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Data Structures and Decision Making
Jon P. Zurfluh
EARCOS EAC 2008
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Today’s Overview
Data, data, who’s got the data? What is SIF? Context and Realities Overall Challenges Teaching and Learning Framework Discussion
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Today’s Challenges
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Context and Realities
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Convergence
con·ver·gence denotes the approach toward a definite value, as time goes on; or to a definite point, a common view or opinion, or toward a fixed or equilibrium state.
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Online Learning
As of the end of 2006– 38 states have state-led online programs or policies– 25 of these have state-led online programs
Growth of students taking online courses 15-20% per year In an online course for grades 9-12, students spend between 50-
75% of their time online Role of the online teacher
– Developing course content and structure– Communicating– Individualizing learning– Assessing, grading and promoting students
www.k12.com
* NACOL – A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning
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Online Teacher
Professional development Student support Role of the online teacher
– Developing course content and structure– Communicating– Individualizing learning– Assessing, grading and
promoting students
* NACOL – A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning
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Major Technology Changes
One-to-one computing Greater use of Internet technology in the classroom
and a blended model of online learning Schools administrative technology, such as SIS, will
increasingly tie to instructional functions There will be an increase in the types of devices
that can access the Internet
* NACOL – A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning
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NetDay Speak Up 2006
Technology Use for School Work
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Research Keyboarding Presentations Tests
K-2
Gr 3-5
Gr 6-8
Gr 9-12
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NetDay Speak Up 2006
Technology Use Out of School
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
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90%
Email/IM Games Music MySpace
K-2
Gr 3-5
Gr 6-8
Gr 9-12
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How Today’s Students Want to Learn
Apply math/science to solve real world problems Visit places where science happens Multimedia and interactive simulations Use equipment and tools Solve math puzzles Talk to scientists and mathematicians Learn math/science that will help me with a job All kinds of technology
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Teacher’s Use of Online Resources
Teachers' Use of Online Resources
41%
46%38%
5%
28%
14%
Used lesson plan
Modified lesson plan
Used ideas for own lesson plan
Posted lesson plan
Updated lesson plan
None of the above
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Shifting Paradigms
Old Paradigm Disparate systems Department silos Instruction for all Closed doors
New Paradigm Interoperable applications Collaborative work teams
looking at data, curriculum, assessment, IT and educational technology
Differentiated instruction based upon assessments and need
Partnerships
What is Content?
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What is Content and What are the Applications?
Learning Management System
Learning Object Media Asset Metadata Multimedia Asset Portal Resource
Content Management System
Content Repository Digital Asset Digital Rights
Management Instructional
Management System Instructional Resource
Overall Challenges
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Ms. DiMatteo sits down at her home computer to review her second grade students’ pretest results from the reading diagnostics test she had administered earlier in the day. The diagnostic assessment is given to the students and scoring results on a hand held device. These data, directly linked and generated by the school’s online learning and instructional management system and available via a web browser, quickly allow her to identify those students who need immediate intervention and those who need enrichment.
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She then queries the embedded online expert systems for best instructional strategies to help each of the identified at-risk students overcome their diagnosed reading deficiencies as well as locate appropriate instructional resources from the statewide content repository. These resources have all been peer-reviewed,
based upon a solid research base and are aligned to state learning and performance standards.
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Ms. DiMatteo then posts appropriate information to students’ parents, via an automatic notification system, along with recommendations and digital resources they can use at home to help their students. She then uses some digital content that she found and assigns them for students, based upon their individual needs, to work on the next day in class.
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Overall Challenges
Learning Standards Determining commonalities Providing common definitions Content portability vs. content interoperability Various applications Data analysis and decision support
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Assessment Challenges
Cromey, 2000
Teaching and Learning Framework
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Personalized Learning – Current Objects
Academic Content and Skill Standards• LearningStandardDoc• LearningStandardItem - **Content Resources and Tools• LearningResource• LearningResourcePackage• Metadata – EducationFilter **Curriculum Planning• CurriculumStructureLesson Planning• Lesson - **Instructional Delivery• Activity• AssignmentTeacher Workspace and Portfolio• EmployeeRecertificationStudent Workspace• Activity• AssignmentAssessments• Assessment **• AssessmentAdministration• AssessmentForm• AssessmentItem (2.2)• Assessment Package
Assessments• AssessmentRegistration• AssessmentSubtest• StudentResponseSet• StudentScoreSet
Gradebook• MarkValueInfo• MarkInfo• SectionMarkInfo• StudentSectionMark• GradingCategory• GradingAssignment• GradingAssignmentScore • StudentPeriodAttendance• OfficialStudentPeriodAttendance
Professional Development• ActivityProvider• ProfessionalDevelopmentActivities • EmployeeCredentials• EmployeeCredit• EmployeeRecertification• ProfessionalDevelopmentProgram• ProfessionalDevelopmentRegistration (2.2)
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Conformant content will work with every conformant LMS.
Being SCORM conformant does not
affect the instructional content
Example: SCORM Interoperability
Sharable Content Object
Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based e-learning. It defines communications between client side content and a host system called the run-time environment (commonly a function of a learning management system).
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CompositionComposition
SCORM Example Sharable ContentImpact of Impact of Policy Policy Decisions in Decisions in WWIIWWII
GovernmentGovernment
Compare/ Compare/ Contrast Contrast CulturesCultures
Each course uses the same module on the writing process, because the content is sharable and reusable
English IIIEnglish III Chinese IIChinese II
Sharable Content ObjectSharable Content Object
The Writing The Writing ProcessProcess
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AICC SCORM
Community of Practice Adaptations
1 – Reference ModelMulti-part Type 3 Technical Report
2 – Profiles
3 - De Jure Standards
Korea SCORM
“Core” SCORMCommunity of Practice
Adaptations
SIFA SCORM
Med SCORM
DoD SCORM
book book book
Sequencing
New, Innovative Specifications
For example …
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Learning and Performance Standards Repository
One single repository of authoritative learning and performance standards
Educational Cooperative (EARCOS?) Collaborative work Eliminates the duplication of repositories
What is SIF?
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What is SIF?
Not a product, but a technical blueprint for PK-12 software that will enable diverse applications to interact and share data seamlessly
Designed for pK-12 technology providers and educators in an open, platform independent neutral standard way
Manages data within the pK-12 environment
Enables diverse applications to interact/share data – allowing best-of-breed
Works cross-platform, over a Web-based interface
Allows automated reporting
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SIS
Network Accounts
Cafeteria
Library
Transportation
Challenge – Schools Traditional Setup
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Horizontal Questions
Data Warehousing
K12 Data Model
Food
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Gra
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HR
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Libra
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SIS
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Voice
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Accountability, Reporting, Planning, etc…
Components Working TogetherHorizontal Interoperability
Network Account
H.R. &Finance
Data Analysis
& Reporting Instructional
Services
Library Automation
Student Information Services
GradeBook
FoodServices
– Zone Integration Server (ZIS)
– SIF Agents
– Applications
– SIF Data Objects
“SIF Zone”
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What are Dashboards?
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…refers to technologies, applications and practices for the collection, integration, analysis, and presentation of information and sometimes to the information itself. The purpose of business intelligence--a term that dates at least to 1958--is to support better decision making. Thus, BI is also described as a decision support system (DSS).
Business intelligence (BI)
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What’s behind the Dashboard?
Transactional (time slice -or- snapshot ) SIF oriented Highly granular More is better
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Needs
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Needs
What are your greatest challenges around digital content?
What are your greatest data needs? In a “perfect” world, what would a
classroom look like in regards to educational technology applications?
In a “perfect” world, how would an office function in regards to school data?
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A revolutionary new paradigm that seamlessly integrates standards-based open infrastructure with an enterprise-wide, knowledge-driven learning environment to produce a scalable, yet granular, cross-platform educational solution, delivering individualized learning experiences. This outside-of-the-box approach, when implemented as a one-stop knowledge portal, enables the classroom to gain an unbeatable competitive advantage in raising student achievment. This best-in-breed, standards-based differentiated enhancement is the most impactful bottom-line boosting platform for leveraging strategic classroom experiences and mission-critical knowledge assets in the world-class educational institutions.
-Adapted from William Horton
Paradigm Shift Needed
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References
Cromey, A. (2000) Using Student Assessment Data: What Can We Learn From Schools?, NCREL Policy Issues, 6.
Decision Support National Center for Education Statistic (2006), “Public Elementary and Secondary Students, Staff, Schools, and School Districts: School Year 2003–04”. Retrieved April 2006: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006307.pdf
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Contact Information
Jon P. Zurfluh Head of School
Shanghai Community International [email protected]
[email protected]://www.techtied.net/