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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
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
Warm Up
Interactive Exercise
A
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
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT
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