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Online Learning Overview

This overview discusses the evolving landscape of online learning, outlining its benefits and challenges. Explaining different types of online courses—fully online, supplemental, and blended—it highlights statistics such as the rapid growth in online K-12 education. The presentation encourages educational institutions to adopt online learning strategies by examining resources, conducting SWOT analyses, and exploring successful case studies.

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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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