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Why Open Course Frameworks?
Michael Caulfield, Director of Blended and Networked LearningWashington State University Vancouver
The Future Is Blended
● It (can be) more effective● Students want it● It (might be) cheaper
WE ARE MAKING HEADWAY oN HELPING Professors Evolve PRACTICE
● Facilitating online discussions● Using backend data to make decisions● Navigating multiple new tools● Moving high-impact practices into the classroom
But We Still Have Cottage Industry Model of Production
● Typical incentives: course release, small stipend, nothing.● Typical (additional) time spent: 40-130 hours for 45 hours of online content
● Ratio: 1:1 (low), 3:1 (high).● Typical team size: one.
We Are (Way) Out of Line with What Industry Spends
Source: How Long Does it Take to Create Learning? (Chapman Alliance)
We Are (Way) Out of Line with What Industry Spends
Source: How Long Does it Take to Create Learning? (Chapman Alliance)
Publisher Solution: Advantages
● Marginal Cost Advantage● High-Quality Materials● Data-driven Revision● Increased Specialization
Publisher Solution: Disadvantages
● Cost to Students● Loss of Local Connection/Control/Coherence● Separation from Data● Educational Monoculture
Open Course Frameworks Build on Success of Open Textbooks
Publisher/Open Solution: Advantages
● Marginal Cost Advantage● High-Quality Materials (Getting There)● Data-driven Revision● Increased Specialization
Open Course Frameworks Address Critical Problems
● Cost to Students – Cheaper or Free● Loss of Local Connection – Light repurposing can provide● Separation from Data – Runs in our own systems (not pub. site)● Educational Monoculture – Diversity provided by many remixes and community of
practice.
Open Course Frameworks Are Part of Larger Strategy
● Support Evolving Practice● Provide professional development● Connect with tools and support● Push innovation, not renovation
● Solve the Digital Materials Bottleneck● Now: Identify possible publisher support ● Now: Look for small initial wins● Long Term: Explore and promote Open Course Frameworks use (and cross-institutional
collaboration)
Thank you.
Michael Caulfield
Blog: Hapgood.usGoogle+ : gplus.to/michaelcaulfieldTwitter: @holdenTeaching the Distributed Flip G+ Community: tinyurl.com/distflip