Blending, Flipping and Personalized: How Online Learning is Transforming Teacher Practice

Blending, Flipping and
Personalized:
How Online Learning is
Transforming Teacher Practice
Speak Up 2012 National Findings
Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO
October 29, 2013

Today’s Big Questions


What are administrators’ current views on online learning?



How are teachers using virtual, blended and flipped learning
in their classrooms?



What is the impact of online learning on student success and
teacher effectiveness?



What is driving the demand today for more online learning
opportunities for students?



What big questions or topics within online learning are on the
horizon and how should we plan to address those?
© 2013 Project Tomorrow

Today’s Agenda:
 About Speak Up

 Highlights from new research
 Expert panel discussion
 Audience Q&A
Speak Up 2012 National Research Project:
Views of K-12 Students, Parents, Teachers,
Librarians and Administrators


Meet our Panel of Experts

Dr. R. Mark Beadle
CEO and Head of School
Sevenstar

Renee Citlau
National Online Teacher of the Year
Anaheim Union High School District (CA)

William Lange
Blended Learning Coordinator
Maricopa Unified School District (AZ)


Project Tomorrow, a national
education nonprofit organization
Programs:

• Research & evaluation studies
• School and community programs
• Events for students
Mission: To ensure that today’s
students are prepared to become
tomorrow’s leaders, innovators and
engaged citizens of the world.

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

+ 3 million surveys since 2003
(c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Speak Up survey question themes
 Learning & Teaching with Technology

 21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship & Global Awareness
 Math and Science Instruction
 Students’ Career Interests in STEM
 Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
 Internet Safety
 Administrators’ Challenges
 Emerging Technologies both in & out of the Classroom
 Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-textbooks
 Educational Games, Social Media tools and applications
 Flipped Classroom, Print to Digital, Online Assessments
 Designing the 21st Century School


National Speak Up 2012 Participation: 466,303



K-12 Students
 Teachers & Librarians
 Parents (in English & Spanish)
 School/District Administrators
 Technology Leaders


364,233
56,346
39,713
5,511
500

About the participating schools & districts
o 8,020 schools and 2,431 districts
o 30% urban / 43% rural / 27% suburban
o All 50 states + DC



Honor Roll of States with highest participation:

TX, CA, OH, IN, AL, NC, WI, AZ, FL, PA

Why schools, districts & communities
participate in Speak Up?
 Power of local data
 Use data as input for planning
 To justify budget and purchasing decisions
.
 Inform new initiatives – as an evaluation tool

 As a tool to engage parents
 Demonstrate interest in students’ ideas

 Use for grant writing and fund development
 Content for professional development

 As a competitive tool
 To counteract mythology . . . . . . .

Commonly heard mythology

“New teachers don’t need any training in how to use
technology within teaching”
“Online learning will solve all of the ills of American
education.”

“Online learning undercuts the role of the
teacher in learning.”
“There is so much great content online for teachers to use
in the classroom – so, what is the problem?”
“Put any technology in the classroom and magically students
will learn more!”

Speak Up 2012
National Reports
www.tomorrow.org/speakup


Introducing ……
2013 Trends in
Online Learning:
Virtual, Blended and
Flipped Classrooms
A new collaborative report with
Blackboard, part of a continuing
series of leadership reports

What is the state of online and blended
learning today?
District audiences for online learning
Online teacher professional
development

40%

Virtual conferences and webinars

33%

Blended learning classes for
students

28%

Fully online classes for students

20%

Building your own online courses
Fee based online summer school

17%
11%

District Administrators

Different audiences for online learning

2011

2012

Growth

Administrators

24%

34%

42%
increase

Teachers

29%

36%

24%
increase

Support staff

8%

16%

100%
increase


Who is learning within a fully online
environment?

Types of virtual online learning
experiences
100% online school

Students:
Gr 6-8
6%

Students:
Gr 9-12
7%

Online self study class

8%

15%

Teacher led online class

9%

15%

Online class for personal
interests

8%

10%


Online classes for students: A “must have”
for the ultimate school

Students Gr 9-12

46%

Students Gr 6-8

41%

Students Gr 3-5

38%

Parents

36%

Administrators

51%


Parents have first hand experience with
online learning
I have taken an online class:
For work or job training
For an academic/college program
To learn new skills
To explore a hobby
For traffic school

43%
29%
22%
13%
7%

23% who have not taken an online
class would like to!


Why take an online class?

For high school students, traditional reasons
are important such as scheduling and college
credit.
For middle school students, it’s about
changing the learning paradigm.
For all students, potential for personalization
of learning is highly valued.


Why take an online class? Students say:
Benefits of
taking an
online class

Students
Gr 6-8

Students
Gr 9-12

Work at my own
pace

56%

56%

Be in control of my
own learning

54%

57%

Review class
materials whenever I
need to

47%

46%

Easier for me to
succeed

43%

35%

Greater sense of
independence

39%

42%


Why students are interested in online learning?
80%
70%
60%

Students (2009)

50%
40%

Students (2012)

30%
20%

Students in online
schools (2012)

10%
0%

I would be
in control
of my
learning

It would I would be I would
be easier
more
like to
for me to motivated work at
succeed to learn my own
pace

Students who want to
take an online class
(2012)

Why offer online learning? Principals say:
Benefits to our
students

2011

2012

Keep students
engaged in school

47%

62%

Provide programs for
gifted/at risk
students

38%

54%

Eliminate textbook
costs

38%

47%

Offer scheduling
alternatives for
students

30%

40%


Who are the administrators?

43% of administrators say they now
offer online courses to meet the needs
of a diverse set of students
 See online learning, digital textbooks
and mobile devices as having high
potential for driving greater student
achievement
 Also support using digital tools for 21st
century skill development,
longitudinal data systems and IEPs for
every student


Who are the administrators?

43% of administrators say they now
offer online courses to meet the needs
of a diverse set of students
 Barriers to more online learning?

26% say not being able to find
teachers to teach online
courses


New profiling research on teachers

Teaching Model

# of Teachers

Teaching one or more fully online
courses

3,051

Teaching in a blended learning
environment

28,856

Teaching in a flipped learning
classroom

3,561

Let’s compare technology usage and value
propositions!

Who are these teachers?
Self assess their tech skills as more advanced
 48% of flipped teachers say they are advanced
tech users (only 26% of all teachers say the
same)

Social media is their friend!
 18% of flipped teachers are on Twitter
Prior personal experience with online learning
 58% of virtual teachers and 45% of blended
teachers have taken an online PD course
Participate in online professional development
such as webinars
 43% see this as key part of self-directed PD

And are they using technology differently?
Teachers’ use of digital content in the classroom
Online curriculum
Online videos
Animations
Digital textbooks
Real time data
0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

All teachers

Flipped teachers

Blended teachers

Online teachers


70%

80%

What is the impact of online learning on
student success?
Teachers’ perspectives on the
impact of online learning on
their students
My students are more
motivated to learn
My students are developing
creativity
My students are developing
problem solving and critical
thinking skills
My students are applying
knowledge to practical
problems
My students are taking
ownership of their learning

In the fully In the
online class blended
learning
class
56%
59%

In the
flipped
learning
class
60%

52%

43%

57%

48%

36%

49%

48%

34%

54%

45%

32%

45%


What is the impact of online learning on
teacher effectiveness?
Teachers’ perspective on the
impact of online learning on
their own productivity

In the
fully
online
class
65%

I am better organized

In the
blended
learning
class
54%

In the
flipped
learning
class
63%

I am creating more interactive
lessons
I am facilitating more student
centered learning
I am more productive

56%

51%

65%

53%

40%

55%

49%

38%

50%

I am managing my class more
effectively
I am personalizing learning for
my students

47%

34%

46%

39%

23%

39%


Today’s Big Questions


What big questions or topics within online
learning are on the horizon and how should
we plan to address those?


More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
National Speak Up Findings and reports
Targeted and thematic reports
Online learning trends – new!
Mobile learning & social media
Print to digital migration
Social learning
Intelligent adaptive software
New digital parent series
Presentations, podcasts and webinars
Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies

Participate in Speak Up 2013!
Online surveys open now thru Dec 20
www.tomorrow.org/speakup

Participate in Speak Up!
Speak Up K-12 surveys open now thru 12/20





Available for all K-12 schools and districts
Surveys for students, parents, community members
and educators
Share with your local schools
Speak Up Higher Ed surveys
open on Feb 5
• Take the faculty survey
• Promote survey to your students
• Share info with your school of
education or teacher preparation
programs

© Project Tomorrow 2013

Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT
and SpeakUpEd
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