{"id":47674,"date":"2015-01-19T13:03:14","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T18:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=47674"},"modified":"2015-05-18T10:33:38","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T14:33:38","slug":"alternatives-to-the-way-things-are-typically-done-in-higher-ed-continue-to-develop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2015\/01\/19\/alternatives-to-the-way-things-are-typically-done-in-higher-ed-continue-to-develop\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternatives — to the way things are typically done in higher ed — continue to develop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From DSC:<\/em>
\nIt seems like there’s been an increase in the number of “boot camps” that I’m seeing — below are some examples:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"12week-boot-camp-data-scientist\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"UX-10-WeekImmersiveTraining-OCt2014\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"FlatironSchool\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"PayWhatYouWantBootcamp-Jan2015\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"ElevenFifty-CodingAcademy-Jan2015\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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New MOOC Platform Provides Free IT Certification Courses<\/strong> <\/a>— from campustechnology.com by Rhea Kelly<\/p>\n

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\"Cybrary-IT-Jan2015\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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People offering their own bootcamps \/ building their own brands;<\/strong> such as this<\/strong><\/span> Two Week Web Development Bootcamp for Beginners by Adam Stanford<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Some other approaches that are occurring:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ideo U<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"IDEO-Online-EducationBeta-Oct2014\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Yieldr Academy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"YieldrAcademy-Sept2014\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Lessons Go Where<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"LessonsGoWhere\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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ClassDo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ClassDo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Udemy<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"udemy\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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C-Suite TV.com<\/a>
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\"MYOB-July2014\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Simon & Schuster to sell online courses taught by popular authors<\/strong><\/a> — from nytimes.com by Alexandra Alter; with thanks to Sidneyeve Matrix for her Tweet on this<\/a><\/p>\n

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Simon & Schuster is making a push into paid online video, with a new website offering online courses from popular health, finance and self-help authors.<\/p>\n

The cost of the first batch of online courses ranges from $25 to $85, and includes workbooks and access to live question-and-answer sessions with three authors: Dr. David B. Agus, the best-selling author of \u201cThe End of Illness\u201d; Zhena Muzyka, who wrote the self-help book \u201cLife by the Cup\u201d; and Tosha Silver, the author of the spiritual advice book \u201cOutrageous Openness.\u201d The courses will be available on the authors\u2019 individual websites and on the company\u2019s new site, SimonSays.<\/p>\n

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\"Simon-Schuster-OnlineCourses-Jan2015\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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The real revolution in online education isn\u2019t MOOCs<\/strong><\/a> — from hbr.org by Michelle Weise<\/p>\n

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Something is clearly wrong when only 11% <\/a>of business leaders \u2014 compared to 96%<\/a> of chief academic officers \u2014 believe that graduates have the requisite skills for the workforce. It\u2019s therefore unlikely that business leaders are following closely what\u2019s going on in higher education. Even the latest hoopla around massive open online courses (MOOCs) amounts to more of the same: academics designing courses that correspond with their own interests rather than the needs of the workforce, but now doing it online.<\/p>\n

But there is a new wave of online competency-based learning providers that has absolutely nothing to do with offering free, massive, or open courses. In fact, they\u2019re not even building courses per se, but creating a whole new architecture of learning that has serious implications for businesses and organizations around the world.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s called online competency-based education<\/strong><\/span>, and it\u2019s going to revolutionize the workforce.
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\nThe key distinction is the modularization<\/em> of learning.
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\nHere\u2019s why business leaders should care: the resulting stackable credential reveals identifiable skillsets and dispositions that mean<\/em> something to an employer. As opposed to the black box of the diploma, competencies lead to a more transparent system that highlights student-learning outcomes.<\/p>\n

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From DSC:<\/span><\/em>
\nThough several of the items above have a slant towards IT\/coding\/programming, other disciplines may be impacted by these types of trends as well.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

These developments are meant for consideration for those of us working within higher education.<\/strong><\/span> What do they mean for us? Should they inform more of our strategies? Our visions? Our responses?
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Addendums on 2\/17\/15:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"datasciencedojo-bootcamp-2015\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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