Leveraging Online Instruction to Increase Student Access to Career Tech Programs

Kerensa Kester – Enrollment Services DirectorRyan Lynes - Counselor

Challenges Faced by Center

• Shared Time Career Tech Center– 3 Hours of Instruction Daily– Scheduling Conflicts with Districts

Traditional School Hours 8am – 3pm Extra Curricular Activities

• Transportation Time• Courses Required for College and Career

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Why Advanced Academics?

• Experience and Results• Highly qualified, OKLA-certified teachers• Extended teacher hours: 6am-12am weekdays CST• 24/7 access and support for students and staff• Comprehensive, rigorous and engaging content• Curriculum solutions to meet diverse needs.• Courses aligned to state standards• Flexibility: solutions allow you to “grow as you go”• Customized marketing services

Solutions Provided by AAI

• 24/7 student learning environment• Diverse Course Offerings

– College Preparation• Student Centered Teaching

– Student Engagement– Less Intimidating

• Digital Natives • Budgeted Priority

Our Online Courses

• Over 100 semester-long courses– All core subject areas– Diverse electives available– Growing selection of Advanced Placement courses

• Cover multiple state graduation requirements• Curriculum aligned to state and national standards• Most courses delivered 100% online

– AP courses may require offline textbooks– Literature courses require access to novels in library– Some courses require access to labs in the school

Accreditation

• National accreditation through Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA)

• Regional accreditation through North Central Association (NCA) and Northwest Association of Accredited Schools (NAAS)

• Approved by multiple state agencies and NCAA

Instant help is readily available

• Students receive help when they need it through phone, email, and our Instant Help feature and virtual whiteboard

Engaging, rigorous content

• Online courses provide students with a dynamic learning experience

How Customers Use Advanced Academics

• Statewide/regional/local virtual schools• Scheduling conflicts (ie: Technology Programs)• Advanced placement and Acceleration• Alternative schools and/or programs• Curriculum expansion (ie: languages)• Teacher shortages• Summer school• Drop out prevention and recovery • Intervention and remediation• Credit recovery (ROAD Trips)

Online Learning: How Effective?

• Online learning is effective: “..Students who took all or part of their class online performed better, on

average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction.’

• Effectiveness ‘appears quite broad across different content and learner types.’

• A blended approach has promise: ‘Instruction combining online and face-to-face elements had a larger

advantage relative to purely face-to-face instruction than did purely online instruction.’

Source: Meta-Analysis of Online Learning, U.S. Department of Education, June 2009

Online Learning Studies: AAI Results

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Biology Algebra I English II US History Geometry Algebra II English III

Online Students

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2008 Oklahoma EOI Testing:Online Student Performance Compares Favorably with Onsite Students

Percent of Students Scoring Satisfactory or Above

Self-reported data from OKVHS schools in 2007/08 school year

Parent Testimonial

• “To me the key, and the benefit, of online learning is its ability to reach all types of learners: auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. The courses incorporate audio, written text, graphics/video, and interactive features to meet student individual needs”

Student Testimonial

• “The big advantage is the interaction with other students and the instructor(s)… through Instant Messaging, Online Forums, and Email.

The big disadvantage is that there are no pretty girls to stare at when I'm bored . .”

Tri County Enrollment Success

• Students were enrolled in 157 Courses in 2009-2010

• 93% Pass Rate• TechWorks Academy

– Technical High School within Tri County– Credit Recovery– Specialized Courses

SCHEDULING

• Pull out program– Monday & Wednesday: AWT, ACR, AST, CAD, CST, GCT, PMO,

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Tuesday & Thursday: CUL, COS, ECE, MKT, DAT, HST, BAM, NET–

Friday: available to students who have not logged 2 hour minimum earlier in week

Times will be 9:45-10:30 and 2:45-3:30 daily – Teaching Assistant monitors Advanced Academics lab– Tutoring available by content instructors

Leveraging Online Instruction to Increase Student Access to Career Tech Programs

Chace Jewell - Account Manager 405-512-6407

Leveraging Online Instruction to Increase Student Access to Career Tech Programs

Kerensa Kester – kkester@tctc.org, 918.331.3375Ryan Lynes – rlynes@tctc.org, 918-331-3350