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Explore cutting-edge ideas to transform education, from flexible start dates to personalized learning approaches. Implement flexible pricing models, disbursed tutoring, and free content resources. Embrace sophisticated learning analytics and target specific student populations. Discover the potential of master course concepts and competency awards. Join the discussion on shaping the future of education!
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A Few Bold Digital Learning Ideas With Implications for the Academe
Idea 1: Flexible Start Dates • Short Courses • Courses that Start Any Day • Courses with no end date
Idea 2: Flexible Content Delivery • Courses that “break-up” the content • Students Advance only upon mastery • Competency Based Education • Prior Learning Assessments
Idea 2: Flexible Pricing • Prime Time Pricing • Guaranteed Price • Discounts from Campus Price • Discounts for Progress • Free Content – Pay for the credit • Pay per semester • Pay if you pass • No non-resident price
Idea 3: Disbursed Tutoring • Tutors/Assistance not located near students • Crowdsourcing • Academic Coaches • Instructional Connections • Smarthinking.com • Brainfuse.com
Idea 4: Free Content/Courses • OER – Open Educational Resources • eTexts (e.g. Flat World Knowledge) • Free Lectures • Khan Academy • Educational Portal Academy • iTunesU • TED-ED • Udemyhttp://www.udemy.com
Idea 5: Complex Consortia • Bring together dispersed experts • Sustain small programs • Support specialized areas of study
Idea 6: Targeted Marketing • Target Specific Student Populations • International Expansion Possibilities
Idea 7: Master Course/Master Teacher The notion that there is a “best course” or “best teacher” for a given subject
Idea 8: Certificates/Badges Awards for Competencies Short of a degree
Idea 9: Sophisticated Learning Analytics • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNlCBy07z08
Idea 9: Sophisticated Learning Analytics Using data to learn how students learn so that we can intervene/guide/refine our teaching
Idea 10: Personalized Learning • Students have different learning styles, perhaps material should be presented in multiple ways • Flipped Classroom • The market will likely demand it • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P81bb0Tzwbo