learning in the 21st century: mobile + social media = personalized learning
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Learning in the 21st
Century:
Mobile Devices
+ Social Media =
Personalized Learning
Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO November 13, 2012
Speak Up 2011 National Findings
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A big thank you to:
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Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions
What are the expectations of K-12 students for
mobile learning?
How does that student vision compare with the
teachers’ & administrators’ reality? What is the
unique parent perspective on mobile learning?
How well are our K-12 schools meeting the
expectations of students?
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Today’s Agenda
About the Speak Up National Research
Highlights from the new report
Panel discussion & audience Q&A
Invitation to participate in Speak Up!
Speak Up 2011 National Research Project:
Views of K-12 Students, Parents, Teachers,
Librarians and Administrators
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Panel Discussion
Norrie Hamby Alita Walker 1st Grade Teacher 5th Grade Teacher
Most Blessed Sacrament School Liberty Elementary School
Berlin MD Baltimore MD
Bailey Mitchell Chief Technology and Information Officer
Forsyth County Schools
Forsyth GA
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Annual national research project
Online surveys + focus groups
Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education
Institutions receive free report with their own data
Collect ideas ↔ Stimulate conversations
K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators
Pre-Service Teachers in Schools of Education
Inform policies & programs
Analysis and reporting of findings and trends
Consulting services to help transform teaching and learning
Speak Up National Research Project
+ 2.6 million surveys since 2003
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Learning & Teaching with Technology
21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship
Science and Math Instruction
Career Interests in STEM and Teaching
Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
Internet Safety
Administrators’ Challenges
Emerging Technologies in the Classroom
Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-textbooks
Educational Games, Web 2.0 tools and applications
Designing the 21st Century School
Speak Up survey question themes
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K-12 Students 330,117
Teachers & Librarians 38,502
Parents (in English & Spanish) 44,006
School/District Administrators 4,133
About the participating schools & districts
o 5,616 schools and 1,250 districts
o 24% urban / 35% rural / 41% suburban
o All 50 states + DC
Honor Roll of States with highest participation:
TX, CA, AL, IN, AZ, NC, FL, WI, VA, MD
National Speak Up 2011 Participation: 416,758
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Saluting our Speak Up 2011 Sponsors:
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Speak Up 2011 Congressional Briefings
Washington DC
April 24 and May 23, 2012
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Participate in Speak Up 2012!
Speak Up 2012 – 10th Anniversary Special online surveys to collect and report on the views of the
K-12 students, teachers, librarians, administrators and parents
on the role of technology within teaching and learning.
Online surveys open: Oct 3 – Dec 21 Learn more @ www.tomorrow.org
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What can the Speak Up
findings tell us about the
future of learning?
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Speak Up National Research Project
Key Findings: Speak Up 2003 – 2011
Students function as a “Digital Advance Team”
Students regularly adopt and adapt emerging technologies
for learning
Students’ frustrations focus on the unsophisticated use of
technologies within education
Persistent digital disconnect between students and adults
Exacerbation of lack of relevancy in current education
Students want a more personalized learning environment
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Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
The New Student Vision for Learning
Personalized
Learning
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“Learning in the 21st Century:
Mobile Devices
+ Social Media = Personalized Learning”
A special collaboration with
Blackboard, Inc.
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Key Findings
Learning in the 21st Century: Mobile Devices + Social Media = Personalized Learning
1. Mobile devices combined with social media is enabling more personalized learning – for both students and educators
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Key Findings
Learning in the 21st Century: Mobile Devices + Social Media = Personalized Learning
1. Mobile devices combined with social media is enabling more personalized learning – for both students and educators
2. Increased parental support for mobile learning is changing the conversation
© Project Tomorrow 2011
Key Findings
Learning in the 21st Century: Mobile Devices + Social Media = Personalized Learning
1. Mobile devices combined with social media is enabling more personalized learning – for both students and educators
2. Increased parental support for mobile learning is changing the conversation
3. Changing teacher practice is still a critical challenge
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Key Findings
Learning in the 21st Century: Mobile Devices + Social Media = Personalized Learning
1. Mobile devices combined with social media is enabling more personalized learning – for both students and educators
2. Increased parental support for mobile learning is changing the conversation
3. Changing teacher practice is still a critical challenge 4. Many schools and districts are exploring the use of student
owned devices
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Key Findings
Learning in the 21st Century: Mobile Devices + Social Media = Personalized Learning
1. Mobile devices combined with social media is enabling more personalized learning – for both students and educators
2. Increased parental support for mobile learning is changing the conversation
3. Changing teacher practice is still a critical challenge 4. Many schools and districts are exploring the use of student
owned devices 5. Future of mobile learning depends upon a shared vision for
personalized learning
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Students and their mobile devices
18% 17%
8%
33%
17%
25% 21%
9%
52%
18%
48%
37%
17%
77%
26%
49% 50%
13%
82%
21%
Cell phone (nointernet access)
Smartphone Digital reader MP3 Tablet device
Students’ personal access to mobile devices
K-2 Gr 3-5 Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12
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Change in student access to mobile devices
– 2006 to 2011
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What obstacles do students face using technology
@ school?
Students’ Top 5:
1. Websites that I need are blocked 59%
2. I cannot use my mobile device 55%
3. I cannot access social media tools 51%
4. Too many rules! 48%
5. Teachers limit our tech use 42%
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Let me use my own mobile device!
Gr 9-12 59%
Gr 6-8 56%
Gr 3-5 27%
BTW: I need more outlets for re-charging (34%)!
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Option #1: Let me use my own tools and devices at school
Option #2: Provide me with tools that replicate what I am already doing outside of school
Students have solutions!
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How would you use a mobile device to help you with schoolwork?
A. Increase effectiveness of school:
Check grades 81%
Take notes for class 67%
Access online textbooks 62%
Write papers and do homework 56%
Use the calendar 50%
Learn about school activities 47%
Students and mobile learning
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How would you use a mobile device to help you with schoolwork?
Students and mobile learning
B. Leverage capabilities to increase personalization of learning process:
Anytime, anywhere research 72%
Receive reminders & alerts 61%
Collaborate with peers & teachers 55%
Organize schoolwork assignments 53%
Access school network from home 51%
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How likely are you this year to allow students to use their own mobile devices for instructional purposes at school?
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How likely are you this year to allow students to use their own mobile devices for instructional purposes at school?
Will you allow students to use their own mobile devices?
65%
11% 22%
Likely Unlikely Unsure
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“What is holding you back?”
Top challenges:
• Concerns about theft of devices
• Concerns about network security
• Digital equity issues
• Teachers are not trained
• Devices could be a distraction
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Mobile learning visions
Parents offer a solution to the digital equity challenge
If your child’s school allowed for the use of mobile devices for educational purposes, how likely is it that you would purchase one for your child?
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If your child’s school allowed for the use of mobile devices for educational purposes, how likely is it that you would purchase one for your child?
Parents: Willingness to Purchase a Mobile Device for Child
62%
13%
8%
15%
Likely
Unlikely
Unsure
School responsibility
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If your child’s school allowed for the use of mobile devices for educational purposes, how likely is it that you would purchase one for your child?
Urban Suburban Rural Title 1
Likely 61% 59% 58% 57%
Unlikely 13% 15% 13% 14%
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Parents’ Changing Views on the Benefits of Mobile
Learning – from 2009 to 2011
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Parents & educators are also “mobilists!”
• 67% of parents of school aged children have a smartphone; an increase of almost 3X from 2006.
• In the past 3 years, teachers’ access to a smartphone has more than doubled from 20 percent in 2008 to 54 percent in 2011.
• District office administrators are almost 2X as likely now to be carrying a tablet computer (55 percent) than a simple cellphone that does not have Internet access (31 percent).
• Administrators with 1 to 3 years of experience only slightly more likely to use a smartphone or tablet than their peers with 16 or more years of experience as an administrator.
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41%
13%
29%
19%
7%
13%
Currently evaluating a
BYOT approach
Currently piloting a BYOT
approach
Provide school owned
devices for student use
Different Views of BYOT by
District Administrators
District Administrators who use a smartphone or tablet
All District Administrators
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Imagine you are designing the ultimate
school for today’s students,
what technologies would have the
greatest impact on learning?
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Do we have a shared vision for the future of mobile
learning in our schools?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Student owned devices
School provided tablets
Schoolwide Internet access
Tools/apps for collaboration
Tools/apps for organization
Students Gr 3-5
Principals
Teachers
Parents
Students Gr 6-12
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“Our students need to use the tools that are found in their world today and be ready to use
the tools of tomorrow. Social media, online classes, mobile devices and other tools will help
them become global communicators, digital learners and be able to adapt to the rapidly
changing world of technology.”
District CTO/CIO, California
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Panel Discussion
Norrie Hamby Alita Walker 1st Grade Teacher 5th Grade Teacher
Most Blessed Sacrament School Liberty Elementary School
Berlin MD Baltimore MD
Bailey Mitchell Chief Technology and Information Officer
Forsyth County Schools
Forsyth GA
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A big thank you to:
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• National Speak Up Findings and reports
• Targeted and thematic reports – Online learning trends – Mobile learning & social media – Print to digital migration – Social learning – Intelligent adaptive software
• Presentations, podcasts and webinars
• Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies
More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
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Inviting all K-12 schools and districts to
participate in Speak Up 2012!
Speak Up 2012 – 10th Anniversary Special online surveys to collect and report on the views of the
K-12 students, teachers, librarians, administrators and parents
on the role of technology within teaching and learning.
Online surveys open: Oct 3 – Dec 21 Learn more @ www.tomorrow.org
© Project Tomorrow 2011
How to use your Speak Up data
.
Input for planning
Justify budget and purchasing decisions
Inform new initiatives – as an evaluation tool
Tool to engage parents
Demonstrate interest in students’ ideas
Use for grant writing and fund development
Content for professional development
As a competitive tool
And more . . . . . . .
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Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT
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