Webinar | Teaching, Learning, and Student Success: 2020 in Retrospect and 2021 in Prospect
https://events.educause.edu/webinar/2020/teaching-learning-and-student-success-2020-in-retrospect-and-2021-in-prospect
Outcomes
- Discuss key shifts in higher education teaching, learning, and student success in 2020
- Consider the prospects for these domains in 2021
- Explore the implications of these developments and prospects
Speakers:
https://members.educause.edu/bryan-alexander https://members.educause.edu/kimberly-arnold https://members.educause.edu/phillip-ventimiglia https://members.educause.edu/alexa-wesley
Micro-credentials and Badges in Higher Education
- Cost and business model considerations
- Different types of badging platforms and technology
- How to partner with industry to deliver in-demand competencies
- Considerations for monetizing microcredentials
- Current issues impacting badges during COVID-19
Identifying Badges that Add Value to Your Institution
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Our faculty will establish a shared terminology, discuss the benefits and challenges of various badges, and explain how each type can advance the goals of your institution and best serve students. You will share your purposes for pursuing a badging initiative, identify the types of badges that could add the most value to your institution, and set goals for the conference.
Designing Quality Alternative Credentials
2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
What goes into developing, designing, assessing, and maintaining quality microcredentials? In this session, you will learn about:
- Standardization and rigor in development
- Curriculum design and assessment
- Developing a governance process
- Continuous maintenance and improvement
Funding and Monetizing Badges
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Many institutions are looking into badging as a potential revenue stream during lean times. During this hour, you will learn strategies for monetization. We will also look at various fee-based and tuition-based funding models to financially operationalize microcredentialing.
Marketing and Branding
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
How do you articulate the value proposition of badges to internal and external stakeholders? During this session you will learn how to brand and market your microcredentials. You will study badge images and stacking considerations that will help you create the best design for your circumstances.
Jeff Bohrer
Technical PM, IMS Global Learning
Jeff currently serves as a program manager for digital credentials initiatives at IMS Global Learning Consortium. Jeff leads projects and programs related to digital badges, comprehensive learner records, and the interoperability of learning technologies. Jeff is also co-chair of the EDUCAUSE Microcredentials and Badges Constituent Group.
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More on microcredentials in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=microcredentials
https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlinelearningcollective/permalink/703130946984273/
Anybody have a simple template for a Venn Diagram that’s editable?
Jamboard: https://edu.google.com/products/jamboard/ https://ditchthattextbook.com/jamboard-templates/
https://flippity.net/ – Manipulatives.
lucidcharts or diagram.net
Readwritethink.org interactives.
https://philonedtech.com/fall-2020-updates-what-do-college-students-actually-spend-on-course-materials/
“For those who advocate for OER and reduced costs for course materials (and I consider myself in this group), this information presents a double-edged sword. It should be far more difficult to use the previous tactic of college textbook pricing is skyrocketing to justify a new program as even a cursory review of the College Board budgets will refute the $1,200+ numbers. Likewise, this information should cause people to ask for more transparency in savings estimates for OER or inclusive access programs.”
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more on students in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=students
Apple’s new MacBook and Mac Mini could change PCs as we know them
As the insides of computers become more like iPhones, we can expect better battery life, thinner designs and even, maybe, a lower price tag.
https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-new-m1-macbook-and-mac-mini-could-change-pcs-as-we-know-them-one-more-thing-event-silicon/
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more on special education in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=special+education
Software developed by University College London & UC Berkeley can identify ‘fake news’ sites with 90% accuracy from r/Futurology
Machine learning tool deUC Berveloped to detect fake news domains when they register
http://www.businessmole.com/tool-developed-by-university-college-london-can-identify-fake-news-sites-when-they-are-registered/
Al is not lost though, as academics from UCL and several other institutions have developed a tool that may help us separate the fact from fiction. They have designed a machine learning tool which can cite domains that were created to spread what has now commonly become known as ‘fake news’.
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more on fake news in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=fake+news