Education in an Online World Gary Lopez, Ph.D. Executive Director Monterey Institute for Technology and Education

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Gary Lopez, Ph.D.Executive DirectorMonterey Institute for Technology and Education

Education in an Online World

Who is this Lopez guy?

Monterey Institute for Technology and Education

A National Snapshot of Online Education

The National Repository of Online Courses

Mongabay.com: The future of online education?

Who is this Lopez guy?

Monterey Institute for Technology and Education

A National Snapshot of Online Education

The National Repository of Online Courses

Mongabay.com: The future of online education?

Who is this Lopez guy?Who is this Lopez guy?Who is this Lopez guy?Who is this Lopez guy?

Bay Area Science Fair 1967

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1976

Archipelago World Headquarters, 1981

We Wanted To Develop “Madden Football” for Chemistry

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Archipelago, Monterey, 1993

October 14, 1993

Harcourt Acquisition

Harcourt General Inc. said yesterday that its publishing subsidiary, Harcourt Brace & Company, had acquired Archipelago Productions Inc., a developer of CD-ROM and interactive computer software. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Archipelago Productions has offices in San Francisco, San Diego and Lake Tahoe, Calif. Harcourt General is based in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

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Monterey Institute for Monterey Institute for Technology and EducationTechnology and EducationMonterey Institute for Monterey Institute for Technology and EducationTechnology and Education

A Non-Profit Corporation

Established in 2003

Who Is MITE?Who is MITE?

Mission

To help meet society’s need for access to effective, high-quality educational opportunities in an era of rapid economic, social, and personal change.

MITE Projects

National Repository for Online Courses

MacArthur Series for Digital Media

Developmental Math EnterpriseDevelopmental Math Enterprise

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A National Snapshot of Online Learning




The National Repository The National Repository of Online Coursesof Online CoursesThe National Repository The National Repository of Online Coursesof Online Courses

A library of high-quality, multimedia rich online courses for high school, Advanced Placement

©, and higher

education students and teachers.

To create a repository of high-quality, high school, AdvancedPlacement, and undergraduate courses and distribute themat no cost to students and teachers worldwide.

In pursuing this goal, NROC achieves other important outcomes, including,

• addressing the needs of underserved students• helping establish content and technical standards for online content• fostering collaboration among content developers and users• supporting the Open Educational Resource movement• become financially self-sustaining

The Goals of NROC

Open Educational Resources

OER Providers

NROC Library - 2010

High School Course Foundations

College Prep Physics ICollege Prep Physics IIAlgebra 1a Algebra 1b Curso de Algebra 1A (Spanish)Curso de Algebra 1B (Spanish)

College Course Foundations

US History IUS History IIAmerican GovernmentIntroductory Physics I (algebra-based)Introductory Physics II (algebra-based)General Physics I (calculus-based)General Physics II (calculus-based)Introductory Calculus I Introductory Calculus II General Calculus I General Calculus II Environmental ScienceNon-Majors BiologyReligions of the WorldElementary AlgebraPsychologyCalculo General I (Spanish)Calculo General II (Spanish)Statistics for the Social Sciences

Advanced Placement Course Foundations

AP Environmental ScienceAP Physics B IAP Physics B IIAP Physics C IAP Physics C IIAP US History IAP US History IIAP US Government and PoliticsAP Calculus AB IAP Calculus AB IIAP Calculus BC IAP Calculus BC IIAP Biology

Coming in 2010-12Algebra 1a and b (NEW)Pre-algebraDevelopmental AlgebraDevelopmental GeometryDevelopmental Algebra 2

Value Propositions

• Editorially rigorous

• Media rich

• Instructionally sound

Customizable by a teacher, a district, or a state.

Can be used within popular CMS’s and repositories.

Value Propositions

Correlated with state standards and popular textbooks.

Complete teaching materials.

Value Propositions

Where does NROC content come from?

Two sources:

Contributionsfrom academic institutions

Collaborative Development managed by NROC Network

Network Members, Pilots, & Partners

Academy School District 20 Online COAdams 12 Five Star Schools COAlabama Department of Education ALAlbuquerque Public Schools NMAnaheim Public Schools CAAP Prep NYArizona Department of Education AZAurora Public Schools COBambugare Network NABethel Covenant College (Uganda)Cal State Fullerton CACenter to Bridge the Digital Divide WAChattanooga State TNChemeketa CC ORClark County Virtual High School NVColorado Community Colleges Online COColorado Online Learning COWest Virginia Comm. Tech. College WVCooperstown Central School NYCORE (China)CUDI (Mexico)Cyberlearning VADigital Learning Commons WADouglas County School District COEastside Preparatory School NJEPC-Summer Academies CAEsperanza Academy PAEverett Public Schools WAFlorida Distance Learning Consortium FLFlorida Virtual School FLFSS Project T.E.C.H CAGeorgia Board of Regents GAGeorgia Virtual School GAGlobal Literacy Foundation AZGreenville County Virtual School SCGrossmont Union High School District CAGwinnett County Online Campus GAHamilton County Virtual School TNHawaii Department of Education HIHOPE Academy ALHudson County Schools of Technology NJIdaho Digital Learning Academy IDiInstructor.net UT

Academy School District 20 Online COAdams 12 Five Star Schools COAlabama Department of Education ALAlbuquerque Public Schools NMAnaheim Public Schools CAAP Prep NYArizona Department of Education AZAurora Public Schools COBambugare Network NABethel Covenant College (Uganda)Cal State Fullerton CACenter to Bridge the Digital Divide WAChattanooga State TNChemeketa CC ORClark County Virtual High School NVColorado Community Colleges Online COColorado Online Learning COWest Virginia Comm. Tech. College WVCooperstown Central School NYCORE (China)CUDI (Mexico)Cyberlearning VADigital Learning Commons WADouglas County School District COEastside Preparatory School NJEPC-Summer Academies CAEsperanza Academy PAEverett Public Schools WAFlorida Distance Learning Consortium FLFlorida Virtual School FLFSS Project T.E.C.H CAGeorgia Board of Regents GAGeorgia Virtual School GAGlobal Literacy Foundation AZGreenville County Virtual School SCGrossmont Union High School District CAGwinnett County Online Campus GAHamilton County Virtual School TNHawaii Department of Education HIHOPE Academy ALHudson County Schools of Technology NJIdaho Digital Learning Academy IDiInstructor.net UT

Illinois Virtual High School ILIndian Prairie School District #204 ILIowa Community College IAIowa Learning Online IAKent Technology Academy WAKentucky Virtual Schools KYKentucky Community & Tech. College System KYLake Tahoe Community College CALeague for Innovation AZLos Angeles Unified School District CALouisiana Department of Education LALubbock Christian University TXLubbock Independent School District TXMaryland State Depart. of Education MDMason City School District OHMead School District WAMichigan Virtual School MIMid-Hudson BOCES Consortium NYMinneapolis Public Schools Online MNMinnesota Online MNMississippi Department of Education MSMissouri Virtual Instruction Program MOMissouri Virtual School MOMontana State University - Billings MTMonterey Peninsula School District CAmyHimacha l(India)Myron B. Thompson Academy HINetwork for Mercy Education ILNew Mexico Cyber Academy NMNew York Harbor School NYNiles Township High School District ILNorth Carolina Comm. College System NCN. Dakota Ctr. for Distance Education NDNorthwest Area Education AgencyNorthern Humboldt Con. of Schools CANorthview High School CAOmaha Public Schools NEOpen High School of Utah UTOregon Department of Education OROTAN (CA DOE) CAPartnership for Innovations NEPetersonsPierce College WAPortland State University OR

Illinois Virtual High School ILIndian Prairie School District #204 ILIowa Community College IAIowa Learning Online IAKent Technology Academy WAKentucky Virtual Schools KYKentucky Community & Tech. College System KYLake Tahoe Community College CALeague for Innovation AZLos Angeles Unified School District CALouisiana Department of Education LALubbock Christian University TXLubbock Independent School District TXMaryland State Depart. of Education MDMason City School District OHMead School District WAMichigan Virtual School MIMid-Hudson BOCES Consortium NYMinneapolis Public Schools Online MNMinnesota Online MNMississippi Department of Education MSMissouri Virtual Instruction Program MOMissouri Virtual School MOMontana State University - Billings MTMonterey Peninsula School District CAmyHimacha l(India)Myron B. Thompson Academy HINetwork for Mercy Education ILNew Mexico Cyber Academy NMNew York Harbor School NYNiles Township High School District ILNorth Carolina Comm. College System NCN. Dakota Ctr. for Distance Education NDNorthwest Area Education AgencyNorthern Humboldt Con. of Schools CANorthview High School CAOmaha Public Schools NEOpen High School of Utah UTOregon Department of Education OROTAN (CA DOE) CAPartnership for Innovations NEPetersonsPierce College WAPortland State University OR

Poway Unified School District CARochester Public Schools MNRUSD CASan Jacinto College TXSan Jose Education Foundation CASan Luis Obispo Cty. Office of Educ. CASan Marcos Baptist Academy TXSanta Barbara Cty. Office of Educ. CASaskatchewan Inst. of Applied Science and Tech (Canada)School District of the Chathams NJSilicon Valley Workplace Center CASilver State High School NVSouth Carolina Depart of Education SCSouthern Regional Education Board GASowelo Technical Community College LASt. Petersburg College FLTeachers Without Borders NATennessee Board of Regents TNCouncil of Chief State School Officers KYTulare County Office of Education CAUniversity of California College Prep CAUniversity of California Irvine CAUniversity of Montana System MTUniversity of Texas at Brownsville TXUT TeleCampus TXUtah Electronic High School UTValley Christian School CAVirtual College of Texas TXVirtual School Society NAVirtual Virginia VAThe Weiss School FLWest Virginia University at Parkersburg WVWestern Governors University UTWhitfield County Career Academy GA

Poway Unified School District CARochester Public Schools MNRUSD CASan Jacinto College TXSan Jose Education Foundation CASan Luis Obispo Cty. Office of Educ. CASan Marcos Baptist Academy TXSanta Barbara Cty. Office of Educ. CASaskatchewan Inst. of Applied Science and Tech (Canada)School District of the Chathams NJSilicon Valley Workplace Center CASilver State High School NVSouth Carolina Depart of Education SCSouthern Regional Education Board GASowelo Technical Community College LASt. Petersburg College FLTeachers Without Borders NATennessee Board of Regents TNCouncil of Chief State School Officers KYTulare County Office of Education CAUniversity of California College Prep CAUniversity of California Irvine CAUniversity of Montana System MTUniversity of Texas at Brownsville TXUT TeleCampus TXUtah Electronic High School UTValley Christian School CAVirtual College of Texas TXVirtual School Society NAVirtual Virginia VAThe Weiss School FLWest Virginia University at Parkersburg WVWestern Governors University UTWhitfield County Career Academy GA

NROC Network Case Studies

Offering Course Content Statewide

CHALLENGE:

Offer high-quality online course content statewide

“The (NROC courses) were a unique find. The quality is extraordinary, the flexibility is exceptional, and the feedback we’re getting from our teachers is the content is amazing.”

Steve Nelson Chief Information Technology Strategist, ODOE


Credit Recovery

CHALLENGE:

High percentage of students not passing or completing courses

“The use of the new OPS-branded HippoCampus site is very exciting for us, providing an additional resource for our teachers and giving

them the ability to create their own HippoCampus pages.” Rachel Wise, Ph.D.Director of Secondary Education, OPS


Sharing Through a Central Repository

CHALLENGE:

Promote content sharing and save development costs among 35 member colleges.

"Starting a statewide digital repository is a challenge. At the core of the project, the repository must offer sufficient rich multimedia and high quality resources to attract and motivate faculty to use repository content. In Florida, we are licensing the high quality NROC content library to form that essential content core."

Susie Henderson, Director, Orange Grove


Replacing Costly Textbooks

CHALLENGE:

Textbook prices are too high.

On teaching US History without a textbook

“. . . we turned to NROC. I left my discussion questions, midterms, and finals the same as they were when we used the textbook, so I could compare outcomes. I was happy to find that my students are right on track with the digital alternative . . . “

Karen KaemmerlingChair of Social Sciences, CCCOnline

HippoCampus.org

http://http://www.hippocampus.orgwww.hippocampus.org

HippoCampus: Fall 2009HippoCampus: Fall 2009

Federal Stimulus and OER

Federal Stimulus and OER

Mongabay.comMongabay.com::

The future of online The future of online education?education?

Mongabay.comMongabay.com::

The future of online The future of online education?education?

The Old Face of EducationThe Old Face of Education

The New Face of EducationThe New Face of Education

Website raising interest in wildlife and wild lands while promotingawareness of environmental issues.

Primary users are K-12 teachers and students.

60,000 unique users per day.

What is Mongabay.com?

Mongabay.com

Website Growth

Optimizing the site through a combination of keys words, links, bookmarking, etc. Mongabay.com skyrocketed in Google ranking in early 2003.

Mongabay.com

How did it happen?

Content Authority

In the online world, traditional measures of authority (credibility) do not drive usage.

Online Educational Resources

A Cautionary Tale

Online Resources are dependent on the web and search engines -

• Access is a direct function of the index ranking; “first-page phenomenon.”

• Index ranking is a direct function of the primary measures of the ranking algorithm (e.g., links, key words, etc.)

• The use of Online Resources is a direct function of the site optimization.


A Cautionary Tale

What Drives Usage?What Drives Usage?

Education is dependent on authority tied to reputation based on certification (e.g., Ph.D.) -

• A degree from MIT is considered more valuable than a degree from a state college.

• The analysis/information of a Ph.D. is more trustworthy than that of a person without a graduate degree.

• The analysis/information of a MIT Ph.D. is more valuable and trustworthy than a person without a graduate degree.


A Cautionary Tale


Putting these two statement sets together . . .

Online Educational Resources are dependent on the web and search engines.

• Search engines do not include “authority tied to reputation based on certification” as a measure for determining indexing rank.

• The best optimized OER sites will be the most used and influential, not those with the most academically qualified content.


A Cautionary Tale


Content Authority at Mongabay

All the content at Mongabay.com has been created by Rhett Butler; no peer review, no editorial oversight, no certification.

Copyright Notification at Mongabay –Mongabay.com is a web site based on the work of Rhett A. Butler. Mr. Butler reserves all rights to the contents and any use of this site.


A Cautionary Tale


A Cautionary Tale

Site Credibility Notification at Mongabay – While I'm not a tropical biologist (my background is in math and economics), I have been involved with tropical rainforests since 1995. More importantly, the information sources (peer -reviewed journals, respecte d researchers, etc) used by mongabay.com are credible. Further the site has been praised by a number of well -respected conservation biologists -- including Dr. Russell Mittermeier of Conservation International, Dr. Peter Raven of the Missouri Botanical Gar dens, William F. Laurance of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Mark Plotkin of the Amazon Conservation Team, and Dr. David L. Pearson of Arizona State University, among many others.


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Education in an Online World Gary Lopez, Ph.D. Executive Director Monterey Institute for Technology and Education