DIY U: The Transformation of Higher Education

Anya KamenetzSunGard Summit 2011

March 21, 2011

My lenses: Gen Y repFaculty brat

media

Journalist

The Cathedral of Rationality

1088 A.D.

2010 A.D.

200050m

2010120m

2025250m??

Global Demand

Tuition Trends

Full Cost of PUBLIC BA: $112,520 Source: College Board

UP 24% in just 5 years! (2005 06 to 2010 11)‐ ‐

mostly Loans <---

*Two-thirds of BAs have federal

student loans. (less than ½ in 1993).

*Average indebtedness: $24,000*10-year default rate for the highest borrowers: 1

in 5. And rising.

Loans Are a Way of Life.

Why the Tuition Spiral?

•Massification•Cost Shifting•Student Loans•Baumol’s Disease

And then there’s the really tough question:

is our children learning?

45 percent demonstrated no significant gains in critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and written communications during the first two years of college.

36 percent of students did not show any significant Improvement over four years.

Cost +Access +Quality = The Case for Radical Innovation

CHANGEis

COMING

The Future is Open

Content+Socialization+Accreditation

Content(what to learn)+ Socialization(how to

learn)+Accreditation (why to

learn)

OpenContent

Shareable—Saves Time

Your Text Here

Shareable—Saves Faculty Time

Attractive/Accessible

“a platform for spreading ideas” – Chris Anderson

Attractive/Accessible

Updated Constantly

Greater Public Benefit

Adaptive, Measurable ResultsAdaptive, Measurable Results

Free or affordableFree or Affordable

Traditional Textbooks= $100-200 each, $1000/year

Open Source Textbooks=Free to $29.95 each

OpenSocialization

Personal Learning Networks

“Left to his own devices, he couldn’t make a toaster.”

The modern world is complex.Knowledge Networks make it simpler

We help each other learn

Formalizing Peer Learning

Study Across Institutions

Facebook to improve school?

OpenAccreditation

Institutions may specialize in assessment

…or portability

supplement the need for diplomas

Professional networks can bypass/supplement diplomas

The Old Way

The New Way

Experiences

Networks

Goals

Portfolio

C

Internships

mentors

Self-discovery

Web

PersonalLearning Networks

peers

From Baumol’sDisease…

to Moore’s law?

National Center for Academic Transformation

• Technology: “Emporium,” hybrid, automated assessment, adaptive learning software

• Costs -39 percent average• Outcomes improved by: test scores, grades,

information retention, student persistence, student satisfaction, and graduation rates

Thencat.org

Open University of Catalunya

• 100% online• Cost of operation 50% of state average• 200 professors & 2500 “online mentors” for

50,000 students.• Enrollment of fresh high school graduates has

gone from 1% to 25% since 2007

Full graduate program-expanded capacity

From The Cathedral …

to ….?

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