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A Few Bold Digital Learning Ideas With Implications for the Academe

A Few Bold Digital Learning Ideas With Implications for the Academe. Idea 1: Flexible Start Dates. Short Courses Courses that Start Any Day Courses with no end date. Idea 2: Flexible Content Delivery. Courses that “break-up” the content Students Advance only upon mastery

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A Few Bold Digital Learning Ideas With Implications for the Academe

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  1. A Few Bold Digital Learning Ideas With Implications for the Academe

  2. Idea 1: Flexible Start Dates • Short Courses • Courses that Start Any Day • Courses with no end date

  3. Idea 2: Flexible Content Delivery • Courses that “break-up” the content • Students Advance only upon mastery • Competency Based Education • Prior Learning Assessments

  4. Idea 2: Flexible Pricing • Prime Time Pricing • Guaranteed Price • Discounts from Campus Price • Discounts for Progress • Free Content – Pay for the credit • Pay per semester • Pay if you pass • No non-resident price

  5. Idea 3: Disbursed Tutoring • Tutors/Assistance not located near students • Crowdsourcing • Academic Coaches • Instructional Connections • Smarthinking.com • Brainfuse.com

  6. Idea 4: Free Content/Courses • OER – Open Educational Resources • eTexts (e.g. Flat World Knowledge) • Free Lectures • Khan Academy • Educational Portal Academy • iTunesU • TED-ED • Udemyhttp://www.udemy.com

  7. Idea 5: Complex Consortia

  8. Idea 5: Complex Consortia • Bring together dispersed experts • Sustain small programs • Support specialized areas of study

  9. Idea 6: Targeted Marketing • Target Specific Student Populations • International Expansion Possibilities

  10. Idea 7: Master Course/Master Teacher The notion that there is a “best course” or “best teacher” for a given subject

  11. Idea 8: Certificates/Badges Awards for Competencies Short of a degree

  12. Idea 9: Sophisticated Learning Analytics • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNlCBy07z08

  13. Idea 9: Sophisticated Learning Analytics Using data to learn how students learn so that we can intervene/guide/refine our teaching

  14. Idea 10: Personalized Learning • Students have different learning styles, perhaps material should be presented in multiple ways • Flipped Classroom • The market will likely demand it • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P81bb0Tzwbo

  15. Questions/Discussion

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