Dr.

Kay Abernathy
Dr. Elvis Arterbury
Department of Educational Leadership
Lamar University
February 4, 2009
P-12 Research on Online Learning.

Higher Education Research on Online

Learning.

Lamar University’s Unique Online Learning

Opportunities.
Speak Up is a national research project
conducted 100% online with surveys available
for your K-12 students, teachers, parents,
administrators and board members.We share
the aggregated national data with federal and
state policy leaders - participating schools (and
districts) get free, online access to their own
aggregated data with national benchmarks.
Speak Up survey question themes:
 Learning & Teaching with Technology
 Web 2.0 / Web 3.0 in Education
 21st Century Skills
 Science Instruction & Global Competitiveness
 Emerging Technologies in the Classroom
 Mobile devices

 Gaming

 Online learning

 Designing the 21st Century School

(c) Project Tomorrow 2008

Progress Report on the Long-Range Plan for
Technology, 2006-2020, December 2008.
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/comm/leg_reports/200
Over 26,000 Texas students and 5,497 Texas
teachers participated in the 2007 SpeakUp
survey.
Today’s students are very
interested in online
learning opportunities.

(c) Project Tomorrow 2008

Online learning in the classroom

Used LMS in class – 11%

Explored for fit in classroom – 33%
Interest in learning more – 31%
Trends Update: Speak UP 2007
Key Findings – Teachers

Professional development

Have you taken online class?

 Professional development: 21%
 Career advancement: 16%
 Personal enrichment: 12%

(c) Project Tomorrow 2008

Professional development

What is your preferred method for

professional development?

 Online course – 26%

How has your school or district implemented online courses?

Instructor-led, online courses on campus 23%

Instructor-led, online courses taken anywhere 20%
Self-paced, student directed 26%
Blended online course with face-to-face teacher interactions 20%
Why offer or expand online learning?

Student engagement 45%

Scheduling alternatives 38%
Offer personalized instruction 34%
Teacher interest in teaching 33%
Student requests 33%
Barriers to implementation:

Funding 68%
Need for PD 32%
Digital equity 30%
Integration into curriculum 28%
Competing priorities 25%
 Ultimate School Designs

1:1 laptops

Interactive board

Comm tools

Mobile devices
Students
Teachers
Gaming

Online classes

Internet access

Web 2.0

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Annual Report on the state of online learning in U.S.
higher education.
Study by Allen and Seaman.
Babson Survey Research Group, Babson College
The Sloan Consortium
October 2007
http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/ survey/pdf/online_n
3.5 Million students taking at least one online
course during Fall 2006—almost 10% growth
over previous year.
The 9.7 % growth rate exceeds the 1.5%
growth of all higher education student
populations.
Nearly 20% of U.S. higher education students
took at least one online course during Fall
2006.
Improved student access.

Increasing the rate of degree completion.

Lower costs.

Appeal to non-traditional students.

Why?

Who?

What?

When

Where?
http://www.lamar.edu
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