2012 Ohio Results Online Learning

Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO
Speak Up 2012 Results
Online and Blended Learning
Views of Ohio’s K-12
Students, Parents, Teachers and
Administrators
(c) Project Tomorrow 2013
Ohio “Speaks Up”

Annual national research project
 Online surveys + focus groups
 Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education
 Institutions receive free report with their own data
Collect ideas ↔ Stimulate conversations
 K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators
 Pre-Service Teachers in Schools of Education
Inform policies & programs
 Analysis and reporting of findings and trends
 Consulting services to help transform teaching and learning
Speak Up National Research Project
+ 3 million surveys since 2003

What are the expectations of Ohio’s K-12 students
for online or blended learning?
How does that student vision compare with the
teachers’ & administrators’ reality?
What is the unique parent perspective on online
learning?
How well are our K-12 schools meeting the
expectations of students?
Big Questions

 K-12 Students 364,233
 Teachers & Librarians 56,346
 Parents (in English & Spanish) 39,713
 School/District Administrators 6,011
 About the participating schools & districts
o 8,020 schools and 2,431 districts
o 30% urban / 43% rural / 27% suburban
o All 50 states + DC
 Honor Roll of States with highest participation:
TX, CA, OH, IN, AL, NC, WI, AZ, FL, PA
National Speak Up 2012 Participation: 466,303

 K-12 Students 27,999
 Teachers & Librarians 17,974
 Parents 6,230
 School/District Administrators 1,631
Ohio Speak Up 2012 Participation: 53,834

What can the Speak Up
findings tell us about the
future of learning?

 Students function as a “Digital Advance Team”
 Students regularly adopt and adapt emerging
technologies for learning
 Students’ frustrations focus on the unsophisticated
use of technologies within education
 Persistent digital disconnect between students and
adults
 Exacerbation of lack of relevancy in current
education
 Students want a more personalized learning
environment
Speak Up National Findings: 2003 - 2012

The New Student Vision for Learning
Personalized
Learning
Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning

Key Trends:
Online and
Blended
Learning
The New Student Vision for Learning

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
Fee based online summer school
Building your own online courses
Fully online classes for students
Virtual conferences and webinars
Blended learning classes for
students
Online teacher professional
development
District Administrators
Ohio districts are tapping into many types
of online learning

Who is learning online in Ohio?
Types of online learning
experiences
Students:
Gr 6-8
Students:
Gr 9-12
100% online school 4% 7%
Online self study class 8% 12%
Teacher led online class 9% 10%
Online class for personal
interests
7% 7%
No experience but would like
to take an online class
39% 38%

Why take an online class?
For high school students, traditional reasons
are important such as scheduling and college
credit.
For middle school students, it’s about
changing the learning paradigm.
For all students, potential for personalization
of learning is highly valued.

Benefits of
taking an
online class
OH Gr 6-8 OH Gr 9-12
Work at my own
pace
60% 57%
Be in control of
my own learning
56% 56%
Review class
materials
whenever I need
to
48% 44%
Greater sense of
independence
39% 40%
Easier for me to
succeed
43% 33%

OH Parents’ views:
1. Ability for my child to work at his/her own pace 62%
2. Ability to review materials when needed 59%
3. Take class not offered at the school 52%
4. Get college credit 46%
5. Increase motivation in learning 30%

Ohio parents have first hand experience with
online learning
I have taken an online class:
For work or job training 46%
For an academic/college program 27%
To learn new skills 19%
To explore a hobby 11%
25% who have not taken an
online class would like to!

Blended learning in Ohio – Principals’ View
“There is a lot of national discussion on the potential
of "blended learning" to transform education. In
general, the concept means that students are
engaged to some degree in face-to-face instruction
in a traditional classroom while also spending time
driving their own learning online. There are several
different models of blended learning. “
New Speak Up question – how we defined blended learning:

Blended learning in Ohio – Principals’ View
Primarily F2F with online resource usage 54%
Mix of online and F2F on a regular schedule 7%
Online curriculum in a school setting with teacher onsite 13%
Online course in a school setting with remote teacher 7%
Random online course by traditional school students 9%
Primarily online from home with online teacher 5%
None of the above 27%

What’s holding back online learning in Ohio?
1. Creating online courses that are academically rigorous
2. Concern over quality of student-teacher interactions
3. Evaluating quality of online courses or curriculum
4. Lack of technology infrastructure
5. Students don’t have home internet access
6. Finding teachers interested or qualified to teach online courses
Only 16% of Ohio teachers say they are
interested in teaching online courses

Looking to the future ….
What skills are Ohio’s administrators looking
for in the next generation of teachers?
 Knowing how to differentiate using technology 61%
 Knowing how to find and use digital content 61%
 Experience learning in an online course 54%
 Experience teaching an online course 43%

How often do you assign Internet-based homework?
41%
25%
19%
11%
5%
Never Few times a
year
Once a
month
One a week Almost daily
Ohio teachers and technology

41%
25%
19%
11%
5%4%
9%
25%
38%
23%
8%
13%
30%
33%
15%
Never Few times a year Once a month Once a week Almost daily
Teachers HS Students MS Students
Comparing Ohio student and teacher values
Students, how often do you access Internet
content to help you with homework?

Evaluating the quality of online courses
What Ohio administrators say is most important
Top Voter Getters:
 Alignment to curriculum standards 85%
 Developed by organization with field expertise 70%
 Ease of use by students and teachers 65%
 Student achievement results 49%
 Includes embedded assessments 40%

Imagine you are designing the ultimate
school for today’s students,
what technologies would have the
greatest impact on learning?
Do we have a shared vision
for online and blended
learning?

Do we have a shared vision for online and
blended learning in Ohio?
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Learning management
Online classes
Online assessments
Online textbook
Campuswide Internet
District Admin Principals Teachers Parents Students

Thank you.
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT
SpeakUpEd
Copyright Project Tomorrow 2013
This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted
for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational
purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the
reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission
of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written
permission from the author.

2012 Ohio Results Online Learning

More Related Content

What's hot (20)

Similar to 2012 Ohio Results Online Learning (20)

More from Julie Evans (20)

Recently uploaded (20)

2012 Ohio Results Online Learning