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But first, they asked a third of the young adults to think about why they would solve a problem—a way to trigger an abstract frame of thinking—and asked another third to think about how they would solve a problem—designed to prime them for concrete thinking. The third group had no priming. Of the digital readers who had been primed to think abstractly, 48 percent chose the correct car—significantly more than the 25 percent of digital readers primed to think concretely,

Prepare seamless associate degree to bachelor degree articulation agreements for all related degree programs in education, business, Information Technology and health professions.

Create a 3+1 transfer option for OACC colleges’ nursing graduates who possess an Ohio RN license and are employed as a nurse.

Graduates and staff of OACC colleges will also be eligible to apply for scholarships offered through the WGU Institutional Partner Fund.

OACC college nursing graduates who are eligible for the 3+1 program may also enroll in the MS, Nursing bridge programs, in nursing education or nursing leadership and management. The BS, Nursing degree is awarded to the 3+2 student as they progress toward the MS, Nursing degree.

esign is not even on the agenda

just like educators.

design and education have remarkably similar objectives

Design

quality of design in screen-based environments dramatically influences the end-user’s experience.

passive form of communication

Both design and education attempt to leverage the user’s existing knowledge

maximize the audience’s retention of relevant information

seeks to make the complex simple

move beyond a one-way

the end-user become an active participant in the process

y organizing the user’s attention; encouraging them to focus on what the designer/educator feels is most important.

establishing a competitive difference for institutions

students approach education like consumers

seeking out meaningful differences

Thoughtfully designed software and content can serve as a competitive differentiators

tangible; students can see (and experience) the difference

few institutions have the talent and resources in place to leverage design

Nimble and intelligent institutions can use design to stake out a significant difference

activity for reflection.

simultaneously richer and less legible

raded density for flexibility

back to fundamentals,

what do we really want our students to learn

hance to take all that we have learned about online and blended teaching and re-imagine how we can make more than incremental improvements