More Engagement through Digital Course Materials to Facilitate Various Learning Models (233368760)

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Tarrant County College District Blazing the Trail:

More Engagement Through Digital Course Materials to Facilitate Various

Learning Models

Ginny Harbold, Academic Partnership Executive, Courseload

May 1, 2014

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New Education Models

MOOCs

ONLINE EDUCATION

BLENDED LEARNING

FLIPPED CLASSROOM

ADAPTIVESELF-PACED


The World Is Changing

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Costs SkyrocketingCollege tuition continues to outpace median family income and the cost of medical care, food and housing.

Percent Growth Rate From 1982 to 2007 (Adjusted For Inflation)

COLLEGE TUITION AND FEES

MEDICALCARE

MEDIAN FAMILYINCOME

CONSUMERPRICE INDEX

500%

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Source: New York Times

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Activity #1

Grab a Sticky Notes• On the table is an issue or problem that may be part

of a discussion you have with Online Learning. • Discuss with each other and look for similarities – 6

minutes (Consider institution limitations – size, resources, etc.)

• Designate someone at your table to speak for the group.• State what your question was and any eye

opening results that might have occurred during that discussion. - 1 min/table


Activity #2Will seem familiar….

Grab a Sticky Notes• We will hand out another issue or problem that may

be part of a discussion you have with Online Learning.

• Discuss with each other and look for similarities – 5 minutes (Consider institution limitations – size, resources, etc.)

• Designate someone at your table to speak for the group.• State what your question was and any eye opening

results that might have occurred during that discussion. - 1 min/table


Online Questions:

How do you get materials in the hands of the students?

Is the cost of traditional material as issue?

Do you believe that an individual who does not have a digital piece of material to be at a disadvantage?

Will interactive tools help a student interact?


Online Questions:

If your students have different educational tools, how can you measure outcomes?

Do you feel that individuals in today’s society can achieve a position in the workforce and community if they have not learned to interact with technology tools?

Do you believe that Online courses should have flexible schedules?


Tarrant County College District

How do you get materials in the hands of the students? All Access – digital via integration with the LMS

Is the cost of traditional material as issue? YES! Negotiate with publishers for different formats and lower costs Bookstore Contracts



Do you believe that an individual who does not have a digital piece of material to be at a disadvantage? Ability to interact with the materials and have collaboration with faculty and peers.

Will interactive tools help a student interact? Tools are there but how do you communicate their importance to students?



If your students have different educational tools, How can you measure outcomes? Who owns the data? What do you want to measure? Evaluation of alternate content – OER, etc.

Do you feel that individuals in today’s society can achieve a position in the workforce and community if they have not learned to interact with technology tools? Almost all vocations require some interaction with technology.


Tarrant County College DistrictDo you believe that Online courses should have flexible schedules? Life and sanity of faculty Parameters

Where is Tarrant Now?


Outcomes Under Fire

CREDIT HOURS

EMPLOYABILITY

ENROLLMENTS

RETENTION

TIME IN PROGRAMPERSISTENCE

PASSING GRADES COMPETENCIES

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Pedagogy Has Evolved


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Inclusion is Imperative



$600Average Digital

Expense Per FTE/Year

The Promise of Digital Course Materials

Source: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/college-costs/quick-guide-college-costs

$1,200Average Expense

Per FTE/Year

Collaboration and engagement

More effective reading/studying

Access to data

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Success Story: Berkeley College


CHALLENGE:• Students starting terms without

textbooks or not purchasing• Need: More engagement,

full term of learningSOLUTION:• Courseload pilot (5 online courses)• Now in entirety of Berkeley College

Online (~250 sections)


Success Story: Berkeley College

increase in new student retention

of faculty report that Courseload made it easier to engage with students earlier

of faculty report that Courseload offers the same or better value than printed text

of students enjoyed using Courseload

overall increase in new students for Berkeley College Online

RESULTS: 12.5%

7%

74%

90%

81%


What about eTexts?

• If proprietary content is used – you can aggregate demand to negotiate with suppliers, drive lower prices in exchange for volume

• Cheaper for student than used or rental

• Increase in fees but net reduction in overall cost of education


Strategic: Academic Advantages

LOWER COST ALTERNATIVES

(OER, SELF-GENERATED)

OPTIMIZED CONTENT

$

Savings50%

LEVERAGINGLIBRARY CONTENT

RETENTION



READING AND STUDYING

STUDENT-STUDENT

COLLABORATION

Content-Mediated Teaching & Learning

FACULTY-STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

ANALYTICS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES

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+

LOWER COST ALTERNATIVES

(OER, SELF-GENERATED)

OPTIMIZED CONTENT

Savings50%

LEVERAGINGLIBRARY CONTENT

RETENTION




C-ACCESS FROM DAY 15

B+ACCESS FROM DAY 1

Strategic Content Access

• Students do better with access to all content from day one

• Enables full term of learning

Single Sign-on through LMS

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Learning through Content Engagement



StudentsLike CourseloadACCESS:• No heavy backpack• Anywhere, anytime, from any device• Reliability• Offline access• Longer access periods

AFFORDABILITY:• Lower costs• Saves time searching for texts & figuring

out assignments

QUALITY:• Common toolset• Greater collaboration and engagement• Better note-taking, studying • User experience matches recreational

applications


FacultyLike CourseloadACCESS:• No heavy backpack • Anywhere, anytime, from any device• Reliability• Offline access• Longer access periods


out assignments


applications


AdministratorsLike CourseloadACCESS:• No heavy backpack • Anywhere, anytime, from any device• Reliability• Offline access• Longer access periods


out assignments


applications


Why Partner with Courseload?

Major economic and academic advantages available to (institution name) with digital course materials.

Institutional approach can optimize those advantages.

Courseload has the technology, expertise and services to best support an institutional approach:• Built to innovate• Expert in navigating

transition to digital• Leader in

accessibility• Track record of

superior partnership

START

A pilot is an easy way to get started.


Why Partner with Courseload?

• Major economic and academic advantages available to (institution name) with digital course materials

• Institutional approach can optimize those advantages

• Courseload has the technology, expertise and services to best support an institutional approach – Built to innovate– Expert in navigating transition to digital– Leader in accessibility– Track record of superior partnership

• A pilot is an easy way to get started

Partnering with Courseload

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“ The same level of exceptional service has always been present when interacting with Courseload. Team members are incredibly responsive, efficient, and competent.”

— LIBRARIANMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

“ I have found your team terrific and very responsive and proactive - kudos on creating such a user-focused company. It's a model most tech companies would do well to emulate.”

— UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATOR



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