1. Introduction to e-Learning

2. This is Patrick… He’s only 3!!

3. He has never seen a typewriter. He has never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor has he seen a black-and-white TV. He has always had cable. There has always been MTV in his world. He has always had a remote control… one for his TV, one for the VCR and one for the DVD player! And yes, …he has a Universal Remote! Patrick’s Reality…

4. His grandmother sends him email. His mom and dad read the email to him. He tells them what to write back to grandma. He has many software programs that are for problem solving, exploration and FUN!! He checks out stuff on kids’ websites. He “reads” kids’ books online. He will take classes online when he goes to school. His high tech realities are endless… and will be an integrated part of his life. …IS YOUR SCHOOL READY FOR PATRICK ? Patrick’s Reality…

5. What is e-learning???

6. E-learning is... A variety of media World Wide Web CD-ROM Email Chat rooms Teleconference Satellite Videoconference Handheld computers

7. E-learning is… A variety of learning styles Auditory Visual Kinesthetic Tactile

8. E-learning is… A variety of opportunities Supplemental courses Credited courses Enrichment Remediation

9. Statistics 98% of public schools and 77% of instructional rooms have Internet access Home-schooling has risen dramatically – from 345,000 students in 1994 to 850,000 students in 1999 (350,000 of these students attended charter schools) Estimated $360 billion K-12 market for online learning by 2006 90.9% of virtual courses offered in the United States are regular core or elective high school courses 38% of virtual school instructional staff are K-12 teachers with supplemental contracts

10. Student Enrollment Projections (courtesy of The Pew Institute, 2001)

11. How e-learning will change education SchoolGo to School Role of teacherSage on the Stage OrganizationThe Pyramid Decision MakingTheory Driven StrategyTop-down StyleStructured School and ClassLocal Time of EducationK-12 Learning Use of TechnologyAutomate traditional Parental Involvement Periodic Interaction InstructionMass production AssessmentQuarterly Source of StrengthStability

12. How e-learning will change education SchoolGo to SchoolEducation comes to you Role of teacherSage on the StageGuide by the Side OrganizationThe PyramidThe Network Decision MakingTheory DrivenData Driven StrategyTop-downBottom up StyleStructuredFlexible School and ClassLocalGlobal Time of EducationK-12 LearningLife-long learning Use of TechnologyAutomate traditional Reengineer systems Parental InvolvementPeriodic InteractionDaily Interaction InstructionMass productionMass customization AssessmentQuarterlyReal-time Source of StrengthStabilityChange

13. Use own staff members to develop your own courses for your own students. You can use (purchase or lease) courses that have already been developed. Integrate features / tools of online courses into your traditional classrooms. How Can You or Your School Get Started?

14. “You don’t have to re-invent the wheel” Getting Started with Online Opportunities Locally developed Regionally developed Nationally developed Commercially developed Keep a focus on cost AND quality

15. Collaboration with Local School Districts Regarding the role of virtual education Myth: “Online learning will replace the public school system/teachers” Reality: Alternative, supplement, augment, individualize learning Regarding application of virtual education Myth: “Online courses are only for advanced or gifted students” Reality: ESL, Alternative Education, Gifted, ….Students! Regional Course Development Reality: Time consuming, expensive, reality of local resources

16. Virditional: A course where the student meets face to face with the instructor in a lab, on the same days/times that the class is scheduled; the entire curriculum is online. Virtual vs. Virditional… How, When, Where

17. 6. Classroom Tools model, with scheduled period 6. student is in a scheduled class with all of the students and the classroom instructor in a face-to-face situation, not in a computer lab; students work on the online components outside of class, at home, during study halls, etc.-- the online course is used to selectively enhance, supplement and differentiate classroom instruction Options for Implementation

18. 6. Classroom Tools model, with scheduled period 5. Virditional model, with scheduled period 5. student is in a scheduled class with all of the online students and the online instructor in a face-to-face situation in a computer lab; students work on the online course during the class period with assistance and support from the instructor Options for Implementation

19. 6. Classroom Tools model, with scheduled period 5. Virditional model, with scheduled period 4. Local virtual model, w/ Study Hall 4. student may see the online instructor (to hand in work, ask questions) because the teacher is in the school and the student has an available study hall to work on the course but the online instructor is not present during this time Options for Implementation

20. 3. Local virtual model, no SH; access outside of school day 3.student may see the online instructor (to hand in work, ask questions), because he/she is a teacher in the school, but no scheduled period for the online course 6. Classroom Tools model, with scheduled period 5. Virditional model, with scheduled period 4. Local virtual model, w/ Study Hall Options for Implementation

21. 3. Local virtual model, no SH; access outside of school day 2. Full virtual model, w/ scheduled SH 2. student never sees the online instructor because teacher is not in own school, but at a “distance,” student has a study hall in his/her schedule to work on online course; local support person to monitor student progress 6. Classroom Tools model, with scheduled period 5. Virditional model, with scheduled period 4. Local virtual model, w/ Study Hall Options for Implementation

22. 3. Local virtual model, no SH; access outside of school day 2. Full virtual model, w/ scheduled SH 1. Full virtual model, no scheduled study hall 1. student never sees the online instructor; no period in schedule to work on online course; teacher is at a “distance”; local person supports to monitor student progress 6. Classroom Tools model, with scheduled period 5. Virditional model, with scheduled period 4. Local virtual model, w/ Study Hall Options for Implementation

23. eLearning Policies Some schools have developed or are in the process of developing policies regarding how online courses will be integrated into the traditional curriculum These policies address issues such as scheduling, financial responsibility, accreditation, etc.

24. Cyber Schools PA currently has 10 cyber schools - more than any other state in the country A listing of PA cyber schools can be found at http://www.geocities.com/hardingpj/homeschoolcyber.html http://www.geocities.com/hardingpj/homeschoolcyber.html Most cyber schools use vendor-created curriculum and provide students with computers and Internet access House Bill No. 4 provides for partial state funding of cyber schools

25. Parting advice “eLearning is like a train…you can either jump on it or let it run you over.” ---PA superintendent Think about how eLearning can best fit into your current instructional plan, and have a plan – your plan – so that you are ready for the changes that eLearning will create.

26. …And Remember Patrick… …He is ready!

27. Sources Wells, Geannie. Director of Knowledge Management, AASA. “Quality in Cyber Education” presentation, March, 2001. NASBE. “Taking the Lead on e-Learning Policy, October, 2001. McLester, Susan. “Virtual Learning Takes a Front Row Seat.” Technology and Learning, March 2002. Pew Institute, The Digital Disconnect Between Internet Savvy Students and Their Schools, 2001. IU 20’s E-learning web site, http://elearning.ciu20.orghttp://elearning.ciu20.org IU 21’s Cyber Options page, http://www.cliu.org/edtech/cyberoptions.aspx http://www.cliu.org/edtech/cyberoptions.aspx