The Evolving Ever- Changing Landscape of Technology-Mediated Teaching and Learning Kelvin Bentley VP of Academic Affairs, TCC Connect Campus Tarrant County College District

Opening Questions What external factors are shaping the field of higher education? How can we best overcome these factors? What are examples in which students can earn college credit? What are the challenges to some of these methods? What technologies are a part of your institution’s technology ecosystem? What opportunities and challenges shape this ecosystem?

Factors Shaping Higher Ed Landscape US Economy Reduced state funding Performance- based funding Limited Footprints Employer doubts about the efficacy of credentials

Learning Landscape High School Dual Credit AP IB Prior Learning Military Job-related DIY.edu Straighterline MOOC’s Code Boot Camps Traditional Programs F2F Online Credit vs. Non-credit Evolving Degree Pathways OER Degrees CBE (course-based and direct assessment)

OER Degree Example: Tidewater CC

OER Degree Example: Northern VA CC

Scaling OER Degree Initiatives

TAB Expansion Grant

SNHU’s College for America

Capella’s Flexpath Program

MOOC Example: Georgia Tech

Experimental Sites

Technology Landscape SISLMSCourseware Labs Remote Kits Virtual Course Evals Media Server and Captioning/Transcript Service CRMStudent Authentication ProctoringTutoringAnalyticseTranscripts ePortofolios

Courseware Example: SmartSparrow

Courseware Example: Acrobatiq

Remote Lab Example: NANSLO

Student Authentication: BioSig ID

Transcription and Captioning Example: SpeakerText

Transcription and Captioning Example: Amara

Analytics

Analytics Example: Civitas Learning

Evolving LMS/LRM

Analytics

Questions in the Face of Change What factors will increase the likelihood of the adoption of initiatives like OER degrees and CBE? How will institutions and faculty handle the unbundling of the faculty role? Can institutions fund pilots with expensive initial costs? Is the growing tech landscape becoming too cost-prohibitive? How can we best leverage our faculty and staff to use analytics to help increase retention and graduation rates? How will CBE shape higher ed moving forward? How can we ensure CBE courses are excepted between institutions?

Resources OER Degrees Competency-based Education

Resources (continued) Learning Analytics learning/learning-analytics learning/learning-analytics Financial Aid Experimental Sites

Questions?

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