open education revolution: from open access to open credentialing
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Online Teaching Conference Presentation on how Open Education has changed from Open Access to Open Credentialing. Presentation by Una Daly, Community College Outreach Manager at OCW.TRANSCRIPT
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Una Daly OCW Community College Outreach Manager
Open Education Revolution:
From “Open Access”
to “Open Credentialing”
Open Education Revolution:
From “Open Access”
to “Open Credentialing”
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Una Daly
Community College Outreach
OCW Consortium
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Tell us a little about yourself ...
• Your Name• Your Organization
• Interest/Experience in Open Education
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Overview
• Open Education is a Changing …
• Open Courseware to Open Credentials
• Certificates & Credentials
• Community College Connection
• Open Education at your Campus
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
The times are a changing …
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2001 Creative Commons
2002 MIT Open Courseware
2004 OCW Consortium
2007 Community College Consortium OER
2008 Age of the MOOC
2009 Peer-2-Peer University
2010 OER University, Badges 2011 Stanford AI MOOC
2012 Udacity, Coursera, edX
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
OCW Mission“Advance formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of
free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.”
Over 250 institutions in 46 Countries
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Growth 2003-2011
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Open Courseware
Open Access to:
– Video Lectures– Syllabi– Course notes
• No active Participation– No certification for self-learners
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advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
OCW User Profiles
OCW Survey Summer 2011
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Non-traditional learners needproof of learning
• Credentials or certificates from accredited institution
• Skill badges
CC-By-NC Licensed by yeyeniMozilla open badges
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Post-secondary Credentials• Certificates fastest growing
– 22% of total 2010, 6% in 1980– Costs less, quicker, more salary
• Catalyst for college degree– 33% certificate holders have degree– 66% earn certificate first
• Public & Private 2-Year: 70% certificates
Certificates: Gateway To Gainful Employment and College Degrees, Georgetown University, June 2012.
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advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
OER University
• Focus on open assessment strategies
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Non-Traditional Learners NeedCommunity
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Entering the Age of the MOOC
• Massive (> 1000 students)
• Online (social networks)
• Open (enrollment, content)
• Course (expert facilitators)Image: cc-by-nc-sa eleni zazani
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Stanford MOOC Fall 2011
• 160,000 registrants worldwide
• 200 on campus students
• Homework, Quizzes, Forums
• 20,000 completion certificates
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Udacity.com We believe university-level education can be
both high quality and low cost. Using the economics of the Internet ...
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Certificates for a fee: Pearson Testing Centers
Hiring now …
Intro to StatisticsIntro to Statistics
Software TestingSoftware Testing
Web Application EngineWeb Application Engine
Intro to Computer ScienceIntro to Computer Science
Intro to PhysicsIntro to Physics
AlgorithmsAlgorithms
LogicLogic
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Coursera.org We offer high quality courses from the top
universities, for free to everyone.
Peer Assessments, Completion Certificates available.
Princeton, Stanford, UC Berkeley, U Michigan, U Pennsylvania, and more partners planned
Intro to StatisticsIntro to Statistics
Human Computer InteractionHuman Computer Interaction
PharmacologyPharmacology
Machine LearningMachine LearningPoetryPoetry
Intro to SociologyIntro to Sociology
FinanceFinance
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
MITx and Harvard
• Open enrollment: Circuits & Electronics
• Student-student, professor-student interaction
• Credentials for modest fee
• Open source online learning platform– Computer-aided assessment
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Who takes MOOCs?
• Coursera Machine Learning– 41% software, 9% other professionals– 33% students (grad 20, under 12%)
– 39% just curious– 30.5% sharpen skills for current job– 18% want to get better job
Inside Higher Ed, Steve Kolowich, June 5 2012
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Who takes MOOCs?
• Udacity– 75% want to sharpen skills on current
job or get a better job.
– Mixture of students and professionals
Inside Higher Ed, Steve Kolowich, June 5 2012
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Where do they live?• Coursera: 74% of students outside U.S.
• Brazil• Britain• India • Russia
• Udacity– A great majority live abroad
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
What is the Community College Connection?
• Open Enrollment
• Target Audience– Students pursuing credentials– Professionals and self-learners
• Affordability
• Flexible Learning
• Credentials: Degrees, Certificates
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CCCOER History
Dr. Martha Kanter
U.S. Undersecretary of Education (2009-12)
• Founded 2007
• Growth to 200+ colleges
• Joined OCW Consortium
Funded by William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Mission• Promote adoption of OER to enhance
teaching and learning.
– Expand access to education
– Support faculty development to find, create, and reuse OER.
– Advance community college mission
Community College Consortium for OER
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Washington’s Open Course LibraryA collection of openly licensed (CC-BY) educational
materials for 81 high-enrollment college courses
Project Goals:
1.Lower textbook costs for students
2.Improve course completion rates
3.Provide new resources for faculty
Please visit: http://opencourselibrary.org
Credit: Timothy Valentine & Leo Reynolds CC-BY-NC-SA
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
• Art Appreciation• Calculus I• Calculus II• Calculus III• Cultural Anthropology• Elementary Algebra• Engineering Physics I• English Composition I• English Composition II• General Biology with Lab• General Chemistry with Lab I• General Chemistry with Lab II• General Chemistry with Lab III• General Psychology• Human Anatomy and Physiology 1• Human Anatomy and Physiology 2• Intermediate Algebra• Introduction To Business• Introduction to Chemistry (Inorganic)• Introduction To Literature I• Introduction To Logic
• Introduction To Oceanography• Introduction To Philosophy• Introduction to Physical Geology• Introduction to Statistics• Lifespan Psychology• Macroeconomics• Microeconomics• Music Appreciation• Physical Anthropology• Pre-College English• Precalculus I• Precalculus II• Principles of Accounting I• Principles of Accounting II• Public Speaking• Research for the 21st Century • Technical Writing• Try College / College Success Course• US History I• US History II• US History III
26http://www.opencourselibrary.org/phase-1-courses
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Priorities 2012-13
• Document impact of OER on teaching and learning
• Promote integration of OER into curricula
• Continue Educational Outreach
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Education Webinars 2012
Month Topic
January 31 Open Math Home Assessment Systems
February 28 Writing Commons: Open Textbook Community
March 27 Fostering OER-friendly policies at your college
May 1st Finding and Selecting High Quality OER
May 2nd A Revolution in Learning: Community College Consortium for Open Education Resources
May 22 Open Course Library : Public Speaking Open Course
June 26 Faculty Perceptions of OER and Pedagogy of OER
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Help Us Grow
Community College Consortium for OER
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Why Join?
• Information: Stay in the loop on issues in open education.
• Collaboration: Participate in community, attend webinars, join the advisory board.
• Collective Visibility: Gain global exposure through OCWC’s website and shared media exposure.
• Direction: Provide direct input to OCWC’s focus on community colleges.
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Questions?
Join our Advisory Group, Stay in the Loop
http://oerconsortium.org
Una Daly