DIY U: The Transformation of Higher Education

Anya KamenetzWASC ARC

April 7, 2011

My lenses: Gen Y repFaculty brat

media

Journalist

The Cathedral of Rationality

1088 A.D.

2010 A.D.

Pressures•Access/Demand•Cost•Quality

200050m

2010120m

2025??

Global Demand

Tuition Trends

Full Cost of PUBLIC BA: $112,520

UP 24% in just 5 years! (2005 06 to 2010 11)‐ ‐Source: College Board

mostly Loans <---

*Two-thirds of BAs have

federal student loans. (less than ½ in 1993).

*Average indebtedness: $24,000*10-year default rate for the highest borrowers:

1 in 5. And rising.

Why the Tuition Spiral? •Cost Shifting•Perks Wars•Student Loans•Baumol’s Disease

And then there’s the really tough question:

is our children learning?

45 percent demonstrated no significant gains in critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and written communications during the first two years of college.

36 percent of students did not show any significant Improvement over four years.

Cost +Access +Quality = The Case for Radical Innovation

From Baumol’sDisease…

to Moore’s law?

It’s not *just* about the iStuff

The Future is Open

Content+Socialization+Accreditation

Content(what to learn)+ Socialization(how to

learn)+Accreditation (why to

learn)

OpenContent

$2 Billion!

Shareable—Saves TimeShareable—Saves Faculty Time

Attractive/Accessible

“a platform for spreading ideas” – Chris Anderson

Attractive/Accessible

Updated ConstantlyContinuously updated

Greater Public BenefitPublic Mission; Recruiting; Quality

Adaptive, Measurable ResultsAdaptive: Measurable Results

Free or affordableFree or Affordable

OpenSocialization

Personal Learning Networks

We help each other learn

Formalizing peer learning

The Online Symposium“My misfortune was not by my own doing, or have you

forgotten the countless times that the SPARTANS came through my farm, and the farms of my Athenian brethren, burning everything those bastards could find! …A message to all Athenians in this assembly, do not mistake my silence during assembly as incompetence. I don't just speak hot air; I choose my words wisely and I dislike wasting my time on pointless squabble and jibber jabber.Long live the Gods, Long live the Land, and Long live Athens!”

Juan Guzman, 19-year-old sophomore majoring in dietetics and nutrition, Florida International University, Reacting History course

Study Across Institutions

Facebook to improve school?

OpenAccreditation

As students follow personal learning paths…

Portfolio

Web

Institutions may specialize in assessment…

…or portability

Student work on the open web—assessment by network

supplement the need for diplomasProfessional networks are

bypassing diplomas

Reputation+portfolio= credibility

Data-driven career planning

National Center for Academic Transformation

• 250,000 students• Technology: “emporium,” hybrid, automated

assessment, adaptive learning software• Costs -39 percent average• Outcomes improved by: test scores, grades,

information retention, student persistence, student satisfaction, and graduation rates

Thencat.org

National Center for Academic Transformation

• Automated assessment• Flipping the classroom• Staffing substitution• Shared resources

Thencat.org

Pressures-Responses•Access/Demand-Networks & Scalability•Cost-Digital efficiencies& specialization/unbundling •Quality-21st century skills & practices

The Old Way

The New Ways

Experiences

Networks

Goals

Portfolio

C

Internships

mentors

Self-discovery

Web

PersonalLearning Networks

peers

•Collaborate to build consensus•Pass on the benefits•Work from what works

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