introducing ellucian brainstorm ellucian’s new cbe lms
TRANSCRIPT
Introducing Ellucian Brainstorm Ellucian’s new CBE LMSMark Jones
Chief Product Officer
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
What is competency based education and why is it important?
CBE is a flexible, go-at-your-own pace delivery model that uses outcomes to measure progress and mastery
CBE allows students to engage in customized academic experiences where they are in control, advancing through their coursework at their own pace as they demonstrate competencies.
There is a belief that CBE is a more efficient delivery model for some students and may be particularly well-suited to non-traditional students that would otherwise struggle with completion
2
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
What are the potential benefits of CBE
An outcomes-based approach recognizes:
The fact that students learn at different speeds
That students may have different levels of preparation
as they enter a given curriculum
That flexibility can be both critical and motivational to
certain students
Benefits may include:
Accelerated program completion
Lower total cost of education
Higher success rates
Enhanced retention through mentoring / coaching
(applied intrusive advising)
3
4
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY.
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
Risks of managing CBE without the right technology solution support
✗ Timeliness Students don’t know if they are on track for completion.
✗ Isolation Online learning in general presents a feeling of loneliness, which needs to be addressed with social learning functionality
5
✗ Accreditation Since most accrediting bodies use seat time as a measure of credit, institutions must document competencies via valid assessments
✗ Compatibility between CBE and non-CBE credits Institutions must provide appropriate transcripts for students who choose to transfer their CBE courses to a non-CBE program
✗ Financial Aid New rules govern how aid can be granted and programs run
✗ Course Management How can I manage the course when everyone’s at a different point?
✗ Student Tracking How do I know if my students are progressing
✗ Scale How can I possibly manage a course with 200 students?
For Faculty
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
Advantages of Managing CBE with the Right Technology
Self-paced Students can accelerate
or take more time when needed
Prior knowledge Students can
leverage skills learned on the job
and in other college courses
Efficiencies Because students are
in control, they can often speed
time to graduation, avoid debt, and
take a more cost-effective path to
a career
6
Increase student success Customized
paths to education can improve retention,
completion and graduation rates
Lower cost CBE presents a scalable,
cost-effective way to meet the needs of
more students
Continual improvement
The availability of big data and analytics
provides increased visibility, which can
help institutions make better decisions
and enhance the learning process
For students For institutions
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
Introducing Ellucian Brainstorm – CBE in a Box
7
+
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
8
Support for Both Competency-
based and Traditional Programs
How Brainstorm helps define and administer CBE curriculum
Broad support for faculty,
mentors and coaches
Grading and assessment tools
for CBE and traditional models
SIS integration and awareness
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
9
Flexible competency definitions and
structures to map to any program
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
10
Re-usable competency libraries
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
11
Built-in assessment tools
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
12
Brainstorm even supports
authenticate assessments
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
13
Question banks promote re-use and
investment in frequent formative
assessment and personalization
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
14
Robust/flexible scoring rubrics
support both traditional and
competency-based learning
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
15
Grading modules support mixed
delivery programs as well
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
16
Coverage reports ideal for
documenting program effectiveness
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
Adaptive pre-test critical to tailoring
content to student
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
27
How Brainstorm helps faculty and coaches
Tools to deliver, coach,
encourage, remind, assess and
administer
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
Integrated reporting & analytics
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
Reminders keep faculty & coaches on track
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
It is clear that to meet the needs of higher education and today’s learner, the NGDLE must support a much wider range of functionality than today’s LMS, including different instructional modes, alternative credit models, personalized learning, robust data and content exchange, real-time and iterative assessment, the social web, and contemporary software design and usability practices. The policy and cultural context at our colleges and universities must also adapt to a world in which all learning has a digital component.
CBE Programs Will Demand - Next Generation
Digital Learning Environments
The NGDLE is an Educause initiative supported by the
Gates Foundation
From Educause NGDLE workshop invitation
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
CBE LMS Requirements Align Perfectly to Next-Gen LMS Requirements
1 Interoperability & Integration
2 Analytics & Assessment
3 Personalization & Customization
4 Collaboration (Inter + Intra)
5 Accessibility
- Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)
- Learning Information (LIS)
- THIN Cartridge
- Caliper Analytics
- QTI/APIP Assessment
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
34
Built-in LTI support insures open
choice and avoids vendor lock-in
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
35
Why LTI support is so important – Small sample of LTI enabled learning resources
© 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED
36
Support for broad set of delivery
models
CBE, Online, Hybrid, Blended, Traditional,
CE/WFD
NGDLE Key Qualities Interoperability, Analytics, Personalization,
Collaboration, Accessibility
Cloud Delivery Designed for native cloud delivery
Integrated Experience Single seamless solution spanning SIS,
LMS, CRM for students and faculty
User Experience Modern, intuitive student, staff and faculty
experience with social
Brainstorm will be the first fully-integrated CBE/LMS solution also designed to meet the NGDLE goals