K-12 Students' Vision for 21st Century Mobile Learning

© Project Tomorrow 2010
Coming Soon to Your School or Campus:
The New “Free Agent Learner
Are you ready?Are you ready?Are you ready?Are you ready?
Speak Up 2010
• National Findings
• Regional Findings
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
Villanova University
April 7, 2011

Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions
What are the expectations of K-12 students for 21st
century learning?
How does that student vision compare with classroom
realities?
How well are today’s K-12 schools meeting the
expectations of students? What does this mean for
higher education institutions?

Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions
century learning?
realities?
Who is this “Free Agent Learner?”

Discussion Agenda:
About the Speak Up National Research Project
Student Vision for 21st Century Education
Classroom Realities
Key Trends We Are Watching
Meet the Free Agent Learner
Conversation – Your insights!

Defining 21st century education . . .
“I believe that the purpose of education is not to make men
carpenters, but to make carpenters men. To be competitive in a
workplace that is changing and will change continuously throughout
our careers, my peers and I need to be able to read and
understand new information at a level never before prevalent.
This should be, however, a familiar aim for the forces of academia,
however, since what we must learn, in essence, is to learn.
I would ensure a broad and balanced education that exposes every
student to rigorous inquiry in every discipline, from physics to pottery
and makes them active participants in the process of inquiry and
learning.”
11th grade student
Pittsburgh PA

Annual national research project
Online surveys + focus groups
Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education
Institutions receive free report with their own data
Collect ideas ↔ Stimulate conversations
K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Librarians
Pre-Service Teachers in Schools of Education
Inform policies & programs
Analysis and reporting of findings and trends
Consulting services to help transform teaching and learning
Speak Up National Research Project

Empowering authentic voices – since 2003:
1.9 million K-12 students
180,000 teachers and librarians
124,000 parents
15,500 school and district leaders
30,000 K-12 schools – from all 50 states, DC,
American military base schools, Canada, Mexico,
Australia, int’l schools . . .
Speak Up National Research Project
2.2 million respondents

Learning & Teaching with Technology
21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship
Science and Math Instruction
Career Interests in STEM and Teaching
Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
Internet Safety
Administrators’ Challenges
Emerging Technologies in the Classroom
Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content
Educational Games, Web 2.0 tools and applications
Designing the 21st Century School
Speak Up survey question themes

K-12 Students 294,399
Teachers 35,525
Librarians 2,135
Parents (in English & Spanish) 42,267
School/District Administrators 3,578
Technology Leaders 1,391
Schools / Districts 6,541 / 1,340
Participating States for Student Surveys: 48 states
Top 12 (# of participants):
TX, CA, AL, AZ, FL, NC, IL, MD, IN, NV, PA, WI
National Speak Up 2010 Participation: 379,355

About our K-12 Schools:
34% urban, 29% suburban, 37% rural
51% Title 1 eligible – indicating community poverty
34% majority-minority student population
National Speak Up 2010 Participation: 379,355

Regional Speak Up 2010 Participation
301na728Parents
74na59Administrators
805na642Teachers &
Librarians
16309736802K-12 Students
DENJPA

The New 3 E’s of Education:
Enabled, Engaged, Empowered
How today’s students are leveraging
emerging technologies for learning
Speak Up 2010 National Findings
1st of two reports

You are invited:You are invited:You are invited:You are invited:
National Release of the 2010 Speak Up Data Findings from
K-12 Teachers, Librarians and Administrators
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
12 noon – 1:30 pm
Rayburn House Office Building - Room B339
Presentation of Findings and 2nd Report
Panel of Educators
Interactive Discussion
Bring your smart phone!

What can the Speak Up
findings tell us about the
future of learning?

Increasingly, students’ aspirations
around the use of emerging
technologies within education is a
reflection of their desired vision
for learning in general.
What can the Speak Up data tell us about the
future of learning?

Activities, Attitudes & Aspirations
Disconnects & Differences
Trends & Leverage Points
Voices of K-12 Students
Speak Up 2010
Other data available on
K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Parents & Librarians

Speak Up Data Findings
Warm Up
Interactive Exercise

MY ONLINE
LIFE

In my personal life, I ….
Use online communications tools (68%)
Update Facebook regularly (47%)
Play online games (46%)
Upload, download, create media (29%)
Use Google Docs for collaborative writing (27%)
Blog and contribute to wikis (19%)

Who is?
1. 2nd Grade Boy (8 years old)
2. 6th Grade Girl (12 years old)
3. 10th Grade Boy (16 years old)
4. College Sophomore – Female (20 years old)
5. Teacher or Instructor – under 32 years old

Who is a 6th
Grade Girl
(12 years old)?

Uses online communications tools (68%)
Updates Facebook regularly (47%)
Plays online games (46%)
Uploads, downloads, creates media (29%)
Uses Google Docs for collaborative writing (27%)
Blogs and contributes to wikis (19%)

Key Findings: Speak Up 2003 – 2010
Students function as a “Digital Advance Team”
Students regularly adopt and adapt emerging technologies
for learning
Students’ frustrations with the unsophisticated use of
technologies within education
Lack of relevancy in education exacerbated
Persistent digital disconnect between students and
adults

Result:
A new uniquely “student vision”
for leveraging emerging
technologies to drive achievement
and educational productivity

Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about
their Vision for 21st Century Learning
Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning

Three Essential Elements
Students want to leverage
emerging communications
and collaboration tools to
create personal networks of
experts

Un-tethered learning
Students envision
technology-enabled
learning that transcends
classroom walls

Digitally-rich
learning
Students see the use of
relevancy-based digital
tools, content and
resources as key to
education productivity

Key Trends to Watch:
Mobile Learning
Online and Blended Learning
E-Textbooks and Digital Content

Key Trends: Mobile Learning

Students and their devices: PA
6%9%6%13%Tablet device (iPad)
87%81%62%46%MP3
66%58%42%36%Laptop
42%26%15%12%Smart phone
61%54%30%24%Cell phone (without internet access)
Gr 9-12Gr 6-8Gr 3-5K-2Device
Table 1: Personal Access to Mobile Devices

Students and their devices: PA
6%9%6%13%Tablet device (iPad)
87%81%62%46%MP3
66%58%42%36%Laptop
42%26%15%12%Smart phone
61%54%30%24%
Cell phone (without internet
access)
Gr 9-12Gr 6-8Gr 3-5K-2Device
Table 1: Personal Access to Mobile Devices
44%34%Smart phone
Gr 9-12 Nat’lGr 6-8 Nat’lDevice
42%
increase
over 2009

Students – Grades 6-8: How would you use your
mobile device to help you with schoolwork?
1. To increase effectiveness of school:
PA NJ
Check grades 69% 59%
Take notes for class 61% 66%
Access online textbooks 45% 55%
Use the calendar 43% 48%
Learn about school activities 42% 40%

Students – Grades 6-8: How would you use your
mobile device to help you with schoolwork?
2. To leverage capabilities for greater impact:
PA NJ
Anytime, anywhere research 64% 64%
Collaborate with peers & teachers 48% 52%
Organize schoolwork/assignments 44% 47%
Create and share documents 36% 42%
Record lectures/labs 34% 41%

Administrators: So, what prevents you from
allowing students to use their own devices at
school?
Administrators say:
1. Teachers are not trained
2. Concerns about network security
3. Concerns about theft
4. Devices could be distraction
5. Digital equity issues

Administrators: How likely are you this year to
allow students to use their own mobile devices
for instructional purposes at school?
Administrators say:
Likely
22%
Unlikely
63%

Would parents purchase a mobile device for
their child to use at school?
Parents say:
Likely
67%
Unlikely
11%

Parents’ willingness to support mobile learning
Parents: Would you buy a mobile device for your
child to use at school? (by grade of child in school)
10%
11%
14%
63%
8%
10%
13%
69%
7%
8%
12%
70%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Unsure
Unlikely
School
responsibility
Likely
K - Gr 5 Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12

Would parents purchase a data plan to support
their child’s use of the mobile device at school?
Parents say:
Likely
54%
Unlikely
16%

Key Trends: Online and Blended Learning

Who is learning online?
Growth in student experiences with academic online learning
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
2008
2009
2010
Students Gr 9-12
Students Gr 6-8
Includes:
• Online class taught by a teacher
• Self-study online class
• Blended class environment

If you haven’t taken an online class, would you
like to?
Student Interest in Online Learning
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Gr 3-5 Gr 6-8
PA
NJ
DE

What is holding back greater adoption?
Students say they face barriers in accessing
online classes
“I don’t know about the classes offered at my school” (34%)
“My school does not offer online classes” (29%)
“I don’t know how to sign up for online classes” (24%)
“I don’t know how to find information about online classes”
(23%)
“I can’t afford to pay for an online class” (17%)

Why take an online class?
For high school students, traditional reasons:
scheduling and college credit.
For middle school students, it’s about changing the
learning paradigm.

Why take an online class?
For high school students, traditional reasons: scheduling and
college credit.
For middle school students, it’s about changing the learning
paradigm.
Get extra help in a tough subject
More comfortable asking questions
In control of my own learning
More motivated to learn
Work at my own pace
Review class materials whenever I want
Share ideas with my classmates

Students’ favorite tool for
collaborating with peers on
school projects and
assignments

What is?
1. Online chat
2. Skype
3. Email
4. IM and text messaging
5. Facebook

What is IM and text messaging?

Favorite collaboration tool for schoolwork:
Online chat 49%
Skype 32%
Email 50%
IM and text messaging 59%
Facebook 47%

Key Trends: E-Textbooks & Digital Content

What if ….
We asked students (and parents) to design
the ultimate digital textbook?
What features and functionality would they
desire?

Three themes emerge from the data:
Students want interactivity and relevancy
They want tools to facilitate collaboration
They want ways to personalize learning
Students’ desires for the features and
functionality of digital textbooks

Designing the Ultimate E-Textbook
Un-tethered Learning Enabled bythe E-Textbook
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Chat rooms with video
Online tutors
Collaboration tools
Communications tools
Gr 6-8 Girl Gr 6-8 Boy Middle School Parents

Engaging Social-based Learning with the E-Textbook
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Download to phone
Mobile apps
Self assessments
Online classes
Middle School Parents
Gr 6-8 Boy
Gr 6-8 Girl

Empowering Digitally-rich Content through the E-Textbook
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Access to 3D content
Animations and simulations
Games
Links to real time data
Video clips
Virtual labs
Gr 6-8 Girl Gr 6-8 Boy Middle School Parents

Info and media literacy skills: what’s important?
43%72%
Understand how to evaluate the authenticity of
resources
43%53%Know how to detect bias in resources
49%46%
Know how to analyze and interpret media
stories
37%25%Ability to produce digital media reports
54%61%Ability to prepare written/verbal research reports
53%73%
Ability to identify information sources for
research
High School
Students
TeachersInformation and Media Literacy Skill
Table 2: PA Teachers and Students differ on the relative
importance of information and media literacy skills

#1 way to get students
interested and engaged in
science … per the students
themselves

What is?
1. Having a teacher that is excited about science
2. Creating multi-media presentations of findings
3. Doing real research using online databases
4. Using animations
5. Reading the science textbook

What is doing
real research
with online
databases?

The Student Vision for 21st Century Learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning

Do you face obstacles using technology at school?
Students say YES! Top responses from high school students:
PA Nat’l
1. School filters and firewalls 65% 59%
2. I cannot use my mobile device 63% 52%
3. I cannot use my own laptop 40% 29%
4. Teachers limit our technology use 37% 37%
5. Too many rules! 34% 31%

How schools could make it easier for you to use
technology
Recommendations of high school students:
1. Allow greater access to websites I need (71%)
2. Let me use my own mobile device (56%)
3. Give me unlimited Internet access on campus (44%)
4. Let me use my own laptop (41%)
5. Provide classwork and resources online (36%)
6. Let me recharge my devices (32%)
7. Access my social networking site and
communications tools (31%)

The use of technology in schools today
Do you agree with this statement?
“My school is doing a good job
of using technology to
enhance learning and student
achievement.”

“My school is doing a good job of using
technology to enhance learning and student
achievement.”
Yes!
• 74% of high school teachers
• 72% of high school principals
• 62% of parents of high school aged children

“My school is doing a good job of using
technology to enhance learning and student
achievement.”
Yes!
• 74% of high school teachers
• 72% of high school principals
• 62% of parents of high school aged children
But only 47% of high school students agree!

Imagine you are designing the
ultimate school.
Which technology tools and services
would have the greatest positive impact
on learning?

Imagine you are designing the
ultimate school.
Which technology tools and services
would have the greatest positive impact
on learning?
Are we all on the same page?Are we all on the same page?Are we all on the same page?Are we all on the same page?

Ultimate School: Are we on the same page?
Ultimate School: Enabling Mobile Learning
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Bring own device to school
Laptops
Smart phone
iPad
Gr 6-8 Students Gr 9-12 Students Parents Administrators

Ultimate School: Engaging Online Learning
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Chat rooms for students
Collaboration tools
Online classes
Online tutors

Ultimate School:Empowering Digital Content
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Adaptive software
Games and virtual simulations
Online or e-textbooks
Campus wide internet access

What is the bottom line?
Today’s students
want learning that is:
Enabled
Engaging
Empowered

Continuing “digital disconnects”
Spectrum of digital native-ness
Multiple “computers” in the backpack
Adaptation trumps adoption
Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any pace
learning
Developing personal expert networks
Key trends we are watching:

Self directed learning for student & teacher
Everyone is a content developer
Make it relevant to me!
Blurring of informal & formal learning lines
Beyond engagement: it’s really about
productivity!
“Long tail” of training & education
Key trends we are watching:

The era of the technology-enabled
Free Agent Learner
Speak Up National Data Findings

Key Characteristics:
Self directed learning
Un-tethered to traditional education
Expert at personal data aggregation
Power of connections
Creating new networks of experts
Experiential learning is key – make it real
Develops content as a learning experience
Process as important as knowledge gained
Introducing the Free Agent Learner!

Meet the Free Agent Learner!
Searched online for self-directed learning 47%
Used cell phone apps to self organize 20%
Found podcasts/videos to learn about something 18%
Took an online test or assessment on their own 15%
Used online writing tools to improve writing skills 15%
Sought academic help thru Facebook 15%
Created podcasts/videos to share knowledge 14%
Sampling of activities

Meet the Free Agent Learner!
Searched online for self-directed learning 47%
Used cell phone apps to self organize 20%
Found podcasts/videos to learn about something 18%
Took an online test or assessment on their own 15%
Used online writing tools to improve writing skills 15%
Sought academic help thru Facebook 15%
Created podcasts/videos to share knowledge 14%
Sampling of activities
Who is this?Who is this?Who is this?Who is this?

Say hello to the
Free Agent
Learner –
a typical middle
school student!

Today’s Discussion: The Original Big Questions
century learning?
realities?
Who is this “Free Agent Learner?”

The New Big Questions
What does this mean for your institution or district?
Are you ready to address the needs of the Free Agent
Learner?
Does your operational plan support this student
vision for learning?
How will your faculty accommodate this new student
vision for socially-based, un-tethered, digitally-rich
learning?
What is your vision for the future of teaching and
learning?

National Speak Up Findings and reports
Additional data analysis from Speak Up 2010
Presentations, podcasts and webinars
Evaluation services
Reports and white papers
Participate in Speak Up 2011!
More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org

Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15
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