1. Digital Content:
This Changes Everything
Tom Caswell
WA State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
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Blackboard World 2012
July 12, 2012
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2. Relax.
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3. CC BY-NC-ND Dreaming Girls Head By: Elfleda http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolinespics/1531
4. The Dream
That everyone have access to high
quality, affordable, accessible learning
opportunities.
It will require we share the educational resources
we produce and that we spend our limited public
resources wisely.
5. The Need
“Nearly one-third of the world’s
population (29.3%) is under
15. Today there are 158 million
people enrolled in tertiary
education1. Projections
suggest that that participation
will peak at 263 million2 in
2025. Accommodating the
additional 105 million students
would require more than four
major universities (30,000
students) to open every week
for the next fifteen years. By: COL
1 ISCED levels 5 & 6 UNESCO Institute of Statistics figures
http://www.col.org/SiteCollectio
2 British Council and IDP Australia projections s/JohnDaniel_2008_3x5.jpg
48. Open as a continuum
• Sharing, access, materials, practice
Individual Standalone Course Materials “Courses” Courses +
Images Modules Open Textbooks Certification
Flickr MIT OCW Open Course Library MITx
OpenLearn Saylor.org Udacity / Coursera
TED-Ed
49. OCL Logo Credits: Timothy Valentine & Leo Reynolds CC-BY-NC-SA
Content
Snippets
Moving Forward
Courses
51. Building Reputation Through
Digital, Open Sharing
Brett Shelton
Assistant Professor
Instructional Technology
& Learning Sciences
Utah State University
Research Interest:
Instructional Games
54. Digital, Open Sharing
Discoverability
New Opportunities
How do you end up on the first page of a
Google search in your field?
What kinds of professional opportunities
could that yield?
56. State Board “Open” Policy
All digital software, educational
resources and knowledge produced
through competitive grants, offered
through and/or managed by the
SBCTC, will carry a Creative Commons
Attribution License (CC BY).
57. Open Course Library
A collection of openly licensed (CC BY) educational
materials for 81 high-enrollment college courses
Project Goals:
1. Lower textbook costs for students
2. Improve course completion rates
3. Provide new resources for faculty
Credit: Timothy Valentine & Leo Reynolds CC-BY-NC-
SA
Please visit: http://opencourselibrary.org
58. Affordability
SBCTC Example:
English Composition I
50,000+ enrollments / year
x $175 textbook =
$8.7+ Million every year
59. Open Course Library
The first 42 courses were
released October 31, 2011
Over 35,000 visits from 125 countries to
http://opencourselibrary.org
Over 80 media mentions worldwide
60. Open Course Library
Initial Impact
In the first year, students will save
$1.1 million in textbook costs
That’s more than we spent to develop
the courses… in year 1.
65. Conclusion
1. Digital + Open: Implement policies and
solutions to encourage content that is both
digital AND open (meaning
free, shareable, adaptable, and editable)
2. Lifelong Learning: Allow course content
to be persistent and discoverable with
tools like CourseSites (so students can
preview lessons before they are officially
enrolled and review them after).
66. Questions?
Tom Caswell
Email: tcaswell@sbctc.edu
Blog: http://tomcaswell.com
Twitter: @tom4cam
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Hinweis der Redaktion
Many of us have a common dream: Thateveryone in the world can attain all the education they desire. That everyone have access to high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities.It will require we share the educational resources we produce and that we spend our limited public resources wisely.
And just like the United States … the rest of the world needs this dream to come true … and quickly… if we are to meet the global demand for higher education.Sir John Daniel, President & CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning notes:What do you think the odds are the world will build four major universities (30,000 students) to open every week for the next fifteen years?
The “iron triangle” suggests institutions are constrained in their ability to adapt.
We start with the Internet. Internet connectivity is virtually everywhere, and it provides the greatest distribution channel we have ever known.When we add digital content to the World Wide Web, we should be able to lower costs, increase access, and increase quality… right?
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In 2010 the State Board approved the first “open” policy.
The Open Course Library is a collection of expertly developed educational materials – including textbooks, syllabi, course activities, readings, and assessments – for 81 high-enrollment college courses. 42 courses have been completed so far, providing faculty with a high-quality option that will cost students no more than $30 per course.