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Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology SymposiumTechnology Symposium

(COVITS)(COVITS)

September 9, 2008September 9, 2008

eLearningeLearning

Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology SymposiumTechnology Symposium

(COVITS)(COVITS)

September 9, 2008September 9, 2008

•Lan Neugent, Assistant Superintendent for Technology and Career Education, Virginia Department of Education

•Allison Powell, Vice President, North American Council for Online Learning

•Terrell Perry, Instructional Designer/Assistant Professor Center for Learning Technologies, Old Dominion University

•Neeru Khosla, Co-Founder, ck12.org

•Bobby Caudill, Solution Architect, Global Marketing Solutions, Adobe Systems, Inc.

•Lan Neugent, Assistant Superintendent for Technology and Career Education, Virginia Department of Education

•Allison Powell, Vice President, North American Council for Online Learning

•Terrell Perry, Instructional Designer/Assistant Professor Center for Learning Technologies, Old Dominion University

•Neeru Khosla, Co-Founder, ck12.org

•Bobby Caudill, Solution Architect, Global Marketing Solutions, Adobe Systems, Inc.

Panelists

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Strategies to leverage technology as a cost saver and educational tool

• Facility

• Personnel

• Instructional Resources

• Infrastructure

• Transportation

• Facility

• Personnel

• Instructional Resources

• Infrastructure

• Transportation

What are some costs factors involved in acquiring a quality education?

• Virtual Schools

- K-12

- Higher Education

• Flexbooks

• Infrastructure Improvement

• Virtual Schools

- K-12

- Higher Education

• Flexbooks

• Infrastructure Improvement

Strategies Might Include:

World Future SocietyTop 10 Breakthroughs Transforming Life

over the next 20-30 yearsBest forecast data ever assembled

1. Alternative energy

2. Desalination of water

3. Precision farming

4. Biometrics

5. Quantum computers

6. Entertainment on demand

7. Global access

8.8. Virtual education or distance learningVirtual education or distance learning

9. Nanotechnology

10. Smart Robots

National Online Learning Facts

• 30% of all employers use e-learning for training, in 5 years it will be 50%

• 1 in 5 undergraduate and graduate student enrolls in an online course in higher education in the U.S.; there are 3.5 million online learning enrollments in higher education (Sloan-C, 2007)

• More than 50% of school districts in the United States offer online courses to students (QED, America’s Digital Schools, 2006)

• More universities are offering K-12 courses online

• Stanford, John Hopkins, University of Miami, New MIT open courseware for K-12 students

• K-12 Online Learning enrollments growing 30% annually nationwide

• 2000, there were 50,000 enrollments

• 2003, there were 300,000

• 2005, there were 500,000

• 2007, there were 1,000,000

Polling Interest: K-12 Online Learning is Popular

•NetDay Speak Up Day Survey 2007• 47% of high school students want to take an online course

•Harris Interactive Poll 2007• 40% of middle school students want to take an online course

•Gallup Poll in October 2005• 40% of adults want students to take an online class for

graduation from high school

• Michigan - First state to require “online learning” in 2006

• In new requirements: “every student must have an online learning experience or course” before graduating from high school

• Why? Need for online learning is greatest with students to access skills they will need to get ahead and compete in an increasingly technological workplace

• New Mexico P-20 E-Learning Network

• Universities

• Community Colleges

• Pre-K-12

• Georgia Department of Education

• Professional Development

• Online Teaching Endorsement

National Trends

International Trends in Online Learning

• Results of the NACOL International Survey

• China and UK – $29 Billion

• Mexico: Digital Content & Teacher Training

• European Union: IB Online

• IB Diploma Program Online

• Foreign Languages

• Singapore Secondary Schools 100% Online & Teacher Training

• South Korea Virtual School

What Leaders Need to Know: What Leaders Need to Know: Four Key IdeasFour Key Ideas

• #1 Online Learning Expands Options

• “The first impetus to the growth of K-12 distance education was an interest in expanding educational options and providing equal opportunities for all learners.”

• #2 Online Learning Is Rapidly Growing

• “Recent Surveys show that K-12 online learning is a rapidly growing phenomenon.”

• Clark: 40,000-50,000 enrollments in 2000-2001

• Eduventures: 300,000 K-12 enrollments online 2002-3

• USED/NCES: 328,000 enrollments in distance ed 2002-3

• Peak Group: 500,000 enrollments in 2005

• Sloan-C: 700,000 enrollments in 2006

• Peak Group: 1,000,000 enrollments in 2007

• Growing 30% annually

Online Learning Works

•#3 Is Effective: “Equal or Better”• “One conclusion seems clear: On average, students seem to

perform equally well or better academically in online learning.”

•#4 Improves Teaching• Teachers who teach online reported positive improvements

in face-to-face, too.

• “Of those who reported teaching face-to-face while teaching online or subsequently, three in four reported a positive impact on their face-to-face teaching.”

The ODU Online Criminal Justice

ProgramCOVITS eLearning Session

Dr. Terrell Perry (tperry@odu.edu)

Dr. Donald Smith (dmsmith@odu.edu)

Printed or online textbooks

Free online or printed at cost

Filtered for state standards

Assembled from content modules

Localized content through open source authoring

Customized modules for learning styles, learning level

Low Carb: loose the weight

18 pages per day everyday

Source Wikipedia

Current with the latest fashion!

Source Wikipedia

Can we pay the teacher’s more instead?

CA

600 Mm

NYC250 Mm

Text Books4 Billion

4

…constant visual distractions!

Virtual Access must provide for…

Customized content filteringby standards, grade, learning style or level,…

Wikipedia approachwith reviewers and domain experts for quality

Empower to own, modify contentteachers, students, parents

Collaborative environmentto comment, enhance, change, or customize…

Flexible outputonline, print

Traditional content seedingby CK12 Foundation ( 15 STEM textbooks

authored)

The Approach: Flexbooks

www.ck12.org

Thank You

community@ck12.org