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Training Materials rev. 1/13/2016
© 2016 edX Inc.
IsraelX and edX
Reinventing Education
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The New Classroom?
What is edX?
Non-Profit
Venture
- Founded by MIT
and Harvard in
2011
- Mission to expand
access to quality
education for all
Website:
edX.org
- 7+ million learners
- 23+ million enrollments
- 95+ partners
- 805+ courses
- 196+ countries
- 250+ blended classes
Platform:
Open edX
- 4+ million
learners
- 200+ learning
websites
- 2,000+ courses
- 15+ languages
EdX’s Newest Member...
The edX Mission...Expand access
to quality education
Advance research
Improve on-campus
education
Flexible Teaching
+ Learning
- Rich assessment
types
- Randomized
problem banks
- Surveys and polls
- Mobile capabilities
- Integration with LTI
3rd party tools
Active Learning
- Auto-grading with
instant feedback
- Virtualizations (incl.
Virtual Labs)
- Learner note taking
- Moderated
discussion forums
Social Learning
- Smaller community
experiences with
- Cohorts
- Teams / peer study
groups
- Integration with
LinkedIn, Google
Hangouts,
Facebook, etc.
Improved Learning
Outcomes
- Instructor
experimentation thru
in-course A/B testing
- Course data, (thru
edX Insights)
- Institutional data (thru
data packages)
Teaching & Learning Capabilities
● Annotation Problem
● Calculator Tool
● Checkbox Problem
● Chemical Equation Problem
● Circuit Schematic Builder
Problem
● Conditional Module
● Completion Tool
● Custom JavaScript Problem
● Drag and Drop Problem
● Dropdown Problem
● External Grader
● Full Screen Image Tool
● Gene Explorer Tool
● Google Calendar Tool
● Google Drive Files Tool
● Google Instant Hangout Tool
Rich Diversity of Assessments● Iframe Tool
● Image Mapped Input
● LTI Component
● Math Expression Input
● Molecule Editor Tool
● Molecule Viewer Tool
● Multiple Choice Problem
● Multiple Choice and
Numerical Input Problem
● Numerical Input Problem
● Office Mix Tool
● Open Response
Assessments
● Oppia Exploration Tool
● Peer Instruction Tool
● Periodic Table Tool
● Poll Tool
● Problem with Adaptive
Hint
● Problem Written in
LaTeX
● Protex Protein Builder
Tool
● Qualtrics Survey Tool
● Randomized Content
Blocks
● Recommender Tool
● Survey Tool
● Text Input Problem
● Word Cloud Tool
● Write-Your-Own-Grader
Problem
● Zooming Image Tool
● MathJax
Course Author Friendly
The Latest: MicroMasters
MicroMasters
Credential
Apply to
Masters
Program
Complete
Masters of
Science @ U.
Becomes a New
Credential for
Professionals
Case Study: MIT’s Supply Chain
Management master’s program
On-Campus EducationExpand access
to quality education
Advance research
Improve on-campus
education
● 9 out of 10 MIT undergrads have used edX in campus classes
● Example: Elements of Structures Course
○ Fall semester 2012: 10% of students scoring over 90
○ Fall semester 2015: 56% of students scoring over 90
○ The difference: Same professor, but with the addition of
MITx content
● 95% of students in physics courses say professors should
continue using the system for their classes
Enhancing the Campus
Experience
Advance ResearchExpand access
to quality education
Advance research
Improve on-campus
education
edX Insights
We still need more research on
what works, but standing still is
not an option.- Thomas Friedman
New York Times columnist and
author