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Online Learning Overview

Online Learning Overview. Professional Development Day January 25, 2013. Online Learning Overview. How many people have taught an online class before ? How many people have taken an online class before ? How many people have an online degree ( or are working toward one )?

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Online Learning Overview

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  1. Online LearningOverview Professional DevelopmentDay January 25, 2013

  2. Online LearningOverview Howmanypeoplehavetaughtan online classbefore? Howmanypeoplehavetakenan online classbefore? Howmanypeoplehavean online degree (or are workingtowardone)? Make a list of someadvantages and disadvantages of online learning.

  3. Online LearningOverview ResourceList: • OSG PresentationDay 1 Slides • OSG White Paper: DefiningExcellence • OSG White Paper: StrategicDirections • Keeping Pace: Policies and Practice • Department of EducationReport: Online and BlendedLearning

  4. Online LearningOverview ResourceList (cont.): • Continuum fromTextbookto Online Teaching and Learning • iLearnNYCBlendedLearning Case Studies • Stanford Online LearningInitiativesWebsite:http://online.stanford.edu/about/ http://colegiospeterson.edublogs.org/

  5. Online LearningOverview Definition of Online Learning: • Teacher-led education that takes place over the Internet, with the teacher and student separated geographically, using a web-based educational delivery system that includes software to provide a structured learning environment. It may be synchronous or asynchronous. It may be accessed from multiple settings, in or out of school. -- Keeping Pace

  6. Online LearningOverview Facts and Figures: • 40 states have state virtual schools or state-led initiatives, 30 states have statewide full-time online schools • Almost 2 million online K-12 students in 2009-10, 74% in high schools • Not included in above number: 250,000 K-12 students enrolled in full-time online schools in 2010-11 -- iNACOL Fast Facts: Online Learning

  7. Online LearningOverview There’s no doubtaboutit… Peterson Schoolswillgetonboardorgetleftbehind. So we’regettingonboard! • Online SchoolforGirlsclass • Pilotprogram and Haikucomputerclasses, otherdevelopments

  8. Online LearningOverview DifferentKinds of Online Learning: • Fully Online: No classrooms, stillcouldhaveface-to-facecontact (Skype) • Supplemental: Online coursesoffered in additionto regular ongroundclasses • BlendedLearning: Classestaught online and onground • Massively Open Online Courses – Large-scaleparticipation, open access -- Keeping Pace

  9. Online LearningOverview DifferentKinds of Online Learning (cont): If 80%+ of a courseisdelivered online, it’san online course. If 25-80% of a courseisdelivered online, it’s a blendedcourse. -- SloanConsortium

  10. Online LearningOverview DifferentKinds of Online Learning (cont): “FlippedClassroom” justmeansthatthetraditionallecture and homeworkmodelisreversed. -- www.flippedclassroom.com Couldapplytobothonground and online teaching/learning.

  11. Online LearningOverview ExistingPrograms Versus Peterson: • Peterson can offersupplementalclassesvia K-12, Pamoja (IB), etc. • Blendedclassesmaybepossibleif no legal restrictionsexist • Tohaveourownbrand, quality, etc., and MAKE MONEY, wemustdevelopourown online program, such as ASB Online Academyor Online SchoolforGirls

  12. Online LearningOverview Wemust use an LMS platformtodelivercontentviathe Internet. HaikuLearning Management System (LMS): http://www.haikulearning.com/about Haiku: Choice of ASB Online Academy: http://www.asbacademy.org/ Haiku: Choice of Online SchoolforGirls: http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/

  13. Online LearningOverview SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses (Internal) Opportunities, Threats (External) Do a quick SWOT Analysis and thenwe’ll compare.

  14. Online LearningOverview SWOT Analysis: Strengths (Internal): • High degree of interest • School policy to offer online courses 9-12 • Experience with Moodle, ixl Math, CCC, Adaptive Curriculum, etc. • Desire to offer choices and electives in the IB program • Bilingual staff (potential market: North and Central/South America plus Mexico)

  15. Online LearningOverview SWOT Analysis: Weaknesses (Internal): • Staff preparedness (mechanics and methodologies) • Conducting training while maintaining usual operations • Budget (money and time) • Skeptics

  16. Online LearningOverview SWOT Analysis: Opportunities (External): • Overhead problems solved (land, buildings) • Scheduling (extra courses and electives) • Revenue • Image • Market expansion  • Partnerships with other schools and organizations

  17. Online LearningOverview SWOT Analysis: Opportunities (External) (cont.): • Expanded opportunities for faculty hires (full- and part-time) • Market includes North and Central/South America plus Mexico (bilingual staff, time zones) • Can offer classes that accommodate different country schedules

  18. Online LearningOverview SWOT Analysis: Threats (External): • Universities already creating high schools (preparatorias) • Parental concern (school brand, image: still independent school?) • Still worth the money (high tuition)? • Financial consequences

  19. Online LearningOverview Vision: Tosuccessfully transfer the Peterson Schools (independentschool) experiencetoan online environment, maintainingourfocuson: studentengagement, academicexcellence and personalizedlearningplans.

  20. Online LearningOverview Going Forward: March 23 To Do List: • Decide onvendor(s) forimmediate and long-termsupplementalcourseofferings • Haikupilotcurrently in progress, threecoursestobetaughtusingHaiku 2nd semester (3D too, mini-MOOC) • Develop Online Learning Plan as part of overallTechnology Plan

  21. Online LearningOverview So are you pro or con? Wouldyouliketoteachan online class? Whyorwhynot? Howwouldyougoaboutgettingstarted?

  22. Online LearningOverview Charting a Directionfor Online LearningCourse

  23. Online LearningOverview My ComputerWorkshopCourse (also ITGS)

  24. Online LearningOverview CreateYourOwn! http://www.haikulearning.com/about

  25. Online LearningOverview Consortiums: • SloanConsortium – Focusesonhighereducation, but K-12 too:http://sloanconsortium.org/ • iNACOL – International Associationfor K-12 Online Learning:http://www.inacol.org/

  26. Online LearningOverview Questions/Comments? Contact: Jutty Patterson: jpatterson@peterson.edu.mxor Me: ddeeds@peterson.edu.mx

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