1.Kerry Rice, Ed. D.Associate ProfessorDepartment of Educational TechnologyBoise State University 2012 Boise State University1

2. Agenda About me Context and Factors Online Learning Defined What the Numbers Say Models Sample Program Emerging Trends Challenges 2012 Boise State University2 3. 2012 Boise State University 3 4. 2012 Boise State University 4 5. http://youtu.be/ih1Cgzim5Xs 2012 Boise State University 5 6. College of EducationM.S. in EDTECHMasters in EDTECHEd. D. in EDTECHGraduate Certificates:Online Teaching - K12 & Adult LearnerTechnology Integration SpecialistSchool Technology CoordinatorK-12 Online Teaching EndorsementGame Studio: Mobile Game Design3D GameLabEDTECH and Cave Island in SLDual Degree Program w/National Univ. of Tainan 2012 Boise State University 6 7. About me 2012 Boise State University 7 8. Tightening budgets &Increased demand for Increased competitionIncreasing costs Workforce training For-profit Student loan debt: $956 Academic currency Global markets billion Flexibility Student mobilityContext 2012 Boise State University8 9. U.S. Federal Policy and Priorities Increase college preparedness and graduates by 2020 ( 60%) Community College Initiatives (fastest growing sector 46%) Common Core and College Readiness Standards Community College to Career Fund ($8 billion) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Next Gen Learning Grants (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation) Race to the Top School reform and Accountability Access and Innovation Personalized Learning Open source, resource repositories, free online courses Connected Educators Professional Learning Communities Online PD (2.5 bill) 2012 Boise State University9 10. Technology pushes boundaries Changes the constraints of time andspace Evolves exponentially the faster itchanges the faster it changes Democratizes learning Puts the focus on learning Is disruptiveOnlineBlended Open Source DIY Oh My!! 2012 Boise State University 10 11. Online LearningThe term online learning can be used to refer to a wide range ofprograms that use the Internet to provide instructional materialsand facilitate interactions between teachers and students and insome cases among students as well. Online learning can be fullyonline, with all instruction taking place through the Internet, oronline elements can be combined with face-to-face interactionsin what is known as blended learningU.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, Understanding the Implications of Online Learning forEducational Productivity, Washington, D.C., 2012.http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/implications-online-learning.pdf 2012 Boise State University 11 12. Online Learning Broadens access Engages students in active learning Individualizes and differentiates instruction Personalizes learning Increases the rate of student learning Makes better use of teacher and student time Reduces school-based facilities costs Reduces salary costs Realizes opportunities for economies of scaleU.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, Understanding the Implications of Online Learning forEducational Productivity, Washington, D.C., 2012.http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/implications-online-learning.pdf 2012 Boise State University12 13. Online Higher Education National Trends 2010: 6.1 million online enrollments(31% of all students) 10% growth rate(2% growth in the overall highereducation student population) 65% believe online learning is a criticalpart of long-term strategy. Private, for-profits have the largestproportion of online programs.Allen, E. I. & Seaman, J. (2011). Going the distance: Online education in the United States, 2011. Babson SurveyResearch Group. http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/index.asp 2012 Boise State University 13 14. K-12 Online National Trends Continued rapid growth(25% - full-time, multi-district) Legislation requires onlinecourses for graduation.(Alabama, Florida, Georgia,Idaho, Virginia, and WestVirginia)*Queen, B., and Lewis, L. (2011). Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2009-10(NCES 2012-009). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.**Picciano, A. G. & Jeff Seaman. (2010). K-12 online learning: A 2008 follow-up of the survey of U. S. school districtadministrators. The Sloan Consortium. http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/index.asp 2012 Boise State University 14 15. Blended Learning A formal education program in which a student learns in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of student control over time, place, path and/or pace. and at least in part at a supervised brick and mortar location away from home. Single district programs are the fastest growing segment. Most are blended.Heather Staker and Michael Horn, Innosight Institute:http://www.innosightinstitute.org/media-room/publications/education-publications/classifying-k-12-blended-learning/ 2012 Boise State University15 16. Models For-Profit Private and Non-Profit Public 2012 Boise State University16 17. For-Profit Institutions Higher Education K-12 full-time virtual schools operateas public schools Constant state of change (mergers,acquisitions, conversions) Increasing partnerships withmainstream education Growth, scalability and highprofitability of proprietary systemsPrivate, not for-profit 2012 Boise State University 17 18. Higher Ed For-Profit766,000 enrollments in20012.4 million enrollments in2010 (about 10% of totalenrollments in highereducation)225% growth between2001 and 2008 (22% for therest of higher education)Source:http://www.propublica.org/article/the-for-profit-SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2012). Digest of Education Statistics,2011 (NCES 2012-001), Chapter 31 Colleges and university campuses ranked by fall 2010 enrollment data. 2012 Boise State University 18 19. Blended Charter SchoolTechnology BackboneFlex TimeFlex GroupingFlex Space 2012 Boise State University 19 20. Public Institutions K-12 Consortiums and District-Led (VHS, Wisconsin eSchool) K-12 State Supplemental Programs (IDLA, FVS, MVS) Higher Ed programs (EdTech, Penn State, Purdue, ColumbiaUniversity Teachers College, Indiana University, MichiganState University) 2012 Boise State University20 21. 2012 Boise State University 21 22. 2012 Boise State University 22 23. Program Detail Foundations of Educational TechnologyYouTube for Educators Theoretical Foundations of EdtechTeaching & Learning in Virtual Worlds Research Methods in Edtech Mobile Teaching and Learning Evaluation Social Network Learning Instructional Design Interactive Courseware Design Instructional Graphic Design Games and Sims Online Course Design Technology Supported PBL Online Teaching (K-12 and Adult) Service Learning Statistics for Educational Technologists MultimediaInternational Issues in ICT Integrating Games into the K-12 Classroom Blogging in the Classroom Mobile App Design Mobile Game Design Digital Game-Based LearningService Learning Open Source/MOOCs 2012 Boise State University 23 24. Where Edtech Students Live 2012 Boise State University24 25. Online Learning is Social Global Interactive Personalized Engaging Collaborative Evidence-Based 2012 Boise State University 25 26. Communityhttp://edtech.boisestate.edu/ 2012 Boise State University 26 27. Community 2012 Boise State University 27 28. Presencehttp://edtech.boisestate.edu/snelsonc/videos/dwcs4welcomescreen/dwcs4welcomescreen.html 2012 Boise State University28 29. Personalization 2012 Boise State University 29 30. Interaction 2012 Boise State University 30 31. Technology 2012 Boise State University31 32. Thesis Defense 2012 Boise State University32 33. Standards-Based Demonstrated Learninghttp://edtech2.boisestate.edu/sabaa/592/html/home.php 2012 Boise State University 33 34. Emerging Trends Experts believe out-of-the-classroom learning will inspireinnovation thats lacking on campuses now. http://mashable.com/2012/07/27/e-learning-higher-education/Learning AnalyticsCrowd sourcing & DIYInformal vs. Formal learningBadgesGamingBlendedMoocs 2012 Boise State University34 35. cMOOCs MOOCs (Massively Open Online Course) The first MOOC Connectivism 2008 by George Siemens and Stephen Downes http://mooc.ca/tp://youtu.be/eW3gMGqcZQc 2012 Boise State University35 36. xMOOCs edX (MIT, Harvard, UC Berkeley, Wellesley, U of Texas) Coursera Stanford (33 University partners) 1.6 millionstudents Udacity 750k students $100 million investment 2012 Boise State University36 37. Presidential Innovation LabGates Foundation: $3 MAssociation of Public andLand-grant Universities:$270k 2012 Boise State University 37 38. Transforming Policy Flexibility in how we view time(carnegie unit) Students shouldbe encouraged to go as far and asfast as they can. Innovation for competency-based models of learning. Just-in-time summativeassessments (NCLB). Consistent data collection andaccountability systems. 2012 Boise State University 38 39. Transforming Policy sedd aasey-BBccy-tt nneeeemppoom CChttp://edtech.boisestate.edu/idaho-k-12-online-teaching-endorsement-program/ 2012 Boise State University 39 40. Transforming Teaching PracticeFocus on Student-Centered Learning More emphasis on authentic learningexperiences (i.e. flipped classroom) New modes of instruction (gaming,virtual worlds, mobile learning) Increased student participation intheir own learning (co-design). Adaptive learning managementsystems that use data to drivepersonal learning plans. 2012 Boise State University 40 41. Image created using wordle: http://www.wordle.net/ 2012 Boise State University41 42. In a review of empirical studies, the U.S. Department ofEducation concluded, ...on average, students in onlinelearning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face classes. (Evaluation of Evidence-based Practices inOnline Learning, May 2009)Key FindingsThe effectiveness of online learning istied to learning time, curriculum,pedagogy, and opportunities forcollaboration.Online learning can be enhancedby giving learners control of theirinteractions with media.Online learning can be enhancedby prompting learner reflection. 2012 Boise State University 42 43. Accountability Florida Connections Academy 2009 State Test Scores Exceed OverallState Results (Connections Academy) Newly released state data reveal that e-schools perform betteracademically than Big 8 districts at lower cost (Ohio Alliance for PublicCharter School) Minnesota, Colorado, California have noted smaller gains in onlineprograms than in brick and mortar. 2012 Boise State University43 44. Learning Analytics Hung, J., Hsu, Y., Rice, K. (2012). Integrating Data Mining in Program Evaluation of K-12 Online Education. Journal of Educational Technology and Society. Special Issue Learning and Knowledge Analytics http://www.ifets.info/ 2012 Boise State University44 45. ChallengesStudents cannot, and will never, learn unlessthey are with me in my classroom period.They cant learn without me prodding them andbeing there to get the information from mepersonally and without me deciding for themwhat it is that they learn.Is lecture capture the worst educational technology?http://www.masmithers.com/2011/03/11/is-lecture-capture-the-worst-educational-technology/ 2012 Boise State University 45 46. Online education, on the other hand, is often entirely a numbers game.The same lecture is viewed by the hundreds of thousands of peopleand takes no account of differences in understanding or circumstances.Though online education offers students flexibility on how and when toview a lecture, it offers professors no reciprocal flexibility to tailor theirlectures to the unique abilities and interests of the students. 2012 Boise State University46 47. Challenges Still debating the use of technology in classrooms Concerns over privatization Questions surrounding xMOOCs model purpose? What exactly is free?? Clarification of open source andopen course Quality and Accountability Access 2012 Boise State University 47 48. The Future of Education? Education as a fundamental right Lifelong learning Evolution of innovation Increased productivity and efficiency Emerging self-support models Validation of DIY learning Changing role of the teacher Learning networks organized by interest rather than location Joint degrees and global partnerships 2012 Boise State University 48 49. Transforming the way we teach AND learn Questions? Kerry Rice Department of Educational Technology Boise State University krice@boisestate.edu 2012 Boise State University 49 50. Resources Allen, E. I. & Seaman, J. (2011). Going the distance: Online education in the United States, 2011. BabsonSurvey Research Group. http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/index.asp Deming, D. J., Goldin, C., Katz, L. F. (2012). The For-Profit Postsecondary School Sector: Nimble Critters orAgile Predators? Journal of Economic Perspectives, 26(1): 139-64 Hung, J., Hsu, Y., Rice, K. (in press). Integrating Data Mining in Program Evaluation of K-12 Online Education.Journal of Educational Technology and Society. Special Issue Learning and Knowledge Analyticshttp://www.ifets.info/ Means, B., Toyama, Y., Murphy, R., Bakia, M., & Jones., K. (2009). Evaluation of evidence-based practices inonline learning: A meta-analysis and review of online learning studies. U.S. Department of Education, Officeof Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf Picciano, A. G. & Jeff Seaman. (2010). K-12 online learning: A 2008 follow-up of the survey of U. S. schooldistrict administrators. The Sloan Consortium. http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/index.asp Queen, B., & Lewis, L. (2011). Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary SchoolStudents: 200910 (NCES 2012-008). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012008.pdf Rice, K. (2012). Making the Move to K-12 Online Teaching: Research-Based Strategies and Practices. Boston,MA: Pearson Education. www.pearsonhighered.com/rice1e Staley, D. J. & Trinkle, D. A. (February, 2011). The changing landscape of higher education. Educause ReviewOnline. http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/changing-landscape-higher-education 2012 Boise State University50 51. Resources U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2012). Digest of EducationStatistics, 2011 (NCES 2012-001), Chapter 3 U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, Understanding the Implications of OnlineLearning for Educational Productivity, Washington, D.C., 2012.http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/implications-online-learning.pdf Watson, J., et. al. (2011). Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice. Evergreen Education Group. http://kpk12.com/ Clearing the Path: Creating Innovation Space for Serving Over-Age, Under-Credited Students inCompetency-Based Pathwayshttp://www.ednewscolorado.org/2011/10/04/25310-analysis-shows-half-of-online-students-leave-programs-with Cracking the Code: Synchronizing Policy and Practice for Performance-Based Learninghttp://www.inacol.org/research/docs/iNACOL_CrackingCode_full_report.pdf Its Not a Matter of Time: Highlights from the 2011 Competency-Based Learning Summithttp://www.inacol.org/research/docs/iNACOL_Its_Not_A_Matter_of_Time_full_report.pdf Troubling Questions about Online Education:http://www.ednewscolorado.org/2011/10/04/25310-analysis-shows-half-of-online-students-leave-programs-with Viewpoint: Authorizing Online Learning http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/Vander%20Ark-Patrick%20Cyber%20Learning%20Viewpoint_August%202011.pdf 2012 Boise State University 51 52. Resources State Strategies for Awarding Credit to Support Student Learning: http://www.edweek.org/media/23biz-state-1202educreditbrief.pdf The reality of virtual schools: A review of the literature. (2008). http://1.usa.gov/MLJwSF Innosight Institute: http://www.innosightinstitute.org/ Fast Facts About Online Learning: http://www.inacol.org/press/docs/nacol_fast_facts.pdf 50 Innovative Education Startups for 2012: http://www.onlineschools.com/blog/50-innovative-education-startups Knewton Adaptive Learning Platform: http://www.knewton.com/adaptive-learning-white-paper/ Crowdsourcing examples: http://crowdsourcingexamples.pbworks.com/w/page/16668404/FrontPage TED-Ed: http://www.youtube.com/teded 2012 Boise State University 52