EDUCAUSE Conference 2013 Highlights & Themes

Debbie Morrison

Online Learning Insights

Overview

Slideshare Contents: – Conference Details – Conference Highlights– Themes from Teaching and Learning Track– Key Takeaways – Conference-related Resources

Conference Details• October 15 – 18, 2013• Anaheim Convention Centre, CA• Keynotes, Sir Ken Robinson, Jane McConigal, Paul Leblanc• Twitter #edu13• 7000 + participants representing 52 countries• 300 sessions and seminars categorized into five tracks:

– 1) Enterprise and Infrastructure, – 2) Data/information Access and Management– 3) Services and Support, – 4) Leadership and Management* – 5) Teaching and Learning*

* content of this slideshare is based upon sessions within these tracks

HIGHLIGHTSConference

Keynote with Sir Ken Robinson

• Digital culture is changing the face of the earth

• The digital revolution has just begun

• Imagination generates ideas: innovation puts ideas into practice

• Educators need to allow for creativity by not seeking the ‘right’ answer

• YouTube: Exercise in Creativity

Leading a Culture of Innovation

Thursday Keynote: Jane McGonigal

Featured Session: Digital Learning Initiative Open Networks for Social and Connected Learning, Dr. M. Ito

• How can learners make the

most of today’s abundance of

information and social media?• How kids learn has changed

but school has not• Connected Learning for youth

= Interests, peer culture &

academics• We need to meet students

where they are & help them

find their interests/passions• dmlcentral.net

Closing Keynote: Paul Leblanc

• College for America first degree program to be untethered from the credit hour

• Competency-based learning designed for working adults

• Program reduced costs by disaggregating components of the traditional education model resulting in affordable degree options

• Program provides a solution for students -- helps them achieve a better life through education

Disaggregation and Innovation in Education: Charting a Course Through Turbulent Times

Paul LeBlanc PhD, President ofSouthern New Hampshire University 

THEMESConference

Themes from Teaching & Learning Track

1. Competency-Based Education

2. Personalized Learning

3. Disaggregation

1. Competency Based Education• Competency education:

– Competency assessment replaces the credit hour (seat time) with student mastery of specified skill set

– Traditional transcripts replaced with reports that include e- portfolios with work samples and projects demonstrating mastery

– Prior learning assessment: credit granted for prior learning/work experience

• Conference included sessions from institutions sharing degree granting education models developed with funds from Next Generation Learning Challenges program– Ten grants awarded to institutions to develop and launch their

Breakthrough model for college completion

Example: College for America Competency Degree Program

Image from College for America presentation by Paul Le BlancAward recipient of Next Generation Learning Challenges

Example: University Now, Competency Degree Program

• Two schools are within the University Now framework, New Charter University and Patten University

• Self-paced, tied to competencies, outcomes based• Proctored assessments• Flat fee tuition paid by month or term, does not accept financial aid• Award recipient of NGLC research grant

Example: The Global Learning Qualifications Framework

• SUNY Empire state college is developing a framework to assess university-level learning, regardless of where it was required

• The Model provides a structure to assess ‘untethered’ learning, in other words it does not rely upon the credit hour format to assess learning

Competencies: Key Takeaways• Competency-based education is viewed as a promising model for

higher education given its potential to reach non-traditional students, is gaining acceptance from institutions and employers

• Competency-based systems create multiple pathways to graduation, serves diverse population of learners resulting in expanded base of educated individuals

• Competency education is gaining acceptance given the Department of Education’s support—promotes competency education as an effective method, provides funding

• Degree programs developed from scratch, face fewer barriers than those trying to fit program into traditional education models

2. Personalized LearningStudents are in the center of learning paradigm…

• “Curriculum is individualized” session: Competency Based Education

• Advice to tech leaders “The student will be in the driver’s seat” “start with the student in mind – design the way you interact with them” session: The four futures of IT and Their Implications for CIOs

• Mobile devices create need for learner-centered approach

• Platforms with Intervention Dashboards where learning analytics trigger responses to individual student needs determined by keystroke patterns

• Ed tech applications allow student control over learning, i.e. with lecture capture systems, mobile access to content

Examples: Personalized Learning

Personalized Learning: Key Takeaways• The Personalized learning movement is fueled by:

– student data collected by institutions for learning analytics – student demand for learning anytime, anywhere with mobile device– competency-based approach which adapts learning to students’

previous experience, prior learning

• Cultural norms and values have changed as a result of technology use: learners will expect accessible learning tools, learning that will fit their needs and wants---institutions will need to adapt accordingly

• Personalized learning will develop and grow as analytics provides more customized data: face-to-face instructors will need to adapt by using data available on each student: learners will expect feedback and instruction customized to their needs

3. Disaggregation• The disaggregation--separating of operational functions within a

university system [assessment, athletic departments, counseling, etc.] is called unbundling, disaggregating or untethering

• Fueled by political pressures to reduce costs and make education more accessible

• As institutions look for ways to differentiate their programs, reduce costs, and raise quality to attract students—disaggregation is viewed as a method to do so

Examples of Models using Disaggregation

Disaggregation: Key Takeaways• Many higher education institutions will consider disaggregation within

their operational systems as political pressure mounts to reduce costs

• Creative analysis of traditional education operations will present challenges for institutions– existing systems lack flexibility

• The significant funding available for exploring new degree models, i.e. through next generation learning challenges, will create numerous new degree granting models within next few years

• New models will not replace traditional models anytime soon, but traditional models will need to become more cost efficient, and in some cases more effective

RESOURCESConference-related

Conference-related Resources:• EDUCAUSE 2013: The Future of Higher Ed, Storify by Chronicle of

Higher Ed• Public Webcasts, EDUCAUSE Conference 2013• Digital Poster Gallery, EDUCAUSE Conference 2013• Breakthrough Models for College Completion, NGLC Slideshare• The Best from EDUCAUSE 2013, EDTECH• Higher Education Is a Massively Multiplayer Game, Jane McGonigal

Keynote, October 17, 2013• Disaggregation and Innovation in Education: Charting a Course Throu

gh Turbulent Times, Paul LeBlanc Keynote, October 18, 2013

• Rob’s Report from EDUAUSE #edu13, OER Research Hub

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