Tech-Enabled Social Learning Environments An Executive Briefing

Tech-Enabled Social
Learning Environments
An Executive Briefing

Speak Up 2011 National Findings
Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO

© Project Tomorrow 2011

Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions

 How do we define social learning?

 Is there an unmet demand for the greater use of
social learning within schools?

 What is the value proposition around social learning?

 How can new solutions mitigate some of the
concerns that still exist about social learning?


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

+ 2.6 million surveys since 2003

Speak Up survey question themes
 Learning & Teaching with Technology
 21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship
 Science and Math Instruction
 Career Interests in STEM and Teaching
 Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
 Internet Safety
 Administrators’ Challenges
 Emerging Technologies in the Classroom
 Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-textbooks
 Educational Games, Web 2.0 tools and applications
 Designing the 21st Century School


Saluting our Speak Up 2011 Sponsors:


National Speak Up 2011 Participation: 416,758

 K-12 Students 330,117
 Teachers & Librarians 38,502
 Parents (in English & Spanish) 44,006
 School/District Administrators 4,133

 About the participating schools & districts
o 5,616 schools and 1,250 districts
o 24% urban / 35% rural / 41% suburban
o All 50 states + DC

 Honor Roll of States with highest participation:
TX, CA, AL, IN, AZ, NC, FL, WI, VA, MD

Speak Up 2011 Congressional Briefings
Washington DC
April 24 and May 23, 2012


What can the Speak Up
findings tell us about the
future of learning?


Speak Up National Research Project
Key Findings: Speak Up 2003 – 2011

 Students function as a “Digital Advance Team”

 Students regularly adopt and adapt emerging technologies
for learning

 Students’ frustrations focus on the unsophisticated use of
technologies within education

 Persistent digital disconnect between students and adults

 Exacerbation of lack of relevancy in current education

 Students want a more personalized learning environment


The New Student Vision for Learning

Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning



Three Essential Elements
Digitally-rich
learning
Students see the use of
relevancy-based digital
tools, content and
resources as key to
education productivity




Un-tethered learning
Students envision
technology-enabled learning
that transcends classroom
walls



Social–based learning

Students want to leverage
emerging communications
and collaboration tools to
create personal learning
networks of experts


Introducing . . .

“Defining the Emerging Role of Social
Learning Tools to Connect Students,
Parents & Educators”
A new white paper in collaboration with Schoolwires
based upon the Speak Up 2011 national data


Defining the Emerging Role of Social Learning
Tools to Connect Students, Parents & Educators

Key findings:
 Increased value around social learning

 Students have high aspirations for leveraging social
learning tools

 Concerns linger with administrators and parents

 New cohort of administrators paving a new path for
innovative use

What is social learning?

Leveraging social media and networking
technology tools to:
– Develop students’ personal learning networks
– Facilitate collaborations and connectivity
– Engage parents
– Support teachers’ productivity
– Ensure safety and security for participants
– Personalize the learning process


How are you using social media tools for
your personal interests?


How are you using social media tools for
your personal interests?

2008: Only 27% of parents and 12% of
principals were social networking users


“There are teachers that use these social
media sites themselves and see the value
of these as ways to grow professionally, so
making the transition to a site as a tool for
learning should not be a quantum leap.”

High School Principal - AZ


Students face obstacles to using technology
at school:

Websites I need are blocked 59%
Can’t use my own mobile device at school 55%

Can’t access social networking tools 51%
Too many rules! 48%
Teachers limit our technology use 42%
Can’t communicate with my classmates 39%


Students’ wish list!
Principals are you listening?

Ability to access projects from home computers 46%

Provide tools to communicate with classmates 39%

Provide tools to organize my schoolwork 38%

Provide tools to communicate with my teacher 34%

Provide tools to support collaboration 32%


The Social Learning Value Proposition
Administrators’ Perspective

1. Sharing information with parents

2. Extends learning beyond the school day

3. Increases parental engagement

4. Provides more personalized learning

5. Facilitates student collaborations

6. Increases educator productivity

7. Enables stronger community connectivity


Challenges of Implementing Social Learning

 Protecting student safety




 Ensuring student information and data privacy





 Monitoring for academic use






 Providing access to all students







 Teachers need training to use tools effectively








 “No adults allowed” in my social spaces








 “No adults allowed” in my social spaces

 Is there an academic tool that mimics com’l features?


“A school social learning environment
would be fantastic. It needs to be
seamless though and simulate the latest
social media that the kids already use.
People expect their digital work to
overlap and be immediately accessible.”

High School Administrator - WI


Imagine you are designing the ultimate
school for today’s students,
what technologies would have the
greatest impact on learning?


Imagine you are designing the ultimate
school for today’s students,
what technologies would have the
greatest impact on learning?

Creating a shared vision?

Social learning in the ultimate school:

Safe chat rooms where we can
discuss course materials
with classmates

51% of students


Social learning in the ultimate school:


What is the bottom line?

Today’s students
want learning that is:

Enabled

Engaging

Empowered

More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org

• National Speak Up Findings and reports
• Speak Up 2011 data: Apr 24 and May 23
• Presentations, podcasts and webinars
• Evaluation services & reports
• Speak Up 2012 for K-12


Start planning now for Speak Up 2012!

Speak Up 2012 – 10th Anniversary

Special online surveys to collect and report on the views of the
K-12 students, teachers, librarians, administrators and parents
on the role of technology within teaching and learning.

Surveys open in October
Sign up to receive
information and alerts
www.tomorrow.org


Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.

Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT

Copyright Project Tomorrow 2011.
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