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© Project Tomorrow 2011
Speak Up 2011 National Findings
Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO
Tech-Enabled Social
Learning Environments
An Executive Briefing
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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?
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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
+ 2.6 million surveys since 2003
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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
Speak Up survey question themes
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Saluting our Speak Up 2011 Sponsors:
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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
National Speak Up 2011 Participation: 416,758
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Speak Up 2011 Congressional Briefings
Washington DC
April 24 and May 23, 2012
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What can the Speak Up
findings tell us about the
future of learning?
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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
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Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
The New Student Vision for Learning
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Three Essential Elements
Digitally-rich
learning
Students see the use of
relevancy-based digital
tools, content and
resources as key to
education productivity
The New Student Vision for Learning
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Three Essential Elements
Un-tethered learning
Students envision
technology-enabled learning
that transcends classroom
walls
The New Student Vision for Learning
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Three Essential Elements
Social–based learning
Students want to leverage
emerging communications
and collaboration tools to
create personal learning
networks of experts
The New Student Vision for Learning
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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
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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
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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
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How are you using social media tools for your personal interests?
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How are you using social media tools for your personal interests?
2008: Only 27% of parents and 12% of
principals were social networking users
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“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
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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%
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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%
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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
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Challenges of Implementing Social Learning Administrators’ Perspective
Protecting student safety
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Challenges of Implementing Social Learning Administrators’ Perspective
Protecting student safety
Ensuring student information and data privacy
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Challenges of Implementing Social Learning Administrators’ Perspective
Protecting student safety
Ensuring student information and data privacy
Monitoring for academic use
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Challenges of Implementing Social Learning Administrators’ Perspective
Protecting student safety
Ensuring student information and data privacy
Monitoring for academic use
Providing access to all students
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Challenges of Implementing Social Learning Administrators’ Perspective
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
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Challenges of Implementing Social Learning Administrators’ Perspective
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
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Challenges of Implementing Social Learning Administrators’ Perspective
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
Is there an academic tool that mimics com’l features?
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“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
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Imagine you are designing the ultimate
school for today’s students,
what technologies would have the
greatest impact on learning?
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Imagine you are designing the ultimate
school for today’s students,
what technologies would have the
greatest impact on learning?
Creating a shared vision?
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Social learning in the ultimate school:
Safe chat rooms where we can
discuss course materials
with classmates
51% of students
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Social learning in the ultimate school:
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Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
The New Student Vision for Learning
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What is the bottom line?
Today’s students
want learning that is:
Enabled
Engaging
Empowered
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• 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
More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
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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
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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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