jisc rsc eastern technical managers forum feb 2013 'jisc cetis, wilbert kraan

A strategic overview of emerging educational technologies

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Introduction

• What I'll cover:• high level overview of technology trends relevant to F/HE

• Who I am:• Wilbert Kraan• Assistant Director, Centre for Educational Technology and

Interoperability Standards

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Overview

(Learning) Analytics Research data management Outsourcing, cloud and shared services eTextBooks Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs)

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Analytics

Past Present Future

Information What happened?

(Reporting)

What is happening now?

(Alerts)

What will happen?

(Extrapolation)

Insight How and why did it happen?

(Modelling, experimental design)

What is the next best action?

(Recommendation)

What is the best/worst that can happen?

(Prediction, optimisation, simulation)

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(Learning) Analytics

Potential Optimisation of core processes (e.g. teaching & learning) Anticipate changes 'What if' scenarios

Obstacles Lack of analytics expertise Difficult to get at and process all the relevant data What constitutes 'success' and how do we measure it?

Opportunities Gain more insight in crucial areas Reduce drop-out rates

What's behind the trend? Catch up with other sectors (finance, retail, sports) Increased competition

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Research data management

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Research data management

Potential Efficient sharing/re-use of data will lead to more breakthroughs Data volumes need common infrastructure

Obstacles Home-grown systems culture Wide variety of needs

Opportunities Streamline some processes Share the most obvious infrastructure

What's behind the trend Desire by funding agencies to get more bang for their buck

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Outsourcing, cloud and shared services

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Outsourcing, cloud and shared services

Potential Save money by sharing infrastructure

Obstacles Determining what is common and what is unique Privacy and security

Opportunities Share the most commodified technologies (email, file storage)

What's behind the trend Cost saving Better user experience

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eTextBooks

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eTextBooks

Potential Access to interactive and adapted and/or personalised content

on any device Obstacles

Not clear what works/doesn't work in terms of technology, usability, pedagogy

Lack of interoperability Opportunities

Experiment with new pedagogies Overhaul course content

What's driving this trend? Hardware innovation Territory grab by major vendors (Apple, Amazon, Google) Some publishers looking for a new business model or niche

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Massive Online Open Courses

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Massive Online Open Courses

Potential Whole new way to deliver F/HE Free education for everyone

Obstacles Business model unclear Very large drop-out rates

Opportunities Added value services:

Proctored exams Tutoring Accreditation

What's behind the trend? Desire for low barrier to entry, course sized F/HE Desire to mainstream online learning

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Questions?

More on any of the topics: http://jisc.cetis.ac.uk/ Specifically on analytics:

http://publications.cetis.ac.uk/c/analytics