success in online learning john canuel, vp of education strategy, blackboard

SUCCESS IN ONLINE LEARNING

JOHN CANUEL, VP OF EDUCATION STRATEGY, BLACKBOARD

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Headlines

Themes in K-12 Education• Financial stress• Innovation• Accountability• Compliance• Reform• Student Achievement & Attendance• Personalized Digital Content

“N.Y. Gov. Must Use Budget Power to Spare Schools from Layoffs”

“Educators Back Personalized Learning”

“Urban Students Lag in Science Learning”

“Duncan: Most schools could face 'failing' label”

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21st Century Students and 21st Century Challenges

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Achievement Gaps Still ExistNational Assessment of

Educational Progress(NAEP)

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Teacher Demographics – Age(In 1987-88)

Source: Richard M. Ingersoll. University of Pennsylvania, original analyses for NCTAF of Schools and Staffing Survey.

NationalCommission onTeaching andAmerica’s Future

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Teacher Demographics – Age (In 2007-08)



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Teacher Demographics – Experience (In 1987-88)



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Teacher Demographics – Experience (In 2007-08)



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• Customized learning will help more students succeed in school• Student-centric classrooms will increase the demand for new technology

• Computers must be disruptively deployed to every student

• Disruptive innovation can circumvent roadblocks that have prevented other attempts at school reform

• In 2019, 50% of high school courses will be delivered online

Disrupting Class (2008)

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S Curve of Innovation and Success

Time

Suc

cess

Current innovation

New, disruptive innovation

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Homeschooled Virtual Schools Online Charter Schools

Blended Learning0

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2010

2015

Series32.91

0.29 0.22

2.94

4.58

2.531.7

10.07

Growth of Online Learning in PK-12 US Students

Learning Environment

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Source: Ambient Insight “The US Market for Self Paced Products and Services: 2010-2015 Forecast and Analysis.” Released January 2011

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Is There an Answer?

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STUDENT RESPONSES: BENEFITS OF TAKING A CLASS ONLINE?

Project Tomorrow Survey (2009)

63% of students identify online learning as a must-have component in their “ultimate school”

Work At Their Own Pace

Earn College Credit

Take A Class Not Offered

Get Extra Help

Get More Attention From Teachers

51%

49%

44%

35%

19%

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Districts are Challenged to Meet Student Demand for Online Learning

Source: Blackboard/Education Week Survey of Online Learning Preparedness (2010). n=1,962

13%

3%

10%

3%

36%

17%

53%

49%

41%

49%

36%

47%

10%

31%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Students are positively engaged by the use of technology in learning environments.

Students demonstrate improved learning, performance and/or achievement when technology is

integrated into their curriculum.

Your district meets the online learning demands of all students.

Your district leadership team wants to deliver courses virtually to achieve greater curriculum quality, increased learning opportunities, and

operational efficiencies.

89%

96%

51%

80%

Statement

Strongly Agree

SomewhatAgree

SomewhatDisagree

StronglyDisagree

Total % Agreeing

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#1 ONLINE LEARNING IS GROWING

• 30% per year

#2 ONLINE LEARNING IS EFFECTIVE

• U.S. Department of Education Report of Online Learning Better than Face-to-Face (USED 2009)

#3 ONLINE LEARNING 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.”

Online Learning Research

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Traditional Educational Technology Models

Live meetings

- Admin Content

Management

Teacher

Professional

Development

Live classroom collaboration Communications

Web 2.0 tools

Formative Assessments

Virtual School

Organizational Core Business and Information Systems

Technology

Integration

1:1 Device

InitiativesCredit

Recovery

Gifted Student Course supportInterventions

Digital Textbooks

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Core Mission Teaching and Learning Technology

Core Mission Teaching and Learning Platform

Live meetings - Admin

Content Management

Teacher Professional Development

Live classroom

collaborationCommunications Web 2.0 tools

Formative Assessments

Virtual School

Organizational Core Business and Information Systems

Technology Integration

1:1 Device Initiatives

Credit Recovery

Gifted Student Course support

Interventions

Digital Textbooks

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Blackboard Cost Efficiencies

IMPLEMENT:

Online PD

REMOVE:

Substitute Fees and associated T&E

Digital Curriculum Guides Printed Curriculum Binders

SafeAssign Third Party Plagiarism Resource

Protected Community Site Printed/Mailed Letters and Forms to Families

Cost and travel timeOnline Meetings

Printed Communications (Newsletter)

Electronic Delivery of Information

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Blackboard Educational Efficiencies

IMPLEMENT: REMOVE:

District-wide Standards-Aligned Lessons

Lesson/Instructional Inconsistency

Semester-Long Online Lessons

Wasted Student Time with Substitutes and Absences

Hold real-time collaboration sessions

Unproductive days to due weather closure

Targeted, personalized academic support (live tutoring sessions)

Students Struggling Without Resources at Home

Access to Courses Anywhere, Anytime

Restrictions to Learning Based on Access

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Many Ways to Get Started

Community a

nd Parental Engagement

Collaborative Curriculum Management

Effective and Affordable

Professional Development

District-wide Virtual School

Blended Learning

EXPLORATORY TARGETED USE EXPANSIONDISTRICT

IMPERATIVE

Dis

tric

t B

enef

its

Primary Focus

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Online Professional Development Attributes

Professional

Learning Communiti

es &

Dynamic Learning Spaces

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The Impacts of a PLCs

PLCs

Nurtures trust &

collaborationDesigns deep

learning experiences

Promotes inquiry

Develops networks,

partnerships, & connections

Ensures supportive structures

Grows a learning culture

Inclusive and empowering

Stoll (2004)

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Who is the “Typical Online Student?

Credit Recovery

Aspiring athletes and performers

Medically Fragile

Home Schoolers

Accelerated Students

Need to work and/or support family

Traditional Public/Private

Special Education and ELL

Rural Students

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Blended Learning Models

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Who Owns the Work?

Organizational Leadership

Technology Leadership

Instructional Leadership

Student NeedsParent – Community Needs

Individual School Needs

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Our Mission

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To Build a Better Education Experience

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Our Community

BLACKBOARD SERVES MORE THAN

4,500 K-12 INSTITUTIONS

success in online learning john canuel, vp of education strategy, blackboard

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