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 Open Educational Resources OpenStudy Lecture notes Videos of classroom lectures Lessons designed for online world Courses / MOOCs Discussion groups Physics lecture Khan Academy Open University 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 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 17 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 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-arecompleting-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-poorernations/ http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2013/06/25/5-reasons-international-studentsshould-consider-moocs http://knowledgeempowered.com/who-take-moocs/ http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2013/06/25/5-reasons-international-studentsshould-consider-moocs http://www.yourtrainingedge.com/how-moocs-are-used-in-workplace-training/