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Page 1: Higher Education Trends in Online Teaching

Higher Education Trends in Online

TeachingMicah LindbladUniversity of

Nebraska-LincolnGraduate Student

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Agenda• Why is Online Teaching Important?• Trends in Online Teaching• Delivery of Information• Alternative Credentialing & Pathways• Competency-Based Education

• Influence on Career Services at the College of Business Administration• Questions?

Agenda

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Why is Online Teaching Important?• Developments in K-12

Teaching• LPS Students

Receive Technology• Changing Demographic

of Incoming Students• Non-Traditional• Part-Time Students

http://www.omaha.com/news/education/lincoln-school-district-to-become-largest-in-state-to-provide/article_451b24a6-4a59-550d-bb3b-cf160b46a7b9.html, http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015073.pdf, Why is Online Teaching

Important?

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Increased Online

Enrollment

• 52.67% Undergraduate Students Enrolled in at Least 1 Online Course • 10,524/19,797, 2014

• 16.78% Graduate Students Enrolled in at Least 1 Online Course• 768/4,576, 2014

• 1 in 4 Students (28.4%) Nationwide

UNL 09-10

UNL 10-11

UNL 11-12

UNL 12-13

UNL 13-14

UNL 14-15

-

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

4,563 5,1376,277

7,744

9,847 10,524

Undergraduate Students Enrolled in at Least 1 Online Course at UNL*

UNL 09-10

UNL 10-11

UNL 11-12

UNL 12-13

UNL 13-14

UNL 14-15

- 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

654740 685

749 786 768

Graduate Students Enrolled in at Least 1 Online Course at UNL*

*Totals include

both distanc

e only & on-

campus student

s

http://www.babson.edu/news-events/babson-news/Pages/2016-babson-releases-2015-survey-of-online-learning.aspx#infographic, UNL AY1415 Student Credit Hours and Headcount, UNL 2015-2016 Factbook

Why is Online Teaching Important?

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Trends in Online Teaching

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Trend #1: Delivery of Information• Publishing Industry’s Shift to

Digital Curricula• Accessible through Laptops,

Tablets, and Mobile Devices• Cost of Print vs. Cost of Digital

• Interactive & Trackable• Focus on Learning Outcomes

• Free Digital Textbooks?

Trend #1: Delivery of Information

http://www.omaha.com/news/education/lincoln-school-district-to-become-largest-in-state-to-provide/article_451b24a6-4a59-550d-bb3b-cf160b46a7b9.html

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OpenStax College

https://openstaxcollege.org/

Trend #1: Delivery of Information

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Development of Learning Management Systems

Trend #1: Delivery of Information

• Technology-Enabled Pedagogical Models• In-Person Lecture vs. Online Videos• Group Discussion Boards• Self-Paced Learning

http://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/8/data-technology-and-the-great-unbundling-of-higher-education, http://edutechnica.com/2016/03/20/lms-data-spring-2016-updates/,

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

77

1,194

573

317

713

141226

544

258

Spring 2016 LMS Market Share Data*

Angel BbLearn Canvas D2L Moodle Sakai Pearson Other None

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

139

1,167

502

299

678

131

548

159

Fall 2015 LMS Market Share Data*

Angel BbLearn Canvas D2L Moodle Sakai Other None

*Tracked by number of institutions using LMS

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Trend #2: Alternative Credentialing & Pathways• Boot Camp Opportunities• Rutger’s Coding Boot Camp

• Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)• Coursera• University of Illinois

Urbana Champaign•Udacity• edX

• LinkedIn & Lynda?http://www.eduventures.com/2015/12/alternative-credentials-fresh-perspectives/, http://news.rutgers.edu/news-release/rutgers%E2%80%99-first-coding-boot-camp-launches-fall/20150828#.VyA3UVaDGko, http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/05/why-linkedin-bought-lynda-com-last-year-train-users-for-jobs-at-scale/

Trend #2: Alternative Credentialing & Pathways

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https://www.coursera.org/illinois

Trend #2: Alternative Credentialing & Pathways

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“Is alternative credentialing & pathways worth it?”

Advantages• Meeting Needs of a Particular

Demographic• Flexible, Accessible, and

Affordable• University Education from

Faculty• No Cap on Class Space• Self-Paced Learning

Disadvantages• Student to Teacher Interaction• No Formal Accreditation

• Retention/Course Completion Low

• No Cap on Class Space• May be Better to Learn In-

Person

Trend #2: Alternative Credentialing & Pathways

https://www.geteverwise.com/career-success/4-pros-and-4-cons-of-moocs-whether-to-take-study-from-classroom-to-online/, http://adulted.about.com/od/Adult-Education-in-the-U.S./a/The-Pros-And-Cons-Of-Moocs.htm, http://bloguk.jobandtalent.com/moocs-advantages-and-disadvantages/

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Trend #3: Competency-Based Education• Traditional Degree Timeline vs.

Personalized & Customizable Education• Early Adopters Minimal• Task-Based Learning (Experiential

Assignments, Out-of-Lecture Work)

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/03/30/purdue-u-gets-competency-based-education-new-bachelors-degree, https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/10/28/competency-based-education-arrives-three-major-public-institutions

Trend #3: Competency-Based Education

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Competency-Based

Education http://ingegno.in/competency-based-education/, http://er.educause.edu/articles/2014/11/flexible-option-a-directassessment-competencybased-education-model Trend #3: Competency-Based

Education

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Influence on Online Teaching

• Demographic of Student• 1 in 9 Under the Age of 25

• Credit-Hour Standard vs. Direct Assessment• Allows Students to Progress After Meeting

Certain Assessments• What Does Student Support Look

Like?• Video-Conferencing Tools, Office [Skype]

Hours• Instructional Design is Key

https://www.luminafoundation.org/files/resources/competency-based-education-landscape.pdf, https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/04/22/competency-based-educations-newest-form-creates-promise-and-questions,

Trend #3: Competency-Based Education

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“How will these trends influence Career Services at the College of

Business Administration?”

Influence on CS @ CBA

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Career Services at CBA• Professional Enhancement

Program (PrEP)• Career Development &

Planning• Blended-Styled Classrooms• Digital Curriculum

• Internship/Job Search Strategies• Delivery of Information• LinkedIn Development

• Professional & Life Skills• Mastery of Other Skills

Outside of Business

Influence on CS @ CBAhttp://cba.unl.edu/academic-programs/prep-program/,

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Thank you for listening and participating!

Questions?Micah Lindblad

University of Nebraska-LincolnGraduate Student

https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahlindblad

Questions?