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Slides from my presentation to SunGard Summit on March 21, 2011. More at DIYUBook.com
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DIY U: The Transformation of Higher Education
Anya KamenetzSunGard Summit 2011
March 21, 2011
My lenses: Gen Y repFaculty brat
media
Journalist
The Cathedral of Rationality
1088 A.D.
2010 A.D.
200050m
2010120m
2025250m??
Global Demand
Tuition Trends
Full Cost of PUBLIC BA: $112,520 Source: College Board
UP 24% in just 5 years! (2005 06 to 2010 11)‐ ‐
mostly Loans <---
*Two-thirds of BAs have federal
student loans. (less than ½ in 1993).
*Average indebtedness: $24,000*10-year default rate for the highest borrowers: 1
in 5. And rising.
Loans Are a Way of Life.
Why the Tuition Spiral?
•Massification•Cost Shifting•Student Loans•Baumol’s Disease
And then there’s the really tough question:
is our children learning?
45 percent demonstrated no significant gains in critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and written communications during the first two years of college.
36 percent of students did not show any significant Improvement over four years.
Cost +Access +Quality = The Case for Radical Innovation
CHANGEis
COMING
The Future is Open
Content+Socialization+Accreditation
Content(what to learn)+ Socialization(how to
learn)+Accreditation (why to
learn)
OpenContent
Shareable—Saves Time
Your Text Here
Shareable—Saves Faculty Time
Attractive/Accessible
“a platform for spreading ideas” – Chris Anderson
Attractive/Accessible
Updated Constantly
Greater Public Benefit
Adaptive, Measurable ResultsAdaptive, Measurable Results
Free or affordableFree or Affordable
Traditional Textbooks= $100-200 each, $1000/year
Open Source Textbooks=Free to $29.95 each
OpenSocialization
Personal Learning Networks
“Left to his own devices, he couldn’t make a toaster.”
The modern world is complex.Knowledge Networks make it simpler
We help each other learn
Formalizing Peer Learning
Study Across Institutions
Facebook to improve school?
OpenAccreditation
Institutions may specialize in assessment
…or portability
supplement the need for diplomas
Professional networks can bypass/supplement diplomas
The Old Way
The New Way
Experiences
Networks
Goals
Portfolio
C
Internships
mentors
Self-discovery
Web
PersonalLearning Networks
peers
From Baumol’sDisease…
to Moore’s law?
National Center for Academic Transformation
• Technology: “Emporium,” hybrid, automated assessment, adaptive learning software
• Costs -39 percent average• Outcomes improved by: test scores, grades,
information retention, student persistence, student satisfaction, and graduation rates
Thencat.org
Open University of Catalunya
• 100% online• Cost of operation 50% of state average• 200 professors & 2500 “online mentors” for
50,000 students.• Enrollment of fresh high school graduates has
gone from 1% to 25% since 2007
Full graduate program-expanded capacity
From The Cathedral …
to ….?
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