This presentation features slides from a Lumen Learning webinar about an innovative College Success course designed using open educational resources (OER). You can use these course materials to replace commercial textbooks that students often struggle to pay for. With engaging content and a focus on applying course concepts to real-world situations, this course is particularly helpful for first-generation students and those entering college underprepared, academically or otherwise. This webinar demonstrates both Candela (standard e-text replacement) and Waymaker (personalized learning) versions of the course.

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lumen Amazing OER Courses:
College Success
February 2017

2. 2
Lumen Learning
What We Do
Our
purpose:
Make
great
learning
opportuni2es
available
to
all
students,
regardless
of
socioeconomic
background.
Facts
• formed
in
2012
• based
in
Portland,
OR
• 100+
ins7tu7onal
clients
• $5
million+
in
textbook
savings
in
AY
2015-­‐16
Our
approach:
Effec2ve
use
of
open
educa2onal
resources

3. 3
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Any kind of teaching materials
(e.g., textbooks, syllabi, lesson plans, images, videos,
readings, quiz items, assignments, grading rubrics, etc.)
In the public domain or licensed to allow:
1. Free and unfettered access to anyone, and
2. Free permission to engage in the “5R activities”:
Retain, reuse, revise, remix, redistribute

4. 4
Making OER Sustainable:
Lumen Course Catalog
65+ Candela
Courses
10+ Waymaker
Courses
4+
OER
Degree
Programs
Complete digital
courses: customizable
OER replace traditional
textbooks
Complete OER courses
with personalized
learning tools and
pedagogy
OER options for all
required courses and
electives in 2-yr degree
programs

5. 5
Creating a Lumen Course
Define
outcomes
Curate
&
map
OER
content
Organize
course
structure
Learning
&
assessment
design
Faculty
&
peer
review
Teach
course
Measure
results
Improve
course,
content

6. 6
What’s inside a Lumen course?
Learning
Design
Technology
Content
Support
Curated, updated content
Learning tools &
interactives
License clearance &
attribution
Ancillaries
Alignment with
outcomes
Data-driven continuous
improvement
Faculty-student
connection
LMS integration
Editing tools (5R’s)
Export to PDF and EPUB
Personalized learning capabilities
Faculty dashboard with recommendations

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College Success from Lumen Learning
Authored by Lumen,
Words & Numbers
Modern & engaging
Applied & interactive
Link to content in
eBook format
Source Texts:
College
Success
Content
Coverage
• Mo2va2ng
Success
• Goal
SeOng
and
Time
Management
• Career
Explora2on
• Social
Interac2on
and
Diversity
• Thinking
and
Analysis
• Learning
Styles
and
Strategies
• Study
Skills
• Success
Beyond
the
Classroom
• Health
Management
• Financial
Management

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Candela College Success
Candela
Standard e-Book user experience, plus:
Customizable OER content
Variety of engaging learning activities
Assessments & sample assignments

9. 9
Waymaker College Success
Waymaker
Personalized learning experience:
Let technology do what it does well.
Help humans do what they do well.

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Waymaker’s Research-based Interventions
Day 1 access; a fraction of the cost of traditional textbooks
Open Educational Resources (OER)1
3
2
Metacognition: coach students on where to focus; learn how to learn
Assessment as a learning activity; practice designed to develop mastery;
strong alignment to learning outcomes
Personalization
Frequent Practice and Feedback
4
Nurturing the learning process; individualized outreach & intervention
Faculty-student Connection
OER meets personalized learning

11. 11
Developing Better Learners
Actual email exchange from fall 2016 Waymaker Macroeconomics course

12. 12
Measuring how Lumen’s OER
courses improve student learning
Efficacy

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OER Impact on Student Success, 2014-2015
78%
93%
74%
85%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
C
or
BeMer
Comple7on
Sample:
4,909
open
course
students,
11,818
tradi2onal
course
students,
50
different
undergraduate
courses,
130
teachers,
8
ins2tu2ons.
Method:
Quasi-­‐experimental
design
with:
Propensity
Score
Matching,
Post
Test
Only.
Dependent
variables:
Comple2on;
C
or
Be`er;
Credits
Enrolled
This
Term;
Next
Term,
Independent
variable:
Textbook
condi2on,
3
covariates:
including
age,
gender,
and
race.
13
11
11
9
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Current
Term
Credits
Next
Term
Credits
Open
Courses
Tradi7onal
Courses
8%
reduc7on
in
drops
and
W’s
4%
increase
in
passing
rates
18%
more
credits
this
term
22%
more
credits
next
term

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Waymaker Efficacy: Key Findings
1. More students complete and pass the course
in Waymaker sections, compared to “control”
sections.
2. Waymaker sections erase the performance gap
for Pell-eligible students.
Spring 2016 Learning Data Analysis

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Control | Waymaker
14.2%
|
5.1%
8.6%
|
7.0%
86%
|
82%
67%
|
72%
Drop
Withdraw
C
or
Be`er
Course
Throughput
Spring
2016
7650
students
at
7
ins2tu2ons

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Efficacy: Pell Penalty
• Using linear regression and controlling for Gender, Age,
Race, Prior GPA, Enrollment Status, Retake, Credits This
Term, Past Remedial, and Course Modality
• Pell Eligible Students
• In control sections, - 0.17 GPA units, p < 0.001
• In Waymaker sections, no significant difference
Spring
2016
7650
students
at
7
ins2tu2ons

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Learning Outcome Analysis
• Analyze student performance
on learning outcomes
• Iden7fy gaps, shor:alls
• Evaluate how to improve
content, assessments,
ac7vi7es to strengthen
learning

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Candela Course Catalog
• Easiest
transi2on
for
faculty
• Complete
materials
used
by
1000s
of
students
• Used
&
enhanced
by
mul2ple
faculty,
ins2tu2ons
Highly
Recommended
• Smooth
transi2on
for
faculty
• Complete
materials
used
by
100s
of
students
• Reviewed
posi2vely
by
mul2ple
faculty,
ins2tu2ons
Recommended
• Developed
and
used
by
small
number
of
faculty
• Will
benefit
from
addi2onal
review,
contribu2ons
• S2ll
need
refinement
and
proven
learning
results
Emerging
Complete Lumen Course List: Click this link
Browse Candela Courses: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/catalog/lumen

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Waymaker Catalog & Roadmap
Note:
Roadmap
may
adjust
to
reflect
evolving
priori8es
and
collabora8on
opportuni8es.
ROADMAP
TIMING
COURSES
Now
Available
Introduc2on
to
Business
Principles
of
Marke2ng
Basic
Reading
&
Wri2ng
Introduc2on
to
College
Composi2on
English
Composi2on
I
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Elementary
Algebra
Intermediate
Algebra
Sociology
College
Success
Available
April
2017
Biology
I
(for
Majors)
Biology
II
(for
Majors)
Biology
I
(for
Non-­‐Majors)
Psychology
College
Algebra
Math
for
Liberal
Arts
Sta2s2cs
Available
August
2017
Business
Management
Arithme2c
Computer
Applica2ons
for
Managers
Beyond
August
2017
Subjects
TBD

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Pricing Model
Waymaker course support fees:
$25 Waymaker
• Day one access for all students via LMS
• Includes remote faculty training and support
• Billed directly to institution after add/drop window
• No paywall for students
• No external textbook cost
• Pursue sustainable funding approach: course materials / tech fee
Kickoff & setup (onsite or virtual):
• 1-2 day workshop covering integration, training, customization, faculty
professional development to maximize efficacy
• $3,000 per day (includes Lumen travel for onsite visits)

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OER Courses from Lumen Learning
Support
Features
Freely
Available
Candela
Waymaker
Curate,
align,
organize
OER
into
course
structure ✔ ✔ ✔
Use,
supplement
and
enrich
OER ✔ ✔ ✔
Seamless
delivery
in
LMS ✔ ✔
Provide
day
one
access
for
all
students
via
LMS ✔ ✔
Course
editability
and
customiza2on ✔ ✔
Ongoing
faculty
training
and
support ✔ ✔
Maintain
a`ribu2ons,
updates,
improvements ✔ ✔
Support
and
maintain
technology,
integra2on ✔ ✔
Personalized
study
plan
to
develop
metacogni2on ✔
Integrated
mastery
learning
assessment
approach ✔
Automated,
individualized
messaging ✔
Time-­‐saving
tools
to
iden2fy
and
help
struggling
students
✔
Standard
Pricing:
per
student
enrollment
fee $0 $10 $25

22. 22
Typical Engagement Process
Planning,
goals &
strategy
+1-2 weeks
Course
review &
selection
+1-4 weeks
Content review,
mapping,
alignment,
customization
+1-8 weeks
Configure
courses in
LMS
+1-5 days
Teach OER
courses
start of term
Set up LTI
Integration
+1 hour
LMS course
imports
+1 day
Project Lead & Faculty Participation
Technical / IT Support
Onsite
kickoff &
training
+2 days
Confirm
project team,
course
selection
+1-4 weeks

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Lumen Support: We can help!
Training * Support * How To * Best Practices
Lumen Support Website
Faculty User Guide
OER Office Hours
Waymaker Training
Lumen Community Slack

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Q&A
Questions & Discussion
Thank you!
Julie Curtis, julie@lumenlearning.com