What do students want from online learning?

We've been thinking about what role an online experience would have in a Lawrenceville education. We turned to SpeakUp, a group which surveys over 2.2 million students, parents and educators annually to get their thoughts about technology in education: http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/

In last year's survey, they asked students about what they wanted from an online learning experience:

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The dark green line represents students who have taken an online class; the lighter green line is students who want online learning as a must have in their "ultimate" school.

The report infers that students value online learning because it gives them more control over their learning experience: "today’s students are increasingly taking their educational destiny into their own hands by seeking out learning opportunities outside of school and leveraging technology tools and applications to customize the learning process to meet their specific needs".