iNACOL's Research webinar from November 2013. Based on the report, Transforming K-12 Rural Education through Blended Learning. http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iNACOL-Transforming-K-12-Rural-Education-through-Blended-Learning.pdf

1. Blended Learning:
A look at the transformation
of K-12 education in Idaho
Northwest Nazarene University
Eric Kellerer – Doceō Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
Eric Werth – Director of E-Learning Services
Idaho Digital Learning Academy
Sherawn Reberry – Director of Education Programs
Niki Walker – Blended Learning Manager

2. Eric Werth
Eric Kellerer
Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
Niki Walker
Sherawn
Reberry

3. Based on the report:
“Transforming K-12 Rural Education
through Blended Learning
• Link to report:
http://www.inacol.org/cms/wpcontent/uploads/2013/10/iNACOLTransforming-K-12-Rural-Educationthrough-Blended-Learning.pdf

4. Why is this important research?
• Education week has ranked Idaho #48 in K-12
Education
• 60% 4-8th graders are not proficient in math
• 65% 4-8th graders are not proficient in reading
• 10% of Idaho students will graduate from
college.

5. Blended Learning Defined
A formal education program in which a
student learns at least in part through online
delivery of content and instruction with some
element of student control over time, place,
and at least in part at a supervised location
away from home
(Horn & Staker, 2011)

6. Blended Learning

7. Participants of the Study

8. Categories Investigated
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General Uses
Communication
Academic Ability
Student Engagement
Teacher-related Impacts

9. Survey
Branches

10. Participants n=627
37%
63%
Male
Female

11. Benefits of Blended Learning
Providing 1:1 Instruction
Using student data
Monitoring learning
Ability to innovate
Struggling or Absent Student Resource
Self-paced Learning
0%
Better or Much Better After
20%
40%
60%
80%
The Same, Better, Much Better Before
100%

12. Less Positive Impacts
Special Education
Student-Student Comm.
Teacher-Parent Comm.
Teacher-Teacher Comm.
Student Attendance
0%
20%
Better or Much Better
40%
60%
80%
Much Worse, Worse, The Same
100%

13. Correlations - Relationships
Self-paced learning
Teacher ability to
innovate
Overall Quality of
Student Work
Providing Resources
Self-direction
Students ability to
locate resources
Student perseverance
Overall quality of work

14. Advice from Participants
Best
Practices
Barriers

15. Training
Tenacity
Time
Technology

16. Before the Study

18. Implications for Educators
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Implementing blended learning takes time
One must persevere through initial struggles
Build lessons/materials as you go
Seek formal and informal training (before
and after)

19. Implication for Students
• Students taking responsibility for their own
learning
• Interest level of students during instruction
• Student perseverance
• Overall quality of work

20. Questions?
http://tinyurl.com/IdahoReport