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Global opportunities for distance learning Andrew Bollington Chief Operating Officer March 2012

Global opportunities for distance learning Andrew Bollington Chief Operating Officer March 2012. The historic role of distance learning.

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Global opportunities for distance learning Andrew Bollington Chief Operating Officer March 2012

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  1. Global opportunities for distance learning Andrew Bollington Chief Operating Officer March 2012

  2. The historic role of distance learning “The wife of a professional man of limited income and the mother of children, the elder of who with others I was engaged in teaching during part of the day, I had neither time nor money for attendance at college classes, but I gladly availed myself of the first opportunity for graduation offered by the new Charter, and felt justified in devoting what leisure I had, which was chiefly after 10pm, when the children were asleep, to the work of preparing for graduation” Elizabeth Hills, 1881

  3. Distance becomes mainstream Consumer IT platforms New external forces “cottage industry” programmes Open education resources Adaptive learning

  4. New external forces The sector is facing “the most exciting, dramatic and completely terrifying period…for at least 30 years”. Paul Marshall, Chief Executive 1994 Group of smaller research-intensive universities

  5. New external forces • Teaching rises in relative importance • Private investment • Size matters

  6. So, we have the technology … • The technology now supports (demands?) production capability beyond that of any individual. • Academic content specialists • Instructional designers • Graphic designers • Audio-visual producers • Learning technologists … what about the content?

  7. Open Educational Resources

  8. Open Educational Resources “Yet, like open source code, OER is free like a puppy, not free like a beer. Schools and teachers are challenged in how to find it, sort it for quality, and integrate it into what they already do”. (InfoTech Research)

  9. Adaptive testing • 23 + 17 = ? • 30 • 35 • 40 • 43 • 12.5 + 5.25 = ? • 16.00 • 17.75 • 18.00 • 18.75 • 10 + 15 = ? • 25 • 30 • 35 • 40 • 5 + 6 = ? • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 5 + 3 = ? • 6 • 7 • 8 • 10

  10. Adaptive instruction Instruction that changes the lesson, and creates a learning plan, based on how well a student understands the digital content

  11. Global opportunities for distance learning Consumer IT platforms New external forces “cottage industry” programmes Open education resources Adaptive learning

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