Please join the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) on Tuesday, June 11, 10:00 am (PDT) for a webinar on Competency-based learning and OER. Competency-based learning is gaining traction as institutions strive to personalize learning experiences and decrease time to graduation. Students demonstrate mastery at their own pace through e-Portfolio assessments or on-demand tests and institutions often recommend free or open educational resources (OER) along with prior learning as a source for learning materials. Hear from several higher education experts on how OER and open courses complement competency-based learning to improve student outcomes: Dr. Ellen Marie Murphy, Executive Director of Curriculum and Learning Systems, Ivy Bridge College. Ivy Bridge College is a two-year online institution that streamlines the transfer process to four-year degrees through personalized learning programs. Dr. Chari Leader-Kelley, Vice-President of Learning Counts at the Council for Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL). Learning Counts specializes in the assessment of prior learning for college credit. Currently working with the Saylor foundation to embed portfolio templates into open courses to allow students to demonstrate and reflect upon their learning. Dr. David Shulman, Vice-President of the Virtual Campus and Instructional Technology at Broward College, Florida. Broward College is offering a competency-based MOOC this summer entitled “College Foundations: Reading, Writing, and Math” to provide students with skills to begin college or to prepare for college placement exams. Participant Login Information: There is no need to register in advance but please use the link below on the day of the webinar. You may use a headset or dial-in over the phone if you would like to speak otherwise you can listen directly from your computer speakers and use the chat window.

1. Chari Leader Kelley, LearningCounts
Ellen Marie Murphy, Ivy Bridge College
David Shulman, Broward College
June 11, 2013
Competency-based Learning
and OER

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3. Welcome
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window. Tell us how you heard about
today’s webinar?
– Una Daly, moderator
• Community College Outreach Director at
OCW Consortium

5. Agenda
• CCCOER Introduction
• LearningCounts Project at CAEL
• Personalized Learning and OER at
Ivy Bridge College AltiusEd
• Broward College’s Competency-based
MOOC and OER Initiatives
• Q & A

6. CCCOER Mission
• Promote adoption of OER to enhance
teaching and learning
–Expand access to education
–Support professional development
–Advance community college mission
Funded by the William & Flora
Hewlett Foundation

7. 200+ Community & Technical College

8. Competency-based Learning & OER
e-Portfolio
Assessment
Mastery-
based
Learning
Open
Online
Courses
Personalized
Learning
Transfer
Degrees
Prior
Learning
Credit
OER-
based
Degrees

9. Prior Learning Assessment & OER
Dr. Chari Leader Kelley
Vice-president LearningCounts.org
Council of Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL)

10. OER + PLA = Student Success
T O D AY ’ S P R I O R L E A R N I N G
A S S E S S M E N T A N D H O W T O
L E V E R A G E I T W I T H O E R
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11. Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
A 501(c)(3) non-profit, international organization with nearly
40 years of lifelong learning experience
National leader in PLA best practices, research, and writing
Dedicated to removing barriers to adult learning
Recognized by regional accrediting bodies
L E A R N I N G C O U N T S . O R G 11

12. WHY NOW?
Outcomes,
Competencies,
Accountability, Using
Technology to Scale
Significant
Learning
Outside of
Academia
Economic
Pressures
Changing
Profile of
Learners
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13. WHAT IS PLA and ACC?
Prior Learning Assessment and Advanced College
Credit
Processes for evaluating and demonstrating
knowledge and skills in order to award college credit
for learning from:
On-the-job
learning
Employer &
Workforce
Training
Independent
study, such
as OER
Military
service
Volunteer
service
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14. WHY CPL/PLA?
o Degree/credential completion initiatives
o Focus on retention and persistence
o Leverage learning toward credentials
o Reduce time to completion
o Reduce student debt
o Maintain academic standards and integrity
o Greater availability of free learning
opportunities
o Technology to enable scaling
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15. HOW PLAHELPS: Graduation Rates
Associate
Degree
students are 2
times more
likely to persist
to graduation.
The PLA Effect:
Equal benefits
for all students
Fueling the Race to Postsecondary Success, CAEL, March 2010
15T H E C O U N C I L F O R A D U L T & E X P E R I E N T I A L L E A R N I N G

16. TWO CHOICES FOR SCALE
D O I T Y O U R S E L F
1. Task Force with
faculty
representation
2. Departmental
decisions
3. Faculty training
4. PLA Coordinator
5. Define/price
process
6. Train staff
7. Market service
L E A R N I N G C O U N T S
1. Task Force with faculty
representation
2. Partner with
LearningCounts
3. NCCRS Policy
4. Free training webinars
5. Market service
6. Refer students
7. Receive transcripts and test
scores from PLA sources
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CAEL can help you with either choice to ensure PLA quality.

17. THE PERFECT COMBINATION
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Students who learn from free web
content, like the Saylor
Foundation courses, MOOCs,
Khan Academy, and the
thousands of other learning
resources on the web, can earn
college credit for their college-
level learning at the most
innovative, only online “at scale”
prior learning assessment center
adhering to CAEL’s
Quality Principles for
Prior Learning
Assessment!

18. OVERVIEW
 www.LearningCounts.org Free PLA Credit Predictor
 Complimentary student guidance on all forms of PLA
 Courses to teach students how to discover their own college-
level learning and build portfolios online.
 One portfolio per subject matter, 1-12 credit hours can be
requested per portfolio.
 Portfolios are routed electronically to CAEL-trained faculty
assessors with appropriate subject matter expertise
 Students find out within 2 weeks if credit is recommended or
denied.
 Credits are transcribed on a CAEL/NCCRS Transcript or
directly by colleges and universities
18T H E C O U N C I L F O R A D U L T & E X P E R I E N T I A L L E A R N I N G

19. PLA COLLEGE CREDIT
PREDICTOR TOOL
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20. L E A R N I N G C O U N T S . O R G 20

21. LEARNINGCOUNTS PORTFOLIO
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USING COURSE MATCH – Prove Learning Outcomes attained are equivalent
to a student taking the course in the traditional college classroom
L E A R N I N G C O U N T S . O R G

22. PORTFOLIO CREDITS AWARDED
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Information
Technology
12%
Business/
Human
Resources
32%
Liberal Arts
24% Finance
11%
Communication
11%
Criminal Justice
4%
Vocational
6%
L E A R N I N G C O U N T S . O R G

23. PORTFOLIO SUCCESS RATES
L E A R N I N G C O U N T S . O R G 23
6%
7%
87%
No Credit Earned Partial Credit Earned Full Credit Earned

24. A NEW MODEL
 Saylor Foundation free online courses
 Working to embed a portfolio template for students
who “opt in” for earning college credit through
documenting their learning for a faculty assessor’s
review
 Templates will be evaluated every month (more
frequently if more students participate.
 Students find out if credit is awarded within 2 weeks
of the evaluation date, likely within days!
 LearningCounts transcribes the credit on an
NCCRS-validated transcript and students submit
the transcripts to their colleges.
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25. BECOME A PARTNER!
 It’s easy! We do all of the work for you.
 Refer students to us.
 We guide your students in choosing
exams, requesting ACE, NCCRS, or military
transcripts; and through portfolio development and
assessment.
 Our credit recommendations are determined by
faculty assessors trained by CAEL with subject
matter expertise to determine if credit can be
awarded.
 Make sure your transfer policy includes acceptance
of NCCRS credit recommendation.
 We work with TAACCCT Grants! 25

26. MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
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28. Personalized Learning
Ellen Marie Murphy
Executive Director
Curriculum & Learning Systems
Ivy Bridge College, Altius Education

29. Competency-based
learning and OERs
Ellen Marie Murphy
June 11, 2013

30. Previous experience
• Degree Planning
• Education Planning
• Planning and Finalizing Your Degree Program
• Independent Studies—can include OERs
• Assessment of Prior Learning (PLA)—assessment
of badges and use of OERs

31. •Self-directed placement
•Adaptive English
•Self paced
•Helix
Ivy Bridge

32. •Survey
•Read a text
•Write a paragraph
•Asked to reflect
•Review the syllabus
•Review a “B” paper
Self-directed placement

33. •All homework open all semester
•Can finish early
•Can go back and continue to improve
Competency Math—self pacing

34. •Relies on Faculty for adaptation
•Foundation for self-directed learning
•Builds metacognitive skills
Gates Grant
Fundamentals of College Writing

35. •Personalization
•Horizontal Competencies: collaboration, critical
thinking, metacognition
•Horizontal competencies: writing, reading, etc
Helix

36. Helix cont.
• Big data--analytics

37. Analytics for the student and the instructor

38. •Currently in the process of looking to hire an
individual whose main job will be to provide
advanced OER sourcing capabilities
•Job title: Materials Liaison
On OERs

39. Competency-based and OER
Initiatives
Dr. David Shulman
Associate Vice President
Broward College Online & Instructional
Technology

40. In the beginning…
1990’s Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Competency Based Curriculum Correlated to
the Sunshine State Standards and the Grade
Level Expectations
IBM Learning Village & MDCPS
OERs for district teachers, aligned with grade
level and competencies
Competency-based
and OER Initiatives

41. Example: Competency Based Curriculum
8th Grade Mathematics
Competency-based
and OER Initiatives
COMPONENT OBJECTIVES COMPETENCY
Number Sense,
Concepts, and
Operations
Identifies and explains
the absolute value of a
number.
The student
understands the
different ways numbers
are represented and
used in the real world.

42. Fast Forward to 2013 Broward College
MOOC
Competency-based
and OER Initiatives

43. Example of Broward College MOOC
Competency for Math
Competency-based
and OER Initiatives
COMPONENT OBJECTIVES COMPETENCY
Absolute Value &
Ordering Numbers
The student
understands the
different ways numbers
are represented and
used in the real world.
Knows that the distance
between two numbers
on the number line is
the absolute value of
their difference.

44. Why a competency-based MOOC?
- Supports a personalized approach for each
student
- No need to take a linear path covering all
content
- Student time is devoted to only those
competencies requiring remediation
Competency-based
and OER Initiatives

45. Why a competency-based MOOC?
- Three subject matter expert faculty can
assist students (over 760) at any point in
their progress
- No textbook is used, only OERs specific to
each competency
Competency-based
and OER Initiatives

46. New Course Development with OERs
- Where applicable, OERs are replacing
textbook in new online course development
- Pending contract with Flatworld Knowledge
to supplement existing OER sources (we
will absorb Flatworld costs)
- January 2014 rollout of OER-based A.S. in
Business Administration
(Version 1. traditional, Version 2. Competency-based)
Competency-based
and OER Initiatives

47. TAACCCT* Grant for Competency-based I.T.
Degrees (NOTE: Creative Commons Licensing)
- Broward College, Sinclair CC, Austin CC
- Training from Western Governors University
to develop competency-based degrees
- Launches Fall 2013
- Competency-based, with OERs
*Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training
Competency-based
and OER Initiatives

48. Future Directions
- Increased use of OERs where possible
- Further development of competency-based
certificates and degrees
Competency-based
and OER Initiatives

49. Join Us at
OCW Consortium
• Information: Stay in the loop on
issues in open education.
• Collaboration: Participate in
community, attend webinars, join our advisory
board.
• Collective Visibility: Gain global exposure
through OCWC’s website and shared media
• Direction: Provide direct input to OCWC’s
focus on community colleges.

50. Help us choose fall webinars …
A. Finding open textbooks
B. Going mobile with OER
C. MOOCs at Community Colleges
D. Universal Design and OER
E. TAACCCT and other OER Projects
F.Other (please type in chat window)

51. Stay in the Loop
• Upcoming Conferences
- Online Teaching Conference (June 20-21)
- Open Education Conference (Nov 6-8)
• CCCOER Advisory group meets monthly
– http://oerconsortium.org

52. Thank you for attending!
Please type your question in the chat window or
raise your hand to speak
Contact Information
Una Daly unatdaly@ocwconsortium.org
Chari Leader Kelley cleader-kelley@cael.org
Ellen Marie Murphy murphy.ellenmarie@gmail.com
David Shulman dshulman@broward.edu

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