To MOOC Or Not To MOOC? Creating a Successful Open Education Model across ASEAN Countries'

1. ® 'To MOOC or Not to MOOC - Creating a Successful Open Education Model across ASEAN Countries' Allan Christie GM and Learning Technologist, Blackboard APAC

2. • About me • MOOCs and Blackboard Open Education • The “new” Blackboard – supporting International Growth Introduction 2

3. Outline 3

4. Outline 4

5. I have been using educational technology in T&L for a long time! 5

6. Allan Christie, GM and eLearning Technologist, Blackboard APAC 6

7. Allan Christie, GM and eLearning Technologist, Blackboard APAC • 20 years on the ascilite Executive • Post-graduate research “evaluation of educational technologies in teaching & learning” • Excellence in Teaching Award – UniSA • 1998 – Founder and MD of NetSpot Pty Ltd • 2012 – acquired by Blackboard Inc. 7

8. International Growth – AEC integration 2015 9

10. SHOWCASE OPEN ACCESS EXPERIMENTATION

11. 12 There are MOOC’s on a huge variety of topics! https://www.coursera.org/course/shaping2paths

12. 13 There are MOOC’s on a huge variety of topics! http://www.hogwartsishere.com/ - Hogwarts Education!

13. There are MOOC’s on a huge variety of topics! 14 https://www.coursesites.com/webapps/Bb-sites-course-creation- BBLEARN/pages/mooccatalog.html

14. 15 What is involved in making a MOOC Planning – being clear about “why” Time – it will always take you longer than you expect Assessment – accreditation? Open Badges Your involvement – how much interaction, ? Support from T/A’s Promotion – twitter, FB, blogs, web site, etc. Resources – video, OER (copyright)

15. SHOWCASE OPEN ACCESS EXPERIMENTATION The above slide represents our current intentions, but such offering/functionality may be modified, delayed or abandoned without prior notice.

16. FAMILIAR PLATFORM INNOVATIVE TOOLS FULLY SUPPORTED BRIDGED EXPERIENCES

17. 18 BLACKBOARD Open Education Blackboard’s MOOC platform is available for existing clients An “existing client” can have any Blackboard product! Includes Learn, Mobile Learn, Collaborate and xpLor functionality Clients can brand with their own institution branding Blackboard Open Education will be available in 19 languages at launch General Availability is next month – June 2014 at no cost!

18. 20 WE LIVE EDUCATION AND BREATHE AND THE BUSINESS BEHIND IT

19. Experience and insight make us a trusted partner 21 73% of world’s leading academic institutions work with Blackboard* * Percentage of Top 50 Times Higher Education Reputation Ranking 2014 Serve 19,000+ clients in 100 countries Company roots in education since 1997 3,000 HE Institutions in North America 1,900 International Institutions 12,300 K-12 Schools And Districts 1,800 Corporate And Government Orgs 60% of Top 100 Asia Universities work with Blackboard*

20. With the largest global community of practice 22 30MUSERS ACROSS 19KCUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE

21. By partnering with Blackboard, a global company that acts locally, we can work together to expand your offerings both within and beyond the Philippines. 23

22. Conclusion 24 Three major takeaways: • My approach to eLearning o Who I am and what I stand for • Blackboard Open Education o MOOC platform – free for existing clients and fully supported  General Availability – June 2014 • The ‘new’ Blackboard o Investment in International  e.g, new Blackboard data centre opens in Singapore August 2014  Staff in region to support your ADOPTION of technology

23. ® Allan Christie GM and Learning Technologist, Blackboard APAC allan.christie@blackboard.com @ns_allanc Blog: christie.com.au