A presentation for Immersive Learning University
Moving from
One Size Fits All
To
Personalized Learning
A New Business Model for Education
Gary Lopez, Ph.D. CEO Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
The Current State of
State of US Public Education
“You don’t get change by plugging in computers to schools designed
for the industrial age. You get it by deploying technology that rewrites
the rules of the game.”
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO, News Corp
State of US Public Education
Real change in education requires innovation in the,
•
Products
•
Systems
•
Economic Model
State of US Public Education
Real change in education requires innovation in the,
•
Products
•
Systems
•
Economic Model
The National Repository
of Online Courses:
To create a repository of high-quality, high school, Advanced
Placement, and undergraduate courses and distribute them
at no cost to students and teachers worldwide
.
In pursuing this goal, NROC achieves other important outcomes,
including,
•
addressing the needs of underserved students
•
helping establish content and technical standards for online content
•
fostering collaboration among content developers and users
•
supporting the
Open Educational Resource
movement
•
become financially self-sustaining
“Community-guide content development”
(not
crowd sourced
)
Educators, designers, technologists, and administrators
working together to promote the
continuous improvement
of online courses through
collaborative development
of
high-quality content and instruction.
Partner Advisors: Council of Chief State Supervisors and Officers (CCSSO) & Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Academy School District 20 Online (CO)
Alabama ACCESS (DOE)
Alameda County Office of Education (CA) Albuquerque Public Schools (NM) All Saints Day School (CA)
Anaheim Union High School District (CA)
Arizona Department of Education
Bambugare Network (Sub-Saharan Africa) Bay Port High School (WI)
Bishop O’Dowd High School (CA) Bethel Covenant College (Uganda) Berkeley Tutoring Coalition (CA)
Butler Technology and Career Development (OH) California State University at Fullerton (CA) Catholic School K12 Virtual (FL)
Central Piedmont Community College
Chattanooga State Tech.& Comm. College (TN) Chesterfield School District (VA)
CORE (China)
Corona-Norco Unified School District (CA)
Colorado Community Colleges Online
Community College of Denver
Colorado Online Learning
CUDI (Mexico)
Culver City Adult School CA)
eMINTS/Missouri
Exeter Public Schools (CA) Fairmont Private Schools (CA) Forest Charter School (CA)
Georgia Virtual School (DOE)
GLBTQ Online High School (MN) Grand Rapids Public Schools (MI) Greenville County Virtual School (SC) Grossmont Union High School (CA) Gwinnett County Online Campus (GA) Horry County Virtual School (SC) Hudson Schools of Technology (NJ)
Idaho Digital Learning Academy IDEAL-New Mexico
Illinois Virtual School (DOE)
Indian Prairie School District #204 (IL)
Iowa Community Colleges Online Consortium Iowa AEA Consortium
IvyTech Charter Schools (CA) JFY Networks (MA)
Joliet Junior College (IL) Jupiter Education Services (TX)
Kentucky Statewide Consortium (statewide)
Lee’s Summit R7 School District (MO) Liberty County Schools (GA)
Los Angeles Unified School District (CA)
Louisiana Virtual School
Lubbock Independent School District Online (TX)
Maryland State Department of Education
Mason City School District (OH)
Michigan Virtual High School
Minnesota Learning Commons (statewide P-20) Minneapolis Public Schools Online (MN)
Missouri Dept. of Elem. and Secondary Education Montana Digital Academy
Montgomery County Public Schools (VA) MSD of Wayne Township (IN)
Myron B. Thompson Academy (HI)
National Association of Beginning Teachers (NV) Niles Township High School District (IL)
Niswonger Foundation (TN)
Nebraska: Partnerships for Innovation (statewide) New York City Department of Education
Nobel Learning Communities (PA)
North Carolina Community College System
North Salinas High School (CA) Northwest Area Education Agency (IA) Odyssey Charter Schools (NV)
OpenEd Solutions
Oregon Department of Education Open High School of Utah
OTAN (CA)
Palmetto State e-Cademy (SC)
Pan American International High School (NY) Pierce College (WA)
Placer Union High School District (CA) Prince Georges County Public School (MD) Portland State University (OR)
Poway Unified School District (CA) RAI Online Charter School (CA) Riverside Unified School District (CA) Salish Kootenai College (MT)
Santa Barbara County Education Office (CA) Santa Cruz City Schools
San Diego County Office of Education (CA) San Luis Obispo County Board of Education (CA) School District of the Chathams (NJ)
Schenectady City Schools (NY) School & Main Institute (MA) SIATech (CA)
Sierra Vista High School (CA) Sinclair Community College (OH)
South Carolina Virtual School (DOE)
Southlands Christian Schools (CA) St. Louis Community College
Tulare County Office of Education (CA) Ulster County BOCES (NY)
University of Alaska at Fairbanks (AK) University of California, Irvine (CA)
University of Georgia System Board of Regents Universidad de Guadalajara (MX)
Utah Electronic High School (UT)
University of Texas El Paso (TX) University of Texas at Brownsville (TX) University of Texas at Dallas (TX) Valley Christian School (CA) Village Christian Schools (CA)
Virtual Virginia (DOE) West Virginia DOE
West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Partner Advisors: Council of Chief State Supervisors and Officers (CCSSO) & Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Academy School District 20 Online (CO)
Alabama ACCESS (DOE)
Alameda County Office of Education (CA) Albuquerque Public Schools (NM) All Saints Day School (CA)
Anaheim Union High School District (CA)
Arizona Department of Education
Bambugare Network (Sub-Saharan Africa) Bay Port High School (WI)
Bishop O’Dowd High School (CA) Bethel Covenant College (Uganda) Berkeley Tutoring Coalition (CA)
Butler Technology and Career Development (OH) California State University at Fullerton (CA) Catholic School K12 Virtual (FL)
Central Piedmont Community College
Chattanooga State Tech.& Comm. College (TN) Chesterfield School District (VA)
CORE (China)
Corona-Norco Unified School District (CA)
Colorado Community Colleges Online
Community College of Denver
Colorado Online Learning
CUDI (Mexico)
Culver City Adult School CA) eMINTS/Missouri
Exeter Public Schools (CA) Fairmont Private Schools (CA) Forest Charter School (CA)
Georgia Virtual School (DOE)
GLBTQ Online High School (MN) Grand Rapids Public Schools (MI) Greenville County Virtual School (SC) Grossmont Union High School (CA) Gwinnett County Online Campus (GA) Horry County Virtual School (SC) Hudson Schools of Technology (NJ)
Idaho Digital Learning Academy IDEAL-New Mexico
Illinois Virtual School (DOE)
Indian Prairie School District #204 (IL)
Iowa Community Colleges Online Consortium Iowa AEA Consortium
IvyTech Charter Schools (CA) JFY Networks (MA)
Joliet Junior College (IL) Jupiter Education Services (TX)
Kentucky Statewide Consortium (statewide)
Lee’s Summit R7 School District (MO) Liberty County Schools (GA)
Los Angeles Unified School District (CA) Louisiana Virtual School
Lubbock Independent School District Online (TX)
Maryland State Department of Education
Mason City School District (OH)
Michigan Virtual High School
Minnesota Learning Commons (statewide P-20) Minneapolis Public Schools Online (MN)
Missouri Dept. of Elem. and Secondary Education Montana Digital Academy
Montgomery County Public Schools (VA) MSD of Wayne Township (IN)
Myron B. Thompson Academy (HI)
National Association of Beginning Teachers (NV) Niles Township High School District (IL)
Niswonger Foundation (TN)
Nebraska: Partnerships for Innovation (statewide) New York City Department of Education
Nobel Learning Communities (PA)
North Carolina Community College System
North Salinas High School (CA) Northwest Area Education Agency (IA) Odyssey Charter Schools (NV)
OpenEd Solutions
Oregon Department of Education
Open High School of Utah OTAN (CA)
Palmetto State e-Cademy (SC)
Pan American International High School (NY) Pierce College (WA)
Placer Union High School District (CA) Prince Georges County Public School (MD) Portland State University (OR)
Poway Unified School District (CA) RAI Online Charter School (CA) Riverside Unified School District (CA) Salish Kootenai College (MT)
Santa Barbara County Education Office (CA) Santa Cruz City Schools
San Diego County Office of Education (CA) San Luis Obispo County Board of Education (CA) School District of the Chathams (NJ)
Schenectady City Schools (NY) School & Main Institute (MA) SIATech (CA)
Sierra Vista High School (CA) Sinclair Community College (OH)
South Carolina Virtual School (DOE)
Southlands Christian Schools (CA) St. Louis Community College
Tulare County Office of Education (CA) Ulster County BOCES (NY)
University of Alaska at Fairbanks (AK) University of California, Irvine (CA)
University of Georgia System Board of Regents Universidad de Guadalajara (MX)
Utah Electronic High School (UT)
University of Texas El Paso (TX) University of Texas at Brownsville (TX) University of Texas at Dallas (TX) Valley Christian School (CA) Village Christian Schools (CA)
Virtual Virginia (DOE) West Virginia DOE
West Virginia University at Parkersburg
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135 members
•
20 state DOE’s/virtual
school
•
Many of the largest districts
and systems
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Serving 5M+ students
nationwide
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Editorially rigorous
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Media rich
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Instructionally sound
Customizable by a teacher, a district, or a state.
Can be used within
popular LMS
’
s and
repositories.
Correlated with
state standards
and popular
textbooks.
Complete
teaching
materials.
High School
Course Foundations
College Prep Physics I College Prep Physics II Algebra 1a
Algebra 1b
Curso de Algebra 1A (Spanish) Curso de Algebra 1B (Spanish)
College
Course Foundations
US History I US History II
American Government
Introductory Physics I (algebra-based) Introductory Physics II (algebra-based) General Physics I (calculus-based) General Physics II (calculus-based) Introductory Calculus I Introductory Calculus II General Calculus I General Calculus II Environmental Science Non-Majors Biology Religions of the World Elementary Algebra Psychology
Calculo General I (Spanish) Calculo General II (Spanish) Statistics for the Social Sciences
Advanced Placement Course Foundations AP Environmental Science AP Physics B I AP Physics B II AP Physics C I AP Physics C II AP US History I AP US History II
AP US Government and Politics AP Calculus AB I AP Calculus AB II AP Calculus BC I AP Calculus BC II AP Biology
Published in 2011-12
Algebra 1a and b (2011) Arithmetic (2011) Beginning Algebra (2011) Intermediate Algebra (2012) Geometry and Statistics (2012)Offering Course Content Statewide
CHALLENGE:
Offer high-quality online course
content statewide
“
The (NROC courses) were a unique find. The quality is extraordinary,
the flexibility is exceptional, and the feedback we
’
re getting from our
teachers is the content is amazing.
”
Steve Nelson
Chief Information Technology Strategist, ODOE
NROC Member Case Study
Credit Recovery
CHALLENGE:
High percentage of
students not passing or
completing courses
“
The use of the new OPS-branded HippoCampus site is very exciting
for us, providing an additional resource for our teachers and giving
them the ability to create their own HippoCampus pages.
”
Rachel Wise, Ph.D.
Director of Secondary Education, OPS
NROC Member Case Study
Special Needs Students
CHALLENGE:
How to connect with mildly autistic and ADHD students
“
For students with ADHD, it
’
s there when they
’
re ready and can
focus on it; for students who are mildly autistic, it allows them to limit
the stimuli in a way that
’
s more comfortable for them.
”
Liz Woolard
Advanced Placement Physics teacher, RCHS
Struggling Students
CHALLENGE:
ESL and struggling students falling behind in class
“
I
’
ve noticed that they
’
re testing well on vocabulary words we
reviewed in HippoCampus . . . The HippoCampus lessons really help
reinforce their vocabulary with nice, clear audio, video, and
animations.
”
Rebekka Stone
Biology Teacher, HSHS
CHALLENGE:
High school students wishing to jumpstart their college
experience
Dual Enrollment
The NROC content is very high quality and perfect for starting
our dual enrollment program. Its learning object architecture
makes it very flexible and allows us to customize it for our
program.
Judy Lowe, Assist Vice President, Distributed Ed and Multimedia
Replacing Costly Textbooks
CHALLENGE:
Textbook prices are too high.
On teaching US History without a textbook
“
. . . we turned to NROC. I left my discussion questions, midterms,
and finals the same as they were when we used the textbook, so I
could compare outcomes. I was happy to find that my students are
right on track with the digital alternative . . .
“
Karen Kaemmerling
Chair of Social Sciences, CCCOnline
http://new.hippocampus.org/
http://new.hippocampus.org/
Each month,
175,000 US classrooms
serving
3-4M students
HippoCampus.org
“
Open Educational Resources
. . . High-quality
digitized educational materials
offered freely and openly
for anyone
with access to the Internet.
”
from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation website, 08/10/07
MISSION GOAL
BUSINESS GOAL
Financially self-sustaining
NROC Membership
•
$1/student/year to sustain operation and maintenance
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Sustaining and non-sustaining membership
NROC
Content Development
Funding
:
$5.5 M from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
$2.3 M from the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Project Audience:
Algebra 1:
Ages 13-16, first-time algebra students
Dev Math:
Ages 16-80, students have failed math at least once
Objectives:
Provide learning activities to support an
efficient
path to
credit-bearing courses
Offer multiple modes of instruction
Support multiple curricular standards
Allow for flexible course configurations with a collection of
learning objects
Leverage the power of digital media
Project Goal
:
Increase the number of students that pass algebra 1 and
developmental math as a bridge to a college education
Research
Focus Groups/Pilots
Technology &
Engineering
Professional
Development
Curriculum
Product
Design
• Conducted 68 roundtable discussions
•
More than 720 students, instructors, and
administrators
•
Representatives from 153 academic institutions
in 28 states
Scope of the Effort
Professional development is essential
for supporting teacher success
Few instructors and institutions are
satisfied with existing methods or digital
options
Existing digital products:
too expensive,
inflexible curricula
proprietary management system
High value placed on flexibility,
affordability, multiple pathways for
learners
Administrators and Faculty
Keep it simple: struggling students
and English language learners value
simplicity
Real-world examples and application
are a key to engagement
Puzzles, animations, simple
illustrations, and problem sets are
important
Humor, esoteric example, and idioms
trip-up or confuse struggling students
especially English language learners
Students appreciate and identify with
the presenters and real work
examples
Students
Download it under Project News at:
Topic areas:
algebra 1 (2 semesters), arithmetic, beginning algebra,
intermediate algebra, including geometry and statistics topics per state
frameworks, Common Core, and AMATYC recommendations
Instructional elements:
At the topic level (184 Topics):
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warm-up (text)
•
presentation (video, audio, animation, and graphics)
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worked examples (audio and graphics)
•
problems (interactive text)
•
review (text)
•
text tab (online textbook)
At the unit level (29 Units):
•
virtual tutor (interactive video, graphics, text)
•
project (text and graphics)
•
puzzles (game-based, interactive animation, graphics)
516 explicit learning objectives to allow fine-grained assessment.
Developmental Math Curriculum
At the topic level (Algebra 68
topics, Dev Math 116 topics):
• warm-up (text)
• presentation (video, audio, animation, and graphics)
• worked examples (audio and graphics)
• problems (interactive text)
• review (text)
• text tab (online textbook)
At the unit level (Algebra 12 units,
Dev Math 17 units ):
• virtual tutor (interactive video, graphics, text)
• project (text and graphics)
• puzzles (game-based, interactive animation, graphics)
At the topic level (Algebra 68
topics, Dev Math 116 topics):
• warm-up (text)
• presentation (video, audio, animation, and graphics)
• worked examples (audio and graphics)
• problems (interactive text)
• review (text)
• text tab (online textbook)
At the unit level (Algebra 12 units,
Dev Math 17 units ):
• virtual tutor (interactive video, graphics, text)
• project (text and graphics)
• puzzles (game-based, interactive animation, graphics)
At the topic level (Algebra 68
topics, Dev Math 116 topics):
• warm-up (text)
• presentation (video, audio, animation, and graphics)
• worked examples (audio and graphics)
• problems (interactive text)
• review (text)
• text tab (online textbook)
At the unit level (Algebra 12 units,
Dev Math 17 units ):
• virtual tutor (interactive video, graphics, text)
• project (text and graphics)
• puzzles (game-based, interactive animation, graphics)
At the topic level (Algebra 68
topics, Dev Math 116 topics):
• warm-up (text)
• presentation (video, audio, animation, and graphics)
• worked examples (audio and graphics)
• problems (interactive text)
• review (text)
• text tab (online textbook)
At the unit level (Algebra 12 units,
Dev Math 17 units ):
• virtual tutor (interactive video, graphics, text)
• project (text and graphics)
• puzzles (game-based, interactive animation, graphics)
At the topic level (Algebra 68
topics, Dev Math 116 topics):
• warm-up (text)
• presentation (video, audio, animation, and graphics)
• worked examples (audio and graphics)
• problems (interactive text)
• review (text)
• text tab (online textbook)
At the unit level (Algebra 12 units,
Dev Math 17 units ):
• virtual tutor (interactive video, graphics, text)
• project (text and graphics)
• puzzles (game-based, interactive animation, graphics)
At the topic level (Algebra 68
topics, Dev Math 116 topics):
• warm-up (text)
• presentation (video, audio, animation, and graphics)
• worked examples (audio and graphics)
• problems (interactive text)
• review (text)
• text tab (online textbook)
At the unit level (Algebra 12 units,
Dev Math 17 units ):
• virtual tutor (interactive video, graphics, text)
• project (text and graphics)
• puzzles (game-based, interactive animation, graphics)
At the topic level (Algebra 68
topics, Dev Math 116 topics):
• warm-up (text)
• presentation (video, audio, animation, and graphics)
• worked examples (audio and graphics)
• problems (interactive text)
• review (text)
• text tab (online textbook)
At the unit level (Algebra 12 units,
Dev Math 17 units ):
• virtual tutor (interactive video, graphics, text)
• project (text and graphics)
• puzzles (game-based, interactive animation, graphics)
At the topic level (Algebra 68
topics, Dev Math 116 topics):
• warm-up (text)
• presentation (video, audio, animation, and graphics)
• worked examples (audio and graphics)
• problems (interactive text)
• review (text)
• text tab (online textbook)
At the unit level (Algebra 12 units,
Dev Math 17 units ):
• virtual tutor (interactive video, graphics, text)
• project (text and graphics)
• puzzles (game-based, interactive animation, graphics)
At the topic level (Algebra 68
topics, Dev Math 116 topics):
• warm-up (text)
• presentation (video, audio, animation, and graphics)
• worked examples (audio and graphics)
• problems (interactive text)
• review (text)
• text tab (online textbook)
At the unit level (Algebra 12 units,
Dev Math 17 units ):
• virtual tutor (interactive video, graphics, text)
• project (text and graphics)
• puzzles (game-based, interactive animation, graphics)
At the topic level (Algebra 68
topics, Dev Math 116 topics):
• warm-up (text)
• presentation (video, audio, animation, and graphics)
• worked examples (audio and graphics)
• problems (interactive text)
• review (text)
• text tab (online textbook)
At the unit level (Algebra 12 units,
Dev Math 17 units ):
• virtual tutor (interactive video, graphics, text)
• project (text and graphics)
• puzzles (game-based, interactive animation, graphics)
NROC
Research Studies
Algebra 1 – An Open Course
25 studies
1540-1865 students
15 states
Developmental Math – A Open Program
20 studies
540-694 students
13 states and BC, Canada
Case Study Approach
6 case studies published
Bay Port HS (WI)
Culver City Adult School (CA)
Montana Digital Academy (MT)
Open HS of Utah (UT)
Placer Alternative HS (CA)
Sierra Vista Alternative HS (CA)
Student attitude measures
After using NROC Algebra 1 courseware,
41% reported felt they were better at math
37% reported liking math more
25% reported liking school more
(Based on 47 student interview from 9 institutions)
Performance Results
Sierra Vista Alt HS
– 95% pass rate using NROC vs 50% with traditional
Santa Cruz SD
– 72% pass rate using NROC versus 51% prior year
Placer HS
– ELL students improved 50 pts on CST Algebra Assessment
MDA, OHSU, IVS
(non-traditional) – pass rates 72-93% (US avg ~50%)
Jackson State University, AL
highly significant correlation
between frequency of use of
NROC and test scores
Summary of NROC Results for 2011-2012, Jan Case and Lynde Nanson, Department of Mathematics, Jackson State University
Background
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HS juniors and seniors
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62% credit deficiencies, 80% teen parents,
20% homeless; most repeating Algebra
(school data)
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Hispanic 94%, White 13%; 75% low income
•
Whittier USD district algebra benchmark
tests
•
Traditional classroom: textbook, lecture
•
Hybrid-Lab:
NROC Math
, teacher-coach,
self-paced
Sierra Vista Alternative HS
passing
Sierra Vista Alternative HS
passing
Sierra Vista Alternative HS
Sierra Vista Alternative School
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Systems
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The persistence of these achievement gaps imposes on the United
States the economic equivalent of a permanent national recession.
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McKinsey and Co, April 2009, The Economic