A new survey of 3,000 educators sheds light on the current state of K–12 digital learning.
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Benefits and Obstacles
■ 95% believe digital learning increases student achievement
■ 92% say digital learning improves teaching effectiveness
■ 81% consider PLC and PLN collaboration to be effective PD
■ 43% note lack of time as the biggest obstacle to integrating technology
■ 40% report that student access to technology is the top challenge
■ 46% of institutions still don’t use their LMS to model best practices
The Top 5 Challenges Facing Administrators in 2016–17
■ 41.8%—providing relevant and effective PD
■ 32.4%—technological infrastructure (wifi, security, etc.)
■ 29.9%—lack of staff or faculty collaboration
■ 28.2%—device management
■ 26.2%—assessing and reporting on teaching strategy and effectiveness
Device Usage
■ 69.9%—Windows laptops and desktops
■ 39.6%—Chromebooks
■ 38.9%—iOS tablets and devices
■ 24.0%—Mac laptops and desktops
■ 11.2%—Android tablets and devices
■ 6.2%—Microsoft Surface Books
1:1 or 1:Many?
■ 33.0% use shared carts of devices
■ 25.4% have 1:1 but students cannot take them home
■ 24.7% have 1:1 and students can take them home
■ 9.2% have BYOD
■ 7.7% only allow students to use their own devices at home
Types of Digital Resources in Use
■ 89.9% use PDFs, Word docs, and other static, text-based resources
■ 70.2% use videos hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, Khan Academy, etc.
■ 41.7% use online games
■ 39.3% use publisher content
■ 36.9% use videos created by respondents and colleagues
■ 36.7% use online discussions
■ 26.6% use digital simulations
■ 20.1% use open educational resources (OERs)
SOURCE: MARKETS INSIDER
