Transcript Web-Based Delivery Designing Online Curricula

What Is E-Learning Doing to
Education Systems?
Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium
Ed Klonoski
[email protected]
(860) 832-3886
“The Future is Here…Just
Unevenly Distributed”*
• 14 states have “a planned or operational state-sanctioned,
state-level virtual school in place” (Clark, 2001).
• FLVS began in 1998 with 1,400 student enrollments in 33
courses. FLVS anticipates over 7,000 student enrollments
in 62 courses by the close of the 2001-2002 school year.
• VHS: 30 Schools spanning 13 time zones in 3 countries with
21 programs providing courses over the Internet.
• More than 50% of US high schools are currently offering
online courses or exploring them for the future.
• More than 40% of all public high schools are using online
courses or planning to use them during this school year.
*William Gibson, author of The Neuromancer.
What is Driving
Change?
• External Forces
– Communication technologies • Networks
– New competition • NCLB scores
• Internal Forces
– Student/parent technology expectations
– New digital curricula • Better technology
– Technology driven re-organization
E-Learning
Change Levers
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Dialogue becomes Multilogue
Teaching becomes Mentoring
Working becomes Learning
Convenience becomes Necessity
Technology becomes Ubiquitous
What Will K-12 Look
Like in 20 Years?
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Teaching?
Students?
Administration?
Finances?
Employment?
The Online
Academy
• All Students Online
• Most Services Online
– Application, registration, advising, tutoring,
library, transcripting.
• Ubiquitous Technology
• Local Service Areas…
Not the Only Option
Administrative
Developments
Learning Centered Administration
• Anytime learning
– self-paced, standards driven, market sensitive
• National/International content providers
– online, technology enhanced, niche focused
• Schools as learning hubs/teachers as
mentors/content as commodity
The Student View:
6-12
• Resources revolve around the student.
• Simulation-based learning is emerging.
• Collaboration is not limited by geography or
language (universal translation).
• More choices of curriculum, approach, modality,
and peer group.
• Self-paced, outcomes driven learning.
• Borderless transition to “college”.
Evidence that the
Future is Here
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Course-Related Web Pages
Digital “Lessons”
Discussion Boards
Virtual High Schools
K-12 Portals
Online School Administration
Wall Street Enthusiasm
Political Changes
• Local Control Reduced
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Standards driven learning…
More resource sharing across districts
Specialty schools…home schooling increases
Increased transparency (think video cameras)
• Learning Outcomes Reconsidered
– Why are boys turning away from college?
– Where is the next generation of engineers…math
teachers…doctors, etc.?
– What new skills does globalization require?
The Teaching
Profession
• Multiple Roles
– Course designer, instructor, mentor, tutor,
advisor, coach, cafeteria duty
• Increased exposure
– Cross district students, teachers as “shared”
resource, increased job mobility
• Part-time specialists
Adult High School
Online Project
• Pilot Project to discover process & needs
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Orientation Course
4 online High School courses
Professional Development plans
Virtual High School roadmap
Orientation
Course
• Now available to the Adult Education
Community!!
• http://bb.ctdlc.org/
– Username:
– Password:
adultedu
orientation
• To enroll students & instructors contact:
– [email protected]
Orientation
Course Training
• Time Frame:
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May-June
Adult Education Community/
Teams
Provider:
CTDLC
Cost:
None
Stipend:
$750/district
Schedule: Two full days plus online activities.
See handouts for full description.
What Is E-Learning Doing to
Education Systems?
Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium
Ed Klonoski
[email protected]
(860) 832-3886