Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO Speak Up 2012 Results Online and Blended Learning Views of Ohio’s K-12 Students, Parents, Teachers and Administrators (c) Project Tomorrow 2013 Ohio “Speaks Up”

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 Speak Up National Research Project + 3 million surveys since 2003 (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

What are the expectations of Ohio’s K-12 students for online or blended learning? How does that student vision compare with the teachers’ & administrators’ reality? What is the unique parent perspective on online learning? How well are our K-12 schools meeting the expectations of students? Big Questions (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

K-12 Students364,233 Teachers & Librarians56,346 Parents (in English & Spanish)39,713 School/District Administrators6,011 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 National Speak Up 2012 Participation: 466,303 (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

K-12 Students27,999 Teachers & Librarians17,974 Parents6,230 School/District Administrators1,631 Ohio Speak Up 2012 Participation: 53,834 (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

What can the Speak Up findings tell us about the future of learning? (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

 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 Speak Up National Findings: (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

The New Student Vision for Learning Personalized Learning Social–based learning Un–tethered learning Digitally–rich learning (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Key Trends: Online and Blended Learning The New Student Vision for Learning (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Ohio districts are tapping into many types of online learning (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Who is learning online in Ohio? Types of online learning experiences Students: Gr 6-8 Students: Gr % online school4%7% Online self study class8%12% Teacher led online class9%10% Online class for personal interests 7% No experience but would like to take an online class 39%38% (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

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. (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Why take an online class? (c) Project Tomorrow 2013 Benefits of taking an online class OH Gr 6-8OH Gr 9-12 Work at my own pace 60%57% Be in control of my own learning 56% Review class materials whenever I need to 48%44% Greater sense of independence 39%40% Easier for me to succeed 43%33%

Why take an online class? (c) Project Tomorrow 2013 OH Parents’ views: 1.Ability for my child to work at his/her own pace62% 2.Ability to review materials when needed 59% 3.Take class not offered at the school52% 4.Get college credit46% 5.Increase motivation in learning30%

Ohio parents have first hand experience with online learning I have taken an online class: For work or job training46% For an academic/college program27% To learn new skills19% To explore a hobby11% 25% who have not taken an online class would like to! (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Blended learning in Ohio – Principals’ View (c) Project Tomorrow 2013 “There is a lot of national discussion on the potential of "blended learning" to transform education. In general, the concept means that students are engaged to some degree in face-to-face instruction in a traditional classroom while also spending time driving their own learning online. There are several different models of blended learning. “ New Speak Up question – how we defined blended learning:

Blended learning in Ohio – Principals’ View Primarily F2F with online resource usage54% Mix of online and F2F on a regular schedule 7% Online curriculum in a school setting with teacher onsite13% Online course in a school setting with remote teacher7% Random online course by traditional school students9% Primarily online from home with online teacher5% None of the above27% (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

What’s holding back online learning in Ohio? 1.Creating online courses that are academically rigorous 2.Concern over quality of student-teacher interactions 3.Evaluating quality of online courses or curriculum 4.Lack of technology infrastructure 5.Students don’t have home internet access 6.Finding teachers interested or qualified to teach online courses Only 16% of Ohio teachers say they are interested in teaching online courses (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Looking to the future …. What skills are Ohio’s administrators looking for in the next generation of teachers? (c) Project Tomorrow 2013  Knowing how to differentiate using technology61%  Knowing how to find and use digital content61%  Experience learning in an online course54%  Experience teaching an online course43%

How often do you assign Internet-based homework? Ohio teachers and technology (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Comparing Ohio student and teacher values Students, how often do you access Internet content to help you with homework? (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Evaluating the quality of online courses What Ohio administrators say is most important (c) Project Tomorrow 2013 Top Voter Getters:  Alignment to curriculum standards85%  Developed by organization with field expertise70%  Ease of use by students and teachers65%  Student achievement results49%  Includes embedded assessments40%

Imagine you are designing the ultimate school for today’s students, what technologies would have the greatest impact on learning? Do we have a shared vision for online and blended learning? (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Do we have a shared vision for online and blended learning in Ohio? (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Thank you. Julie Evans Project Tomorrow x15 Twitter: JulieEvans_PT SpeakUpEd Copyright Project Tomorrow 2013 This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author. (c) Project Tomorrow 2013