Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The pandemic has affected schools, students, and educators in many ways. One impact of the pandemic has been the rapid adoption of digital learning tools and approaches, according to the newest survey from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
The DPI recently released the fourth annual (2020-2021 school year) Digital Learning Survey. Survey results reflect data from over 94 percent of Wisconsin’s districts. Between last year and this year, districts have almost doubled the use of digital learning tools, and 40 percent more Wisconsin districts have a Virtual Learning Time Plan when compared with last year.
Many districts report using a variety of digital tools and resources to support in-person and online digital learning during the 2020-2021 school year. For example, 98 percent of Wisconsin districts report using Google for Education in their schools for collaboration and productivity. Ninety-six percent of districts say they use a digital classroom platform or learning management system, while 84 percent of districts say they offer at least one blended/hybrid class.
Results are broken out by state, CESA, and district size. Helpful graphs visualize a cross-section of the data. Districts were emailed their individual results after completing the survey. The goal of the survey is to identify longitudinal trends in districts across the state and to help paint a picture of the state of digital learning in Wisconsin in order to inform current and future planning and programming.
Check out the results and learn more about the state of digital learning in Wisconsin on the Wisconsin Digital Learning Survey Results - 2020-2021 web page.
Subscriber Submission: DPI Digital Learning Consultant, Chad Kliefoth