Personalized Learning: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?

Personalized Learning:

Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?

Julie Evans, CEO

Project Tomorrow

Julie Young, President & CEO

Florida Virtual Schools

“DIY Learning”

Personalizing the

Classroom Experience

Planning for the Future

Personalized Learning

Speak Up Data Findings plus Florida Virtual School Experiences

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K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators

Pre-Service Teachers in Schools of Education

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Speak Up National Research Project

+ 2.6 million surveys since 2003

Warm Up

Interactive Exercise

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STUDENT’S

LIFE

In my life, I ……..

Play games on handheld devices (57%)

Take tests online for school (40%)

Have a cell phone or smartphone (40%)

Read books on my mobile device (53%)

Want more internet access at school (50%)

and want to take an online class (40%)

Who is . . . . . ?

1. 3rd Grade Girl

2. 6th Grade Boy

3. 9th Grade Girl

4. 12th Grade Boy

Who is a girl in

3rd grade?

(from a rural

community)

In my life, I ……..

Play games on handheld devices (57%)

Take tests online for school (40%)

Have a cell phone or smartphone (40%)

Read books on my mobile device (53%)

Want more internet access at school (50%)

and want to take an online class (40%)

The Student Vision for Learning

Social–based learning

Un–tethered learning

Digitally–rich 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

Personalizing Learning Outside of School

o 1 in 10 students have sent out a Tweet about an academic topic

o 12% have taken an online class they found on their own

o 15% have tutored other students online or found an expert to help them

o 1/5 have used a mobile app to help organize their school work o 1 in 4 have used a video that they found online to help them with

homework

o 30% of Gr 6-8 students and 46% of Gr 9-12 have used Facebook as an impromptu collaboration tool for classroom projects

“DIY Learning” at work . . . .

Personalizing Learning Outside of School

Student use of social media in their personal lives Social Media Use Students –

Grades 6-8 Students –

Grades 9-12

Maintain a personal social networking site 48% 59%

Participate in online discussion boards, communities, chats

45% 56%

Use web tools for collaborative writing 30% 30%

Use web tools to create alerts or notifications for self-organization

24% 24%

Make videos to share online with others 20% 18%

Contribute to wikis or blogs about their interests

14% 14%

If you have not taken an online class, would you

like to?

Yes! Students in Grades 3-5 27%

Students in Grades 6-8 47%

Students in Grades 9-12 45%

What would you recommend as a good investment

to enhance student achievement?

36% of parents say “online classes”

Is there an unmet demand for online learning?

Student interest in taking an online class

5 year retrospective

24%

47%

33%

45%

53%

38%

42%

32%

Students Gr 6-8(2007)

Students Gr 6-8(2011)

Students Gr 9-12(2007)

Students Gr 9-12(2011)

Yes I am interested No I am not interested

Mobile devices are the key to personalizing learning

34%

45%

29%

27%

21%

53%

33%

60%

62%

61%

59%

70%

35%

55%

61%

62%

63%

72%

Video lessons to review later

Collaborate with classmates

Receive reminders/alerts

Access online textbooks

Communicate with others

Research information

How students would personalize learning through the use of a mobile device at school

Gr 9-12 Gr 6-8 Gr 3-5

75% 77%

72%

55% 59%

53%

Urban Suburban Rural

High School Student Internet Access Outside of School – Broadband vs. Mobile

My home computer has fast internet access (such as DSL)

I access the internet through 3G/4G mobile device

New finding about home Internet access

Commentary and Response:

Julie Young

CEO & President

Florida Virtual School

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Personalizing Learning at School

What prevents you from using technology at your school?

Obstacles to Tech Use at School Students – Grades 6-8

Students – Grades 9-12

I cannot use my own mobile device

57% 55%

I cannot access my social networking site

50% 51%

Websites I need for learning are blocked

49% 59%

I cannot use my communications tools

42% 39%

Teachers limit how I can use technology

40% 42%

Who is learning online?

Types of online learning experiences

Students: Gr 6-8

Students: Gr 9-12

100% online school 7% 6%

Online self study class 10% 13%

Teacher led online class 10% 13%

Online class for personal interests

9% 10%

Learning my way – benefits of online learning

Students Gr 6-8 say:

Personalizing Learning at School

o I would be in control of my own learning (52%)

o I would be able to work at my own pace (52%)

o I would get extra help in a subject that is hard for me (50%)

o My technology skills would improve (47%)

o It would be easier for me to review class materials as many times as I

want (44%)

o I would be more comfortable asking my teacher questions (43%)

30% say online courses are #1 choice for PD

• Already taken an online course . . . . . . ? 43% say online PD is #1!

• Top benefits:

• Better fit for schedule (89%) • Ability to review materials as needed (55%) • Customize the learning process (52%)

Teachers and online professional development

61%

57%

20%

34%

46%

34%

36%

88%

52%

56%

13%

26%

44%

27%

28%

89%

58%

62%

17%

32%

50%

33%

34%

90%

29%

33%

5%

12%

28%

8%

11%

62%

Ability to customize learning

Review materials as needed

More connected to profession

Just in time training

Saves time

Supports learning style

Learning community value

Fits schedule

No online involvement Taken blended online PD Taken fully online PD Taught online class

Relationship between online learning

experiences and value proposition

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Challenges implementing more online learning

School principals say:

1. Concerns about the quality of student-teacher

interactions

2. Concerns around course quality or academic rigor

3. Lacking infrastructure to support online learning

4. Finding teachers to teach online courses

5. Student home access to the Internet

Value proposition for administrators and teachers

What are the benefits of mobile learning?

Teachers

2007

Teachers

2011

Administrators

2007

Administrators

2011

Improves teacher-parent- student communications

35% 55% 31% 36%

Increases student engagement in learning

51% 79% 66% 80%

Provides way to personalize instruction

30% 61% 30% 58%

Develops collaboration and teamwork skills

21% 40% 26% 34%

Develops problem solving skills

26% 50% 34% 41%

Extends learning beyond school day

45% 58% 47% 58%

Commentary and Response:

Julie Young

CEO & President

Florida Virtual School

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The Student Vision for Learning

Social–based learning

Un–tethered learning

Digitally–rich learning

The New Student Vision for Learning

What if the “clients of education” were really in charge of defining education, school and learning?

How would school be different?

What tech should be in my ultimate school?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

In class chat rooms

Online tutors

Social networking

Online classes

Personal mobile devices

Tablets

Games

Digital textbooks

Virtual reality

Teachers Parents Students

Digitally - rich

Social -based

Un-tethered

Yes, students should be required to take an online

class for graduation

31% 26%

36%

27%

49%

40%

46%

69%

Students Gr 6-8 Students Gr 9-12 Parents Administrators

2008 2011

Administrators’ Realities

Impact of recent fiscal crisis on budgets

What tech solutions are you considering to help with

your budget situation?

1. Digital textbooks 43%

2. Tablets instead of laptops for students 39%

3. Online teacher PD 37%

4. Cloud computing solutions 35%

5. Online classes for students 30%

6. Allowing student use of personal devices 27%

Key trends we are watching:

• Continuing “digital disconnects”

• Spectrum of digital native-ness

• 24/7 access redefined

• Inadequacy of the 1-to-1 paradigm

• Everyone needs a personal learning network

• Responsible use vs. acceptable use

• Blurring of informal & formal learning lines

• Students define success differently

Key trends we are watching:

• Collaborations driving 21st century skills

• Game-ification momentum – learning as process

• Students as content producers

• Changing ideals for assessment

• Print to digital migration surprises

• It’s really all about productivity!

• Maximizing personalized learning

• Emergence of Free Agent Learners!

Commentary and Response:

Julie Young

CEO & President

Florida Virtual School

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Thank you.

Let’s continue this conversation.

Julie Evans

Project Tomorrow

jevans@tomorrow.org

949-609-4660 x15

Twitter: JulieEvans_PT

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