speak up 2012 research and trends: enabling technologies & sticky wickets
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Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO
February 6, 2013
Enabling Technologies & Sticky Wickets
Speak Up 2012
Research and Trends
TCEA 2013 Convention & Exposition
What are some realities about ed tech in our
schools today – from the perspective of the student,
the parent and the educator?
What are the enabling technologies that are
propelling a new vision for digital learning?
But, what about those “sticky wickets” that pose
serious challenges to realizing that vision?
What do you need to know to make sound
investments and craft successful plans?
Today’s discussion – the big questions:
Our discussion agenda
Speak Up National Research Project
K-12 Landscape and Trends
Enabling technologies
“Sticky wickets” – one in particular
Pre-release: Speak Up 2012 National Findings
Views of K-12 Students, Teachers,
Parents and Administrators
Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit organization
Programs:
• Research & evaluation studies
• School and community programs
• Events for students
Mission: To ensure that today’s
students are prepared to become
tomorrow’s leaders, innovators and
engaged citizens of the world.
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
Learning & Teaching with Technology
21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship & Global Awareness
Math and Science Instruction
Students’ Career Interests in STEM
Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
Internet Safety
Administrators’ Challenges
Emerging Technologies both in & out of the Classroom
Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-textbooks
Educational Games, Social Media tools and applications
Flipped Classroom, Print to Digital, Online Assessments
Designing the 21st Century School
Speak Up survey question themes
Learning & Teaching with Technology
21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship & Global Awareness
Math and Science Instruction
Students’ Career Interests in STEM
Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
Internet Safety
Administrators’ Challenges
Emerging Technologies both in & out of the Classroom
Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-textbooks
Educational Games, Social Media tools and applications
Flipped Classroom, Print to Digital, Online Assessments
Designing the 21st Century School
Speak Up survey question themes
Activities Value Propositions Aspirations
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
Too many surveys!
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
Enabling Technologies
Digital content
Online classes
Mobile devices
Social media
Video
4 Questions
True or False
Answered during the presentation & in
summary at the end
Good Luck!
Your Pre-Test
1. Students’ preference is to use a tablet to read a book or communicate with classmates & teachers.
2. 37% of parents want their child’s teacher to communicate with them via text messages.
3. 46% of teachers say that they are doing some kind of “flipping” in their classroom this year.
4. ¼ of administrators say that a major barrier to more online learning is still the lack of teachers interested in teaching online.
T or F
T or F
T or F
T or F
Your Pre-Test
Your assignment:
Debunk myths
Uncover hidden digital divides
Evaluate your vision
Do you have a shared vision of
the future?
Be a Speak Up Analyst!
Types used in the classroom: Nat’l Texas
Videos found online 47% 46%
Games 30% 36%
Skill-based software 30% 34%
Online curriculum 21% 38%
Online textbooks 21% 30%
Animations 20% 22%
Real time data 20% 23%
Teachers: what digital content are you using?
Why games?
1. Engage students in learning
2. Address different learning styles
3. Differentiate instruction
4. Reinforce understanding or skills
5. Provide opportunities for student practice
Value proposition: games within learning
Similar benefits of digital content in general
How often do you assign Internet-based homework?
Teachers perceptions continued
How often do you assign Internet-based homework?
41%
26%
20%
10%
4%
Never Few times ayear
Once amonth
One a week Almost daily
Teachers perceptions continued
41%
26%
20%
10%
4% 4%
8%
22%
37%
29%
8%
12%
27%
33%
19%
Never Few times a year Once a month One a week Almost daily
Teachers HS Students MS Students
Comparing student and teacher values
Students, how often do you access Internet content
to help you with homework?
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
Blended learning classes for students
Virtual conferences and webinars
Online teacher professional development
District Administrators
Districts are tapping into many types of online learning
Learning online
A “must have” for the ultimate school:
Nat’l Texas
Students Gr 9-12 46% 44%
Students Gr 6-8 41% 42%
Students Gr 3-5 38% 37%
Parents 36% 37%
Administrators 51% 45%
Increasing demand for online classes
Why take an online class?
For high school students, traditional reasons:
scheduling and college credit.
For middle school students, it’s about changing the
learning paradigm.
Get extra help in a tough subject
More comfortable asking questions
In control of my own learning
More motivated to learn
Work at my own pace
Review class materials whenever I want
Share ideas with my classmates
I have taken an online class:
Nat’l Texas
For work or job training 43% 51%
For an academic/college program 29% 32%
To learn new skills 22% 26%
To explore a hobby 13% 17%
For traffic school 7% 18%
23% who have not taken an online class would like to!
Parents have first hand experiences with
online learning
19% 18%
26%
12%
47% 45%
48%
36%
59%
65%
52%
45%
58%
80%
45%
38%
Cell Phone Smartphone Tablet Digital Reader
K-2 Gr 3-5 Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12
Students’ personal access to mobile devices
Students are multi-mobilists!
Students’ Philosophy: it just makes sense to use
different devices for different tasks
Create a presentation? Laptop
Communicate w/classmates & teacher? Smartphone
Read a book or article? Digital reader
Take notes in class? Tablet
What do you prefer to read?
Online digital text
Printed text
Pixel vs. Print Preferences
Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12
Personal
reading?
Digital 37% 27%
Schoolwork
reading?
Digital 36% 29%
Students are multi-mobilists!
Top obstacles to using technology at school?
Nat’l Texas
I cannot use my own mobile devices 50% 50%
I cannot access my social media 47% 46%
Too many rules! 44% 48%
95% of students say they know their school’s
policies on mobiles and social media
Students are multi-mobilists!
Top obstacles to using technology at school?
Nat’l Texas
I cannot use my own mobile devices 50% 50%
I cannot access my social media 47% 46%
Too many rules! 44% 48%
95% of students say they know their school’s policies on
mobiles and social media
1/3 say their school policy is “NO ACCESS” but
they use their tools anyway!
We are all multi-mobilists!
The mobilist parents – are you ready for them?
Nat’l Texas
Smartphones 73% 82%
Tablets 49% 53%
Digital readers 37% 38%
47% of Texas parents want their school or
child’s teacher to communicate with them via
text message (37% nationwide)
We are all multi-mobilists!
The mobilist parents – are you ready for them?
New Speak Up Question:
What if there were two classes – one allowed use
of student owned devices and one did not.
How likely is it that you would want your child
in the class that allowed the devices?
We are all multi-mobilists!
The mobilist parents – are you ready for them?
New Speak Up Question:
What if there were two classes – one allowed use
of student owned devices and one did not.
How likely is it that you would want your child
in the class that allowed the devices?
70% of Texas parents said it was likely –
they want their child in that “mobile using
class” (47% said very likely!)
The BYOD/BYOT trend – what a difference
a year makes!
Policy/Position Admin 2011 Admin 2012
Do not allow 52% 37%
Discretion of building
principal 16% 21%
Discretion of teacher 21% 32%
We provide devices 13% 18%
Evaluating BYOD/T 19% 28%
BYOD/T in place 17% 30%
17% have sent out a Tweet about an academic topic
14% have taken an online class they found on their own
1 in 5 took an online assessment to find out how they
compared to other students
1/4 have used a mobile app to help organize their school
work
29% have used a video that they found online to help them
with homework (i.e. Kahn Academy effect)
30% have sought homework help thru their Facebook site;
38% regularly use Facebook as a collaboration site
Student “DIY Learning” at work ….
Social media for learning
Disconnect between the two worlds in a student’s life
Social media for learning
What if … you did not have access to the Internet
for a month.
What would be the impact on your life?
Disconnect between the two worlds in a student’s life
Social media for learning
What if … you did not have access to the Internet for
a month.
Big impact on my personal life 77%
Big impact on my school life 52%
Students’ wish list for their ultimate science classroom
Social media for learning
Opportunities for collaboration with classmates 61%
Access to online tutors 32%
Texting my teacher during class 28%
Class blogs or wikis for exchanging ideas 24%
New question area for Speak Up this year –
who is flipping?
Experience with flipped learning Teachers Principals
(about their
teachers)
Did this – with my own videos 3% 27%
Did this – with online videos 6% 19%
I’m interested in this 18% 27%
Concern: student home access 53% 47%
Concern: need PD in creating videos 27% 33%
Concern: need PD in finding videos 21% 31%
Concern: need PD in what to do in class 17% 31%
And what do students think?
This would be a good way for me to learn!
Nat’l Texas
Students Gr 9-12 63% 69%
Students Gr 6-8 59% 61%
Enabling Technologies
Digital content
Online classes
Mobile devices
Social media
Video
So, what is holding back these visions of the
future? What is holding back your visions?
“Sticky Wickets”
Print to digital migration
Free Agent Learner
Shared Values
Online Assessment
Teacher Adoption
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Teachers
Parents
Principals
District Admin
ExtremelyimportantImportant
Somewhatimportant
Realities: different views on value of ed tech
How important is
the effective use
of technology to
student success?
Reality: need for teacher training?
Administrators acknowledge criticality of teacher
professional development – an impact on plans
Enabling Technology Administrator Concern
Mobile learning Teachers don’t know how to
incorporate mobiles within instruction
– 35%
Online classes Cannot find teachers interested/skilled
in teaching online classes – 26%
Digital content Teachers need training on how to
leverage digital content effectively –
42%
Teachers are reluctant to use digital
content we have – 20%
Reality: Opportunities
What teachers say they need: their wish list for PD
Using technology to differentiate instruction 45%
Use technology for formative assessments 27%
Using a tablet within instruction 32%
How to id mobile apps for classroom use 31%
How to id quality digital content for classroom 31%
How to use games within instruction 26%
How to create videos of my lessons 20%
Teacher: If your school or district adopted a 100%
digital curriculum, what would you need?
Reality: Opportunities
Teacher: If your school or district adopted a 100%
digital curriculum, what would you need?
Reality: Opportunities
1. PD for integration into instruction
2. Ability to manage digital resources and lesson plans
3. Appropriate formative and summative assessments
4. Digital resources in standards based units
5. Onsite support for the technology components
“Sticky Wickets”
Print to digital migration
Free Agent Learner
Shared Values
Online Assessment
Teacher Adoption
And others
How do you leverage the opportunities to
mitigate the challenges?
What does the Speak Up
findings tell YOU about the
future of learning?
1. Students’ preference is to use a tablet to read a book or communicate with classmates & teachers.
2. 37% of parents want their child’s teacher to communicate with them via text messages.
3. 46% of teachers say that they are doing some kind of “flipping” in their classroom this year.
4. ¼ of administrators say that a major barrier to more online learning is still the lack of teachers interested in teaching online.
T or F
T or F
T or F
T or F
Your Pre-Test
1. Students’ preference is to use a tablet to read a book or communicate with classmates & teachers.
2. 37% of parents want their child’s teacher to communicate with them via text messages.
3. 46% of teachers say that they are doing some kind of “flipping” in their classroom this year.
4. ¼ of administrators say that a major barrier to more online learning is still the lack of teachers interested in teaching online.
False
True
False
True
Your Pre-Test
The New Student Vision for Learning
Personalized
Learning
Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
How to use Speak Up data
.
Input for planning
Justify budget and purchasing decisions
Inform new initiatives – as an evaluation tool
Tool to engage parents
Demonstrate interest in students’ ideas
Use for grant writing and fund development
Content for professional development
As a competitive tool
And more . . . . . . .
National Speak Up Findings and reports Targeted and thematic reports
Online learning trends Mobile learning & social media Print to digital migration Social learning Intelligent adaptive software
Presentations, podcasts and webinars Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies
More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
School and district data release – February 6 ◦ In conjunction with Digital Learning Day
National 2012 Speak Up Reports ◦ Congressional Briefings in Washington DC ◦ Reports available on our website ◦ April and May
New targeted reports ◦ Pre-service teachers report - Thursday ◦ Online learning trends report – ISTE ◦ More to come ….
Next up for us
Special release today via Twitter
Do you know?
Ten Things Everyone Should Know
about K-12 Students’ Views on
Digital Learning!
Check it out today: SpeakUpEd
How to participate with us
.
Focus groups with students, parents and educators
Evaluation and research projects
Participate in mini surveys
Follow us via social media and thru our listserv
Sharing ideas and best practices
Speak Up 2013 – sign up in spring, surveys in the fall
www.tomorrow.org
Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT
and SpeakUpEd
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