1. Elyse Whitt
August 15, 2011
EDTC 601
ONLINE LEARNING

2. What is Online Learning
 All forms of electronically
supported learning and
teaching
 This includes web-based
learning, computer-based
learning, virtual education
opportunities and digital
collaboration
 In 2006 3.5 million students
were participating in online
learning
 Online learning is utilized by
public K-12 schools and
universities in the United
States

3. History of Virtual Learning
 1953 University of Houston offers the first
televised college credit classes
 13-15 hours a week
 Mid-1960’s 1/3 of the station’s programming devoted
to education
 1956 The first adaptive teaching system was put
into commercial production
 1956-1958 A physics professor at U. C. Berkeley
produced 163 high school physics lessons that
were broadcast into public schools

4. History Continued
 University of Chicago produces Sunrise
Semester, a series of courses delivered via
broadcast television
 1960 Programmed Logic for Automated
Teaching Operations system was developed
at the University of Illinois
 PLATO delivers managed course content over the
internet
 1963 The first computer for instruction is
installed at Orange Coast College

5. History
 1964 The first authoring system for
developing lessons and courses on a
computer system is produced
 1968 an IBM 1500 system was installed at the
University of Alberta
 With 12 years of operation 20,000 people had
used the system

6. The start of the Internet
 1969 The US Department
of Defense commissions
ARPANET
 The start of the internet as
we know it
 The first Associate
Committee on
Instructional Technology
is formed at the National
Research Council of
Canada

7. First Online Classes
 1993 William Graziadei began an online
computer –delivered lecture including
tutorials and assessment projects using email
 1997 Graziadei published an article describing
a process of evaluating products and
developing an overall strategy for
technology-based courses

8. Online Learning in the US
 In 2006 38 states have
established sate-led
online learning programs
 25 states have state-led
online learning programs
 18 states are home to a
total of 147 virtual charter
schools
 In 2006 Michigan
became the first state to
require students to take
an online course for
graduation

9. Compare Online Vs. Traditional
 Content of courses
 Assignments that are
required
 Same academic quality
 Student and teacher
interactions

10. Contrast Online Vs.
Traditional
Online Traditional
 Allows learning in distant  Interactive classroom
or disadvantaged locations setting that promotes the
 Specializes in learning open exchange of ideas
differences between  Different form of structure
students some students seek
 Flexibility in schedule  Easy access to school
library and other resources

11. Types of Online Programs
 Programs vary by  Full time cyber school
grade level, type of students take state
students served and assessments
length  Programs are helping
 Majority of programs teachers reach
use highly qualified students who were not
teachers, learning successful in traditional
management software schools
and digital course
content

12. Benefits of K12 Online
Learning
 Students can log into courses
anywhere there is an internet
connection
 Student can maintain their
own pacing and progress
 Students have larger
selection of courses
 Students have flexibility for
students to create their own
schedules
 Students have a more
individualized instruction
 Students have more choices
of schools

13. Disadvantages of K12 Online
Learning
 Parent involvement is  More individualized
higher online programs may
 Parents need to play cost tuition
many roles for their  Lack of social
student environment
 Guidance counselor  Lack of school clubs
 Advocate and sports
 Leader

14. Local Online K12 Schools
 Denver Online High  Colorado Virtual
School Academy
 http://online.dpsk12.org  http://www.covcs.org
 Academy Online High  Falcon Virtual Academy
School  www.d49.org/school/fva
 http://www.d20onlinesc  Provost Academy
hool.org Colorado
 Connections Academy  http://co.provostacade
 http://www.connections my.com
academy.com

15. References
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