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Introducing Kaleidoscope Mindspring

Introducing Kaleidoscope Mindspring. A SHEEO Peer Collaboration Network Webinar 11 September 2012. Kaleidoscope -> Mindspring. Kaleidoscope is the NGLC project

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Introducing Kaleidoscope Mindspring

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  1. Introducing Kaleidoscope Mindspring

    A SHEEO Peer Collaboration Network Webinar 11 September 2012
  2. Kaleidoscope -> Mindspring Kaleidoscope is the NGLC project Mindspring is the code-name for a next-steps project that adapts Kaleidoscope processes, for deployment at statewide-scales and beyond Code-name eliminates confusion with STEM, other projects (including NGLC Kaleidoscope)
  3. Objectives Introduce Project Kaleidoscope Context Purposes Results Introduce Mindspring Objectives Structure, Criteria Timeline Participation?
  4. Mindspring in a Nutshell
  5. OER Definition & Brief History OER Defined Comprehensive curricular & learning materials, including assessments Licensed to freely enable “4 Rs:” Reuse; Redistribute; Revise; Remix OER History 10-year movement Open CourseWare funded 3/2002 Today: 100,000s of OER courses worldwide Billions of dollars invested in OER production right now Support via policy and/or practice US Federal ($500m+) State (AL, AZ, FL, GA, LA, MS, MO, OR, SC, UT, WA, WV, others) Local jurisdictions, too Nations and jurisdictions on every continent; UNESCO, OECD, World Bank
  6. We Know that OER… Creates financial wins for students and institutions Performs as well or better in terms of student success Improves flexibility & personalization of learning, and deepens learning & engagement Improves institutional performance, and faculty and student satisfaction So why isn’t OER pervasive on US higher education campuses…?
  7. The “Provost’s Problem” Individual conversion to OER is rational Institutional conversion has not been rational OER as “one-legged stool” Strong production model Limited/no adoption, sustaining models All three are necessary for institutional adoption Problems are surmountable by individual faculty, but involve too much cost, risk for institutions Until now….
  8. Kaleidoscope & Mindspring Both solve the Provost’s Problem No OER production: partner with existing, best-of-breed OER producers & aggregators Deliver robust, scalable, institutional Adoptionmodel: reduce risks, ease transition, assure success Self-sustaining model for OER-across-the-curriculum, at institutional/state/national scales
  9. Kaleidoscope Project History
  10. A Virtuous Cycle… Share & Adopt Discover & Select OER
  11. Adoption
  12. Other “Hard” Objective Results
  13. Faculty Experience “This project is the most rewarding professional experience I have ever had.” “This is an issue of social justice. How, in good conscience, can we not contribute to this movement?” “Kaleidoscope has changed my teaching, my perspective and my life.”
  14. Student ratings of quality of open texts “It was very concise and aligned with exactly what we were working on in the class.” “Having the textbook catered to us by our teacher was perfect.” 3% 56% 41%
  15. Student Ratings of Project Overall “I enjoy having online texts provided for me because I'm poor. I spend the money I have left after rent on school, so having free online texts provided for me benefits me very much.” “GREAT WAY TO DO ONLINE CLASSES!!!!” 13% 13% 73%
  16. Next-Steps Initiative
  17. Kaleidoscope in Context Proved concept, at-scale Multi-campus, multi-institution Thousands of students, hundreds of faculty Big wins in costs, performance, and satisfaction What wasn’t (entirely) accomplished? Full build-out of curriculum Full institutionalization (e.g., governance) Scaling to statewide, nationwide deployment These are the deliverables for Mindspring
  18. Mindspring Project Plan Recruit: 3-5 US state higher education establishments “Reasonably comprehensive” (tipping-point) commitment of public institutions Goal: ~500,000 PSE students at 50+ institutions will have all-OER General and Developmental Ed curricula within 2 years Participants commit to: implementing Kaleidoscope process and Mindspring sustaining model, going forward Project seeks: one-time private funding to complete institutionalization, curricular build-out, etc. Result: a self-sustaining OER-across-the-curriculum project that any US higher education institution can join without requiring external support, initially or ongoing
  19. Current Status Firm Commitments KY (20+ institutions; 120k+ students) AZ (1/10+ institutions; 100k+ students) CA (10+ institutions; ~100k+ students) Already past self-sustaining mark; we can launch now, if necessary Several additional states considering participation Various stages of discussion 134+ institutions 1.4m+ students First convening post-Columbus Day
  20. Follow-up questions? (Chris) Christopher J. Mackie, Ph.D. Executive Director, CollaborationSource cjm@collaborationsource.org Thank you!
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