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Rebecca Frost Davis !Director of Instructional and Emerging Technology!

Disruptive Innovations in Learning Technologies!

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Liberal Education in a Networked World!•  http://rebeccafrostdavis.wordpress.com !•  Slides!•  More examples!

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Disruptive Innovations: MOOC!•  Massive: MOOCs !•  Open: Open Educational Resources !•  Online: Delivery or Learning Network?!!•  Course: Alternative Credentials!

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•  A process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves up market, eventually displacing established competitors !

•  http://www.claytonchristensen.com/key-concepts/ !

Disruptive Innovation!

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MASSIVE!MOOC!

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Massive Open Online Course!

Image  courtesy  of  Phil  Hill  

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•  Industrial (xMOOC)!–  Faculty expert!–  Homogeneous

Network!–  One perfect lecture(r)!–  Knowledge transfer!

•  Networked (cMOOC)!–  Peer learning!–  Heterogeneous

Network!–  Knowledge is situated!–  Knowledge production!

Two Visions for MOOCs!

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Role of Instructor?!•  Content Expert? Performer?!•  Unbundling roles!–  Producer!–  Subject area expert!–  Instructional designer!–  AV!

•  Mentorship?!•  Coaching?!

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OPEN!MOOC!

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(Open) Educational Resources!•  Kahn Academy: www.khanacademy.org/!•  Codeacademy.com!

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Scarcity! Abundance!

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New Roles: Curator!•  Finding educational materials!•  Evaluating educational materials!•  Curating collections of educational materials!•  Connecting materials and learners!

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•  Improve learning resources based on usage data!

•  How do you achieve scale?!

•  How do you adapt resources to your context?!

Big (Learning) Data!

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Open Learning Initiative (OLI)!•  Carnegie Mellon!•  Computer-based, interactive

tutorials and quizzes!•  Customized learning!•  Instant feedback!!

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ONLINE!MOOC!

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“Going  the  Distance:  Online  Educa<on  in  the  United  States”  (2011),  p.  7.            100%                                    MOOC                            Massive  Open  Online  Course  

Online Learning as Delivery Method!

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Blended/Hybrid Learning!•  Combining face-to-face class with online learning!•  Department of Education,

Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning : A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies!

•  Computer-based, interactive tutorials and quizzes that provide customized learning and instant feedback, e.g., Open Learning Initiative modules!

•  Flipping the Classroom!

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Blended Learning in a Liberal Arts Setting!

•  Bryn Mawr College, NGLC grant-funded program!

•  “Using Blended Learning in a Liberal Arts Environment to Improve Developmental and Gatekeeper STEM Course Completion, Persistence, and College Completion” !

•  Open Learning Initiative modules!•  http://nextgenlearning.blogs.brynmawr.edu/!

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New Roles for Delivery Modes?!•  What is the role of the classroom?!•  How best to use face-to-face time?!•  Is online a delivery mode or something more?!

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The World is Flat!•  Tom Friedman!•  Global access to information & people!•  Creating citizens & workers for this context!•  Challenges!–  Developing skills in this context!–  Communicating across domains!

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Networked Courses!•  Local classes in a Larger Network!–  Sunoikisis intercampus courses (ICCs) in advanced

Greek & Latin!–  FemTechNet: Distributed Online Collaborative Course

(DOCC)!–  History Harvest!

•  Aggregate Expertise!•  Share local resources!•  Share local perspective!

Sunoikisis  Network,  Fall  2006  

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COURSE!MOOC!

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MOOCs for Professional Development!

•  Coursera MOOCs: Over 80% have a BA or higher!

•  Business Models!–  Credentialing: Optional certificate for a price!–  MOOCs to discover talent!

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•  Badges!•  E-portfolios!•  Prior Learning

Assessment!•  Competency-based

learning!

Alternative Credentials!

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Discussion!•  Which of these are most disruptive, how, and

why?!–  MOOC!–  Open Educational Resources!–  Online delivery / Networked Learning!–  Alternative Credentials!

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Thank you!St. Edwardʼs University!

Thank you.!St. Edwardʼs University!

Thank you.!St. Edwardʼs University!

Thank you.!St. Edwardʼs University!

Thank you.!St. Edwardʼs University!


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