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Dr. Kay Abernathy

Dr. Elvis ArterburyDepartment of Educational Leadership

Lamar University

February 4, 2009

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P-12 Research on Online Learning.

Higher Education Research on OnlineLearning.

Lamar University’s Unique Online Learning

Opportunities.

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Speak Up is a national research projectconducted 100% online with surveys availablefor your K-12 students, teachers, parents,

administrators and board members.We sharethe aggregated national data with federal andstate policy leaders - participating schools (anddistricts) get free, online access to their own

aggregated data with national benchmarks.

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Speak Up survey question themes: Learning & Teaching with Technology

Web 2.0 / Web 3.0 in Education

21st Century Skills

Science Instruction & Global Competitiveness

Emerging Technologies in the Classroom

Mobile devices

Gaming

Online learning

Designing the 21st Century School

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Progress Report on the Long-Range Plan forTechnology, 2006-2020, December 2008.

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/comm/leg_reports/

Over 26,000 Texas students and 5,497 Texasteachers participated in the 2007 SpeakUpsurvey.

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Today’s students are veryinterested in online

learning opportunities.

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Online learning in the classroom

Used LMS in class – 11%

Explored for fit in classroom – 33%

Interest in learning more – 31%

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Professional development

Have you taken online class?

Professional development: 21% Career advancement: 16% Personal enrichment: 12%

Trends Update: Speak UP 2007 

Key Findings – Teachers

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Professional development

What is your preferred method forprofessional development?

Online course – 26%

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Instructor-led, online courses on campus 23%

Instructor-led, online courses taken anywhere 20%

Self-paced, student directed 26%

Blended online course with face-to-face teacher interactions 20%

How has your school or district implemented online courses?

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Why offer or expand online learning?

Student engagement 45%Scheduling alternatives 38%

Offer personalized instruction 34%

Teacher interest in teaching 33%

Student requests 33%

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Barriers to implementation:

Funding 68%Need for PD 32%

Digital equity 30%

Integration into curriculum 28%

Competing priorities 25% 

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Web 2.0

Internet access

Online classes

Gaming

Mobile devices

Comm tools

Interactive board

1:1 laptops

Ultimate School Designs

Students

Teachers

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Annual Report on the state of online learning in U.S.higher education.

Study by Allen and Seaman.Babson Survey Research Group, Babson College

The Sloan Consortium

October 2007 

http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/ survey/pdf/onli

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3.5 Million students taking at least one onlinecourse during Fall 2006—almost 10% growthover previous year.

The 9.7 % growth rate exceeds the 1.5%growth of all higher education studentpopulations.

Nearly 20% of U.S. higher education studentstook at least one online course during Fall2006.

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Improved student access.

Increasing the rate of degree completion.

Lower costs.

Appeal to non-traditional students.

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Why?

Who?

What?

When

Where?

http://www.lamar.edu

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