Models of Blended
Learning: What
Works For Your
District
• JOHN CANUEL, VICE PRESIDENT, BLACKBOARD GLOBAL K12 EDUCATION STRATEGY
• PAM WILLINGHAM, INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST,
VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOLS
• DOROTHY HIRATA AND MIMI WONG, DISTANCE LEARNING
DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGER,
KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS
Growth of Online Learning in
PK-12 US Students
10.07
Millions of Students
12
10
8
4.58
6
4
2.53
2.94
2015
2
0
1.7
2.91
Homeschooled
0.29
0.22
Virtual Schools
Online Charter
Schools
Learning Environment
2010
Blended Learning
Source: Ambient Insight “The US Market for Self Paced
Products and Services: 2010-2015 Forecast and Analysis.”
Released January 2011
Blended Learning Models
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Districts are Challenged to Meet Student
Demand for Online Learning
Strongly
Disagree
Statement
Students are positively engaged by the use of
technology in learning environments.
0%
10%
Students demonstrate improved learning,
performance and/or achievement when technology is 3%
integrated into their curriculum.
Your district meets the online learning demands of all
students.
13%
Your district leadership team wants to deliver
courses virtually to achieve greater curriculum
quality, increased learning opportunities, and 3% 17%
operational efficiencies.
Somewhat
Disagree
25%
Somewhat
Agree
50%
75%
53%
49%
Total %
Agreeing
Strongly
Agree
100%
36%
89%
47%
36%
41%
49%
96%
10%
31%
51%
80%
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Source: Blackboard/Education Week Survey of Online Learning Preparedness (2010). n=1,962
Personalized Pacing and Outside
Learning Time
.
Strongly
Disagree
0%
Somewhat
Disagree
25%
Somewhat
Agree
50%
Total %
Agreeing
Strongly
Agree
75%
100%
Statement
Students are NOT able to take all the courses they
want because of conflicting schedules or lack of
available staff.
13%
100% of your core academic subjects are taught by
"Highly Qualified Teachers" as defined by
4%12%
NCLB/ESEA.
Students need personalized pacing to address
specific achievement gaps or to take advantage of
accelerated learning abilities.
Students need more learning time outside of school.
3%
11%
High school students have access to all the courses
4%12%
they need to complete a regular diploma.
22%
50%
28%
15%
85%
57%
40%
95%
55%
51%
31%
65%
35%
53%
86%
84%
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Source: Blackboard/Education Week Survey of Online Learning Preparedness (2010). n=2,001
What Are Students Saying?
• 38% of students who have not taken an online course
are interested in doing so
• 63% of students identify online learning as a must-have
component in their “ultimate school”
• Over 40% of students are currently communicating with their
teachers electronically and over 70% of students are
communicating with friends and family through text, email, and
IM
• Over 70% of high school students have access to a computer
and 67% have access to a cell phone
Technology is a daily part of students’ lives and
should be integrated into their school lives.
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PAM WILLINGHAM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST
VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOLS, FL
Blended Learning at Deltona High
• Low performing school needed help
• Pilot program 2009-2010 with 10-12 teachers
•
•
Volunteered
selected by principal
• Some loss of teachers due to the extra work-load.
• Students were excited!
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Initial Training
• Course in Bb about using Bb
• Monthly F2F meetings, 2 hours after school
• Colleagues from same department enjoyed working and
planning together.
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2010-2011
• School asked for a school-wide roll out!
•
•
•
•
Teacher volunteered to lead.
Initial training pre-school.
Online course opened up to all Deltona teachers.
Widely adopted by Math department as year progresses
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Lessons Learned
• Integration with SIS takes longer than you think.
•
•
•
•
•
Simplify scheduling if possible.
Students need e-mail addresses.
Plan for managing student passwords.
Need strong teacher-leaders.
Training on curriculum integration
essential.
• Plan F2F training, even if only for sharing and
cheerleading.
• Students want mobile access.
•
•
Consider BYOT policies.
Plan for increased wireless usage.
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Presenters:
Dorothy Hirata, Distance Learning Director
Mimi Wong, Instructional Technology Manager
Location: State of Hawai`i
Kamehameha Schools Mission
To fulfill Pauahi’s desire to create educational
opportunities in perpetuity to improve the capability
and well-being of people of Hawaiian ancestry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owR6bZACxPw
Kamehameha Schools
Various Outreach Programs
KS Preschools
KS Kāpalama
KS Maui
Various Outreach Programs
KS Hawai`i
KS Blended Learning
KS Working Exit Outcomes
Education Technology Services Instructional
Integration
Project
Planning
Professional Development
One to One
Emerging Technology
Pilots
Division / Enterprise Projects
Where We Are
Fully
Online
Mostly/Fully
Online Curriculum
Mostly Online
Curriculum
Substantial
Online Components
Online
Resources
MODEL MODEL MODEL MODEL MODEL
1
2
3
4
5
Optional
Some
Daily Classroom Instruction
40% 60% 80%
Model 5 Examples
Documents, Handouts
Collaboration
Assessments
Announcements
Model 4 Examples
Documents, Handouts
Multimedia Resources
Announcements
Assessments
Collaboration
Model 3 Examples
Documents, Handouts
Assessments
Announcements
Collaboration
Virtual Labs
Multimedia Resources
Moving Forward
Fully
Online
Mostly/Fully
Online Curriculum
Mostly Online
Curriculum
Substantial
Online Components
Online
Resources
MODEL MODEL MODEL MODEL MODEL
1
2
3
4
5
Optional
Some
Daily Classroom Instruction
TBD% 100%
KS Outreach Online Programs
KS Collaborations
• Online model is evolving
• Provide culture-based curriculum & provide
support to instructors in the DOE or Charter
Schools
• Course Offerings:
– Modern Hawaiian History
– Hawaiian Pacific Literature
KS Bb Course Interface
Relevance  Rigor  Relationships
Student Samples
1. http://ksdl.ksbe.edu/Prog_Update2010/docs/U1FinProj_stephdemello.pdf
2. http://evideo.ksbe.edu/progressive/ikehi/MHH_Sample/mhh_sample2.html
Bb Tools Integration
•
•
•
•
•
•
Gradebook
Discussion Board
Digital Drop Box
Wikis
Blogs
Bb Collaborate
– Instant Messaging (Pronto)
– Voice authoring (Wimba)
Next Steps
• Continually expand hybrid and online learning
opportunities
• KS Enterprise Bb Consolidation Project
• Integration of Bb Community Engagement,
Content Management & Bb Mobile
• Implement Single sign-on
Contact Information
Mimi Wong
Instructional Technology Manager
Kamehameha Schools
mmwong@ksbe.edu
808-842-8061
Dorothy Hirata
Distance Learning Director
Kamehameha Schools
dohirata@ksbe.edu
808-842-8881
Ways to Learn More and Get Started
Blended Learning: Where Online and Face-to-Face Instruction Intersect
for 21st Century Teaching and Learning
Blended learning, the teaching practice that combines teaching methods from both face-to-face and online
learning, is an established, rapidly growing model of instruction. It has proven highly effective in helping schools
and districts address the challenges of student achievement, limited resources, and the expectations of 21st
century learners. This paper reviews the working definitions of blended learning, explores relevant efficacy data,
recaps innovative and practical implementation models and provides profiles of several schools and districts that
are experiencing success with their blended learning programs.
The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning
In 2009, more than 3 million K-12 students took an online course. This paper by the Innosight Institute shares
information collected from a market survey of the emerging blended-learning environment. Research shows that
blended learning is gravitating toward six models. This paper explains these models and gives use case examples
for how districts are incorporating blended learning into the curriculum.
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Contact Information
PAM WILLINGHAM
PAWILLIN@VOLUSIA.K12.FL.US
DOROTHY HIRATA
DOHIRATA@KSBE.EDU
MIMI WONG
MMWONG@KSBE.EDU
ANNIE LEWIS
ANNIE.LEWIS@BLACKBOARD.COM
JOHN CANUEL
JOHN.CANUEL@BLACKBOARD.COM
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