Stephanie WeeksVP User Experience

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Wade WeichelSr. Product Manager

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EDUCATION BEYOND CLASSROOM WALLS1

9th

Cen

t.

Reach, Service

Engaging materials

Student / instructor

real-time interactions

Cost, Time and

location shift

Scale, Efficiency,

Global reach

20

00

s

Correspondence Courses

19

40

s

19

70

s1

99

0s

Films and Filmstrips

Satellite + Phone Bridges

Courses on the WWW

MOOCs, OERs

EDUCATIONTRULY GLOBAL

BIG DATAONLINE &MOBILE

EVERYWHERE

INSTITUTIONAL DRIVERS

DRIVER FOR A NEW KIND OF CHANGE

Source: “Measuring Up 2008”, the National Center for Public

Policy and Higher Education.

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

US Unemployment Rates by Age GroupPercent Growth Rate in

Current Dollar Price Since 1982-84

TRADITIONAL

STUDENTS

LEARNERS

85%15%

source NCES

NONTRADITIONALPOST-TRADITIONAL

THE OLD STUDENT JOURNEY

Graduate Job

Search

Change

Degree

Take More

Courses

Build a

Resume

Graduate School

High School Graduate College Graduate

Select an

Institution

Enroll in

Courses

Choose Degree

Jobs &

Careers

Select an

Institution

Skills Required

Choose Degree

Job

Search

Enroll in

Courses

Competencies & Skills

Degrees and Credentials

Enroll in

Courses

Connect to

Employers

Acquire Skills

Multiple Institutions

Collect Badges

and

Achievements

TODAY’S LEARNING EXPERIENCE

POST-TRADITIONAL

LEARNERS

CONSUMER-PREFERENCES/ALTERNATIVE

MODELS

LEARNER-CENTRIC

EDUCATION

LEARNER DRIVERS

BIG DATAONLINE &MOBILE

EVERYWHERE

FLIPPED CLASSROOM

• Simulations, games

• Experiments

• Community Projects

• Arts

• Tests (personalized)

• Video reflections

• Blogs

• Content-rich websites

• Video lectures

• Chat

• Personalized projects

• Creative presentations

Application and Demonstration

Concept Exploration

Experiential Engagement

Making Meaning

Educator-suggested Learner-generated

Combine & Calculate to get a final grade

A

TRADITIONAL GRADING

C

B

COMPETENCY LEARNING

Written Communication

Principles of Cellular Life

Written Communication

Principles of Cellular Life

Proficiency demonstrated

Combine, Review and Assess Mastery

Written Communication

Principles of Cellular Life

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION

LEARNER-CENTRIC

EXPERIENCE

COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT

DIFFERENTIATION

Jobs &

Careers

Select an

Institution

Job

Search

Enroll in

Courses

Enroll in

Courses

Connect to

Employers

Multiple InstitutionsSkills Required

Choose Degree

Competencies & Skills

Degrees and CredentialsAcquire Skills

THE NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Collect Badges

and

Achievements

OPEN BADGES ECOSYSTEM

POST-TRADITIONAL

LEARNERS

CONSUMER-PREFERENCES/ALTERNATIVE

MODELS

LEARNER-CENTRIC

EDUCATION

BIG DATAONLINE &MOBILE

EVERYWHERE

LEARNER-CENTRIC

LEARNING EXPERIENCE

DESIGNING DIFFERENTLY

LEARNERS

85%POST-TRADITIONALLEARNING

EXPERIENCE

ENABLING NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCESExperimental Engagement

Concept Exploration

Application

Making Meaning

ENABLING NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCESExperimental Engagement

Concept Exploration

Application

Making Meaning

ENABLING NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCES

Experimental Engagement

Concept Exploration

Application

Making Meaning

ENABLING POST-TRADITIONAL LEARNERS

OLD INTERACTIONS

COURSE A

Readings

Assessments

Discussions

Grades

COURSE B

Readings

Assessments

Discussions

Grades

COURSE C

Readings

Assessments

Discussions

Grades

NEW INTERACTIONS

Profile

Communication

People

Content

Schedule

Grades

LEARNER-CENTRIC

EDUCATION