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Table of Contents
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1 Introduction 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 2
Key Contributors 2
2 Survey Findings 3
PreK-12 3
Higher Education 6
K-20 Educators with more than 20 years of Experience 9
K-20 Educators with less than 20 Years of Experience 10
3 Conclusion 11
Conclusion 11
Methodology 11
About the Survey Respondents 12
4 Appendix 13
Vision K-20 Partners and Supporters 13
Additional Resources on Professional Learning 14
SIIA Members Active in the Education Division 15
2016 Results from the SIIA Vision K-20 Professional Learning Survey
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2 Introduction
Introduction
INTRODUCTION
The SIIA Vision K-20 Project promotes the best uses of technology to ensure that all students have access to a
learning environment capable of preparing them to compete globally and lead the world in innovation. The Vision
K-20 Survey is an annual online self-assessment hosted on SIIAs Vision K-20 website for educators and educational
leaders in PreK-12 and higher education institutions. While past Vision K-20 Surveys gave K-20 educators
the opportunity to evaluate their levels of technology integration across a number of educational technology
applications, the 2016 survey focuses entirely on online professional learning.
Education stakeholders have increasingly focused on high quality professional learning over the past several
years. As states implement new standards, assessments and technologies into the classroom, it is important
that educators have access to high quality professional learning opportunities. Professional development for
teachers has traditionally consisted of in-person activities such as workshops, seminars and coaching offered by
their educational institutions. Today, educators can access professional learning opportunities through resources
such as online communities, MOOCs and social media. Unlike traditional workshops, many courses are self-paced,
giving educators the ability to complete the courses on their own time.
SIIAs 2016 Vision K-20 Professional Learning (PL) survey asked PreK-20 educators around the globe to provide
information about their online professional learning practices and experience in this rapidly changing environment.
Key Contributors
The SIIA Vision K-20 initiative has many contributors who have supported the project since its inception. We would
like to thank the ETIN Board and Higher Education Board for their contributions to the development of the initiative.
We especially thank Lisa Schmucki and edWeb.net for their help in deploying the survey to educators. Their work on
the Vision K-20 survey made a huge contribution to the initiative.
We also want to thank Agile Education Marketing and MCH Strategic Data for their help in deploying the survey
to PreK-12 and higher education educators. We appreciate the work of all our member companies (listed in the
addendum), educators, representatives of the technology industry, and the education community for contributing to
the initiative.
Survey Findings 3
PreK-12 Findings
SURVEY FINDINGS
This report analyzes the results of over 700 surveys completed by educators representing all levels of PreK-20
education. The results from the Vision K-20 Professional Learning Survey will help us and our partners better
PreK-12
understand how K-20 educators are using online professional learning opportunities.
Are you enrolled in an online professional learning course(s) or were you enrolled in an online professional learning course in the past year?
Are you enrolled in an online professional learning course(s) or were you enrolled in an online professional learning course in the past year?
Yes: 59.0 %
No: 41.0 %
Yes No
Select the reason(s) that best indicates why you are enrolled in an online professional learning course. (Select all that apply)
Nearly 60 percent of PreK-12 survey respondents enrolled in online PL courses in the past year. An online professional
learning coursePersonal
means any professional learning course that includes online and/or blended/hybrid learning.
interest/knowledge 74.63%
Yes No
To receive a continuing education credit (CEU) 46.27%
To receive
Personal a digital badge
interest/knowledge 10.15% 74.63%
Other, please
To receive a continuing education creditspecify
(CEU) 9.85% 46.27%
2016 Results from the SIIA Vision K-20 Professional Learning Survey
Reading/English/Language Arts 30.45%
Who provides the online professional learning course? (Select all that apply)
Training for student assessments 27.12%
Other,Salary
pleaseincrease
specify 9.85% 15.52%
What is the subject area or topic of your online professional learning course? (Select all that apply)
To receive a digital badge 0% 10.15%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Classroom behavior/management
Other, please specify
34.03%
9.85%
Training for education software/digital application/digital
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%34.03% 80%
program/other digital product
What is the subject area or topic of your online professional learning course? (Select all that apply)
Training for electronic/digital devices 33%
Classroom behavior/management 34.03%
What is the subjectArts
Reading/English/Language area or topic of your online professional learning course? (Select all that apply) 30.45%
Training for education software/digital application/digital
4
34.03%
program/other digital product
Training for
Classroom student assessments
behavior/management 27.12% 34.03%
Training for electronic/digital devices 33%
Training for education software/digital application/digital 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
34.03%
program/other digital product
Reading/English/Language Arts 30.45%
Training for electronic/digital devices 33%
SURVEY FINDINGS
Slides 63.86%
Yes: 55.0 %
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% No: 43.0 % 60%
50% 70% 80%
Is/was the online professional learning course self-paced?
Yes: 67.0 %
Do you participate in an online community?
Audio 71.89%
Slides 63.86%
Quizzes/Assessments 67.87%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Slides 63.86%
Is/was
Yes: 55.0 % the online professional learning course self-paced?
No: 43.0 %
Yes: 55.0 %
No: 43.0 %
SURVEY FINDINGS
The majority of PreK-12 respondents enroll Do
in you
online
Yes
PL courses
participate in an onlinethat
No
are self-paced [55%].
I don't know
community?
Yes: 67.0 %
Do you participate in an online community?
No: 28.0 %
More than two-thirds of the PreK-12 survey respondents participate in online communities. Nearly 60 percent of
PreK-12 educators that participate in online communities earned continuing education credits (CEU) through an
online community.
2016 Results from the SIIA Vision K-20 Professional Learning Survey
Higher Education Findings Hi Ed
Are you enrolled in an online professional learning course(s) or were you enrolled in an online professional learning course in the past year?
Hi Ed
Yes: 51.0 % No: 49.0 %
6 Hi Ed
Are you enrolled in an online professional learning course(s) or were you enrolled in an online professional learning course in the past year?
Are you enrolled in an online professional learning course(s) or were you enrolled in an online professional learning course in the past year?
SURVEY FINDINGS
Yes No
About half [51%] of respondents that worked in two-year or four-year institutions of higher education in the past
Yes: 51.0 %
Select the reason(s) that best indicates why you are enrolled in an online professional learning course.
No: 49.0 % (Select all that apply)
PersonalOther,
interest/knowledge
please specify 11.86% 79.66%
Yes No
To receive a continuing
To education creditbadge
receive a digital (CEU) 10.17% 32.2%
Educational institution Training for student assessments 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
27.12% 35% 40%64.41%45%
Company/Vendor
Training for electronic/digital provides the online professional learning course?33.9%
Whodevices 20.34%
(Select all that apply)
Conference organizer 10.17% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
Educational institution 64.41%
Other, please list 10.17%
Online community 42.37%
Most higher education0% educators
5% enroll
10%
Who
in
15%online
provides the online
PL courses
20% 25%
professional
to30%receive
learning 35%training
course? 40% on education
(Select all 45%
that apply) 50%software/digital
55% 60% 65%
products [42.37%] and online teaching [30.51%].
Company/Vendor 33.9%
Educational
Conferenceinstitution
organizer 10.17% 64.41%
Online community
Other, please list Select the type of online10.17% 42.37%
content that is included in your online professional learning course? (Select all that apply)
Who provides the online professional learning course? (Select all that apply)27.12%
Training for student assessments
SURVEY FINDINGS
Most higher education respondents enroll in online PL courses provided
Company/Vendor by educational institutions.
33.9%
Select the type of online content that is included in your online professional learning course? (Select all that apply)
Conference organizer 10.17%
Videos 86.96%
Select the type of online content that is included in your online professional learning course? (Select all that apply)
Other, please list 10.17%
Discussion Forum 86.96%
Videos 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60%
86.96% 65%
Quizzes/Assessments 78.26%
Discussion Forum 86.96%
Audio 76.09%
Quizzes/Assessments 78.26%
SlidesSelect the type of online content that is included in your online professional learning course? (Select all that apply)
73.91%
Audio 76.09%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Videos 86.96%
Slides 73.91%
Discussion Forum 86.96%
0% 10% 20% the online30%
Is/was 40%
professional learning course 50%
self-paced? 60% 70% 80% 90%
Quizzes/Assessments 78.26%
Yes: 67.3 %
Audio
Is/was the online professional learning course self-paced? 76.09%
Higher education respondents enroll in online PL courses that include discussion forums [87%]; videos [87%];
quizzes/assessments
Slides [78%]; audio [76%] and% slides [73%]. This content was also the most common
Yes: 67.3 content PreK-12
73.91%
No: 30.7 %
respondents selected.
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
No: 30.7 %
Is/was the online professional learning course self-paced?
I don't know: 2.0 %
Yes: 67.3 %
Yes No I don't know
I don't know: 2.0 %
Do you Yes
participate No
in an onlineI don't
community?
know No: 30.7 %
No: 38.6 %
Yes: 52.5 %
Yes No I don't know
No: 38.6 %
Yes: 52.5 %
Higher education educators are less likely to participate in online communities [53%] than PreK-12 educators [67%].
Yes No
What is the subject area or topic of your online professional learning course? (Select all that apply) 32.92%
Classroom behavior/management
Educators
Educationalwith more than 20 years of experience working in educational institutions who 52.17%
institution enroll in online PL courses
Who provides the online professional learning course? (Select all that apply)
are most likely to enroll in courses that provide training on education software/digital application/products.
Company/Vendor 35.4%
Online community 65.22%
Conference organizer 15.53%
Educational institution 52.17%
Other, please list 12.42%
Company/Vendor 35.4%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70%
Training for student assessments 24.85%
Who provides the online professional learning course? (Select all that apply)
Company/Vendor 35.4%
Educators with more than 20 years of experience working in educational institutions most commonly enroll in online
SURVEY FINDINGS
PL courses provided by online communities [65%].
Yes: 62.0 %
Are you enrolled in an online professional learning course(s) or were you enrolled in an online professional learning course in the past year?
No: 38.0 %
Yes: 62.0 %
No: 38.0 %
Yes No
Educators with less than 20 years of experience working in educational institutions are more likely to enroll in online
What is the subject area or topic of your online
Yesprofessional
No learning course? (Select all that apply)
PL courses [62%] than educators with more than 20 years of experience [50%].
Classroom behavior/management 31.8%
Reading/English/Language
Training Arts
for electronic/digital devices 25.94%28.87%
Conference organizer
Online community 10.88% 52.72%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70%
Reading/English/Language Arts 25.94%
Who provides the online professional learning course? (Select all that apply)
Company/Vendor 25.52%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70%
Educators with less than 20 years of experience working in educational institutions are more likely to enroll in
SURVEY FINDINGS
online PL courses provided by educational institutions [66%]. This differs from educators with more than 20 years of
experience who indicated they are more likely to enroll in online PL courses provided by online communities.
Conclusion 11
Results from the 2016 Vision K-20 Professional Learning Survey indicate that the vast majority of K-12 and
CONCLUSION
higher education educators who enroll in online PL courses are enrolling in courses primarily because they have a
personal interest in them or hope to gain additional knowledge about the course topic. Educators are also commonly
enrolling in courses to learn more about education software, digital applications, digital devices, assessments and
teaching online.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) could give K-12 school districts the opportunity to leverage this interest
in professional development for education technology by using funding from the Student Support and Academic
Enrichment (SSAE) block grant to support professional learning opportunities for teachers to effectively incorporate
technology into the classroom.
Additionally, the majority of educators enroll in online PL courses that are self-paced courses and a large
percentage of respondents enroll in courses provided by online communities. This suggests educators are
searching outside of the traditional professional development options for professional learning opportunities
that align to their personal interests.
Methodology
The 2016 report analyzes the results of 705 internet surveys completed by educators representing all levels of PreK-
20 education. This includes 116 respondents from institutions of higher education and 589 PreK-12 respondents.
Additionally, 47 of the respondents worked in educational institutions located outside of the United States.
The Vision K-20 Survey was fielded this year between March 11 and May 13, 2016 using KeySurvey. Participants
were recruited through SIIA partners and a link to the survey was available on the Vision K-20 website.
To be eligible to participate in the survey, respondents had to be currently working in or had to have worked
in an educational institution [online or face-to-face] within the last year. Participants responded to 14 background
and demographics questions about their teaching experience and educational institutions. Additionally, they
responded to multiple-choice and open-ended questions about their experiences with online professional learning.
The results for several questions may total more than 100 percent because respondents were asked to select all
answers that apply.
Participants that completed the survey are eligible to receive a copy of the final report and are given the opportunity
to participate in a drawing for a gift card in exchange for their participation [2016 is the 7th year an incentive has
been offered].
Although a wide range of participants representing educators from K-12 classrooms, schools, and districts, as well
as higher education courses, departments, and campuses participated in the survey, sampling was not random. It is
also important to note that nearly 50 percent of the respondents indicate they learned about the survey through the
online K-12 community edWeb.net.
2016 Results from the SIIA Vision K-20 Professional Learning Survey
About the Survey Respondents
A total of 705 educators completed the survey in 2016. Most (83.5%) respondents represent the PreK-12 sector.
Although there were fewer total respondents compared to previous years, the proportion of higher education
respondents increased from 11 percent in 2015 to 16.5 percent in 2016. While the proportion of higher
education participants is still lower than in 2012 [33%], this segment includes 116 participants in 2016,
which is sufficient for analysis.
The demographics of the PreK-20 survey respondents in the 2016 survey include:
12 Representatives from every state within the United States and 17 additional countries;
Early learning- ages 2-5 [20%]; elementary/primary-ages 6-11 [40%]; middle/jr. high- ages 12-
14 [27%]; secondary-ages 15-18 [30%]; postsecondary/tertiary-2 tear [8%] and postsecondary/
tertiary-4 year [12%] educators. [Respondents selected all the grade levels that they teach};
CONCLUSION
Appendix 13
APPENDIX
We appreciate the work of our Vision K-20 partners who support SIIAs Vision K-20 Project in many ways, and we
particularly thank them for their efforts in sending their members and readers to this years survey.
Name URL
Access4Learning Community https://www.sifassociation.org/Pages/default.aspx
Adobe http://www.adobe.com
AgileEducation http://www.agile-ed.com
AllianceforExcellent Education http://all4ed.org
Bon Education http://www.boneducation.com
C.BlohmandAssociates http://www.cblohm.com
Copia http://copiaclass.com
Curriki http://www.curriki.org
DebakeyInternational http://www.debakeyinternational.com
EducationTalkRadio https://educationtalkradio.wordpress.com
EdchatInteractive http://www.edchatinteractive.org
Edsby http://edsby.com
EdSurge https://www.edsurge.com
edWeb.net http://home.edweb.net
ILASCD https://www.illinoisascd.org/home
MCHStrategicData http://mchdata.com
MindShareLearning Technology http://mindsharelearning.ca
NationalEducation Association http://www.nea.org
P21Partnershipfor21st CenturyLearning http://www.p21.org
PRwithPanache http://www.prwithpanache.com
Promethean https://www.prometheanworld.com
SchoolCIO http://bit.ly/1XQ9BYp
School Messenger http://www.schoolmessenger.com
SETDA http://www.setda.org/
SmartbriefEducation http://www.smartbrief.com/industry/education
Texthelp,Inc. https://www.texthelp.com/en-us
TheBigDealBook http://www.bigdealbook.com
uCertify http://www.ucertify.com
WaterfordInstitute http://www.waterford.org
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Additional Resources on Professional Learning
http://bit.ly/1JLlmIF
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Center on International Education Benchmarking
Beyond PD Teacher Professional Learning in High-Performing Systems
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http://bit.ly/1YnNhWK
edWeb.net
edWeb Survey on Teacher Professional Development
http://home.edweb.net/edweb-survey-teacher-professional-development/
New America
No Panacea: Diagnosing What Ails Teacher Professional Development Before Reaching for Remedies
http://bit.ly/1UqK9I2
TruenorthLogic
Educator Viewpoints on Personalized Professional Learning
http://www.truenorthlogic.com/insights/
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Cambium Learning Group
Age of Learning, Inc. Education Link Inc. Hapara
Cambium Learning
Agile Education Marketing Technologies Education Networks Harcourt Achieve
of America (ENA)
Akro Educational Capit Learning Harcourt Assessment, Inc.
Services (AES) Education TURNKEY
Capstone Harcourt Education Group
Systems, Inc.
All About Tutoring, LLC
Carney Labs Harcourt School Publishers
Education Week
American Education
Carolina Science Online Hayes Software Systems
Corporation Educational Systemics, Inc.
Carver Learning Systems Heinemann-Raintree
American Education Educators 4 Education
Television Network, LLC Catapult Learning Hobsons
EDUMETRIX INC.
American Public CatchOn Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Edustructures
University System Cengage Learning Home Tutoring Plus Inc
edWeb.net
Aplia Challenge Island Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
EIA - Founding
Apple Education Charter Schools USA Huntington Learning
Board Member
Apple Inc. Centers, Inc.
Cherry Tree & EIS Education
Arc Capital Development Associates, LLC iAspire Enterprises LLC dba
Elite Educational Institute
Hobby Quest East Orlando
ASD Reading Cisco Systems
Encourage Tomorrow
iManIT
Assets Learning Center ClassLink, Inc.
Enuma
Impact Education
Athenas Workshop Classroom Connect, Inc.
Epiphany Learning
Individual Dimensions
Atomic Dog Publishing Classroom2day, LLC
ExamPerformance.com In Learning, Inc.
ATS Educational ClassWallet
Excelsoft Technologies, Inc. Inspired School Solutions
Consulting Services Clever
EXO U Inc. Intel Corporation
Audioeducator Cogent Education Education Group
Expert System
AWC - Ann Watson College Board IntelliTools
Consulting ExploreLearning.com
(SpringBoard), The
International School
Back to Basics Learning Fairmont Private Schools
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Blackboard Inc. Consulting Services
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Education Services FUGU Corp. Kathy Hurley LLC
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Inc./Aventa for Education Reform
Muzzy Lane, Inc. Remediation Plus Systems
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KCI Enterprises Dba
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Sylvan Learning Test Prep & Tutoring
National Academic Rising Stars Foundation Professionals, Llc
KeBecca Education
Educational Partners, Inc.
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National Geographic
Khans Tutorial Riverside Publishing Testing Timers
Learning
Kickboard, Inc. SABIS Educational Testquest, Inc.
National Heritage
Systems, Inc.
Knovation Academies Texthelp, Inc.
Sagebrush Corporation
16 KnowRe Nepris
Sandhill Consulting
The Educational Party Zone
Kool Learning Inc New Markets The ELI Lab
Group LLC
Venture Partners
Kornukopia The Kirkland Group
Santa Barbara Tutoring
New Montgomery Street
Kumon North America The Vistria Group
ScaleUp Education
News-2-You
Kurzweil Educational Partners The Wellington
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