Exploring Models of
Effective Primary and
Secondary e-Learning

     Michael K. Barbour
     Assistant Professor
    Wayne State University
History of Primary & Secondary
Distance Education in North America
History of Primary & Secondary
 E-Learning in North America
E-Learning Environment




T = Teacher   F = Facilitator/proctor   A =Administrator/Guidance
S = Student   P = Parent                IT = Technology Coordinator
Three Roles of E-Learning Teachers
Virtual School Designer: Course
   Development
    •design instructional materials
    •works in team with teachers and a virtual
      school to construct the online course,
      etc.

Virtual School Teacher: Pedagogy &
   Class Management
    •presents activities, manages pacing,
       rigor, etc.
    •interacts with students and their
       facilitators
    •undertakes assessment, grading, etc.
Virtual School Site Facilitator:
   Mentoring & Advocating
    •local mentor and advocate for student(s)
    •proctors & records grades, etc.

                                   Davis (2007)
Importance of the School-Based Personnel

• Serve as the local “eyes and ears” for the
   online instructor
• Track student progress
• Communicate with the online instructor,
   school administration and parents
• Address any concerns to staff and the
   help desk
• Assign final grade to the student after
   the percentile score is submitted by the
   online instructor
• Help student stay on track and
   successfully progress through the course
Teacher Education Goes Into Virtual
 Schooling (Iowa State University)




      http://ctlt.iastate.edu/~tegivs/TEGIVS/homepage.html
Teacher Education Goes Into Virtual
 Schooling (Iowa State University)




      http://ctlt.iastate.edu/~tegivs/TEGIVS/homepage.html
Supporting K-12 Online Learning in
Michigan (Wayne State University)




        http://itlab2.coe.wayne.edu/it6230/michigan/
E-Learning Environment
Importance of the Learning Coach

• Performs the oversight
  function
• Assists with student
  motivation
• Encourages student to seek
  help
• Regular access with online
  instructor and to learning
  management system
E-Learning Environment
• Often use database-driven courses
• Presence of subject matter
  teachers in lab space
  - also perform motivational and
     oversight role

• Lab space generally open non-
  traditional hours
• Students have required lab time
  - can earn more unsupervised time
Characteristics of Successful e-Learners


 •   Self-motivated
 •   Independent learner
 •   Computer literate
 •   Time management
 •   Effective writing skills
 •   Personal commitment
Educational Success Prediction Instrument

• Access to and expertise with
     computers
•    Organization and self-regulation
•    Beliefs about achievement
•    Responsibility
•    Risk-taking

    Roblyer, M. D., Davis, L., Mills, S. C., Marshall, J., & Pape, L. (2008) Toward practical procedures for predicting and
    promoting success in virtual school students. American Journal of Distance Education, 22(2), 90–109.
What
Else
Do
We
Know
 from
the
Research?
Difficulty
with
Primary
and
      Secondary
E‐Learning
Research
Online
        7
principles
of
   Interviews
with
teachers
and
course

Course
        effec<ve
online
    developers
at
a
single
virtual
school,

Design         course
content
    with
no
verifica<on
of
whether
the

               for
adolescent
    interviewees’
percep<ons
were
actually

Barbour
       learners           effec<ve
or
any
student
input
at
all
for

(2005;
2007)                      that
maHer.


Online
        
37
best
          Interviews
with
teachers
at
a
single

Teaching       prac<ces
in
       virtual
school
selected
by
the
virtual

               asynchronous
      school
itself.
Their
teachers’
beliefs
were

               online
teaching
   not
validated
through
observa<on
of
the

DiPietro
et
                      teaching
or
student
performance.
al.
(2008)
What
We
Do
Know
Teachers
and
Teaching
MaAer
• Providing
forma<ve
evalua<on
(d=0.90)
• Micro
teaching
(d=0.88)
• Teacher
clarity
(d=0.75)
• Providing
feedback
(d=0.73)
• Teacher‐student
rela<onships
(d=0.72)
• Teaching
strategies
(d=0.60)
• Coopera<ve
vs.
individualis<c
learning
(d=0.59)
• Study
skills
(d=0.59)
• Direct
instruc<on
(d=0.59)
• Mastery
learning
(d=0.58)
• Worked
examples
(d=0.57)
• Concept
mapping
(d=0.57)
• Goals
(d=0.56)
• Peer
tutoring
(d=0.55)
• Coopera<ve
vs.
compe<<ve
learning
(d=0.54)
Two Key Points
• Introducing
  technology alone is
  never enough.
• Big gains in
  productivity come
  when new
  technologies are
  combined with new
  ways of doing
  business.
Two Key Points
• Introducing
  technology alone is
  never enough.
• Big gains in education
  come when new
  technologies are
  combined with new
  ways of teaching.
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  • 1.
    Exploring Models of EffectivePrimary and Secondary e-Learning Michael K. Barbour Assistant Professor Wayne State University
  • 3.
    History of Primary& Secondary Distance Education in North America
  • 4.
    History of Primary& Secondary E-Learning in North America
  • 5.
    E-Learning Environment T =Teacher F = Facilitator/proctor A =Administrator/Guidance S = Student P = Parent IT = Technology Coordinator
  • 6.
    Three Roles ofE-Learning Teachers Virtual School Designer: Course Development •design instructional materials •works in team with teachers and a virtual school to construct the online course, etc. Virtual School Teacher: Pedagogy & Class Management •presents activities, manages pacing, rigor, etc. •interacts with students and their facilitators •undertakes assessment, grading, etc. Virtual School Site Facilitator: Mentoring & Advocating •local mentor and advocate for student(s) •proctors & records grades, etc. Davis (2007)
  • 7.
    Importance of theSchool-Based Personnel • Serve as the local “eyes and ears” for the online instructor • Track student progress • Communicate with the online instructor, school administration and parents • Address any concerns to staff and the help desk • Assign final grade to the student after the percentile score is submitted by the online instructor • Help student stay on track and successfully progress through the course
  • 8.
    Teacher Education GoesInto Virtual Schooling (Iowa State University) http://ctlt.iastate.edu/~tegivs/TEGIVS/homepage.html
  • 9.
    Teacher Education GoesInto Virtual Schooling (Iowa State University) http://ctlt.iastate.edu/~tegivs/TEGIVS/homepage.html
  • 10.
    Supporting K-12 OnlineLearning in Michigan (Wayne State University) http://itlab2.coe.wayne.edu/it6230/michigan/
  • 11.
  • 12.
    Importance of theLearning Coach • Performs the oversight function • Assists with student motivation • Encourages student to seek help • Regular access with online instructor and to learning management system
  • 13.
    E-Learning Environment • Oftenuse database-driven courses • Presence of subject matter teachers in lab space - also perform motivational and oversight role • Lab space generally open non- traditional hours • Students have required lab time - can earn more unsupervised time
  • 14.
    Characteristics of Successfule-Learners • Self-motivated • Independent learner • Computer literate • Time management • Effective writing skills • Personal commitment
  • 15.
    Educational Success PredictionInstrument • Access to and expertise with computers • Organization and self-regulation • Beliefs about achievement • Responsibility • Risk-taking Roblyer, M. D., Davis, L., Mills, S. C., Marshall, J., & Pape, L. (2008) Toward practical procedures for predicting and promoting success in virtual school students. American Journal of Distance Education, 22(2), 90–109.
  • 16.
  • 17.
    Difficulty
with
Primary
and Secondary
E‐Learning
Research Online
 7
principles
of
 Interviews
with
teachers
and
course
 Course
 effec<ve
online
 developers
at
a
single
virtual
school,
 Design course
content
 with
no
verifica<on
of
whether
the
 for
adolescent
 interviewees’
percep<ons
were
actually
 Barbour
 learners effec<ve
or
any
student
input
at
all
for
 (2005;
2007) that
maHer. Online
 
37
best
 Interviews
with
teachers
at
a
single
 Teaching prac<ces
in
 virtual
school
selected
by
the
virtual
 asynchronous
 school
itself.
Their
teachers’
beliefs
were
 online
teaching
 not
validated
through
observa<on
of
the
 DiPietro
et
 teaching
or
student
performance. al.
(2008)
  • 18.
  • 19.
    Teachers
and
Teaching
MaAer • Providing
forma<ve
evalua<on
(d=0.90) • Micro
teaching
(d=0.88) •Teacher
clarity
(d=0.75) • Providing
feedback
(d=0.73) • Teacher‐student
rela<onships
(d=0.72) • Teaching
strategies
(d=0.60) • Coopera<ve
vs.
individualis<c
learning
(d=0.59) • Study
skills
(d=0.59) • Direct
instruc<on
(d=0.59) • Mastery
learning
(d=0.58) • Worked
examples
(d=0.57) • Concept
mapping
(d=0.57) • Goals
(d=0.56) • Peer
tutoring
(d=0.55) • Coopera<ve
vs.
compe<<ve
learning
(d=0.54)
  • 20.
    Two Key Points •Introducing technology alone is never enough. • Big gains in productivity come when new technologies are combined with new ways of doing business.
  • 21.
    Two Key Points •Introducing technology alone is never enough. • Big gains in education come when new technologies are combined with new ways of teaching.