Peter Smith, Steve Carson, Brian Ouellette

1. Peter Smith May 5, 2010

3. Overview of KNEXT

4. OCW Backpack

5. OCW Backpack Users

6. Learning Resources

7. Collaboration

8. Future Roadmap2 Proprietary & Confidential – For Internal Kaplan Use Only

9. Background – Peter Smith Experiential Learning Assessment MIT/OCW Advisory Board ADG – Education UNESCO

11. Diverse population

12. Faculty

13. College students

14. Self-described, self-learners

15. Open Course Ware Consortium (OCWC) mission

16. Advance education and empower people

17. Opportunity to earn college credit for self-learning is warranted

18. Self-learners want the ability to earn credit for OCW learning4 Proprietary & Confidential – For Internal Kaplan Use Only

20. The product suite communicates a journey to achieve the credit you deserve to get the degree you want

21. Geared toward providing learners support and confidence while breaking down traditional barriers5

23. Experiential learning

24. Other forms of non-traditional learning

25. Owned and operated by Kaplan Higher Education

26. Create the standard for recognizing and making portable college-level learning from non-traditional sources

27. Personal and professional experience

28. Self-directed study of OCW and OER resources

29. Connect learners to assessment services and college degree programs valuing all types of learning6 Proprietary & Confidential – For Internal Kaplan Use Only

30. Back to Steve Confidential & Proprietary - For Internal Kaplan Use Only

32. Self-learners track their learning from OCW and OER resources

33. Functionality of a mini “Learning Management System”

34. Provides ability to:

35. Gather course materials from OCW courses and other OER resources

36. Manage course notes and completed assignments

37. Collaborate with other self-learners

38. Share learner profile through social-networking platforms8 Proprietary & Confidential – For Internal Kaplan Use Only

39. OCW Backpack Users 9 Proprietary & Confidential – For Internal Kaplan Use Only

41. Focus on a specific area of study (i.e. Spanish Language)

42. Include personalized learning goals

43. Include user-added OCW courses to meet learning goals

44. Suggested Learning Plans are created and maintained by Learning Planners*Users can create multiple learning plans in their OCW Backpack. 10 Proprietary & Confidential – For Internal Kaplan Use Only

46. Study Notes – user-created

47. Course Outcomes – institution-developed

48. Course Comments – can be viewed by other users

49. Learning Statements – describe the user’s learning

50. Documentation – assignments and other materials to support the user’s learning

51. Course Rating – based on user experience; visible to general OCW Backpack user population11 Proprietary & Confidential – For Internal Kaplan Use Only

53. Suggested plans of study

54. Provide structure to the learning environment

55. Identify specific courses and/or other open educational resources

56. Focus on meeting broad learning goals

57. Developed by Subject Matter Expert users, referred to as “Learning Planners” in the OCW Backpack environment.

58. Adopted or modified by student users

59. Non-SME users may develop their own Study Guides, but these are not published for other users12 Proprietary & Confidential – For Internal Kaplan Use Only

61. Users connected by common content in their Backpack

62. Users must make profiles public to collaborate with other users

63. Users utilize the Backpack Message Center to:

64. Send private messages to other users

65. Add comments visible to other users13 Proprietary & Confidential – For Internal Kaplan Use Only

66. Future Roadmap – Late 2010 Future enhancements to the OCW Backpack will allow learners to add components typical of a life-long learning portfolio 14 Proprietary & Confidential – For Internal Kaplan Use Only

68. Assessment of learning acquired through OCW and other OER

69. Backpack can become a learning portfolio to be assessed for college credit

70. Learning portfolio can be electronically routed to KNEXT for assessment

71. Assessment completed by qualified and trained college faculty or other Subject Matter Experts in their field

72. Credit recommendations and prior validated learning are combined in an Educational Passport

73. An Educational Passport can be used for transfer to accepting institutions*KNEXT does not guarantee the award of credit. Credit awarded is at the sole discretion of the receiving institution. 15 Proprietary & Confidential – For Internal Kaplan Use Only

74. Partnering Opportunities Future development of the OCW Backpack depends on partnering with like-minded individuals and groups interested in furthering the usage and success of the tool We are interested in hearing from institutions who may be willing to award credit through this process We are interested in hearing from individuals will to collaborate on the features and functionality to be included in the OCW Backpack tool We are interested in hearing from institutions who are willing to publish their OCW/OER materials through RSS or other means 16 Proprietary & Confidential – For Internal Kaplan Use Only

75. Contact Information psmith3@kaplan.edu www.ocwbackpack.com www.rethinkinghighereducation.com