2009-10 Strategic Planning2009-10 Strategic Planning
Context: Why We’re Here
Context: Why We’re Here
A Vision of K12http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8
World Future SocietyTop 10 Breakthroughs Transforming Life
over the next 20-30 yearsBest forecast data ever assembled
World Future SocietyTop 10 Breakthroughs Transforming Life
over the next 20-30 yearsBest forecast data ever assembled
1. Alternative energy
2. Desalination of water
3. Precision farming
4. Biometrics
5. Quantum computers
6. Entertainment on demand
7. Global access
8. Virtual education or distance learning
9. Nanotechnology
10.Smart Robots
1. Alternative energy
2. Desalination of water
3. Precision farming
4. Biometrics
5. Quantum computers
6. Entertainment on demand
7. Global access
8. Virtual education or distance learning
9. Nanotechnology
10.Smart Robots
National Trends: Growth
• Over 1,000,000 K-12 kids learn online in the U.S.
• Fall 2007: 20% of college students were enrolled in an online course (Sloan C)
Forty-four states currently offer either state supplemental programs, full-time K-12 online programs,or both
Keeping Pace, 2008
Idaho K12 Virtual Schools
Idaho K12 Virtual Schools
• iSucceed, Insight School – 325
• Idaho Virtual Academy - 2,400
• Idaho Distance Education Academy – 850
• Inspire, Connections Academy – 486
• Richard McKenna Charter High School - 325
• Idaho Digital Learning Academy - 9,780
Over 14,000 Idaho kids took online classes this year!
All Idaho K12 Students All Idaho K12 Students
All Idaho Teachers
Idaho K-12 Online Teaching
Endorsement
M.S. in Educational Technology &Masters in Educational Technology
Graduate certificate programs:
• Online Teaching - K12 and adult learner tracks• Technology Integration Specialist• School Technology Coordinator
Brick N Mortar campus;fully online programs
Where EDTECH students live
35% Idaho 60% national 5% international
Training K12 online teachers
& curriculum designers
Training K12 online teachers
& curriculum designers
Who is teaching online and how do they get their training?
Who is designing online curriculum and how do they get their training?
K-12 Online Teachers• Experienced Workforce
• 99% credentialed teachers
• 27% new to online teaching
• Only 2% new to the teaching profession
• 55% 6-15 years of total teaching experience
• 18% 16+ years total teaching experience
• 55% M.S. degree+
• 46% 45+ hours of training in online teaching
K12 Online Education Options
Full-timeVirtual Schools
State Supplemental
ProgramsCollege-Hosted Virtual Courses
Brick N Mortar Full Virtual
0% of Day Online
100% of Day Online
Traditional Tech Integrated Classroom
Site-Based Online Course Lab
Hybrid courses
Online courses offered by B&M
district
Online Tech Enhanced Courses &
Schools
What does digital media learning
look liketoday and tomorrow?
What does digital media learning
look liketoday and tomorrow?
Learning Management Systems
Desktop Video Conferencing
Videos
Voki
It’s about user-controlled
digital media communication!
Blogs
Wikis
Virtual Worlds
Open Source & Free Content
• iTunes U access to free curriculum at Stanford & MIT
• 3D virtual worlds: Opensource metaverse, Croquet
• Moodle learning management system
• Wikipedia
Mobile Learning• Educational
apps
• Texting
• LMS access
•Multimedia
•GPS-based curriculum
Retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/n9pq28
Professional Learning Communities
What works in online learningWhat works in online learning
What research says
• In a meta-analysis of over 1,000 empirical studies, the U.S.
Department of Education concluded, “...on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face classes.” (Evaluation of Evidence-based Practices in Online Learning, May 2009)
The effectiveness of online learning is tied to
learning time, curriculum, pedagogy, and opportunities for
collaboration.• Webcasts - live, recorded, guest experts,
showcasing, daily check-in
• Scavenger hunts, virtual world roleplay, science simulations, Google Apps
• Peer tutoring and feedback (students and teachers), student teachers, professional learning communities, community service
Online learning can be enhanced by giving
learners control of their interactions with media
• I like to move, use, remix, edit, build, change, click, interact, change, create, share, rate, record...!
http://openreflections.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/rip-a-remix-manifesto.jpg
Online learning can be enhanced by prompting
learner reflection
• Multiple modalities of learning
• Self-monitoring and self-explanation
• Blogs
• Peer feedback
• Reflective summaries
What doesn’t impact learning?
• Incorporating online quizzes
• Media combinations don’t necessarily matter, but control over them does
• Scripts to support interaction can influence social engagement, but don’t improve learning
SWOTSWOT•Strengths: What do you do well? What unique resources
can you draw on? What do others see as your strengths?
•Weaknesses: What could you improve? Where do you have fewer resources than others? What are others likely to see as weaknesses?
•Opportunities: What opportunities are open to you? What trends could you take advantage of? How can you turn your strengths into opportunities?
•Threats: What trends could harm you? What is your competition doing? What threats do your weaknesses expose you to?
Resources
• All the reports provided here can be located on the iNACOL website:
• iNACOL (International Association for K12 Online Learning)http://inacol.org
• Certificate in Online Teaching, BSUhttp://edtech.boisestate.edu
Lisa Dawley, Ph.D.Dept. of EDTECHBoise State [email protected]
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