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Every student deserves to experience the joy of learning. Overview · Lumen Learning. “02072015 - Teach to Lead - Boston - Saturday 212” ( goo.gl/46gXCD ) by US Department of Education is licensed under CC By 2.0 / color overlay on original.
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Every student deserves to experience the joy of learning. Overview · Lumen Learning “02072015 - Teach to Lead - Boston - Saturday 212” (goo.gl/46gXCD) by US Department of Education is licensed under CC By 2.0 / color overlay on original
Working Togetherto address affordability and increase student success.
Team of educators, learning scientists, technologists, entrepreneurs • Based in Portland, OR • 250+ institutional clients • 235K students & $20M+ in textbook savings in 2018 Lumen’s Purpose Facts Make great learning opportunities available to all students, regardless of socioeconomic background. Through effective adoption of open educational resources (OER).
Source: Florida Virtual Campus 2016 Student Textbook & Course Materials Survey Textbook Costs Affect Learning
Open educational resources (OER) are resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others. 5Rs: Retain Reuse Revise Remix Redistribute
Affordability: Cost savings for students Access: Day one access to course materials Enriched OER:More than a textbook Ancillary Materials: Assessments, ppts, videos Edit: Customize content Control: Greater academic freedom for faculty Improvements: Data driven improvements. Success: Passing rates and retention improve Why OER, Why Lumen? Key benefits using Lumen-supported OER
Lumen OER improves student success. Students perform as well or better in sections using OER.
Next Generation OER 1st Generation OER Personalized Learning $25 Online Homework System $25 Basic eBook Format $10 ✓OER ✓Outcome alignment ✓Frequent practice & feedback ✓Personalization ✓Faculty-student connection ✓Data-driven improvements ✓OER ✓Outcome alignment ✓Frequent practice & feedback Note: Comparable to MyLabs Math or WebAssign ✓OER ✓Outcome alignment Note: Very limited learning data, analytics Waymaker OHM Candela
Waymaker Courses: Personalized Learning + OER 20+ high-enrollment subjects multiple disciplines Can improve outcomes for low-income students Personalized study plan Highly interactive content Messaging tools to deepen faculty-student connections $25
OHM Courses: Math Online Homework Engine Broad coverage: Developmental math through calculus Highly flexible system with many options Large question bank Algorithmically generated problems Extensive video Excellent LMS integration $25
Candela Courses: eTextbook Replacement 40+ high-enrollment subjects multiple disciplines Highly customizable OER text, video, images, interactives Quiz banks Instructor resources Easy LMS integration $10
Complete Package Well-aligned, high quality supplements
Learner Impact Waymaker courses show increased persistence and passing rates
Learner Impact Waymaker’s automated messages change student behaviors
Candela Catalog 40+ high-enrollment subjects. Visit catalog.
Aim: Design all courseware to adhere to WCAG 2.0 Level AA Success Criteria Standard design features in Lumen-recommended courses: • Screen reader compatible • Alt-text for every image • Quality captioning and transcripts for every video or multimedia piece • Text alternatives for interactives and simulations • Mobile device friendly • Responsive to browser user-controls for color, text size, display options, accessibility plug-ins What about accessibility? Meeting the needs of learners with variable strengths
Leaders in learning innovation choose Lumen.
Visit Lumen Website lumenlearning.com Lumen’s Public Course Catalog: lumenlearning.com/courses Faculty Access • Request access to Faculty Resources(Waymaker and Candela) • Request an OHM instructor account How to learn more or try a Lumen course • Use forms on any course page in the catalog • Email info@lumenlearning.com Next Steps Explore Lumen OER course materials
Appendix Slides “02152015 Ted Mitchell Gaithersburg 5” (goo.gl/8r3hX1) by US Department of Education is licensed under CC By 2.0 / color overlay on original
Learner Impact Waymaker can erase performance gaps for disadvantaged learners
OER, like sunlight, is a public good. Lumen does for OER what solar companies do for sunlight: Harness OER to power student learning. Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash
Over 250 active, supported institutional partners Over 235,000 students supported, and over $20 million in savings in 2018 1,600 faculty resource requests fulfilled More than 27 million visits to our free and open content Many at-risk students are passing courses and earning higher grades our mission: enable unprecedented learning for all students Bryan Minear: Unsplash: CC0
our shared opportunity: “Our arrangement with Lumen Learning is not a traditional vendor-customer relationship. Instead, it feels like we are both part of a fundamental shift towards a future where faculty have greater control over how course materials support student learning.” Jason Pickavance Director of Faculty Development and Educational Initiatives Salt Lake Community College
Continuously Improving OER Empowered Faculty Informed Choices Collaborative Design Validated Effectiveness
Seamless LMS integration: Blackboard. Canvas. D2L Brightspace. Moodle.
Before Static Example After Interactive Case Study Add: screenshot of econ course BEFORE targeted improvements Add: screenshot of econ course AFTER targeted improvements
Easy to customize Fit your outcomes, term length, etc. Seamless LMS access With automatic grade return
OER Designed for Learning Engage. Practice. Learn by doing.
Improve Learning Design Solution: Interactive walkthrough with directed feedback Example: Complex graph students struggle to understand Identify Trouble Spots Add: screenshot of econ course AFTER targeted improvements Add: screenshot of econ course BEFORE targeted improvements