Adding distance ed to ABE-coabe2011

Adding DE to your ABE/ESL Program 4/17/11

Adding Distance Education
to Your ABE/ESL Program
Jere Johnston – Project IDEAL
Crystal Hack – GED-I

COABE 2011
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The Project IDEAL Consortium

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Johnston, Project IDEAL Support
Center 1


Today
•  Overview of DL in ABE/ESL in the U.S.
•  Models of delivery
•  DL curricula
•  Measuring distance contact Hrs (PCH)
•  Selecting distance teachers
•  Planning & implementing a DL program
•  Keys to success
•  State DL Policy, data systems, $$
•  Marketing DL
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Jere

OVERVIEW OF DL IN ABE/ESL

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History
•  1994-2007:
–  “Pure” distance for learners who can’t
come to classrooms

•  2007+:
–  Growth of DL to supplement classroom
courses
–  But NRS requires DL to be a separate
course
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Center 2


Defining Distance
•  Self-Study Primarily Outside the
Classroom
–  A curriculum or collection of study materials
designed with self-study in mind
•  Online is common, but not essential
–  Different from homework

•  Interaction with a Teacher Is Primarily at a
Distance

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Distance vs. Classroom

The Heart of Distance Ed is
Learner Self Study and
Teacher Coaching

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SkillsTutor

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Center 3


Communicating at a Distance

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Some F2F Required
•  Intake & Orientation
–  Standard pretest & counseling
–  Interested in DE? F2F
•  Assess fit with self-study (12 hrs+/-)
•  Familiarize with curriculum
•  Complete a contract
•  Monitoring Assignments
•  Instruction/Coaching
•  Counseling At a distance

•  Optional F2F Tutoring
•  Posttest
F2F
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Going to Scale
•  Orientation
–  Pretest
–  Familiarize with curriculum
–  Assess fit with self-study Partner
–  Contract
•  Counseling
•  Instruction/coaching
•  Monitoring Hub
•  Feedback Partner
•  Extra Tutoring Partner
•  Posttest Partner Hub
Partner
Partner
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Center 4


Common Distance Curricula
•  IDEAL States Begin with 1-2 Curricula
–  ABE/GED
•  MHC GED Online, Pre GED Online
•  GEDi (Illinois) / GED Missouri
•  PLATO / SkillsTutor
•  GED Connection / Pre GEDC
–  ESL
•  Crossroads Cafe
•  English For All – USA Learns
•  Rosetta Stone
•  With Experience, Curriculum Tailored to
Individual Learner Needs 13

Follow handout…

OHIO: AN EXAMPLE OF
WHAT’S POSSIBLE

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Six Years

5 agencies each offer
DE to their own learners
2% of
all ABE

5 hubs each provide DE
to distance learners in
their own and in partner
agencies

5 agencies, 13 Teachers 5 Hubs, 10 Teachers
@ .25FT @ .50 FTE
With experience & PD, New delivery model 15
enrollments increase increases capacity

Center 5


ABE Attainment Ohio, 2007-08
DE is 2.1% Distance Classroom
of total
Enrolled 891 41,005
Level Completion (TABE) † 56% 63%
Entered Employment * 87% 87%
Retained Employment * 72% 64%
Earned a GED * 88% 86%
Entered Postsecondary * 94% 93%
† Those with both pre- and posttest data
* Percent of those declaring this goal
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ESL Attainment Ohio, 2007-08

Distance Classroom
Enrolled (DE = ~ 1%) 67 7,204
Level Completion 63% 66%

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Distance Learner Load - Ohio
Distance Average
Year Teachers Student Load
2002-03 14 * 13

2003-04 14 * 20 Load increases
with Experience
& PD
2004-05 13 * 25
New Model:
2005-06 10 ** 62 “Hubs”
* .25 FTE; ** .50 FTE
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Center 6


With Experience, Cost Drops

Ohio: Mostly the Same Teachers Year to Year
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Crystal

DELIVERY: PURE, BLENDED,
SUPPLEMENT
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BREAK

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Center 7


Jere

DE CURRICULA

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Common Distance Curricula
•  IDEAL States Begin with 1-2 Curricula
–  ABE/GED
•  MHC GED Online, Pre GED Online
•  GEDi (Illinois) / GED Missouri
•  PLATO / SkillsTutor
•  GED Connection / Pre GEDC
–  ESL
•  Crossroads Cafe
•  English For All – USA Learns
•  Rosetta Stone
•  With Experience, Curriculum Tailored to
Individual Learner Needs
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www.glencoe.com/catalog/contemporary/
onlinesuite/onlinesuite_sampler.html 24

Center 8


SkillsTutor Sampler

skillstutor.com/hmh/site/
skillstutor/
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English for All / USA Learns
•  English for All
•  USA Learns, Second English Course
–  USA Learns
–  USA Learns/teacher
–  USA Learns/class

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U.S.A. Learns Content
•  Focus on life skills 
•  Engaging 
mul1media 
•  Guided 
interac1on 
•  Variety of 
ac1vi1es 
–  Listening 
–  Reading 
–  Speaking 
–  Wri1ng 

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Center 9


Proxy Contact Hours
•  Teacher Verification Model
–  Used for multimedia curricula like GED Connection
–  Teacher certifies work completed
–  Formula: equiv hours in typical classroom

•  Learner Mastery Model
–  Learner demonstrates unit mastery by testing
–  Formula: expert panel sets hours
–  Crossroads Café and English For All are Mastery

•  Clock-Time Model
–  Curriculum contains a “tutor” and tracks time learners
spend doing activities.
–  MHC is Clock Time
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Proxy Contact Hours
GED Online Clock Time
SkillsTutor Clock Time
GEDi Mastery (50 mins/unit)
English For All Mastery (70% = 6 hrs)
USA Learns Mastery (70% = ? hrs)
Rosetta Stone Clock Time

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Crystal

ONE ABE CURRICULUM UP
CLOSE
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Center 10


LUNCH

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Jere

SELECTING DISTANCE
TEACHERS
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Distance Teaching
Self Assessment
•  www.adultedonline.org

•  Free, online self-assessment of key skills
needed for distance teaching

•  What you need to know and be able to do?

•  Informal way to see if distance fits your
style, skills, and interests

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Center 11


Jere

PLANNING & IMPLEMENTING
A DISTANCE PROGRAM
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projectideal.org 35

A Timetable for Development
•  Year 1
–  Develop a plan: DL101
–  Implement plan with ongoing support
•  Conference calls, webinars
•  Year 2
–  Refine distance teaching skills
•  DL102 – a study group on distance
teaching
•  Conference calls, webinars, DL topics at PD
activities
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Center 12


•  Year 3+
–  Four-week virtual study groups
•  DL103: Online resources
•  DL104: Persistence
–  Continue ongoing virtual supports as
needed

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Distance Learning 101 Online
•  Develop a DL plan for your agency
•  Four units: Recruiting, Orientation,
Teaching, & Assessment
•  Handbook of Distance Ed
•  6-8 Weeks, 1-2 hrs/wk
•  Each week:
–  Within agency: work on a piece of the
plan
–  Between agencies: share ideas
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Crystal

KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMS
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Center 13


Jere

KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMS
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Keys to Successful Programs
•  Strong support from the state…
–  Resources, PD, clear expectations
•  Local agencies given freedom to
discover what works
•  Flexible Teachers Who Can Coach
•  Continuous PD & Support for
teachers
•  Appropriate Curricula
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Successful Distance Learners
•  10 hrs per week available to study

•  Took a classroom course in last 5 years

•  Technology access at home

•  Strong desire for further education

•  Independent – doesn’t feel need to be part
of a class or have regular F2F teacher
interaction.

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Center 14


Also Noted…

•  DE is difficult. Select teachers
carefully, provide PD continually

•  Low tech works (CrCafe, GEDC
workbook), but online programs
build important tech skills

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Jere

STATE POLICY, TRACKING
LEARNERS, PAYING
TEACHERS
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State Policy
•  OVAE Requirement
•  Definitions See Handout
–  “Distance learners”
–  How assign PCH
–  Approved curricula
•  Requirements for an agency to add DL
•  Funding of DL
•  Training required to teach DL
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Center 15


Tracking Learners
•  Minimum
–  Proxy Contact Hours
•  Cumulative or by time period
•  Optional
–  Course (unique code for DL course)
–  Enrolled (do recruits stay to enr?)
–  Active (a rule to drop students who
don’t do the work)

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Tracking Students’
Distance Work

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Tracking PCH
for a Single Curriculum

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Center 16


Should You Subsidize New DL?
•  Curriculum
•  Technology
•  Advertising
•  Release time
–  Administrator 5%
–  2 teachers @ 25% time
•  1 teacher support 15-25 learners

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Crystal

MARKETING YOUR PROGRAM

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Center 17

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