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Randolph Hollingsworth

Joel L. Hartman (Univ Central FL), "Net Pedagogies: New Models of Teaching and Learning... - 2 views

davecormier.com/...hartman.mov

e-learning public learning online distance education cost avoidance student satisfaction rates student success highered Technology

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  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 29 Oct 12
     
    Status of UCF (2nd largest univ in the US) blended learning and online learning systemic approach for quality to assure improvement - faculty development is required; social-constructivist paradigm and faculty engaged in action research; measure "student success" via grades earned A,B,C and blended does better with web-based or video-based; withdrawal and satisfaction rates nearly the same as f2f tho video has slightly higher; online learning benefits for students = convenience, reduced logistical demands, increased flexibility, information fluency; for faculty = professional devt, flexibility, teaching/research support; UCF expanded capacity, ability to serve students anywhere, buffers competition; online learning costs a little more but provides capacity equivalent to >$64M of classroom construction (which would have an annual operating cost of $4.1M = cost avoidance model), more efficient use of existing CR space, growth with quality
Randolph Hollingsworth

Sir John Daniel - The Technology Revolution: Coming Soon to Postsecondary Education (15... - 5 views

www.col.org/...2011-12-15a.aspx

higher education educational technology educational reform

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      Randolph Hollingsworth on 10 Oct 12
       
      recommended by Stella "scsporto scsporto" in CFHE12 discussion thread Week 1 under the topic "change drivers"
  • We want to stretch the triangle like this: more access, more quality, less cost. But with traditional teaching methods we can’t. It is an iron triangle.
  • unhealthy link between quality and exclusivity
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  • that link is unnecessary and technology can break it
  • the revolution that breaks the iron triangle works with all technologies because it is rooted in the basic principles of technology
  • division of labour, specialisation, economies of scale, and the use of machines and communications media
  • the basis of the industrial revolution
  • the new technologies that let us share, study and socialise simultaneously
  • Our only requirement is to think of postsecondary education as a system and apply to it the principles of division of labour and specialisation in the service of the learner
  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 10 Oct 12
     
    3 vectors of Access, Quality and Cost - and we want to stretch the triangle to have more access, more quality and less cost = "iron triangle" if using traditional teaching methods => unhealthy link between quality and exclusivity in the popular mindset about higher ed; iron triangle can be stretched if we think of higher ed as a system and apply principles of division of labor and specialization (i.e., "unbundle" the professor)
Randolph Hollingsworth

Challenge and Change (EDUCAUSE Review, 5 Sept 2012) | George Mehaffy AASCU - 1 views

www.educause.edu/...challenge-and-change

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  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 07 Nov 12
     
    Six Core Challenges lie at the core of the innovative disruption facing higher education: University Model; Structural Model; Funding Model; Cost Model; Business Model; Success Model Seven Areas of Change - The six core challenges noted above are driven by seven areas of rapid change, primarily technological change: The Players; The College Models; The Course Models; Data and Learning Analytics; The Cost: Reduced and Free; Measuring Success; Threats to the Credential
Randolph Hollingsworth

Napster, Udacity, and the Academy - Clay Shirky - 1 views

www.shirky.com/...apster-udacity-and-the-academy

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  • Higher education is now being disrupted; our MP3 is the massive open online course (or MOOC), and our Napster is Udacity, the education startup.
  • Higher education is now being disrupted; our MP3 is the massive open online course (or MOOC), and our Napster is Udacity, the education startup.
  • Mark F. Christopher on 12 Nov 12
     
    Mr Shirky lets it all hang out. Good read.
  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 13 Nov 12
     
    Napster lost the battle but won the war - changing the story and disrupting the cost models; in higher ed our MP3 is the MOOC and our Napster is Udacity...
  • Bryan Alexander on 16 Nov 12
     
    Napster did lose. What won was DRM-laden iTunes, then Amazon. What lesson will higher education draw from that?
Randolph Hollingsworth

MOOCs must be open in both enrollment and licensing | opensource.com - 1 views

opensource.com/...keeping-moocs-open

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  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 19 Nov 12
     
    characteristics of open: * enrollment (i.e., open registration), licensed materials (using Creative Commons) * gratis (available at no-cost), libre (everyone has legal rights to repurpose the resource) but some of the "new cohort of MOOCs are open enrollment but not yet openly licensed their courses (experimenting with various business models) "MOOCs should address copyright and licensing early on so they are clear to users how they can utilize and reuse educational materials offered on the site. MOOCs should choose to adopt an open license that meets their goals, but at minimum it is recommended that they choose a public, standardized license that grants to its users the "4Rs" of open content: the ability to Reuse, Revise, Remix, and Redistribute the resources. "
Ken Graetz

Meet the High Priest of Runaway College Inflation (He Regrets Nothing) - 2 views

www.theatlantic.com/...263032

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  • The way Trachtenberg saw it, selling George Washington over the other schools was like selling one brand of vodka over another. Vodka, he points out, is a colorless, odorless liquid that varies little by maker. He realized the same was true among national private universities: It was as simple as raising the price and upgrading the packaging to create the illusion of quality. Trachtenberg gambled that prospective students would see costly tuition as a sign of quality, and he was right. "People equate price with the value of their education," he says.
  • He didn't spend the tuition windfall to shift the professor-to-student ratio or overhaul the curriculum. Instead, he covered the campus in cafés, beautiful study spaces, and nicer dorms. Trachtenberg thought that construction on campus gave the appearance that the school was financially sound and was progressing toward a goal, so his policy was, "Never stop building." If he wanted to erect or renovate two buildings, he would stagger the projects so that jackhammers could be heard constantly around campus. He also introduced a three-day orientation, known as Colonial Inauguration, that featured ice-cream socials, casino nights, and a laser show that cost $2,500 per minute.
  • While critics accused Trachtenberg of "educational socialism" for squeezing money out of top-earners, he called it "buying talent" and said that students were more interested in attending a $40,000 school with a $20,000 discount than they were in attending a $20,000 school.
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  • Cornell, which costs $57,000, is a good case study. Students from families that make less than $120,000 are eligible for unlimited financial aid. But the university recently capped aid at $7,500 for students from families making more than $120,000. Wealthy applicants can pay the difference, but middle-class ones have to take out loans.
  • Although Trachtenberg hasn't rethought his approach, he now recommends another course for other schools: specialization. That is, schools on the brink of catastrophe--those where endowments and enrollment numbers augur bankruptcy--can be brought back by offering something that can't be found elsewhere.
  • Even taking into consideration student debt, unemployment, and the financial strain on institutions, Trachtenberg is still reluctant to say that students could be attracted to a school simply because of the academics it offers. "Not many students would have the vision to see that," he says;
Randolph Hollingsworth

Stanford Engineer Develops Virtual Science Labs for MOOCs - Curriculum Matters - Educat... - 6 views

blogs.edweek.org/...rce_watch_virtual_labs_fo.html

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  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 09 Jan 14
     
    an "iLab," as he calls it-and it's scalable and cost-friendly.
gsiemens

The 'Cost Disease' in Higher Education: Is Technology the Answer? - 7 views

www.ithaka.org/...stDiseaseinHigherEducation.pdf

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  • Bryan Alexander on 23 Oct 12
     
    Keep an eye on this one. Bowen's findings are always influential.
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