Virtual Virginia eLearning Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology Symposium (COVITS) September 9, 2008 eLearning Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology Symposium (COVITS) September 9, 2008

Lan Neugent, Assistant Superintendent for Technology and Career Education, Virginia Department of Education Allison Powell, Vice President, North American Council for Online Learning Terrell Perry, Instructional Designer/Assistant Professor Center for Learning Technologies, Old Dominion University Neeru Khosla, Co-Founder, ck12.org Bobby Caudill, Solution Architect, Global Marketing Solutions, Adobe Systems, Inc. Lan Neugent, Assistant Superintendent for Technology and Career Education, Virginia Department of Education Allison Powell, Vice President, North American Council for Online Learning Terrell Perry, Instructional Designer/Assistant Professor Center for Learning Technologies, Old Dominion University Neeru Khosla, Co-Founder, ck12.org Bobby Caudill, Solution Architect, Global Marketing Solutions, Adobe Systems, Inc. Panelists

eLearning Strategies to leverage technology as a cost saver and educational tool

Facility Personnel Instructional Resources Infrastructure Transportation Facility Personnel Instructional Resources Infrastructure Transportation What are some costs factors involved in acquiring a quality education?

Virtual Schools - K-12 - Higher Education Flexbooks Infrastructure Improvement Virtual Schools - K-12 - Higher Education Flexbooks Infrastructure Improvement Strategies Might Include:

World Future Society Top 10 Breakthroughs Transforming Life over the next years Best forecast data ever assembled 1. Alternative energy 2. Desalination of water 3. Precision farming 4. Biometrics 5. Quantum computers 6. Entertainment on demand 7. Global access 8. Virtual education or distance learning 9. Nanotechnology 10. Smart Robots

National Online Learning Facts 30% of all employers use e-learning for training, in 5 years it will be 50% 1 in 5 undergraduate and graduate student enrolls in an online course in higher education in the U.S.; there are 3.5 million online learning enrollments in higher education (Sloan-C, 2007) More than 50% of school districts in the United States offer online courses to students (QED, America’s Digital Schools, 2006) More universities are offering K-12 courses online Stanford, John Hopkins, University of Miami, New MIT open courseware for K- 12 students K-12 Online Learning enrollments growing 30% annually nationwide 2000, there were 50,000 enrollments 2003, there were 300, , there were 500, , there were 1,000,000

Polling Interest: K-12 Online Learning is Popular NetDay Speak Up Day Survey % of high school students want to take an online course Harris Interactive Poll % of middle school students want to take an online course Gallup Poll in October % of adults want students to take an online class for graduation from high school

Michigan - First state to require “online learning” in 2006 In new requirements: “every student must have an online learning experience or course” before graduating from high school Why? Need for online learning is greatest with students to access skills they will need to get ahead and compete in an increasingly technological workplace New Mexico P-20 E-Learning Network Universities Community Colleges Pre-K-12 Georgia Department of Education Professional Development Online Teaching Endorsement National Trends

International Trends in Online Learning Results of the NACOL International Survey China and UK – $29 Billion Mexico: Digital Content & Teacher Training European Union: IB Online IB Diploma Program Online Foreign Languages Singapore Secondary Schools 100% Online & Teacher Training South Korea Virtual School

What Leaders Need to Know: Four Key Ideas #1 Online Learning Expands Options “The first impetus to the growth of K-12 distance education was an interest in expanding educational options and providing equal opportunities for all learners.” #2 Online Learning Is Rapidly Growing “Recent Surveys show that K-12 online learning is a rapidly growing phenomenon.” Clark: 40,000-50,000 enrollments in Eduventures: 300,000 K-12 enrollments online USED/NCES: 328,000 enrollments in distance ed Peak Group: 500,000 enrollments in 2005 Sloan-C: 700,000 enrollments in 2006 Peak Group: 1,000,000 enrollments in 2007 Growing 30% annually

Online Learning Works #3 Is Effective: “Equal or Better” “One conclusion seems clear: On average, students seem to perform equally well or better academically in online learning.” #4 Improves Teaching Teachers who teach online reported positive improvements in face- to-face, too. “Of those who reported teaching face-to-face while teaching online or subsequently, three in four reported a positive impact on their face- to-face teaching.”

The ODU Online Criminal Justice Program COVITS eLearning Session Dr. Terrell Perry Dr. Donald Smith

Printed or online textbooks Free online or printed at cost Filtered for state standards Assembled from content modules Localized content through open source authoring Customized modules for learning styles, learning level

Low Carb: loose the weight

18 pages per day everyday

Source Wikipedia Current with the latest fashion!

Source Wikipedia

Can we pay the teacher’s more instead?

… constant visual distractions!

Virtual Access must provide for…

Customized content filtering by standards, grade, learning style or level,…

Wikipedia approach with reviewers and domain experts for quality

Empower to own, modify content teachers, students, parents

Collaborative environment to comment, enhance, change, or customize…

Flexible output online, print

Traditional content seeding by CK12 Foundation ( 15 STEM textbooks authored)

The Approach: Flexbooks

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