IntegrationandIntegrity:HigherEducationintheNewLearningEcosystem
RandyBass(GeorgetownUniversity)
UniversityofCaliforniaSystemConference
CreatingEquitableEducationforCalifornia’sUndergraduates
January5,2017
“Wearegivingthemabridgetosuccessfullyfinishtheirdegreethroughcontextualizedmathcontentandexposuretopsychologicalinterventionsthatimprovetheirattitudestowardsmathandlearning.”
Connectedtorevisedcorecompetencies:o Inquiryo GlobalLearningo Integration
StatWay implementedatLaGuardiaCC
MilenaCuellar,Statway inonetermNationalForumPathwaysProgram.CarnegieFoundation.SF2014
Dev.Math+College-levelStatsü ALEKS(adaptivetools)ü Wholelearnerü Complexproblems,suchasFoodJusticeand
ClimateChange
Whatisthiscaseacaseof?
Dataanalytics>adaptivelearning
Asmuchabouttheaffectiveascognitive
Alignmentwithambitiouslargeroutcomes
Focusedoninquiryandintegration,notmerelyskillsandcompletion
“REBUNDLING”
WithBretEynon,LaGuardiaCommunityCollege
Howdowemakearobustandmeaningfuleducationequitablyavailabletoeveryone?
Shiftfromdigitaltoolstolearningecosystem.
Fourwaystoreframetheconversation
Shiftfromunbundlingtorebundling.
Inarebundled highereducation,theconceptofthewholeperson iskey.
PutnewdigitalcapacitiesinserviceofHE’sgreaterpurposes.
ExternalForcesofPotentialDisruption
Skill-basedLearning
DataAnalytics/AdaptiveLearning
OpenOnlineCoursesPublicFunding
Accountability
Expandedaccess
DataAnalytics/AdaptiveLearning
Skill-basedLearning
OpenOnlineCourses
TheOnrushingDigital
Revolution
ScaleAutomateReduce
instructionalcosts
“Unbundling=Equity”
Technology,Integration,Learning&Success
MOOCS&StudentSuccess
CUNY’sASAPprogramThepowerof“hightouch”guidedpathwaysfornewmajoritystudents
HansenandReich,“DemocratizingEducation:Examiningaccessandusagepatternsinmassiveonlinecourses.”Science,December2015.Agrowingbodyofresearchontheimportanceofconnection,purposeandattentiontothewholestudent.
Purdue-GallopPollonEngagedWorkandFlourishing
Twomostimportantpredictorsofsuccess:
1) Adultmentorwhocaredaboutyou
2)Sustainedproject
Purdue-GallopPollonEngagedWorkandFlourishing
64%Ihadaprofessorwhomademeexcitedaboutlearning.
27%Professorcaredaboutmeasaperson.
22%Amentorwhoencouragedmygoalsanddreams.
14%hadallthree.
Purdue-GallopPollonEngagedWorkandFlourishing
32%Alongtermprojectthattookasemesterormoretocomplete.
30%Internshiporjobwhereappliedlearning.
20%Extremelyinvolvedinextracurricularactivitiesororganizations.
%6ofallgraduates
DonHarward,PresidentEmeritus,BatesCollege
“Alltoomanyinstitutionsofhighereducation-- andevenproponentsofliberaleducation-- areoff-course,addressingonlynarrowlyacademicmeansandstrategiesratherthantheintegratedgoalsandendsthatmattertoourstudentsandtoourdemocracy.Asaresult,manyofourinstitutionsriskbecomingcomplicitinthetroublingpatternsofstudentdisengagement.”
BadCombination:Narrowacademicaimsinsilo’d environments+narrow
(commodified)versionofthedigital
Thegreattensionofourtimeineducationisbetweenintegration anddis-integration.
TwoparadigmsofeducationIntegrative(bundled,holistic,coherent):
Curricular&co-curricularconceivedaspartofawholeKnowledge,skills&dispositionsConnections&integrationDesignoflearningexperiencesforwhole
persondevelopment
Disintegrative(unbundled):Designofdiscreteorgranularlearningexperiences
Elementaryanddiscretecompetency-basedlearning
Learningdecoupledfromformalboundaries
Analyticsthattracknarrowormicrolearning
TwoparadigmsofeducationIntegrative(bundled,holistic,coherent):
Disintegrative(unbundled):Designofdiscreteorgranularlearningexperiences
Elementaryanddiscretecompetency-basedlearning
Learningdecoupledfromformalboundaries
Analyticsthattracknarrowormicrolearning
TwoparadigmsofeducationIntegrative(bundled,holistic,coherent):
Curricular&co-curricularconceivedaspartofawholeKnowledge,skills&dispositionsConnections&integrationDesignoflearningexperiencesforwhole
persondevelopment
Disintegrative(unbundled):
TwoparadigmsofeducationIntegrative(bundled,holistic,coherent):
Curricular&co-curricularconceivedaspartofawholeKnowledge,skills&dispositionsConnections&integrationDesignoflearningexperiencesforwhole
persondevelopment
Disintegrative(unbundled):Designofdiscreteorgranularlearningexperiences
Elementaryanddiscretecompetency-basedlearning
Learningdecoupledfromformalboundaries
Analyticsthattracknarrowormicrolearning
Rebundling:TowardaNewSynthesis
Disintegrative(unbundled):Designofdiscreteorgranularlearningexperiences
Elementaryanddiscretecompetency-basedlearning
Learningdecoupledfromformalboundaries
Analyticsthattracknarrowormicrolearning
Integrative(bundled,holistic,coherent):
Curricular&co-curricularconceivedaspartofawholeKnowledge,skills&dispositionsConnections&integrationDesignoflearningexperiencesforwhole
persondevelopmentDisintegrativeinservicetotheintegrative
Whatdoesrebundling meanforinstitutions?
DesignPrinciples:aVisionworthWorkingToward
Learner-centered
Networked
Integrative
Adaptive
DesignPrinciples foraRebundled Institution
Learner-centeredDoyourlearningenvironmentssupportengagementinthecontextof
empowermentandownershipoflearning?
Whatisthiscaseacaseof?
Dataanalytics>adaptivelearning
Asmuchabouttheaffectiveascognitive
Alignmentwithambitiouslargeroutcomes
Focusedoninquiryandintegration,notmerelyskillsandcompletion
“REBUNDLING”
HabitableWorlds– OnlineCourseatArizonaStateUniversity
“InHabitableWorlds,youwon’tjustlearnabunchoffacts.You’llhavetolearnhowtothinklikeascientist,confrontingwhatwedon’tknow,
learninghowtouselogicandreasontocopewithuncertainty….”
Prof.ArielAnbar
Engagementatscale
DesignPrinciples foraRebundled Institution
Learner-centeredDoyourlearningenvironmentssupportengagementinthecontextof
empowermentandownershipoflearning?
Wholepersoneducation,equitablyavailabletoeveryone.
Educatingthewholeperson?
“formation”
Dispositions:LearningtolearnCriticalthinkingCreativityCuriosityResilienceEmpathyHumilityEthicalJudgment
Strivingtocultivateabalancedperson,withintellectual,affective,imaginativeandreflectivecapacities.
Knowledge+Skills+Dispositions(+Values)
“HARDSKILLS”
Designenvironmentswheretheyaremorelikelytobecultivated.
Unscriptedcontexts,guidedinquiryandexperience.
“High-impactpractices.”
DesignPrinciples foraRebundled Institution
Learner-centeredDoyourlearningenvironmentssupportengagementinthecontextof
empowermentandownershipoflearning?
NetworkedDoyoursystemsandpracticesmaximizecommunity,mentorship
andpartnershipsacrossboundaries?
E2Coach
GeorgiaStateUniversity
2003
32%
Six-yearGraduationRates
2014
54%
2003
31%
PellEligible
2013
58%MartinKurzweilandDerekWu,“BuildingaPathwaytoStudentSuccessatGeorgiaStateUniversity”Ithaka S&R,April23,2015
ü LearningCommunities
ü Peertutoringü SummerSuccess
Academy
ü Structurallyconnectedadmissions,advising,registrar,financialaid,andinstitutionalresearch
DesignPrinciples foraRebundled Institution
Learner-centeredDoyourlearningenvironmentssupportengagementinthecontextof
empowermentandownershipoflearning?
NetworkedDoyoursystemsandpracticesmaximizecommunity,mentorship
andpartnershipsacrossboundaries?
IntegrativeAreyoursystemsandpracticesservingtohelpmaximize
connectionsandcoherence?
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Howcanwehelpstudentsputtheirsignatureworkinalargerandmoreintegrativecontext?
ePortfolioasavital,longitudinalandintegrativelearningprocess
AddressingtheWholeStudentPurposeful Self-Authorship
Advisement & Academic Planning
Connecting w/ Faculty & Students
External Audiences
Learning Across Disciplines
Learning Across Semesters
Formal Academic Curriculum
Co-Curricular & Lived
Experiences
Students’IntegrativeePortfolioPractice
Claim#1:ePortfolioinitiativesadvancestudentlearning&success.
Helpingstudentsreflecton&connecttheirlearningacrossacademic,co-curricularandcommunity-basedlearningexperiences,sophisticatedePortfoliopracticescorrelatewithhigherlevelsofstudentsuccess,asmeasuredbypassrates,GPAandretention.
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2009-10 Academic Year
Comparison Courses
49.4%
ePortfolioCourses
58.3%LaGuardiaCCHighPassRates
(C&up)
ePortfoliointegratedintoMetroHealthAcademies,anSFSUlearningcommunityprojectforhigh-riskstudents
Metro Academy, First Year/First Time Students
All SFSU First Year/ First Time Students
1 Yr Retention Rate 90.0% 79.3%
3 Yr Retention Rate 79.0% 60.0%
4 Yr Grad’n Rate 24.6% 14.9%
TunxisCommunityCollege
52.7%
60.9%66.2%
71.4%
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10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
NoePortfolioCourses 1ePortfolioCourse 2ePortfolioCourses 3ePortfolioCourses
SpringtoFallRetentionRates
BuildingmyePortfolio Agree/StronglyAgree
Helpedme makeconnectionsbetweenideas 75.6%
Helpedmethinkmoredeeply aboutcoursecontent 64.4%Allowed metobemoreawareofmygrowth&developmentasalearner
69.3%
My(ePortfolio-enhanced) courseengagedmein… Quite aBit/VeryMuch
Synthesizing &organizingideas,informationorexperiencesinnewways
83.1%
Applyingtheoriesorconceptstopracticalproblemsorinnewsituations
77.2%
Mycourse contributedtomyknowledge,skillsandpersonaldevelopmentinunderstandingmyself
78.6%
ePortfolio asahigh-impactpractice
BuildingmyePortfoliohelpedmetomakeconnectionsbetweenideas…
37.6
82.3
49.1
89.2
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40
60
80
100
LowInstructorFeedback
HighInstructorFeedback
LowStudentFeedback
HighStudentFeedback
%Agree/Strongly
DesignPrinciples foraRebundled Institution
Learner-centeredDoyourlearningenvironmentssupportengagementinthecontextof
empowermentandownershipoflearning?
NetworkedDoyoursystemsandpracticesmaximizecommunity,mentorship
andpartnershipsacrossboundaries?
IntegrativeAreyoursystemsandpracticesservingtomaximizeconnections
andcoherence?
AdaptiveAreyoursystemsandpracticessupportingthecriticalcapacities
ofinstitutionsforimprovementandagileinnovation?
AssessmentFORStudent,Faculty&
InstitutionalLearning
Groundassessmentintheauthenticworkoffaculty&students.
Digitalsystemscanhelptomakestudentlearningvisible
Assessmentthatempowerseveryone
MACRO:Systems,regions,collaborations
MESO:Institutional
MICRO:Datacollectedattheleveloftheindividualuser
Studentlevel(empowerment)
Faculty&Designers(interpretive)
Institutional(empirical)
RuthDeakin CrickandSimonBuckinghamShum
Assessmentthatempowerseveryone
MACRO:Systems,regions,collaborations
MESO:Institutional
MICRO:Datacollectedattheleveloftheindividualuser
Studentlevel(empowerment)
Faculty&Designers(interpretive)
Institutional(empirical)
RuthDeakin CrickandSimonBuckinghamShum
eP makeslearningvisibleatall3levels
DesignPrinciples:aVisionworthWorkingToward
Learner-centeredEngagement&Empowerment
NetworkedCommunity,mentorship&partnerships
IntegrativeConnectwhathasnotbeenconnected
Integrationfromtheinsideout
AdaptiveInstitutionallearning
Firstclosingthought…
Ittakesasystemsapproach.
GeorgiaStateUniversity
2003
32%
Six-yearGraduationRates
2014
54%
2003
31%
PellEligible
2013
58%MartinKurzweilandDerekWu,“BuildingaPathwaytoStudentSuccessatGeorgiaStateUniversity”Ithaka S&R,April23,2015
ü LearningCommunities
ü Peertutoringü SummerSuccess
Academy
ü Structurallyconnectedadmissions,advising,registrar,financialaid,andinstitutionalresearch
GeorgiaStateUniversity
MartinKurzweilandDerekWu,“BuildingaPathwaytoStudentSuccessatGeorgiaStateUniversity”Ithaka S&R,April23,2015
“Indeed,nosingleinitiativeisresponsibleforthedramaticgainsatGSU;theuniversity’simprovementrepresentstheaccumulatedimpactofadozenormorerelativelymodestprograms.Asitturnsout,therecipeforGSU’ssuccessisnotaparticularsolution,butratheraparticularapproachtoproblem-solving.”
DesignPrinciples >SystemsTheory
Learner-Centeredforengagementand
empowerment
Networkedpromotesocialcommunity,mentorship
andpartnerships.
Integrativeconnectwhathastypicallynotbeenconnected;
integrationfromtheinsideout.
AdaptivepromoteInstitutionallearning
Secondclosingthought…
Thisisaboutintegrity.
DesignPrinciples >SystemsTheory
Learner-Centeredforengagementand
empowerment
Networkedpromotesocialcommunity,mentorship
andpartnerships.
Integrativeconnectwhathastypicallynotbeenconnected;
integrationfromtheinsideout.
AdaptivepromoteInstitutionallearning
JackDeGioia,President,Georgetown
ThreeinterlockingandinseparableelementsoftheUniversity:
• Formationofstudents
• Knowledge-creationthroughscholarshipandresearch
• PublicGoodandtheCommonGood
“Theseseveralcompetingvisionsoftruepurpose,eachrelatingtoadifferentlayerofhistory,adifferentwebofforces,causemuchofthemalaiseintheuniversitycommunitiestoday.Theuniversityissomanythingstosomanydifferentpeoplethatitmustofnecessity,bepartiallyatwarwithitself.”ClarkKerr
Shiftfromdigitaltoolstolearningecosystem.
Fourwaystoreframetheconversation
Shiftfromunbundlingtorebundling.
Inarebundled highereducation,theconceptofthewholeperson iskey.
PutnewdigitalcapacitiesinserviceofHE’sgreaterpurposes.Newwaystoactwithintegrity.