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What is the future of distance learning?

Kelvin Bentley, Ph.D.
Kelvin Bentley, Ph.D.

The document discusses recent trends in distance learning. It outlines factors shaping higher education like workforce needs, state funding cuts, and employer doubts about credentials. Emerging technologies in distance learning covered include open educational resources, adaptive courseware, next generation digital learning environments, learning analytics, digital badges, and competency-based education. The document also discusses strategies to support the future of digital learning like tracking student progress, ensuring accessibility and academic integrity, and continual quality improvement.

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Whats New in Distance Learning? Kelvin Bentley eLearning Consultant
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Factors Shaping Higher Ed Landscape Workforce Development Needs Individuals with some college but no degree US Economy Reduced state funding Performance- based funding Limited Footprints Employer doubts about the efficacy of credentials
Factors Shaping the Digital Learning Landscape Expanding Role of OER Adaptive Courseware NGDLE Competency- based Education Student Identity and Academic Integrity Tutoring Analytics eTranscripts
Expanding Role of OER
Lumen Learning
District-Wide OER Initiative
OER Degree Example: Tidewater CC
Personalized Learning
Personalized Learning Prior Learning Assessment Adaptive Courseware Microcredentialing and Digital Badges eTranscripts
Prior Learning Assessment
American Council of Educations Alternative Credit Project Source: https://online.dcccd.edu/cd/special-programs/pages/alternative-credit.aspx#accept
Source: http://bit.ly/kctcslearnondemand
Skill Certification: Degreed Source: https://degreed.com/skill-certification
Digital Badges: Credly Example
Adaptive Courseware
Lumen Learnings Waymaker
OpenStax Tutor Beta
Cengage OpenNow
SmartSparrows BioBeyond SRI International compared 1,8000 student course grades across 4 HE institutions: Improvements in student success in 3 of the 4 institutions including ASU and Miami Dade experiencing almost a half letter grade Source: https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/10/02/ada ptive-bio-course-for-non-majors-finds-success-with- simulation-virtual-field-trips.aspx
Courseware in Context Framework
Next Generation Digital Learning Environment
Educauses NGDLE From John OBrien, from Educause: www.tinyurl.com/y75hpuyq
Learning Analytics
Examples of Sources of Data SIS LMS Courseware CRM Other (e.g., tutoring)
LMS Example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm_TvoNpzQg
Online Tutoring Example
Purdue Universitys Pattern http://bit.ly/CTArticleonPattern
Civitas Learning
Words of Caution
Competency-Based Education
Toward a Definition Competency-based education allows students to progress often at their own pace, as they demonstrate mastery-measured through authentic assessment-of a defined set of knowledge and skills. Programs may be organized around traditional course-based units, but this is not required. A majority of the curriculum must include regular and substantive faculty-initiated interaction. Texas A&M University-Commerces Institute of Competency-based Education-March 2016
Redefining the High School Transcript
eTranscript Example: UMUC https://www.imsglobal.org/activity/extended-transcript
What is the future of distance learning?
Strategies to Support the Future of Digital Learning Track and Support Digital Learning Ensure Instructional Content Reflects Universal Design Standards Ensure the Identity of the Digital Learner & Protect Academic Integrity Revise ALT Learn Strategies through Continual Improvement
Track and Support Digital Learning Offer Intrusive advising and nudging Develop and send Early Alerts Courseware Example: Lumen Learning Waymaker Online Tutoring Example: Tutor.com Systems such as Hobsons Starfish Leverage the use of predictive analytics Offer Supplemental Instruction Target poor student success courses such as Math What does this model look like when offered fully online?
Align Instructional Content with UDL Standards Provide ongoing professional development for faculty Include modules on ADA in initial online faculty certification course Invite kick-off semester ADA guest speaker Investigate the feasibility of using an evolving accessibility checker like Blackboards Ally Create and share a rubric to help faculty assess their courses against UDL standards Example: https://ctfd.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/Preliminary-Assessment-of- Faculty-Implementation-of-UDL.pdf
Blackboard Ally
Student Authentication and Academic Integrity
Student Authentication and Academic Integrity How do you know the digital learner is who she says she is? How do you confirm a digital students identity? How do you safeguard against cheating? Plagiarism? How do you ensure that exam questions are not copied and/or posted on online study sites?
Source: http://www.chronicle.com/article/The-New-Cheating-Economy/237587#maincontent
What happened?
Quality Assurance
Source: http://bit.ly/insidehigheredgwu
Source: http://bit.ly/insidehigheredscottsdale
EQUIP, CHEA, and DCCCD Source: https://youtu.be/r5F27FX5iog
Quality Assurance Strategies Review all applicable data (e.g., course grades, course evaluation data, class observations, LMS activity of students and faculty) to determine how best to improve digital learning Form yearly student and instructor focus groups and surveys to discuss and rate, respectively, the quality of overall digital learning efforts Collaborate with employers to assess their satisfaction with KSAs of alumni
An Important Reminder Image Source: https://goo.gl/images/6tCM63
Heres the thing about the future. Every time you look at it, it changesbecause you looked at it and that changes everything else. And Nicholas Cages character in the 2007 movie Next about his ability to see into his future by 2 minutes.
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