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Supporting the Completion Agenda with OER

Supporting the Completion Agenda with OER. Lisa LaVigna, Executive Director of Outreach Excelsior College. Agenda. Introductions What is OER? Advantages Disadvantages Discussion / Share Best Practices Q&A (but please feel free to interrupt). Definitions. OER.

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Supporting the Completion Agenda with OER

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  1. Supporting the Completion Agenda with OER Lisa LaVigna, Executive Director of Outreach Excelsior College

  2. Agenda • Introductions • What is OER? • Advantages • Disadvantages • Discussion / Share Best Practices • Q&A (but please feel free to interrupt)

  3. Definitions

  4. OER

  5. Open Educational Resources • Lecture notes • Videos of classroom lectures • Lessons designed for online world • Courses / MOOCs • Discussion groups Physics lecture OpenStudy Khan Academy Open University

  6. Open Educational Resources

  7. Why reinvent the wheel • GOAL: • Reduce Cost of Higher Education • Help Learners complete degrees by providing access to top quality materials and instruction • Spread best of breed content / online materials

  8. Best Practices • Supplement Courses/Flip Classroom • Remedial support/College Readiness • Lower Costs • Preparing for Assessment

  9. Supplemental Materials

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  12. Remediation Use OER as part of a blended learning solution to integrate remediation • Biology (University of Miami) • Math (University of Wisconsin La Crosse) • Excelsior College - imbedded in online courses • B2S program Anne Arundal & UMUC

  13. Lowering Cost of College Use OER to replace text books. • Tacoma Community College: Statewide initiative saved $643,000 • Maricopa Community College: Saved $260,000 in savings on just one course at Scottsdale Community College. Estimated Savings of $100 per student

  14. Supplemental Materials

  15. OER and assessment “What you know is more important than how or where you learned it.” Credit should be based on knowledge, not attendance

  16. Discussion How are you using OER?

  17. Questions Thank you for attending! Lisa LaVigna llavigna@excelsior.edu

  18. Check out some MOOCs Here are some links to to sign up for courses. • http://www.educause.edu/library/massive-open-online-course-mooc • http://www.mooc-list.com/ • http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/education/edlife/massive-open-online-courses-are-multiplying-at-a-rapid-pace.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 • http://www.bdpa-detroit.org/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57:moocs-top-10-sites-for-free-education-with-elite-universities&catid=29:education&Itemid=20

  19. Sources Here are some links to my sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_educational_resources • http://www.learndash.com/mooc-latest-trends-infographic/ • http://www.elearnhub.org/mooc-infographic/ • http://www.wiredacademic.com/2013/03/infographic-mooc-completion-rates/ • http://www.classesandcareers.com/education/2013/07/10/infographic-how-many-students-are-completing-free-online-courses/ • http://www.katyjordan.com/MOOCproject.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOOC • http://vcharkarn.com/uploads/images/MOOC.png • http://www.technewsworld.com/story/MOOCs-Tearing-Down-the-Ivory-Tower-78909.html • http://moocsatwork.com/blending-mooc-on-public-speaking-at-jlt-group/ • http://www.ecampusnews.com/research/mit-harvard-mooc-266/ • http://www.insidehighered.com/booklets • http://www.ecampusnews.com/online-learning/harvard-mooc-187/? • http://www.educationnews.org/online-schools/moocs-could-prove-disruptive-to-latin-america-higher-ed/ • http://chronicle.com/article/5-Ways-That-edX-Could-Change/134672/?cid=wc • http://www.technologyreview.com/news/506336/online-courses-put-pressure-on-universities-in-poorer-nations/ • http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2013/06/25/5-reasons-international-students-should-consider-moocs • http://knowledgeempowered.com/who-take-moocs/ • http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2013/06/25/5-reasons-international-students-should-consider-moocs • http://www.yourtrainingedge.com/how-moocs-are-used-in-workplace-training/

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