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Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology SymposiumTechnology Symposium
(COVITS)(COVITS)
September 9, 2008September 9, 2008
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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
• 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.”
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Dr. Terrell Perry ([email protected])
Dr. Donald Smith ([email protected])
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