & PDAs
Digital Disconnect:
A new battleground with emerging technologies in education
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Using Mobile Devices for Learning
Student Access to Mobile Devices
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Cell Phone MP3 Smartphone Laptop
K-2
Gr 3-5
Gr 6-8
Gr 9-12
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• Communications• Collaborations• Creativity• Productivity
How students want to use mobile devices to support learning
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• Communications– Email teachers, classmates– Access personal websites
• Collaborations– Projects and calendars
• Creativity– Create/share documents, videos
• Productivity– Research, downloads, ed games– Get alerts and reminders
How students want to use mobile devices to support learning
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• Online learning– Dedicated online class– Blended class– On own or through school
Digital Disconnect:
A new “battleground” with emerging technologies in education
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Online learning and K-12 students
Current online learning experience:
16% of high school students
14% of middle school students
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Online learning and K-12 students
Is there interest in taking online classes? Yes!
Interest in taking an online class:
+ 40% of high school students
+ 35% of middle school
students
+ 15% of students grades 3-5
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Online learning and K-12 students
Is there interest in taking online classes? Yes!
Interest in taking an online class:
+ 40% of high school students
+ 35% of middle school
students
+ 15% of students grades 3-5 34% increase in the past year!
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a. Take class not offered at my school
b. Get extra help in a subjectc. Earn college creditd. To fit my class schedulee. To work at my own pacef. To complete a school
requirement
Audience Response:
What is the #1 reason middle school students want to take an online class?
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What is the #1 reason middle school students want to take an online class?
Why take an online class?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Class notoffered
Extra help College credit Fit schedule Work at ownpace
Schoolrequirement
Gr 6-8
Gr 9-12
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How would online classes make school more interesting?
1. In control of my learning (47%)
2. Easier to review class materials
(38%)
3. Easier for me to succeed (32%)
4. More comfortable asking questions
(29%)
5. More motivated to learn (27%)
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Policy: Online class requirement for high school graduation?
Online Class - a HS Grad Requirement
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12 Parents Principals
Agree
Disagree
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• Digital Content
Digital Disconnect:
A new “battleground” with emerging technologies in education
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• Digital Content– Online textbook– Information and Media Literacy
Digital Disconnect:
A new “battleground” with emerging technologies in education
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Desired features:
– Electronic note taking and highlighting
– Self assessments
– Links to useful website
– Animations/simulations to explain concepts
– Access to online tutors
– Powerpoint presentations of lectures
– Games to explore concepts/ideas
Students design an online textbook
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Top 5 responses:
1. Teacher/parent recommendation
2. Info is current, accurate, impartial
3. Domain extension
4. Author is expert
5. Website is cited in multiple
resources
How students authenticate online resources
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What if you could design the ultimate school . . . .
what technologies would have the greatest impact on your learning?
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a. Digital media tools for creating projects
b. Games and virtual simulationsc. Personal laptops for each studentd. Student access to email and IM at
schoole. Using mobile devices like
cellphones, MP3 players and PDAsf. Online classesg. Digital content inc. online textbooks
Audience Response:
What do students say is the #1 tech toolor service that will impact their learning?
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Students in Kindergarten thru 12th grade say the same thing every year:
What do students say is the #1 tech tool or service that will impact their learning?
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Students in Kindergarten thru 12th grade say the same thing every year:
“Give me a laptop for my personal use at school and at home”
What do students say is the #1 tech tool or service that will impact their learning?
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What if you could design the ultimate school?
Designing the Ultimate School
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Communications tools
Digital media tools
Mobile devices
Digital content
Laptops
Internet access
Games
Interactive boards
Online classes
Gr 6-12
Teachers
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Key trends to watch:
• Continuing “digital disconnects”
• Spectrum of digital native-ness
• Multiple “computers” in the backpack
• Embracing & adapting new technologies
• Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any pace
learning
Speak Up 2008 Data Findings
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Key trends to watch:
• Self directed learning for student & teacher
• Everyone is a content developer
• Make it relevant to me!
• Blend of informal & formal learning opps
• Beyond engagement to productivity
benefits
• “Long tail” of training & education
Speak Up 2008 Data Findings
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But what is the #1 trend that you
should watch regarding your
future students?
Speak Up 2008 Data Findings
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#1 Trend to watch for your future students:
The era of the technology-
enabled
Free Agent Learner
Speak Up 2008 Data Findings
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Free Agent Learner
Characteristics:– Self directed learning– Un-tethered to trad’l education – Expert at personal data aggregation
Examples: Online learning
Control over knowledge authenticity
Speak Up 2008 Data Findings
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Free Agent Learner
Characteristics: – Power of connections– Creating new communities– Not tethered to physical networks
• Example: Mobile devices
Speak Up 2008 Data Findings
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Free Agent Learner
Characteristics: – Experiential learning – make it real – Content developers– Process as important as knowledge
gained (sometimes more important)
• Example: Gaming, simulations,
animations, multimedia content
Speak Up 2008 Data Findings
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What is the impact of this Free Agent Learner on your institution?
What is the impact of these other emerging trends?
What are the tough questions you need to be asking today?
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•Content
•Culture
•Competition
•Control
Tough questions to think about today:
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Tough questions to think about today:
• Content– What is content today, what will define it tomorrow?
• Culture– How will these Free Agents fit into our existing
culture or is a new culture required/preferred?
• Competition– Do we need new “business models?”
• Control– Who controls the learning process in this new world?
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Visit www.tomorrow.org
Student, Teacher, Parent & Administrator Data Findings – updated annually
National Data Release
• March 24
• Congressional Briefing
• Key findings available online
More Speak Up?
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Visit www.tomorrow.org
Reports such as:
Learning in the 21st Century: A National Report of
Online Learning (Oct 2007, Updated Jun 2008)
Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators
Students, Teachers and Parents Speak Up about Science Education (June 2008)
Leadership in the 21st Century: The New Visionary Administrator (October 2008)
More Speak Up?
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It has been great to learn with you today. If you have any questions, please contact us:
Julie EvansProject Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org949-609-4660 x15
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