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“...on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face classes.”
K12 Online Education Options
Full-timeVirtual Schools
State Supplemental Programs
College-Hosted Virtual Courses
Brick N Mortar Full Virtual
0% of Day Online
100% of Day Online
Traditional Tech Integrated Classroom
Site-Based Online Course Lab
Hybrid courses
Online courses offered by B&M district
Online Tech Enhanced Courses & Schools
The effectiveness of online learning is tied to learning time, curriculum, pedagogy, and opportunities for collaboration Webcasts Scavenger hunts, roleplay,
science simulations, Google Apps
Peer tutoring and feedback Professional learning
communities community service
Give learners control of their interactions with media
move, use, remix, edit, build, change, click, interact, change, create, share, rate, record…
http://openreflections.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/rip-a-remix-manifesto.jpg
Online learning can be enhanced by prompting learner reflection
• Multiple modalities of learning
• Self-monitoring and self-explanation
• Blogs
• Peer feedback
• Reflective summaries
Training K12 online teachers& curriculum designers
Who is teaching online and how do they get their training?
Who is designing online curriculum and how do they get their training?
K-12 Online Teachers Experienced Workforce
99% credentialed teachers
Only 2% new to the teaching profession
73% 6+ years of total teaching experience
55% M.S. degree+ 46% 45+ hours of
training in online teaching
Learn more at Going Virtual!
EDTECH Island ThenJanuary 2007
• 12 graduate courses, $200K tuition
• “Construction Junction” workshop
• 8 instructors, multiple GA’s
• Avg. 450 unique visitors per week
• Guest speaker
• “Home” to over 50 international educators
• EDTECH Community 1,500 members
• Sandbox, classrooms, amphitheater, and learning centers open to the public
•CAVE Partnership
EDTECH Island Now
Ø What teaching approaches and techniques are used in Virtual Worlds?
Ø LectureØ Whole group discussionØ Small group discussionØ Collaborative projectsØ Scavenger huntsØ Peer observation and feedbackØ Surveys, testsØ Note-takingØ Field tripsØ SimulationsØ Guest speakersØ Design & buildingØ Commerce-based learningØ InterviewsØ WebcastsØ Community serviceØ And more….
Pedagogy in Virtual Worlds
Teachers’ needs:
• Building skills• Information• Meeting place• Social area• Living areas• Amphitheater
Learning Design in VW
Key Metric: Persistence
spaces in which the artifacts of others help guide new learners and where users are free to move and interact as they please(Jones & Bronack, 2007)
Aha!
Aug. 2-9 Aug. 10-17
Design for Persistence
• Use nodes and pathways
Persistence:What we’ve learned
Group notices support persistence
Persistence:What we’ve learned
Offer living spaces to community members
Offer free services to the public
Persistence:What we’ve learned
Know when people are participating
Persistence:What we’ve learned
Know who is participating
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