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Competency based Bachelor’s degree: innovating for the 21 st Century

Competency based Bachelor’s degree: innovating for the 21 st Century. Rosemond Moore Program Coordinator – BAS-OL South Texas College. Dr. Ali Esmaeili Dean, Bachelor Programs South Texas College. League for Innovation Conference – March 12, 2013. Presentation Overview.

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Competency based Bachelor’s degree: innovating for the 21 st Century

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  1. Competency based Bachelor’s degree: innovating for the 21st Century Rosemond Moore Program Coordinator – BAS-OL South Texas College Dr. Ali Esmaeili Dean, Bachelor Programs South Texas College League for Innovation Conference – March 12, 2013

  2. Presentation Overview • Path to a Competency Based Degree • Institutional Overview • Innovations of the Texas Affordable Baccalaureate (TAB) Program League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  3. In the Beginning…… Rick Perry $10,000 degree and competency based degree challenges League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  4. Economic Need • Only one in fouremployers thinks that two and four year colleges are doing a good job of preparing students for the 21st century’s global, knowledge-based economy. • If Texas is to achieve the vision of a globally competitive workforce, it must make dramatic gains in the education attainment of its population... Texas must more than double annual degree production to reach the level of the best performing country of 55% of the population ages 24-64 with an associate degree or higher by 2025. Even with the significant progress in increasing degree production toward the Closing the Gaps targets, degree production in Texas is not increasing at a rate necessary to keep pace with global competition. League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  5. Next Generation Learning Challenges • A multi-year initiative by Educause, in collaboration with League for Innovation, Council of Chief State School Officers, and the International Association for K-12 Online Learning and funded by the Gates Foundation and the Hewlett Foundation, focused on identifying and scaling technology-enabled approaches to dramatically improve college readiness and completion. • NGLC re-imagines the future of student success with IT as an essential enabler, making customized, interactive learning possible. IT also makes it possible to extend the reach and multiply the benefits of such innovations for the thousands of students who need them the most. League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  6. Location To develop a competency-based, low-cost Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Organizational Leadership degree that will give Texas students that opportunity to acquire a high-quality education designed to provide the skills employers have identified as necessary for the 21st century. Our new vision for the next generation of learners involves a disruptive innovation in how students experience higher education - a change from measuring seat time spent sitting in the classroom to a competency-based model focused on content mastery. The TAB Program will award credits and degrees based on measurable competencies and improve college access and completion by reducing educational costs and time-to-degree. League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  7. STC Enrollment History: 1993 to 2012 (Fall) Fall 2012 – 30,824 Students League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  8. STC Bachelor Program Enrollment League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  9. STC Bachelor Program Graduates Fall 2013 – 496 Graduates League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  10. Bachelor Programs Bachelor of Applied Technology In Computer Information Technology (Fall 2007) Bachelor of Applied Technology In Technology Management (Fall 2005) Coming Soon !! Bachelor of Applied Science in Organizational Leadership (Fall 2013) Bachelor of Applied Technology In Medical & Health Services Management (2011) League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  11. Educational Paradigm Change Educational Paradigm Change League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  12. Texas Affordable Baccalaureate (TAB) Innovative Bachelor of Applied Science in Organizational Leadership Low Cost, Flexible, Competency-based • Focused on 21st Century Skills • Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Natural World • Intellectual and Practical Skills • Personal and Social Responsibility • Integrative and Applied Learning College for All Texans League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  13. TAB Program Benefits • Reduced Overhead and Facilities Cost (90 of 120 hrs. of coursework delivered online) • Competency based student progress • Flat rate tuition (complete degree at accelerated pace) • Personalized Learning Environment • Flexible Curriculum (take coursework in any order / quantity of courses) • Variety in Course Delivery (online, traditional, hybrid) • Credit given for Work and/or Military Experience League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  14. Disruptive Innovation Disruptive innovations are those innovations that are simpler, more convenient, and more affordable for a new group of non-traditional users. These innovations run parallel to sustaining innovations but shift the paradigm to broaden availability to non-traditional users. These innovations improve over time and eventually overtake the traditional paradigm. References: Christensen, C. (2011) The Innovator’s Dilemma Christensen, C. & Raynor, M. (2003) The Innovator’s Solution Christensen, C., Horn, M., Johnson, C. (2008) Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  15. Competency Based Education Competency - the skills, knowledge, and abilities (SKAs) of an individual necessary to accomplish a particular objective, position responsibility, and/or task. Instructional emphasis on what the student “should know” and “can do” Adaptation of the “Texas Tuning” process and utilization of the Lumina Foundation Degree Qualification Profile to develop curriculum League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  16. Example Competencies – Operations Manager Abilities Skills Knowledge Source: www.onetonline.org League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  17. Disruptive Innovation League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  18. Texas Affordable Baccalaureate (TAB)Program Committees monitor program measures and ensure program quality; recommend necessary program changes (2 meetings: 1 face-to-face and 1 virtual) • recommend and develop lower division competencies for the program (6 face-to-face meetings) • recommend and develop upper level division courses for the program (6 face-to-face meetings) League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  19. Collaborative Faculty Involvement Upper Division Curriculum Core Curriculum Government / Political Science Mathematics Natural Sciences Bachelor / Management Faculty Social & Behavioral Sciences History Secondary Education Philosophy, Culture, & Language Industry Visual & Fine Arts English / Communication

  20. Disruptive Innovation

  21. Proposed Curriculum Structure League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  22. Competency Module – Tuning Process League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  23. Disruptive Innovation

  24. Targeted Students • Students with Little or No College Credit and/or Work Experience • Students with Some College Credit and/or Work or Military Experience • Students with an Earned Associates Degree Unique element League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  25. Important Student Characteristics Self Motivated Training through military, work experience, or other training Access to Social Media Workplace or life experiences Access to the Internet Group Oriented League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  26. Disruptive Innovation

  27. Program Admission / Assessments • College Readiness Assessment • State Assessment (Fall 2013) • CAAP Exam • Pre & Post Student Outcomes and Growth • Coursework Assessments • Embedded Course Assessments • End-of-Module Analytics • Capstone Portfolio League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  28. Degreee Mastery Areas 90 SCH 42 Core & 48 Lower Division Electives (100% Online) High School Student / Some Education +30 SCH Lower Division Electives AA 42 SCH – Core 18 SCH – Lower Division Electives 30 SCH Upper Division (Traditional, Hybrid, Online) +27SCH Core +3 SCH Lower Division Electives AAS 15 SCH – Core 45 SCH – Lower Division Electives League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  29. Disruptive Innovation

  30. Proposed Mini-mester Structure Six 7 week terms per calendar year; all courses are offered every 8 weeks League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  31. Disruptive Innovation

  32. Planned Enrollment (TAMUC & STC) League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  33. TAB Instructional Support League for Innovation Conference lMarch 12, 2013 l Dallas, TX

  34. Disruptive Innovation

  35. Disruptive?? Simpler Non-Traditional Users Disruptive Improves over Time More Affordable Changing Paradigms Convenient

  36. Program Launch Timeline of Implementation Lower Division Learning Materials Identification and Development Lower Division Assessment Tools Development Lower Division Learning Outcomes Program Tuning Summer 2012 Fall 2012 Winter 2013 Spring 2013 Summer 2013 Fall 2013 Upper Division Learning Outcomes Upper Division Learning Materials Identification and Development Upper Division Assessment Tools Development Placement of Materials Online

  37. TAB Program Outcomes Reduce Costs (Flat Rate Tuition - eliminates limit on number of modules taken) Reduce Time-to-Degree (7 week semester, no limitation on number of modules) 80% Graduation Rate

  38. Thank you Rosemond Moore ramoore@southtexascollege.edu 956.872.6132 Dr. Ali Esmaeili esmaeili@southtexascollege.edu 956.872.7270 League for Innovation Conference – March 12, 2013

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