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A space to learn together, peer to peer, about the proposed UW "flexible degree option."
The purpose of this P2PU study group is to create an open space for interested University of Wisconsin Parkside faculty and staff to learn about the proposed UW System competency-based Flexible Degree Option. Participants in this group will have a better understanding of what competency-based degrees look like and the external social and economic forces driving universities, including the UW System, to develop such degrees. UW Parkside faculty and staff are welcome to participate using their uwp.edu email account. Postings from real people with real names are welcome. (Anonymous or pseudonymous comments will not be posted by the moderator.)
posted message: Greetings from Indianapolis! This morning's issue of Inside Higher Education has a very interesting article on an arrangement between Coursera and Antioch University to offer MOOCs for credit (http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/10/29/coursera-strikes-mooc-licensing-deal-antioch-university). What I like about this model is that assigning and role of a faculty adviser (more like an independent study supervisor): "As part of the arrangement, the students are paired with an Antioch faculty member who will serve as a sort of independent study adviser, discussing the material regularly and assigning some supplemental work."
posted message: Dear all,
I'd like to transfer the moderation of this group to someone else as I am no longer at Parkside. If you are interested and willing to take this on, please contact me at terrymbrown1@me.com. Thank you for all your work and good conversation on the FDO. Here's a quote for the day from Jeffrey Sellingo who writes for the Chronicle: "The only really necessary people in the education process now are the professor and the student." Something to think about....
posted message: Interesting news about competency-based education, including preview for a statement from DOE: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/10/01/competency-based-education-may-get-boost
posted message: The National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment will be holding a webinar on Oct. 5 on assessment and the Degree Qualifications Profile. I believe it is free. If you are interested in the webinar, please go to this website for more information: http://www.learningoutcomesassessment.org/
posted message: Dear all,
I just want to remind you that Dr. Aaron Brower, Interim Provost for UW Extension, and Dr. Rebecca Karoff, UWSA Academic Planner, will be joining our group for a discussion on Monday.
posted message: Dear FDO group,
Thank you for a great discussion today regarding Lumina's degree qualifications profile and its applications to the flexible degree option. As a reminder, we will not be meeting on September 4, but we have three meetings scheduled for the following weeks in September.
posted message: Hi, I saw this article today and thought the issues are apropos for our discussion about the flexible degree. See below:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/conversation/2012/08/23/the-mooc-led-meritocracy/?cid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en
Kim
posted message: An interesting article that Daphne Pham found: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/education/mechanical-mooc-to-rely-on-free-learning-sites.html?_r=1
It sounds like the mechanical MOOC is following some of the same premises as the Flexible degree program, with an innovative way to provide support to students to help them complete the course.
posted message: Reminder: We are meeting tomorrow with David Schejbal, Dean, UW Extension, and Greg Lampe, Provost, UW Colleges, to discuss the Flexible Degree Option. I have suggested the following agenda:
1. Introductions and context—Terry Brown
2. Updates on the degree development process—David Schejbal
3. The role of the UW Colleges—Greg Lampe
4. Q & A discussion regarding the proposed degree