On May 17, 2012, KnowledgeWorks, in partnership with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and the Nord Family Foundation, hosted a national conversation on digital learning. The nonpartisan event took an in-depth look at the role digital learning should play in Ohio and the nation. National and Ohio-based education experts, policymakers and educators discussed digital learning in the context of the Common Core academic standards, teacher evaluation, school accountability and school funding.
The first panel, providing the national view of digital learning, was moderated by Tom Vander Ark, Founder of GettingSmart.com, and included Bryan Hassel, Co-Director of Public Impact, Karen Cator, Director of the Office of Educational Technology for the U.S. Department of Education and Susan Patrick, President & CEO of iNACOL.
- Video: National Conversation at “Digital Learning: The Future of Schooling?”
The second panel, discussing the status of digital learning in Ohio, was moderated by Terry Ryan, Vice President for Ohio Programs and Policy at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute,and included Steve Dackin, Superintendent of Reynoldsburg City Schools, Ohio State Representative Timothy Derickson, Ohio State Senator Peggy Lehner, and Susan Stagner, Vice President of State Relations at Connections Academy.
Video: Ohio Focused Conversation at "Digital Learning: The Future of Schooling?"
Suggested digital learning readings and resources:
- Getting Smart: How Digital Learning is Changing the World by Tom Vander Ark
- Opportunityculture.org
- Evaluation of Evidenced Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies published by the U.S. Department of Education
- The Digital Learning Network (DLN)
- KnowledgeWorks’ 2020 Forecast
- The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning published by the Innosight Institute
- Classifying K-12 Blended Learning published by the Innosight Institute
- Competency Works
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