Preparing for the Digital University: Why openness is not enough George Siemens March 13, 2015 AU Open Education Week
Dec 15, 2015
Preparing for the Digital University:Why openness is not enough
George SiemensMarch 13, 2015
AU Open Education Week
Openness is not enough
Openness is not end goal
Need for
Open competenciesOpen badgesOpen assessmentOpen pedagogiesOpen learning analyticsetc.
here’s why
Education Sector Factbook, 2012
Control of university: decline of end-to-end integrated system
Ed-tech startupsWith transformations already underway in news, music, videos/movies, startup gold rush now turning focus to education
McKinsey Quarterly, 2012
Student profiles
Diversifying(OECD)
Less than 50% now full time(US Census Bureau)
http://www.oecd.org/edu/skills-beyond-school/EDIF%202013--N%C2%B015.pdf http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acsbr11-14.pdf
Favours women over menMore learners as % (up to 60%)Average entrance age increasingTop three countries for entering students:
China, India, USATraditional science courses waning in popularityGreater international student
OECD 2013
Enrolment: “perfect storm of challenges ahead”
University Business, January 2015
Parallel developing partners: Adaptive and personalized
learningPlatform Publisher
Knewton PearsonSmart Sparrow McGraw-HillDesire2Learn adaptcoursewareLoudCloud CMU OLI
What will learning analytics do for education?
Add a new research layerPersonalizationOptimization (move from negative orientation)Organizational insightImproved decision makingNew models of learningIncrease competitivenessImprove marketing/promotion/recruitement
“If the ladder of educational opportunity rises high at the doors of some youth and scarcely rises at the doors of others, while at the same time formal education is made a prerequisite to occupational and social advance, then education may become the means, not of eliminating race and class distinctions, but of deepening and solidifying them.”
President Truman, 1947
Income inequality: “The defining challenge of our time”
Equity of accessUnder represented learnersQuality of learningOpportunities for success
Pell Institute, 2015
Based on: Reeves & Sawhill, 2014
Inclusion criteria
i. Be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, conference paper, doctoral dissertation, or government report,ii. Adopt systematic approach (i.e., systematic literature review or meta-analysis)iii. Focus on distance/blended/online educationiv. Have a criteria for the inclusion of primary sources, andv. Focus on higher or adult education; studies that focused on K–12 education were included only if they also analyzed higher or adult education
In: Siemens, Gasevic, & Dawson (eds), 2015