The document discusses creating a new higher education model using open courses. It describes developing open courses that are free, self-paced, and faculty-supported. These courses mirror traditional university courses and have had over 2,000 registrations. Learners can earn college credit through course assessments supported by the open courses. Tools are provided to maximize credit for prior learning through an open course on learning recognition and applying experiences to a degree program. Over 3,600 learners have accessed the open courses and over 500 have received college credit through portfolio assessments, showing promising results. Student feedback praised advisors, program structure, and linking prior learning to credit.
Personalized Learning Made Simple & Affordable: Waymaker Lumen Learning
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Since 2014, Nossal High School has run a program of Digital Delivery Days where students are asked to remain at home and classes are delivered entirely via Blackboard for duration of the day. This year we have focused on the use of Collaborate Ultra for working with our students through their course areas on Blackboard. We have also been investigating solutions for encouraging classrooms to default to team-based learning activities, away from centralised AV (projectors and whiteboards) and believe Blackboard Collaborate Ultra may be able to provide us with a feasible alternative.
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Improving 180 Blackboard Sites in 180 Days - Christian King & Sandra Thwaites...Blackboard APAC
At many universities, the Blackboard subject site is the primary interface for the student learning experience. If the site is poorly organised, students do not know how to navigate the learning experience, such as when to engage with what content. If assessment criteria are minimally indicated, the quality of submissions suffers. If no tools are used to foster interaction, the learning experience becomes isolating. Conversely, when Bb sites are effectively designed and maintained, the quality of the student learning experience tends to be high. The quality of Bb sites varies across universities and within programs of study. Students who experience a well-designed site in their first semesters come to expect this standard in subsequent semesters.
Bond University thereby undertook a whole-of-university strategic priority project to improve 180 Bb subject sites in 180 days. Associate Deans (Learning & Teaching) in each faculty selected the sites. The initial quality of the sites varied, with many assessed as initially high quality, meaning that improvement meant moving from strength to strength and focusing on elements such as increasing elements of technology enhanced learning. The co-facilitators of this presentation are the academic developers who worked one-on-one with each of the participating academics. Therefore, from their perspectives, the key takeaways for attending delegates will be:
- Identification of challenges and stumbling blocks, as well as success strategies
- Checklists and professional development materials
- Illustration of before and after improvements as exemplars
- Ideas for increasing elements of technology enhanced learning
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Forging Stronger Partnerships Between Teachers and Students - Abigail Joy Rod...Blackboard APAC
At only 15 months after its adoption of Blackboard Learn, Malayan Colleges Laguna (MCL) has been breaking barriers in learning and creating new paths for student achievement. In this presentation, they will share about their experiences in adoption, the solutions that surfaced after a school-wide adoption of Blackboard Learn,their tiny victories in attempting to curb resistance in the adoption of a new learning management system, and, more importantly, the partnerships that they have forged this far into the journey. They understand that institutions in the earlier stages of adoption experience similar difficulties and they hope to ease each other's burdens by sharing lessons, solutions and triumphs.
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Students learn at their own pace, but they learn more effectively in environments that reflect their individual learning needs. Attend this webinar to see Waymaker, the new personalized learning courseware from Lumen.
Using Collaborate Ultra for our Digital Delivery Teaching Events and for Esta...Blackboard APAC
Since 2014, Nossal High School has run a program of Digital Delivery Days where students are asked to remain at home and classes are delivered entirely via Blackboard for duration of the day. This year we have focused on the use of Collaborate Ultra for working with our students through their course areas on Blackboard. We have also been investigating solutions for encouraging classrooms to default to team-based learning activities, away from centralised AV (projectors and whiteboards) and believe Blackboard Collaborate Ultra may be able to provide us with a feasible alternative.
This presentation will report on the effectiveness of using Collaborate Ultra within our Digital Delivery setting and also on the early stages of replacing centralised AV within our classrooms.
Slides from Lumen Learning webinar on April 18, 2013, featuring Dr. David Wiley and Kim Thanos discussing how to get started using open educational resources effectively.
Improving 180 Blackboard Sites in 180 Days - Christian King & Sandra Thwaites...Blackboard APAC
At many universities, the Blackboard subject site is the primary interface for the student learning experience. If the site is poorly organised, students do not know how to navigate the learning experience, such as when to engage with what content. If assessment criteria are minimally indicated, the quality of submissions suffers. If no tools are used to foster interaction, the learning experience becomes isolating. Conversely, when Bb sites are effectively designed and maintained, the quality of the student learning experience tends to be high. The quality of Bb sites varies across universities and within programs of study. Students who experience a well-designed site in their first semesters come to expect this standard in subsequent semesters.
Bond University thereby undertook a whole-of-university strategic priority project to improve 180 Bb subject sites in 180 days. Associate Deans (Learning & Teaching) in each faculty selected the sites. The initial quality of the sites varied, with many assessed as initially high quality, meaning that improvement meant moving from strength to strength and focusing on elements such as increasing elements of technology enhanced learning. The co-facilitators of this presentation are the academic developers who worked one-on-one with each of the participating academics. Therefore, from their perspectives, the key takeaways for attending delegates will be:
- Identification of challenges and stumbling blocks, as well as success strategies
- Checklists and professional development materials
- Illustration of before and after improvements as exemplars
- Ideas for increasing elements of technology enhanced learning
- Templates for emails, announcements and other communications
Forging Stronger Partnerships Between Teachers and Students - Abigail Joy Rod...Blackboard APAC
At only 15 months after its adoption of Blackboard Learn, Malayan Colleges Laguna (MCL) has been breaking barriers in learning and creating new paths for student achievement. In this presentation, they will share about their experiences in adoption, the solutions that surfaced after a school-wide adoption of Blackboard Learn,their tiny victories in attempting to curb resistance in the adoption of a new learning management system, and, more importantly, the partnerships that they have forged this far into the journey. They understand that institutions in the earlier stages of adoption experience similar difficulties and they hope to ease each other's burdens by sharing lessons, solutions and triumphs.
Exploring various techniques for giving information literacy and learning support to large bodies of students, especially using technology-enhanced learning.
Innovating in the MOOC Space - Karin Pfister - Charles Darwin UniversityBlackboard APAC
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have gained momentum in recent years and offer a new opportunity for interaction with potential university students. While MOOCs have been seen as a disruptive force for higher education, they have provided spaces to explore innovative approaches and emerging technologies that can then be integrated into regular university course content. Designing courses that are not aligned with any accreditation requirements has
allowed the flexibility to creatively experiment and push boundaries. Using Blackboard’s Open Education platform, Charles Darwin University has developed and delivered 3 MOOCs showcasing creative approaches to otherwise traditional course content.
This presentation will showcase CDU’s processes, innovative approaches, and lessons learnt. As a bonus, you will also see inside the Memory MOOC’s visually stunning “Memory Palace” and see how learning Accounting was brought to life through interactive video and branching scenarios in the “Who’s Counting” MOOC.
What we have learned in 13 years of using Blackboard - Debbie Williams & Geof...Blackboard APAC
Debbie Williams and Geoff Evans will explain how they use Blackboard Learn as a basis for Blended Learning. All the students are issued with an iPad Mini, and this, combined with the Blackboard Learn platform, provide the basis for all of the teaching and learning at the campus.
We will:
• Present how our courses are set up in Blackboard Learn
• Explain the Use of Grade Centre
• Demonstrate the use of Blackboard Learn in and out of class
• Explain the use of video
Our journey with the technology is enabling some teachers to flip their classrooms. We will explain how far this has progressed and the potential benefits and pitfalls for teachers of international students.
TLC2016 - The use of Collaborate in schools in Northern Ireland – Needs Must!BlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Eamon McAteer
Organisation: C2k
Description: The introduction of BlackBoard Collaborate into schools throughout Northern Ireland as part of the Education Network NI provided schools with a range of opportunities to: share, exchange and learn from each other.
Eamon McAteer, Curriculum Consultant with C2k will discuss some innovative ways schools use this platform to tackle educational and social needs in a cost effective and safe manner. He will also examine some of the related challenges and opportunities of this technology.
What can institutional big data tell us - Mark Northover - Auckland Universit...Blackboard APAC
For many years AUT has used the Wimba Voice Authoring tools for a range of learning and teaching support activities. Most recently, and most comprehensively, the VA Presenter function has been used by our School of Languages to support a group of papers for a Translating and Interpreting programme, as well as for a Sign Language qualification. Since the announcement of ‘end of life’ for Voice Authoring and its replacement with Voice Thread, we have been working to understand how we can best replicate the previous functionality.
After just a short period of the tools being available to us, we have made some progress in understanding how this new toolset will provide what we want, as well as potentially offering us much more. This session will present some of our initial findings, as well as invite others to discuss their experiences and opinions.
What does good course design look like to you - Alex Wu, BlackboardBlackboard APAC
Course design is undoubtedly a critical element of any online or blended learning environment. As academics and instructional designers, we often associate course design with teaching and learning outcomes that are course- and program-specific and are aligned specifically to graduate attributes or goals. In this session, we will instead take a deconstructive approach to analyse each of the main tool groups within Blackboard Learn and Collaborate, and showcase some unique tool deployment use-cases from clients around the globe. We will also touch on using the same tools in research and grant management to discuss how both teaching and research departments could cross benefit from using the same platform within an institution.
Group work without tears - Valerie Springett - University of Queensland | Sch...Blackboard APAC
The presentation will outline the systematic use of the Blackboard Wiki tool, for a large class (120) consisting of external and internal students, to engage in Group work with success. The added benefit was an enhanced student capacity to engage with digital media in their professional role. This UQ post-graduate course has received annual teaching awards which have reflected high student satisfaction in the evaluations.
Our case study illustrates use of the Wiki tool to enable collaboration within a group of 6 (three from internal and 3 from external mode) to write a formal electronic Report on a national health system that could be used by that government to strengthen its health system.
In a practical sense, participants will be able to access the framework of assessment, the tool set up and the marking criteria, along with student samples and student evaluation.
TLC2016 - Inspiring a Sense of Educational CommunityBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Barbara Becker
Organisation: Leeds Beckett University
Description: Functionality in Blackboard Communities has been utilised to tailor a unique Communities view for identified groups of distinct University students. Leeds Beckett University provides courses for a vast array of learning perspectives: Distance Learners, global Franchise partners, Researchers and specialised CPD courses.
Over the past five years, students have been given their own customised view of the MyBeckett portal, utilising Institutional Roles to tailor Brands, Tabs & Modules so that specific, purposeful content is delivered to each group, creating unique student portal views.
Blackboard as an Integrated Part of the Learning Environment and Student Expe...Blackboard APAC
Like all universities across the globe the University of Westminster is faced with major changes in student expectations and the role that technology has to play in curriculum delivery and the overall student experience. In 2013 the University initiated its Learning Futures program with the aim of transforming learning and teaching at the institution. Central to the transformation is an aim to make blended learning, through the use of technology, more the norm rather than the exception. To facilitate this shift in delivery approach across all subject areas, Westminster has and continues to make significant investment in both its virtual and physical environment in efforts to better integrate the online and face-to-face experience.
Standardising navigation in Blackboard sites to improve the Student experienc...Blackboard APAC
Feedback from students calling for a consistent look and feel in Blackboard (Interact 2) subject sites has resulted in Charles Sturt University (CSU) investigating the development and implementation of a standardised template.
The presentation will discuss the background to the project including what, when, and why in terms of template and cover feedback from staff and students that have used the templates. Discussion will be garnered from the audience on their thoughts on our implementation process.
Top Ten Aspects (and Lessons Learned) of a Successful Online Faculty Training...JLewisGeology
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Advanced commenting capabilities using the Moodle Media Collection activity -...Blackboard APAC
The University of New South Wales Australia has developed advanced commenting features for the Moodle Media collection activity. This allows comments and likes to be added to audio, video and image files in Moodle Media Collections. With audio and video files, comments can be added to specific points in the media item's timeline.
Different comment types allow you to control who sees your comments. This includes the whole course, just you or a person you send feedback to and you.
Learning Analytics and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - an obvious ...Blackboard APAC
The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) essentially advocates for a research approach to be applied to the improvement of learning and teaching. It encourages teachers to reflect in a scholarly way on their teaching practice and at the more advanced level to undertake research on teaching practice and curriculum. Learning analytics has the potential to provide data on elements of the teaching process which have to date been difficult to measure particularly for the broader cohort of teachers.
This presentation will draw attention to the connection between SoTL and learning analytics and prompt participants to think about how learning analytics can be used in a wider context to contribute to changes in teaching design and practice.
Exploring various techniques for giving information literacy and learning support to large bodies of students, especially using technology-enhanced learning.
Innovating in the MOOC Space - Karin Pfister - Charles Darwin UniversityBlackboard APAC
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have gained momentum in recent years and offer a new opportunity for interaction with potential university students. While MOOCs have been seen as a disruptive force for higher education, they have provided spaces to explore innovative approaches and emerging technologies that can then be integrated into regular university course content. Designing courses that are not aligned with any accreditation requirements has
allowed the flexibility to creatively experiment and push boundaries. Using Blackboard’s Open Education platform, Charles Darwin University has developed and delivered 3 MOOCs showcasing creative approaches to otherwise traditional course content.
This presentation will showcase CDU’s processes, innovative approaches, and lessons learnt. As a bonus, you will also see inside the Memory MOOC’s visually stunning “Memory Palace” and see how learning Accounting was brought to life through interactive video and branching scenarios in the “Who’s Counting” MOOC.
What we have learned in 13 years of using Blackboard - Debbie Williams & Geof...Blackboard APAC
Debbie Williams and Geoff Evans will explain how they use Blackboard Learn as a basis for Blended Learning. All the students are issued with an iPad Mini, and this, combined with the Blackboard Learn platform, provide the basis for all of the teaching and learning at the campus.
We will:
• Present how our courses are set up in Blackboard Learn
• Explain the Use of Grade Centre
• Demonstrate the use of Blackboard Learn in and out of class
• Explain the use of video
Our journey with the technology is enabling some teachers to flip their classrooms. We will explain how far this has progressed and the potential benefits and pitfalls for teachers of international students.
TLC2016 - The use of Collaborate in schools in Northern Ireland – Needs Must!BlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Eamon McAteer
Organisation: C2k
Description: The introduction of BlackBoard Collaborate into schools throughout Northern Ireland as part of the Education Network NI provided schools with a range of opportunities to: share, exchange and learn from each other.
Eamon McAteer, Curriculum Consultant with C2k will discuss some innovative ways schools use this platform to tackle educational and social needs in a cost effective and safe manner. He will also examine some of the related challenges and opportunities of this technology.
What can institutional big data tell us - Mark Northover - Auckland Universit...Blackboard APAC
For many years AUT has used the Wimba Voice Authoring tools for a range of learning and teaching support activities. Most recently, and most comprehensively, the VA Presenter function has been used by our School of Languages to support a group of papers for a Translating and Interpreting programme, as well as for a Sign Language qualification. Since the announcement of ‘end of life’ for Voice Authoring and its replacement with Voice Thread, we have been working to understand how we can best replicate the previous functionality.
After just a short period of the tools being available to us, we have made some progress in understanding how this new toolset will provide what we want, as well as potentially offering us much more. This session will present some of our initial findings, as well as invite others to discuss their experiences and opinions.
What does good course design look like to you - Alex Wu, BlackboardBlackboard APAC
Course design is undoubtedly a critical element of any online or blended learning environment. As academics and instructional designers, we often associate course design with teaching and learning outcomes that are course- and program-specific and are aligned specifically to graduate attributes or goals. In this session, we will instead take a deconstructive approach to analyse each of the main tool groups within Blackboard Learn and Collaborate, and showcase some unique tool deployment use-cases from clients around the globe. We will also touch on using the same tools in research and grant management to discuss how both teaching and research departments could cross benefit from using the same platform within an institution.
Group work without tears - Valerie Springett - University of Queensland | Sch...Blackboard APAC
The presentation will outline the systematic use of the Blackboard Wiki tool, for a large class (120) consisting of external and internal students, to engage in Group work with success. The added benefit was an enhanced student capacity to engage with digital media in their professional role. This UQ post-graduate course has received annual teaching awards which have reflected high student satisfaction in the evaluations.
Our case study illustrates use of the Wiki tool to enable collaboration within a group of 6 (three from internal and 3 from external mode) to write a formal electronic Report on a national health system that could be used by that government to strengthen its health system.
In a practical sense, participants will be able to access the framework of assessment, the tool set up and the marking criteria, along with student samples and student evaluation.
TLC2016 - Inspiring a Sense of Educational CommunityBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Barbara Becker
Organisation: Leeds Beckett University
Description: Functionality in Blackboard Communities has been utilised to tailor a unique Communities view for identified groups of distinct University students. Leeds Beckett University provides courses for a vast array of learning perspectives: Distance Learners, global Franchise partners, Researchers and specialised CPD courses.
Over the past five years, students have been given their own customised view of the MyBeckett portal, utilising Institutional Roles to tailor Brands, Tabs & Modules so that specific, purposeful content is delivered to each group, creating unique student portal views.
Blackboard as an Integrated Part of the Learning Environment and Student Expe...Blackboard APAC
Like all universities across the globe the University of Westminster is faced with major changes in student expectations and the role that technology has to play in curriculum delivery and the overall student experience. In 2013 the University initiated its Learning Futures program with the aim of transforming learning and teaching at the institution. Central to the transformation is an aim to make blended learning, through the use of technology, more the norm rather than the exception. To facilitate this shift in delivery approach across all subject areas, Westminster has and continues to make significant investment in both its virtual and physical environment in efforts to better integrate the online and face-to-face experience.
Standardising navigation in Blackboard sites to improve the Student experienc...Blackboard APAC
Feedback from students calling for a consistent look and feel in Blackboard (Interact 2) subject sites has resulted in Charles Sturt University (CSU) investigating the development and implementation of a standardised template.
The presentation will discuss the background to the project including what, when, and why in terms of template and cover feedback from staff and students that have used the templates. Discussion will be garnered from the audience on their thoughts on our implementation process.
Top Ten Aspects (and Lessons Learned) of a Successful Online Faculty Training...JLewisGeology
This presentation will be presented at the 2012 SLOAN-C International Conference on Online Learning and will share data, lessons, learned, and strategies for success for an online instructor training course offered at Madison College. See the full presentation details and description here: http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2012/aln/top-ten-aspects-and-lessons-learned-successful-online-faculty-training-program
Advanced commenting capabilities using the Moodle Media Collection activity -...Blackboard APAC
The University of New South Wales Australia has developed advanced commenting features for the Moodle Media collection activity. This allows comments and likes to be added to audio, video and image files in Moodle Media Collections. With audio and video files, comments can be added to specific points in the media item's timeline.
Different comment types allow you to control who sees your comments. This includes the whole course, just you or a person you send feedback to and you.
Learning Analytics and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - an obvious ...Blackboard APAC
The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) essentially advocates for a research approach to be applied to the improvement of learning and teaching. It encourages teachers to reflect in a scholarly way on their teaching practice and at the more advanced level to undertake research on teaching practice and curriculum. Learning analytics has the potential to provide data on elements of the teaching process which have to date been difficult to measure particularly for the broader cohort of teachers.
This presentation will draw attention to the connection between SoTL and learning analytics and prompt participants to think about how learning analytics can be used in a wider context to contribute to changes in teaching design and practice.
www.museum-digital.de : Worum geht's dabei eigentlichmuseum-digital
Vortrag über das Projekt museum-digital auf der Jahrestagung des Verbandes Rheinischer Museen 2009 in Troisdorf. Der Stand der Entwicklung nach dem ersten halben Jahr Aufbauarbeit, die Absichten und die Arbeitsweise werden vorgestellt.
This presentation is about the aims and progress museum-digital:sachsen-anhalt made and about how it works. The aim is to demonstrate that it can be made easy for museums to put museum-object information online.
museum-digital: Gemeinsam stark im Internetmuseum-digital
Vorstellung von museum-digital durch Susanne Kopp-Sievers, Arne Lindemann und Diana Stört auf einer Tagung der Konferenz nationaler Kultureinrichtungen (KNK), Halle/Saale, 30.11.2012
HBCUs and Online Education: The Center for Excellence in Distance Learning at...Lumen Learning
Are you struggling, like many HBCUs, to develop effective and affordable online education programs? The Center for Excellence in Distance Learning at Wiley College offers a new forum for collaboration, sharing and innovation between HBCUs designed to build capacity in distance learning.
This presentation features Dr. Kim Long of Wiley College sharing their progress building online programs and strengthening students’ success using open educational resources (OER). Dean Hyacinth Burton of Oakwood College and Dr. William Hopper of Florida Memorial University share their experiences working through the Center as a collaborative, affordable and productive path for achieving their institutions’ respective goals for online education. Kim Thanos discusses the innovative partnership between the Center for Excellence and Lumen Learning to provide faculty training, professional development, collaboration and ongoing support for the development of high quality courses using OER.
Lumen model jump starting success with oerLumen Learning
Through years of collaboration with faculty and institutions, Lumen Learning has developed not only a growing catalog of road-tested courses designed using open educational resources, but also an engagement approach that helps institutions make a sustained impact with OER. This webinar shares how we develop OER courses and support institutions and faculty through the processes of course adoption, customization and continuous improvement. Gain insight into Lumen’s support model, pricing, and strategies we recommend to help students, faculty and institutions realize the full benefits of OER.
Using Open Educational Resources to Improve Affordability, Access and Student...Lumen Learning
The cost of expensive commercial textbooks a growing barrier to students’ success. Many institutions are now turning to freely available open textbooks and other open educational resources (OER) as a better alternative. Today, a growing number of colleges and universities are eliminating textbook costs in OER-based courses that give students free access to all course materials on the first day of class.
This presentation, prepared by open education innovator Dr. David Wiley and Center for Excellence in Distance Learning director Dr. Kim Long discusses what is OER, how to find and use OER, and the linkage between OER and improvements in student success, with a particular focus on minority-serving institutions.
CCCOER OTC Faculty Panel: The Benefits and Challenges of Adopting Open Educat...Una Daly
CCCOER Faculty Panel: The Benefits and Challenges of Adopting Open Educational Resources (OER)
Hear from faculty who have developed and adopted open textbooks, open courseware, and open resources to lower costs and improve teaching and learning. Topics include adopting and customizing a psychology open textbook, developing an open online course for administration of justice remediation, and collaborative development of a “how-to-learn-online” course utilizing only existing OER. Attendees will also find out how their college can become involved in the open education movement and participate in the Community College Consortium (CCCOER) at the OpenCourseWare Consortium to share lesson learned and find partners for collaboration.
Cynthia Alexander, Educational Technology Professor, Cerritos College
Michelle Pilati, Psychology Professor, Rio Hondo College
Lisa Storm, Administration of Justice Professor, Hartnell College
Una Daly, Community College Outreach Director, OpenCourseWare Consortium
Horses for Courses: A whole college approach to the adoption of Mahara e-port...Mahara Hui
Presentation by Louise Carr (Hadlow College) at Mahara Hui UK in Southampton, UK, on 10 November 2015.
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbai989KP8A
Christine Wihak - The challenge of non-formal learningEAEA2015
Christine Wihak, the director of the prior learning assessment and recognition centre at the Thompson University, Canada, was invited at the AVA expert seminar as key-note speaker.
CCCOER OER Degree Research with Achieving the Dream, SRI Education, and rpk G...Una Daly
An OER-based degree, sometimes referred to as a Zero-Textbook-Cost degree, is a pathway to a degree or credential with no textbook costs. Faculty have redesigned the courses in the pathway to use open educational resources (OER) instead of traditional commercial textbooks and early research shows students are succeeding as well or better than peers in traditional courses while saving up to 25% on the cost of attendance. Additional research has shown that a college may be able to increase tuition revenue through increased student persistence and success in these pathways.
With the largest OER degree grant initiative of its kind launched last year at 38 colleges in 13 U.S. states, Achieving the Dream, has undertaken research to look at the academic and financial impact to students and their institutions. Grant partners SRI, along with partner rpk GROUP, is conducting research and evaluation to identify impact and cost as well as the facilitators and barriers to successful implementation of this model. Join us to hear from the researchers about methodology, benefits and challenges for colleges, and findings from the first semester of the grant.
When: Wed, April 12 1st, 10amPST/1pmEST
Featured Speakers:
Jessica Mislevy, PhD is a senior researcher with SRI Education’s Center for Technology in Learning and one of the key researchers for the ATD OER Degree Initiative.
Rick Staisloff is the founder and a principal of rpkGROUP, a leading national consulting firm supporting colleges, universities, and other non-profits with their growth and reallocation strategies, who leads the cost analysis for institutions and students participating in the ATD OER Degree Initiative.
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OC@KU: An ‘open approach’ to create a new, innovative higher education model
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a personalized learning pathway using open courses,
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assessment methods – all resulting in a formal degree.
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(2001). M.I.T. plans on Wednesday to announce a 10-year
initiative, apparently the biggest of its kind, that intends to create
public Web sites for almost all of its 2,000 courses and to post
materials like lecture notes, problem sets, syllabuses, exams,
simulations, even video lectures.
6. 6
Open Courses
• Developed by SME faculty
• Free, self-paced, faculty-supported
• Mirror their sister-university courses
• 2,345 registrations since January 2014
-Learning Recognition Course – 658
-Introduction to Management – 262
-Developing a Personal Financial Plan - 260
7. 7
Course Assessments
• Leading to college credit
• Supported by the open courses
• Available to any learner
Tools to Maximize Prior Learning
Learning Recognition Course (LRC100)
• Free, self-paced open course
• Assessed by SME faculty
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• Maximizes transfer credit
• Offers flexibility to earn undergraduate credit for
learning from MOOCs and work/life experiences
• Applies to a wide variety of possible careers based on
your interests
• Uses a subscription model
Degree Program
9. 9
• Approximately 3,666 unique learners have accessed
the OC@KU open courses and have registered for
4,402 courses
• 93 have submitted prior learning portfolios for
assessment
• Learners have received college credit for 567 courses
as a result of the portfolio assessment
The evidence is positive
10. 10
Students expressed their
needs:
• Support
• Responsiveness
• Accurate information
• Support from family
The evidence is positive – student feedback
Being the one making
their decisions:
• Positive
• Course choice is #1
• Pace is #2
• Different from other
college experience
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What we do well:
• Nearly everything
• Praise for advisors (by
name)
• Program structure
• Linking PL to credit
The evidence is positive – student feedback
Common themes:
• Transparency
• Personalized
• Process not goal
• Growth happens when
they want it
What things are most important to your success as a BSPR student?
Talk about your perception of being the one driving your own learning. Contrast this with previous college experiences.
Who do you see as part of the OC@KU team?
What is the OC@KU team doing well?
What are things the OC@KU team can improve?
What things are most important to your success as a BSPR student?
Talk about your perception of being the one driving your own learning. Contrast this with previous college experiences.
Who do you see as part of the OC@KU team?
What is the OC@KU team doing well?
What are things the OC@KU team can improve?
