So what about Online Learning?

Let's Explore the Relationship Between Online Learning and the Teacher Shortage

Dr. Gregory M. Francom - Instructional Design - Mississippi State University

​Global Pandemic

Poll

In which type of learning do students learn more?

• Face-to-face learning

• Online Learning

"Now that we have witnessed it on a large scale basis, and firsthand, virtual learning has proven to be terrible compared to in school […] learning."

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"Everyone agrees that schools should stay open and kids need to be in the classroom"

​Research: No Significant Difference

​https://detaresearch.org/research-support/no-significant-difference/

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​What Did K-12 Teachers Experience?

​Surveying Teachers about Experiences

• What difficulties did teachers encounter when transitioning to distance learning?

• What support did teachers wish they had in adapting to distance learning?

"No time to plan. We closed school on a Friday, heard nothing, and then had 24 hours to get a distance learning plan to our students."

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"I wish I would have just had time to prepare something better […] we had the weekend to get things up and running so it was learn-as-you-go."

​Emergency Remote Teaching
(not online learning)

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"I was confronted many times with parents who were totally unprepared to provide a structured environment for their students to learn."

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"I wish I had more training on the technology needed for this type of teaching […] I wish I had used it with my students in the classroom before distance learning came to be, it would have made everyone's lives easier."

Open Ended

How can we get from emergency remote teaching to quality online learning?

​​Infrastructure

​​Qualified Teachers

​​Well Planned Courses

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​​Teacher Professional Development for Online Learning Skills

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​​Guidance for Parents to Support Learning at Home

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​K-12 Teacher Shortage

Word Cloud

What do post-pandemic workers in general want from their jobs?

​Workers Want

​Work that Matters

Recognition

Opportunities for Growth​

Work From Home

Work-Life Balance​​

Modern Workplace​

Better Pay​

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​Time in desks at school ≠ learning

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​Benefits For K-12 Teachers

​Work that Matters

Recognition

Opportunities for Growth​

Work From Home

Work-Life Balance​​

Modern Workplace​

Better Pay​

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​Subset of Teachers and Students

​Benefits For K-12 Students

​Differentiation

Flexibility​

Learning Options

Self-Directed Learning Skills​

Home School Services​

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Let's Explore the Relationship Between Online Learning and the Teacher Shortage

Dr. Gregory M. Francom - Instructional Design - Mississippi State University