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Saylor Course Design Workshop: Pathways to Student Credit October 11, 2012. HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE. Jennifer Shoop, Content Development Manager Jeff Davidson , Strategic Initiatives Manager Devon Ritter , Special Projects Administrator.
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Saylor Course Design Workshop:Pathways to Student Credit October 11, 2012 HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
Jennifer Shoop, Content Development Manager Jeff Davidson, Strategic Initiatives Manager Devon Ritter, Special Projects Administrator HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
COLLEGE CREDIT PARTNER PATHWAYS: MAKING OER COUNT HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
CREDIT BY EXAM • MULTIPLE COLLEGES OFFER CREDIT-BY-EXAM PROGRAMS (e.g. Excelsior) • PROCTORED EXAMS TESTING SUBJECT MASTERY • GUARANTEED CREDIT AT THAT COLLEGE & PORTABLE TRANSCRIPTED CREDIT FOR ELSEWHERE HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
STRAIGHTERLINE • WORKING TO ALIGN ACE APPROVED EXAMS WITH SAYLOR COURSES (MA001, MA002, HIST211, PYSCH101, BIO307) • STUDENT WOULD STUDY ON SAYLOR.ORG THEN GO TO STRAIGHTERLINE TO TAKE EXAM • ACE TRANSCRIPT - PORTABLE CREDIT HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
CLEP ALIGNMENT • ALIGNING SELECT COURSES TO CLEP EXAMS (HIST211, HIST212, ECON101, ECON102, ENGL001, POLSC231) • COLLEGE BOARD EXAMS - $80 PLUS PROCTOR FEE • ACCEPTED AT 2900 COLLEGES HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
NATIONAL COLLEGE CREDIT RECOMMENDATION SERVICE • NCCRS OVERVIEW (F/K/A NATIONAL PONSI) • STUDENT TAKES FREE SAYLOR COURSE AND FREE EXAM • PHASE I COURSES: (BIO102, BUS205, BUS210, ME102, POLSC201, POLSC221) • LOW COST PROCTOR OPTIONS • 1,500 COOPERATING COLLEGES HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
POTENTIAL SAVINGS • A public 4-year institution would charge, on average, $4,706a semester for in-state students (5 courses, or 15 credit hours, including the cost of books and fees). • That averages out to $941.20per course. • With the Saylor Student/Credit pathway model, the total cost of a course would range from $20-$95. • Based on projected cost estimates and in progress course alignments, 15 credit hours of common first year courses would cost a Saylor student only $295. HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
Questions? Jeff Davidson, jeff.davidson@saylor.org Devon Ritter, devon.ritter@saylor.org HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
Next Webinar: How Can I Share My Content with Saylor? Steve PhillipsContent Development Associate, Rights + Acquisitions December 5, 20121 PM EST HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE