Fed Stimulus & Oer Workshop

NROC Network

Federal Stimulus Funds for OER

WORKSHOP

March 2, 2010

ARRA 2009

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

Race To The Top (RTTT)

Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA)

Race to the TopRace to the Top


Program Features:

Eligibility - States/Governors

Award Ranges - $20m to $700m (four categories of states)

At least 50% must sub-granted to LEAs

Co-submission - states must apply separately, but are encouraged to cooperate and share

Program Features:

Eligibility - States/Governors

Award Ranges - $20m to $700m (four categories of states)

At least 50% must sub-granted to LEAs

Co-submission - states must apply separately, but are encouraged to cooperate and share


Program Features:

Selection Criteria -

A. State Success Factors (125 points)

B. Standards and Assessments (70 points)

C. Data Systems to Support Instruction (47 points)

D. Great Teachers and Leaders ( 138 points)

E. Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools(50 points)

F. General Selection Criteria (55 points)

Program Features:

Selection Criteria -





E. Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools(50 points)



Program Features:Competition Priorities -

1. (Absolute) Comprehensive Approach to Education Reform

2. (Preferred) Emphasis on STEM (15 points, all or nothing)

3. (Invitational) Innovations for Improving Early Learning Outcomes

4. (Invitational) Expansion and Adaptation of Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems

5. (Invitational) P-20 Coordination, Vertical and Horizontal Alignment

6. (Invitational) School-Level Conditions for Reform, Innovation, and Learning

Program Features:Competition Priorities -

1. (Absolute) Comprehensive Approach to Education Reform

2. (Preferred) Emphasis on STEM (15 points, all or nothing)

3. (Invitational) Innovations for Improving Early Learning Outcomes

4. (Invitational) Expansion and Adaptation of Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems

5. (Invitational) P-20 Coordination, Vertical and Horizontal Alignment

6. (Invitational) School-Level Conditions for Reform, Innovation, and Learning


Program Features:Length and hyperlinks - narrative 100 pages, overall 250 pages

NO hyperlinks allowed

XIV. Other Requirements - Making Work Available

“Unless otherwise protected by law or agreement as proprietary information, the State and its subgrantees must make any work (e.g., materials, tools, processes, systems) developed under its grant freely available to others, including but not limited to by posting the work on a website identified or sponsored by the Department.”

Program Features:Length and hyperlinks - narrative 100 pages, overall 250 pages

NO hyperlinks allowed

XIV. Other Requirements - Making Work Available

“Unless otherwise protected by law or agreement as proprietary information, the State and its subgrantees must make any work (e.g., materials, tools, processes, systems) developed under its grant freely available to others, including but not limited to by posting the work on a website identified or sponsored by the Department.”


Program Features:

Submission and Response Dates -

Phase 1

January 19, 2010- applications due

April 2010- winners announced

Phase 2

June 1, 2010- applications due

September 2010- winners announced

Program Features:

Submission and Response Dates -

Phase 1

January 19, 2010- applications due

April 2010- winners announced

Phase 2

June 1, 2010- applications due

September 2010- winners announced


http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/phase1-applications/index.html

Phase 1 Submissions

Alabama Arizona California Colorado

Connecticut Delaware DC Florida

Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois

Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky

Louisiana Massachusetts MichiganMinnesota

Nebraska New Hamshire New Jersey New Mexico

New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma

Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina

South Dakota Tennessee Utah Virginia

West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Missouri


Phase 1 Submissions

Alabama Arizona California Colorado

Connecticut Delaware DC Florida

Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois

Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky

Louisiana Massachusetts MichiganMinnesota

Nebraska New Hamshire New Jersey New Mexico

New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma

Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina

South Dakota Tennessee Utah Virginia

West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Missouri



SAFRASAFRA

SAFRASAFRA

The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act was passed by the House on September 17, 2009.

Currently it is in the Senate.

The Act has many features to increase the number of college graduates by 2020 including,

SEC. 505. NATIONAL ACTIVIES.

(a) OPEN ONLINE EDUCATION.-From the amount appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary is authorized to make competitive grants to, or enter into contracts with, institutions of higher education, philanthropic organizations, and other appropriate entities to develop, evaluate, and disseminate freely-available high-quality online courses, including instructional materials, for training and postsecondary education readiness and success.

The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act was passed by the House on September 17, 2009.

Currently it is in the Senate.

The Act has many features to increase the number of college graduates by 2020 including,

SEC. 505. NATIONAL ACTIVIES.

(a) OPEN ONLINE EDUCATION.-From the amount appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary is authorized to make competitive grants to, or enter into contracts with, institutions of higher education, philanthropic organizations, and other appropriate entities to develop, evaluate, and disseminate freely-available high-quality online courses, including instructional materials, for training and postsecondary education readiness and success.

Solutions You Can Use

Principles, guidelines, templates and specifications, and a supported online network

Recommendations for developing OER content based on the NROC approach and model.

Recommendations for developing OER content based on the NROC approach and model.

Developing OER content based on the NROC approach and model can help address these selection criteria


PossibilitiesPossibilities





E. Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools (50 points)






E. Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools (50 points)




“…develop, evaluate, and disseminate freely-available high-

quality online courses, including instructional materials, for

training and postsecondary education readiness and

success.”

“…develop, evaluate, and disseminate freely-available high-

quality online courses, including instructional materials, for

training and postsecondary education readiness and

success.”

Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility ActStudent Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act


PossibilitiesPossibilities



Development: The Check List

Creating & Delivering Open Reusable Content

curricular

complete

quality defined

easy to use

learner centered

flexible teaching tools

Using the NROC guidelines and model, you help ensure…

Growth in available high-quality curricular content

Learning Objects are usable in any LMS and LOR

Quality and interoperability standards guide the

development process and distribution

Shared content and course development guidelines

Quality and technology is maintained through NROC

membership network

Community/social network among contributors and users

expands the body of content

NROC Network Collaboration

Value of the NROC Model

Provides high-quality and diverse content

Leverages resources of all participating institutions

Professional development for administrators, development

teams and involved instructors

Showcases and shares faculty and institutional expertise

Provides multi-modal learning experiences and flexible

options for students

Leverages time and money for all contributors

Building Open Content

Editorial

Design

Engineering

Delivery

Leverage Experience Teamwork

Project Management

Project Management Editorial Management

Developmental Editor Screen WriterReviewers

Editorial ManagementDevelopmental Editor Screen WriterReviewers

Visual ContentLearning & Instructional User interface

Visual ContentLearning & Instructional User interface

Managed Development

Team

Technical DesignArchitecture, ProgrammingSpecifications, Updates, Testing

Technical DesignArchitecture, ProgrammingSpecifications, Updates, Testing

Multiple Pathways Stable InfrastructureMaintenanceBackup, Support

Multiple Pathways Stable InfrastructureMaintenanceBackup, Support

Teachers/Faculty = Subject Matter ExpertsTeachers/Faculty = Subject Matter Experts

Defined, tested quality guidelines to use consistently to guide and evaluate development…

Example Guidelines• NROC Guidelines• Online Course Evaluation Project • iNACOL/SREB • Quality Matters

Quality Guidelines

http://nrocnetwork.org/nroc_commons?go=1818154

http://www.montereyinstitute.org/ocep

http://www.nacol.org/

Guidelines Vary in Scope

1. Course Overview 2. Learning Objectives3. Assessment and Measurement4. Resources and Materials5. Learning Engagement6. Course Technology7. Learner Support8. Accessibility

1. Technology2. Content3. Media4. Design5. Pedagogy6. Interaction7. Assignments8. Assessments9. Accessibility10. Support

Quality Matters

Yet, Thematically Consistency

1. Content2. Instructional Design3. Student Assessment4. Technology5. Course Evaluation and Management6. 21st Century Skills

1. Course Developer and Distribution Models

2. Scope and Scholarship3. User Interface4. Course Features and Media Values5. Assessments and Support Materials6. Support materials for the instructor7. Communication Tools and Interaction8. Course environment9. Technology Requirements and

Interoperability10. Course format11. Server-side requirements12. Interoperability standards13. Accessibility

Articulate to Curriculum

Correlated with state standards and popular textbooks

Complete teaching materials

Provide Deployment Flexibility

Customizable by a teacher, a district, or a state

Can be used within popular LMSs and LORs

Quality Defined!

• Editorially rigorous

• Media rich

• Instructionally sound

• Multiple learning approaches

Learner CenteredLearner Centered

“An assembly of learning media, including text, graphics,

animation, video, audio, simulations, hyperlinks, and

assessments, to present a specific concept(s) and achieve

defined learning objectives.”

Learning Object Architecture

Graphics

Interactive Exercise

Documentary Video

Text

Documents

Newsreel

Course = Coherent Set of LO’s

Learning Objects assembled in a “player” provides user navigation

Learning Objectwith narration and movies

Topics in the LO

Activities with the LO

Text of narrationNavigation

One semester course

Learning Objects

Remixing Across Library

Advanced or Remedial Study

Lower-Level Course

Flexibility - Customization

InstructorPresentation

To Use Learning Objects for Different Purposes

Transparent Organization

Uniform

Course

Structure

Mash-up, Re-Use

Transparent folder structure enables easier installation, customization and use.

Reuse by removal or integration of components.

---- General1.1 Catalog Number (a product ID number)1.3 Language 1.5 Keywords 1.6 Coverage (time, culture, geography LO applies) 1.7 Structure (hierarchical)1.8 Aggregation level (4, course)---- Version2.1 Version (latest version)2.2 Status (completed or revised)---- Technical4.1 format4.2 size4.3 location4.4 requirement4.5 installation remarks4.6 other platform requirements---- Educational5.1 inter-activity type (mixed)5.2 learning resource type (a list of types)5.3 interactivity level (low medium or high)5.4 semantic density (high)5.5 intended end-user role (learner)----6.1 cost (to users)6.2 copyright (actual copyright notice)6.3 description (short text description)

Metadata Standards

Example: NROC’s metadata is criteria based on IEEE’s Learning Object Metadata

(LOM) Standards

Chose and use metadata standards so that learning objects can be cataloged and searched in various systems. Helps with search, reuse, remix…

An Essential IngredientAn Essential Ingredient

User Learning Objects Individual Courses

Integrated Curriculum

Individual Learner

• HippoCampus • HippoCampus• MITE-hosted Moodle?

• MITE-hosted Pre-Assessments• Token-based Tracking

Individual Instructor

• Custom HippoCampus• Link from CMS

• MITE-hosted Moodle? • MITE-hosted Pre-Assessments• Token-based Tracking• Aggregated Class Tracking

Institution (MITE-Hosted)

• Branded HippoCampus • CMS Exports• SCORM• IMS Common Cartridge

• Hosted Pre-Assessments• CMS Interoperability via Web

Services

Institution (Self-Hosted)

DVDs

• OAI Metadata Harvesting • Federated Search

DVDs

• CMS Exports• SCORM• IMS Common Cartridge

DVDs

• SCORM Simple Sequencing?• Common Cartridge?

Distribution: OptionsDistribution: Options

* Future goal for NROC-hosted content* Future goal for NROC-hosted content

Distribution: OER

Strategic Partners: Raising Awareness

Your work will be promoted through OER networks, organizations and partnerships

Your work will be promoted through OER networks, organizations and partnerships

Academy School District 20 Online COAdams 12 Five Star Schools COAlabama Department of Education ALAlbuquerque Public Schools NMAnaheim Public Schools CAAP Prep NYAurora Public Schools COBambugare Network NABethel Covenant College (Uganda)Cal State Fullerton CACenter to Bridge the Digital Divide WAChattanooga State TNChemeketa CC ORClark County Virtual High School NVColorado Community Colleges Online COColorado Online Learning COWest Virginia Comm. Tech. College WVCooperstown Central School NYCORECUDICyberlearning VADigital Learning Commons WADouglas County School District COEastside Preparatory School NJEPC-Summer Academies CAEsperanza Academy PAFlorida Distance Learning Consortium FLFlorida Virtual School FLFSS Project T.E.C.H CAGeorgia Board of Regents GAGeorgia Virtual School GAGreenville County Virtual School SCGrossmont Union High School District CAGwinnett County Online Campus GAHamilton County Virtual School TNHawaii Department of Education HIHudson County Schools of Technology NJIdaho Digital Learning Academy IDiInstructor.net UTIllinois Virtual High School ILIndian Prairie School District #204 ILIowa Community College IA

Iowa Learning Online IAKent Technology Academy WAKentucky Virtual Schools KYLake Tahoe Community College CALeague for Innovation AZLos Angeles Unified School District CALouisiana Department of Education LALubbock Christian University TXLubbock Independent School District TXMaryland State Depart. of Education MDMason City School District OHMead School District WAMichigan Virtual School MIMid-Hudson BOCES Consortium NYMinneapolis Public Schools Online MNMinnesota Online MNMississippi Department of Education MSMissouri Virtual Instruction Program MOMissouri Virtual School MOMontana State University - Billings MTMonterey Peninsula School District CAmyHimachal PAMyron B. Thompson Academy HINetwork for Mercy Education ILNew Mexico Cyber Academy NMNew York Harbor School NYNorth Carolina Comm. College System NCN. Dakota Ctr. for Distance Education NDNorthern Humboldt Con. of Schools CANorthview High School CAOmaha Public Schools NEOpen High School of Utah UTOregon Department of Education OROTAN CAPartnership for Innovations NEPetersonsPierce College WAPortland State University ORPoway Unified School District CARochester Public Schools MNRUSD CASan Jacinto College TX

San Jose Education Foundation CASan Luis Obispo Cty. Office of Educ. CASan Marcos Baptist Academy TXSanta Barbara Cty. Office of Educ. CASaskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Tech NASilicon Valley Workplace Center CASilver State High School NVSouth Carolina Depart of Education SCSouthern Regional Education Board GASowelo Technical Community College LASt. Petersburg College FLTeachers Without Borders NATennessee Board of Regents TN Council of Chief State School Officers KYThe Mid-Hudson BOCES NYTulare County Office of Education CAUniversity of California College Prep CAUniversity of Montana System MTUniversity of Texas at Brownsville TXUT TeleCampus TXUtah Electronic High School UTValley Christian School CAVirtual College of Texas TXVirtual School Society NAVirtual Virginia VAWest Virginia University at Parkersburg WVWestern Governors University UTWhitfield County Career Academy GA

Distribution: NROC Network & Friends

Network Support Site

All installation, resources and support needs All installation, resources and support needs

Network Resources

A Toolkit of NROC Development Documents is growing at the new Member Resources site.

A Toolkit of NROC Development Documents is growing at the new Member Resources site.

Supported PD Networks

The NROC Network is growing an open library and learning networks with supported Professional Development Resources.

The NROC Network is growing an open library and learning networks with supported Professional Development Resources.

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Together, we can make a difference!

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Together, we can make a difference!

Let us know if there are additional ways we can help

The MITE Team

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