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With apologies to the great twentieth century philosopher, Don Henley, this talk looks back to the reasons we did learn and looks forward to some of the ways technology might help us to learn for the future.
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Open Learningor
I saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac
You can’t look back you can never look back.Don Henley
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Why we learn.
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The censor
The Censor
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Prepared to be a citizen.
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“The Board believes this environment calls for a much faster pace of change in administrative structure, in governance, in financial resource development and in resource prioritization and allocation. We do not believe we can even maintain our current standard under a model of incremental, marginal change. The world is simply moving too fast.”
Other Examples?
2 key trends
2008, 2009, 2011
Open online courses
Analytics
http://www.slideshare.net/sbs/learning-analytics-dream-nightmare-or-fairydust
Albany Technical College: The Student Tracking and Retention Services (STARS) Program is designed to serve high‐risk students by personally connecting them with counselors… The STARS program has increased the retention rate to 87% compared with rates prior to this intervention (68.3%), and STARS has also increased Academic Affairs and Student Affairs collaboration while generating new ideas and ways of helping students. http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/NGLC003.pdf
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Pearson VUE delivers certification and licensure tests through the world’s largest network of test centers in 165 countries across the world.
Open learning innovation or
Business innovation?
1. allow for certificates of mastery to be earned by able learners
2. conducting significant research on how students learn.
Edxonline FAQ
“These [Online] offerings don't provide the same quality as in-class instruction.”David McAlpine, president of the board of directors for the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages USNews
Quality?Simple vs. Complex
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Foundational
Quality is easily assessed.We can create a plan for foundational learning, or it will be created for us
Decision Making
Why do I teach?
To instruct the mass of our citizens in these, their rights, interests and duties, as men [sic] and citizens” Thomas Jefferson
Prepare students for uncertainty
Rhizomatic learningEmbracing uncertainty
Community as the curriculumCheating as sharingStudent responsibility for decision making
The technology
• Allows them to collaborate in and out of class• Tracks them in open spaces• Allows them access to an indefinite amount of
content• Forces them to make decisions
The technology
• Allows them to collaborate out of class• Tracks them in open spaces• Allows them access to an indefinite amount of
contentAnd
• Discover like minded people• Participate in the field
1 Final Point
Either we decide what the new technology means… or someone else does.
@davecormier
Embrace uncertainty
