Supporting the Completion
Agenda with OER
Lisa LaVigna,
Executive Director of Outreach
Excelsior College
Agenda
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Introductions
What is OER?
Advantages
Disadvantages
Discussion / Share Best Practices
Q&A (but please feel free to interrupt)
Definitions
OER
Open Educational Resources
OpenStudy
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Lecture notes
Videos of classroom lectures
Lessons designed for online world
Courses / MOOCs
Discussion groups
Physics lecture
Khan Academy
Open
University
Open Educational Resources
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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
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Best Practices
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Supplement Courses/Flip Classroom
Remedial support/College Readiness
Lower Costs
Preparing for Assessment
Supplemental Materials
Supplemental Materials
Supplemental Materials
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
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
Supplemental Materials
OER and assessment
“What you know is more important than how
or where you learned it.”
Credit should be based on knowledge, not
attendance
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Discussion
How are you using OER?
Questions
Thank you for attending!
Lisa LaVigna llavigna@excelsior.edu
Check out some MOOCs
Here are some links to to sign up for courses.
 http://www.educause.edu/library/massive-open-onlinecourse-mooc
 http://www.mooc-list.com/
 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/education/edlife/mas
sive-open-online-courses-are-multiplying-at-a-rapidpace.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
 http://www.bdpadetroit.org/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar
ticle&id=57:moocs-top-10-sites-for-free-education-withelite-universities&catid=29:education&Itemid=20
Sources
Here are some links to my sources
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_educational_resources
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http://www.learndash.com/mooc-latest-trends-infographic/
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http://www.elearnhub.org/mooc-infographic/
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http://www.wiredacademic.com/2013/03/infographic-mooc-completion-rates/
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http://www.classesandcareers.com/education/2013/07/10/infographic-how-many-students-arecompleting-free-online-courses/
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http://www.katyjordan.com/MOOCproject.html
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOOC
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http://vcharkarn.com/uploads/images/MOOC.png
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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/MOOCs-Tearing-Down-the-Ivory-Tower-78909.html
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http://moocsatwork.com/blending-mooc-on-public-speaking-at-jlt-group/
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http://www.ecampusnews.com/research/mit-harvard-mooc-266/
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http://www.insidehighered.com/booklets
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http://www.ecampusnews.com/online-learning/harvard-mooc-187/?
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http://www.educationnews.org/online-schools/moocs-could-prove-disruptive-to-latin-america-higher-ed/
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http://chronicle.com/article/5-Ways-That-edX-Could-Change/134672/?cid=wc
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http://www.technologyreview.com/news/506336/online-courses-put-pressure-on-universities-in-poorernations/
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http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2013/06/25/5-reasons-international-studentsshould-consider-moocs
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http://knowledgeempowered.com/who-take-moocs/
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http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2013/06/25/5-reasons-international-studentsshould-consider-moocs
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http://www.yourtrainingedge.com/how-moocs-are-used-in-workplace-training/