Refined TFI: 1. Middle School eLearning Platform 1: In most schools, the current standard delivery method of education is a virtual format. 2: Many middle school students struggle to adapt, navigate, understand, and learn using virtual learning platforms and materials. 3: Using graphic design I will help middle school children to adapt, navigate, and learn in the online learning environment. Connections: Competitive Analysis Insights:
1. Canvas A virtual learning platform. This is what my school district uses. I am very familiar with this platform and what it is capable of and its drawbacks for the average middle school student. Successful:
A virtual Notebook. My school district uses this to organize, store and distribute online worksheets, assignments and notes. I am very familiar with this platform and what is capable of and its drawbacks for the average middle school student. Sucessesful:
1. TEDTalk with Shal Khan “Let’s Use Video to Reinvent Education” Shal Khan is the founder of Khan Academy, an online collection of instructional videos in math, science, history, and other curricula. He recommends that teachers “flip the script” and assign videos for students to watch on their own and use class-time to work on assignments where they have the teacher available to help them. 1. Encourage video lessons, use class-time for modeling and activities so that students can have access to teacher interaction and help. 2. Watching a video students can pause, repeat, and review over and over again at their own pace. 3. Teachers can make their own videos or link to websites like Khan Academy for lessons 4. Lessons are no longer one size fits all. They can individualize assignments and lessons. 5. Multiple opportunities to try to solve problems over and over again until they get it. Use instant feedback on assignment questions so students know if they are doing it right or wrong. Repetition encourages mastery. 6. Use online grading to track what kids are understanding or not. 7. Motivation & Feedback. Game mechanics, badges and points. Helps to motivate improvement. https://www.ted.com/talks/sal_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education#t-10634 2. TEDTalk with Daphne Koller “What We’re Learning from Online Education” Daphne Koller is the co-founder of Coursera. Using feedback and data from the students and grades of the students taking online courses through Coursera, Koller was able to develop some insights on the best practices for online education. While Coursera is a collection of continued education and college courses, many of the insights apply to all e learning platforms. 1. Procrastination is a global problem. (How can we help students with this?) 2. Moving away from the constraints of a physical classroom provides an opportunity to break up content. Instead of a 1 hour course, you can have shorter modular units (recorded videos of lessons. 3. Students can watch and re-watch portions depending on need and background knowledge. This provides a greater opportunity for mastery. 4. Students don’t learn from sitting and watching. Make it interactive. Videos can pause every few minutes to ask questions for comprehension checks. Gives all students an opportunity to engage. 5. Use the technology to grade multiple choice and math equations. https://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_koller_what_we_re_learning_from_online_education#t-1098365. Quantitative Data Insights: 1. The Effectiveness of Online and Blended Learning: A Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Literature This study shows the effectiveness of online learning (which can be purely online or a combination of online and in person, as known as blended) shows higher student learning outcomes than using purely face to face instruction. In addition, student outcomes were higher for blended instruction than purely online instruction. Using this data I can conclude that developing an online learning platform that can be used purely in a virtual environment as well as blended into a classroom using a combination on online and face to face instruction would be most beneficial. Means, Barbara, et al. (2013). “The Effectiveness of Online and Blended Learning: A Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Literature”, Teachers College Record. 115, pp 01-47. 2. The Effectiveness of Online and Blended Learning: A Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Literature This study addresses the concept that, “There is also some anecdotal evidence that technology based education at the elementary and secondary levels enables school districts to expand the range of courses available to their students and may facilitate more flexibility in student schedules and instructional delivery (Wildavsky 2001; Doherty 2002; Kennedy-Manzo 2002; Trotter 2002). In order to answer this question, as survey was taken to analyses the data of schools using online education in the 2002-03 school year. Most schools up to this point have only used online education modules for home-school and virtual students that have chosen this type of enrollment. Because of the global pandemic schools are being forced to expand on their instructional platforms and offer, onsite, virtual and blended options. Much of the data collected is over 15 years old. At the time of this survey only 36% of public schools had students enrolled in distance learning. Of these 68% were high schools and only 2% were middle schools. Currently most school districts are unprepared to provide adequate online schooling. Developing an effective middle school platform can change this. Setzer, J. C., and Lewis, L. (2005). Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2002–03 (NCES 2005–010). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Wildcard Insights: 1. “America is about to start online learning, Round 2. For millions of students, it won’t be any better.” The Washington Post This article discusses the current state of education in America amide the global pandemic. Barriers to online education are abundant. Many students have a lack of access to technology and school districts do not have the funding to provide technology. Many families have a lack of access to internet. Many schools are either entirely virtual, or have offered families the options of 100% virtual, in person, hybrid (online and in person) or 100 % in person. Providing options to use a platform in all these environments will benefit all students and teachers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/america-is-about-to-start-online-learning-round-2-for-millions-of-students-it-wont-be-any-better/2020/08/05/20aaabea-d1ae-11ea-8c55-61e7fa5e82ab_story.html 2. “The Biggest Distance-Learning Experiment In History: Week One” npr, WHYY This article discusses the challenges of teaching amid the Corona Virus pandemic and what it was like to transition to an online learning environment with virtually no warning. “Three days to create, print and distribute about 5 million pages of instructional content. Three days to load classes onto an online platform. Three days to gather online resources so aligned instruction could continue to take place. Three days to train about 8,000 teachers in a whole new way of work.” It is important to develop a platform that students and teachers are familiar with and comfortable with so that they can seemlessly transition from at home, virtual learning, to in person or blended learning. Students need to be able to easily navigate, learn and understand the platform so that it does not get in the way of them learning content. https://www.npr.org/2020/03/26/821921575/the-biggest-distance-learning-experiment-in-history-week-one
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