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Technology –What Do Students Want!

February 16, 2012

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Speak Up Research Project

National and California Findings

K-12 Students, Parents, Teachers, Administrators

Julie Evans - 2011

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The New 3 E’s of Education:Enabled – Engaged – Empowered

How Today’s Students are Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Learning

Speak Up 2010

National Findings:From Julie Evans

Speak Up 2011 Report Congressional Briefing April 1, 2011


K-12 Students 294,339 Teachers 35,525 Parents (in English & Spanish) 42,267 Librarians 2,125 School/District Administrators 3,578 Technology Leaders 6,541/

1987 Schools / Districts 5,757/ 1,215

Top Participating States (# of participants)Top 12 (# of participants)TX, CA, AL, AZ, FL, NC, IL, MD, IN, NV, PA, WI

National Speak Up 2010 Participation: 379,355

National Speak Up 2010 Participation: 379,355

About our K-12 Schools: – 34% urban, 29% suburban, 37% rural

– 51% Title 1 eligible – indicating community poverty

– 34% majority-minority student population



What can the Speak Up findings tell us about the

future of learning?

What are the implications for Higher ED?


hold great promise for

• creating a new learning environment

• engaging them in contextually-based content

• enabling greater personalization of the learning process

• empowering them to explore knowledge in new ways

Students say, “emerging technologies….


The Student Vision for 21st Century Learning

Social-based learning

Un-tethered learning

Digitally-rich learning


Three Essential Elements

Social–based learning

Students want to leverage emerging

communications and collaboration

tools to create personal networks of

experts



Un–tethered learning

Students envision technology-

enabled learning that transcends

classroom walls

(mobile devices and on-line learning)



Digitally–rich learning

Students see the use of relevancy-

based digital tools, content and

resources as key to education

productivity


Speak Up Data Findings

Who am I?

Interactive Exercises


Who am I?

1. Kindergartener

2. 2nd Grader

3. 6th Grader

4. 11th Grader

5. Administrator

2010 Characteristics

34% have smart phones

73% have MP3 Players/iPods

25% are using an e-book

50% of girls and 33% of boys update their

social networking site.

22% participate in 3D virtual reality worlds



Who am I?

1. Kindergartener

2. 2nd Grader

3. 6th Grader

4. 11th Grader

5. Administrator

6th Grader


2010 Characteristics

34% have smart phones

73% have MP3 Players/iPod

25% are using an e-book

50% of girls and 33% of boys update their

social networking site.

22% participate in 3D virtual reality worlds


Savvy and Fluent Sixth GradersMore so than their older siblings in high school

6th - 11th

Participate in #-D virtual reality worlds 22% 15%

Use educational games at home and school 47% 29%



Who am I?

1. Kindergarten Boy

2. 3rd Grade Girl

3. 7th Grade Boy

4. 10th Grade Girl

5. Teacher


Who am I? Profile characteristics:

Wishes for their ultimate school Online textbooks (29%) High tech science tools (39%) Online tools for organization (35%)

Access to mobile devices:

MP3 player/iPod (44%) Game player (53%) Laptop (44%)

Participates in

immersive virtual reality

environments (39%)

Uses Internet for research (51%) and online assessments (35%)


Who am I?

1. Kindergarten Boy

2. 3rd Grade Girl

3. 7th Grade Boy

4. 10th Grade Girl

5. Teacher


Who am I?

3rd Grade Girl with Average Tech Skills


Who am I? Profile characteristics:

Wishes for their ultimate school Online textbooks (29%) High tech science tools (39%) Online tools for organization (35%)

Access to mobile devices:

MP3 player/iPod (44%) Game player (53%) Laptop (44%)

Participates in

immersive virtual reality

environments (39%)

Uses Internet for research (51%) and online assessments (35%)


The New 3 E’s of EducationEnabled, Engaged, Empowered

Social-based learning

Un-tethered learning

Digitally-rich learning


The New 3 E’s of Education:

Enabled, Engaged, Empowered

Key Trends to Watch:

• Mobile Learning

• Online and Blended Learning

• E-Textbooks and Digital Content


The New 3 E’s of Education: Enabled, Engaged, Empowered

Key Trends: Mobile Learning


If you were going to spend a month on an isolated island, what one mobile device would you absolutely need to have?

ipad

Smart phone

Digital reader

Hand-held game player

MP3/iPod

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Lower price tags

Instructional potential

Wide range of devices



Smart phone jump of 42% from 2009 – 2010 & Little demographic difference


• How can these mobile devices engage, empower and enable students?

• What do students say about using these devices?



1. Increase effectiveness of school:

Check grades

74%

Take notes for class

59%

Use the calendar

50%

Access online textbooks

44%

Students: How would you use your mobile device to help you with your schoolwork?


2. Leverage capabilities for greater impact

Internet research – anytime, anywhere

68%

Collaborate with peers & teachers

53%

Create and share documents

37%

Record lectures/labs to review again later

35%

Students: How would you use your mobile device to help you with your schoolwork?


What is the # 1 collaboration tool they want to

use?

1. Email

2. Social Networking

3. Instant or text message

53 % Students said they wanted to Collaborate with peers & teachers


What is the # 1 collaboration tool they want to use?

• Email

• Social Networking

• Instant or text message

53 % Students said they wanted to Collaborate with peers & teachers


CA Teachers’ biggest benefit and concern about using mobile devices at school…

48% of teachers say that the greatest benefit to using mobile devices:

increases student engagement in school and learning

68% of teachers say their biggest concernis students will be distracted doing other things

(texting, surfing, games)


Administrators: How likely are you this year to allow students to use their own mobile devices for instructional purposes at school?

Administrators say:


Would parents purchase a mobile device for their child to use at school?

Parents say:


Would parents purchase a data plan to support their child’s use of the mobile device at school?

Parents say:


Mobile Learning

Bottom line for Trend 1:

Educational experiences that are enabled by mobile devices and applications provide a multitude of un-tethered opportunities for students to be more engaged in learning and extend the learning process beyond the classroom.



Key Trends: Online and Blended Learning


Who is learning online?

Growth in student experiences with academic online learning

Includes: • Online class taught by a teacher• Self-study online class • Blended class environment


Who is learning online?

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1. How many of you have taken an online course?

2. Do you know someone who has taken an online course?

3. Does your school offer online courses?

Includes: • Online class taught by a teacher• Self-study online class • Blended class environment

Administrator: Model of Online Learning provided to Students



What is propelling this new level of interest for online learning?

1. Increased personal familiarity by teachers and administrators.

2. Intensified demand by students and parents

3. Emergence of a new value proposition for administrators

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Benefits of an online class?

Views of students who have taken an online class


Online and

Blended Learning


Online and blended learning enables a greater personalization of the learning process and facilitates opportunities for students to collaborate with peers and experts, thus empowering a new sense of personal ownership of the learning process by the student.



Key Trends: E-Textbooks & Digital Content


Speak-Up Survey results:

Current use of Online textbooks or Curriculum as part of regular work:

27 % of middle school students

37% of high school students

Student’s Ultimate school would use e-textbooksas a key component:

Gr 3-5 48%

Gr 6-8 53%

Gr 9-12 55%


Higher Education Textbooks

• 1 in 4 texts will be digital by 2014*

• Apple’s iBook 2 (purchase texts with this App)-- $14.99--interactive, immediate feedback--currently 20,000 education apps-- companies that control 90% in US

(Pearson, McGraw-Hill, Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt)

--New app for teachers to write their own texts

* http://Blog.xplana.com/reports/


Designing the Ultimate E-Textbook

Engaging Social-based Learning with the E-Textbook



Un-tethered Learning Enabled by the E-Textbook



Empowering Digitally-rich Content through the E-Textbook


e-textbook

s and Digital

Content


The use of e-textbooks and other digitally rich content engages students by providing a real world context for the learning process and allowing learning to extend beyond the classroom walls.

Parents are a strong force

57% of parents today consider instructional technology to be EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for their child’s success.

That is compared to 37% of teachers.



Parental Digital Choice

Parents value a interactive, collaborative relationships with their child’s teacher(s)


Parental Digital Choice

Parents’ top 10 factors for evaluating the quality ofcomputer based games, websites or online classes


Enabling Mobile TechnologySmart phone, ipad, Laptops, Bring Your Own

Device

Engaging Online LeaningOnline tutors, Online classes, Collaboration tools,

Chat rooms for students

Empowering Digital ContentCampus wide internet access, Online or e-texts,

Games and Virtual Simulations, Adaptive Software


Ultimate School: Are we on the same page?

Ultimate School: Enabling Mobile Learning



Ultimate School: Engaging Online Learning



Ultimate School: Empowering Digital Content


The future of learning?

What Students Want…

Learning that is:

Enabled Engaging

Empowered


Speak Up!

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1. DesksThe 21st century does not fit neatly into rows. Neither should your students. Allow the network-based concepts of flow, collaboration, and dynamism help you rearrange your room for authentic 21st century learning.




5. The Role of Standardized Tests in College AdmissionsThe AP Exam is on its last legs. The SAT isn't far behind. Over the next ten years, we will see Digital Portfolios replace test scores as the #1 factor in college admissions.




7. Fear of WikipediaWikipedia is the greatest democratizing force in the world right now. If you are afraid of letting your students peruse it, it's time you get over yourself.




8. PaperbacksBooks were nice. In ten years' time, all reading will be via digital means. And yes, I know, you like the 'feel' of paper. Well, in ten years' time you'll hardly tell the difference as 'paper' itself becomes digitized.




12. Centralized InstitutionsSchool buildings are going to become 'homebases' of learning, not the institutions where all learning happens. Buildings will get smaller and greener, student and teacher schedules will change to allow less people on campus at any one time, and more teachers and students will be going out into their communities to engage in experiential learning.




14. Education School Classes that Fail to Integrate Social TechnologyThis is actually one that could occur over the next five years. Education Schools have to realize that if they are to remain relevant, they are going to have to demand that 21st century tech integration be modeled by the very professors who are supposed to be preparing our teachers.
