Transformative Change Learning Lab Strategies to Scale Change Anaheim, February 3, 2013 Norman Bier Carnegie Mellon University Open Learning Initiative Sam Catherine Johnston CAST

“OPEN” Consortia will Support ALL DOL TAACCCT Grantees

Open Professionals Education Network Helping you meet your grant deliverables

“…as a condition of the receipt of a Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant (“Grant”), the Grantee will be required to license to the public (not including the Federal Government) all work created with the support of the grant (“Work”) under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (“License”).”

“TAACCCT will support institutions that are committed to using data to continuously assess the effectiveness of their strategies in order to improve their program… and build evidence about effective practice..” Strengthen Online and Technology-Enabled Learning

Universal Design for Learning “ All online and technology-enabled courses developed under this SGA must incorporate the principles of universal design in order to ensure that they are readily accessible to qualified individuals with disabilities in full compliance with the Americans with Disability Act and Sections 504 and 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. ”

CAST and OLI CAST is a nonprofit research and development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through Universal Design for Learning. As a recognized leader in Open Education, OLI builds and improves scientifically-based online courses, contributing original research ti improve learning and transform higher education.

oli.cmu.edu An approach to designing, developing, delivering and improving learning experiences

oli.cmu.edu Platform+: Basic Authoring Tools

Services Best Practices (all projects): Apply learning science research and scientific method to OER development, implementation and evaluation. Platform+ (25 projects): Use rich data gathered from student interactions to drive multiple feedback loops for continuous improvement. Co-development (3 teams): Develop OER collaboratively: Teams of TAACCCT grantees with OLI learning scientists, human computer interaction experts & software engineers.

Scaling Up OERs Designing for effectiveness mixed use discovery Improvement adoption

Scaling Up OERs Adoption rests on quality not quantity

Scaling Up OERs Example 1: Learner Variability

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oli.cmu.edu National STEM Consortium Pathways STEM Bridge Fastrack, Remediation

oli.cmu.edu STEM Readiness Core Skills Course This core skills course is intended for students in need of a refresher in basic math, communications and professionalism skills upon entering technical programs at community colleges. The course will not only cover basic skills in each topic area but there is a special focus paid to problem solving skills. Throughout each of the units, problem solving skills will be taught and reinforced.

Multiple Means of Representation

Goals versus means

Scaling Up OERs Example 2: Team Approach to Design

oli.cmu.edu Team-based design and development

oli.cmu.edu OLI Development Process

oli.cmu.edu Development Team Sandy Raysor, Open Learning Initiative (Carnegie Mellon University) Rachel Currie-Rubin, CAST Janet Paulovich, Anne Arundel Community College Ted Stefaniak, Lake County Community College Mindy Ursino, South Seattle Community College Karen Johns, Florida State College at Jacksonville Melissa Ball, Ivy Tech Community College A’Kena LongBenton, Macomb Community College Laura Cates, Northwest Arkansas Community College Kathy Finn, Florida State College at Jacksonville Jack Parker, Roane State Community College Anthony Farone, Cuyahoga Community College

Scaling Up OERs Example 3: Data for Ongoing Quality Improvement

oli.cmu.edu Data drives powerful Feedback Loops

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Scaling Up OERs How to get involved Norman Bier Sam Johnston Open4us.org

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