A 10-year master plan for implementing a cost-effective hybrid elearning infrastructure in Arizona K12

1. Grand Challenge
Transforming Arizona’s K12 Education by
Adopting an eLearning Systems Design
By Stephen Banick and Ted Kraver
October, 2010
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2. Grand Challenge – Discussion Topics
Arizona’s Education ‘Problem’
 eSATS: a Transformative, Systemic
Solution
 Implementation: a 10-Year Rollout to Education
Excellence
Benefits: a ‘Virtuous Cycle’ of (better)…
Workforce Economy
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3. Arizona’s Education ‘Problem’
We’re failing to prepare AZ’s students for a 21st Century
‘globalized,’ knowledge-based economy –
thus, creating a ‘vicious cycle’ of …
 limited skilled workers
 limited high-value employers
(why come to AZ.?)
 limited revenues in State coffers
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4. Arizona’s Education ‘Problem’
 Under-achieved (…and Over-bored?)
• 38th nationally (Lowest quartile ranking) – in NAEB test scores,
graduation rates and young adult education.
• 44th in family/parental education
 Legacy Education’s Poor Legacy: (natl. stats)
• investment per-student
(…more teachers… more pay… all-day
44%
kindergarten…longer classes …tutoring…)
• 0 % change in performance! (learning effects/outcomes)
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5. Arizona’s Education ‘Problem’
 Insufficient Intellectual Infrastructure and
Physical Infrastructure
• Only 5% learning is currently online
• Broad-band (but) Narrow-penetration (rural lack of
telecomm)
• Limited data-warehousing/mining  poor decision support
• Lack of ‘Masters’: STEM, languages &the ‘Digital Classroom’
 Funding Squeeze
• AZ teachers 51st in pay parity with other occupations
• 1998 SFB plan curtailed for 21st Century school design
• CTE barely survived 2010 budget axe
• Layoffs… outdated curricula… min. Prof. Development $...
<$100 annually!
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6. The eSATS Solution:
‘Disruptive Innovation’ !!!
 The ‘Grand Challenge’ … a 10-year undertaking for
transforming AZ’s Legacy Ed system  a 21st Century eLearning
system
Fed
 eSATS = eLearning Systems Design for for
Arizona Teachers and Students State
 Systematic Framework … All Levels 
District
… w/ greatest emphasis upon Teacher-Student relationship
 Unique in U.S. – “first mover” potential School
to position AZ Ed for long-term success
Classroom: Teacher-
Student
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7. The eSATS Solution:
‘Disruptive Innovation’ !!!
Goals – Lofty but Achievable…
 Student Performance & Productivity
• 68%  95% graduation rates … “Worst First” NAEB test
score quartiles (state ranks) … cycle-time reduction ~10-30%
 Teacher Performance, Productivity, Pay
• “Sage-on-the-stage” and “Guide on the side” … 1:1 tutelage
reach 3-5X … 15% comp. (beyond COLA/other)
 State Image
• First-mover /early adopter eLearning bennies (“Columbus
Effect”) … attract world-class employers, researchers,
teachers, industry
 Budget Neutral (no, seriously)
• Cost savings $8.5 B  Net Investment $1.2 B
…. over 10 years
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8. The eSATS Solution:
‘Disruptive Innovation’ !!!
eLearning Revisited: an Education paradigm
 (just) “Computer-Learning” ? Not !
Technology and methodology
 Holistic Approach across all five Ed levels
 ‘Rich-media,’ digital curricula
(localized & Cloud)
 Ubiquitous access
flexible place; flexible time; myriad interfaces
 Hybrid approach w/Legacy best-practices
 Integrated decision support streamlining summative & formative data/results
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9. The eSATS Solution:
‘Disruptive Innovation’ !!!
Highlights of the ‘Digital Classroom’
 1:1 Student–Digital interface (currently 8:1) – PCs, eBooks/Kindles ,
PDA/handhelds, notebooks/laptops/iPads, cell/smartphones, iPods…
 Personalized, self-paced learning (PLPs)
w/new formative tests in 2014/15
 Teacher workstation & knowledge portal
‘Command console’ & best-in-class research/product offerings
 Cost savings from operational efficiencies
• Moore’s Law – costs-per-transaction processing power
• SaaS /Cloud – Economy-of-scale curricula; less overhead
(tech maint./support, security)
• Reduced student ‘cycle’ – slowed school construction pace …
less utilities, transport, food…
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10. The eSATS Solution:
‘Disruptive Innovation’ !!!
E-Learning – cool concept, proven results
 Who
• 3 successful AZ pilots: Wilson K-8, Empire/Vail, Carpe Diem/Yuma
• Other states: UT, MO., MI., ME., FL.…Netherlands…
• National meta-studies: (40 yr. history)
CBI, Interactive Multimedia Instruction, Intelligent
Tutoring systems & recent 1:1 systems
 What they found (sample results)
• Significant achievement transformation
• C’s  B’s
• 10th percentile (scores)  50th
• Disadvantaged, Private/Public/Charter ? - no matter!
• ‘Archimedes Lever-age’
• $200,000 grant (Fl.)  100,000 significant student learning outcomes
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11. Implementing eSATS:
Structured, Phased, Integrated, Measured, Refined
Physical Infrastructure (State & District)
 Finish build-out of Telecomm/Broadband
GITA Goal: 2013
Connectivity (gbs): 2600% (by 2019)
 Build ten (10) ‘21st Century’ schools annually
 Acquire devices/peripherals for student interface
550,000 by Year Four (2:1 student ratio);
1.25 by Year Eight (1:1 ratio)
 Acquire/install educator workstations
teacher’s ‘command console’ & knowledge portal
 Retrofit 2000 legacy schools
20 in Year1; peaking at 200+ in Year Five
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12. Implementing eSATS :
Structured, Phased, Integrated, Measured, Refined
Intellectual Infrastructure (State & District)
Develop eLearning teaching ‘masters’
1) expand university (teaching college) eLearning prep;
2) professional development plan:
“Basic”  “Master” in four years
Evolve SAIS data warehouse for more streamlined
decision-making (compliance, real-time learning support)
Create DCCI –Digital Content/Curriculum Institute decision
support, knowledge portal, on-site expertise
Tech support training (1 per 400 connections)
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13. Implementing eSATS :
Structured, Phased, Integrated, Measured, Refined
Changing the…
 Complex tracking & accounting … must deal with a
variable funding period
 Individual PTP’s … require state data system integrated
with each school, district, class
 “Incentive Neutral” funding system … to assure
that student masters course
 AZ Certification resolution –unfettered access to
“maximum choice” curricula while ensuring vendor/teacher quality
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14. Implementing eSATS:
Structured, Phased, Integrated, Measured, Refined
Thought Leadership & the Gideon Effect
eLAC – ‘eLearning Action Central’
 Quasi-independent office… task-team… ‘Minister of Learning’ leader w/world-class
innovation & adoption expertise …board of directors w/strong linkage to AZ shareholders
 Operations… Project management, systems design, training/consulting
 Stewardship … data tracking (formative and summative), analysis, reporting, measuring AZ
comparison metrics w/national & global economy
 Writing & winning RTTT-style grants… Fed-Ed $  AZ prominence!
 Leveraging Ed & Industry stakeholders… ADE, ASU, ABEC, GAZEL, iNACOL, P20, AZeLTF,
ATC, Pearson Digital, Apollo, GCU, Chamber of Commerce
 Advocacy & Education- Legislature, Public /Civic orgs libraries, ????
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15. Benefits of eSATS:
Win, Win…WinX
 AZ’s Students – Learn faster…learn more…graduate (!)…
college/workforce–ready… receive more opportunities…
will stay ‘home’
 AZ’s Teachers – Become ‘Masters’ … earn more… enhanced
tutelage/‘reach’… will stay ‘home’
 AZ Govt. & Taxpayers –
Replace “F” with…
… for virtually $0* Net Investment!
*Not to mention… the State revenue ‘ROI’-effect!
More industry… More highly skilled wage earners…
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16. Grand Challenge
Transforming Arizona’s K12 Education by
Adopting an eLearning Systems Design
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