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Higher Education Trends in Online
TeachingMicah LindbladUniversity of
Nebraska-LincolnGraduate Student
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
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?
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?
Trends in Online Teaching
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
OpenStax College
https://openstaxcollege.org/
Trend #1: Delivery of Information
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
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
https://www.coursera.org/illinois
Trend #2: Alternative Credentialing & Pathways
“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/
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
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
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
“How will these trends influence Career Services at the College of
Business Administration?”
Influence on CS @ CBA
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/,
Thank you for listening and participating!
Questions?Micah Lindblad
University of Nebraska-LincolnGraduate Student
https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahlindblad
Questions?