- Christopher S. Rice gave a presentation at the Pearson CiTE Conference in Orlando, FL on April 12, 2012 about the open, social future of higher education and the OpenClass teaching and design partner experience.
- He discussed advantages of the OpenClass platform including case studies of two courses: PS 557 Kentucky Government and Politics and GS 630 Instructional Technology.
- Rice envisioned what a social university and collaborative workspaces may look like using examples from the music and print news industries' transitions to digital. He touched on responsive design, customization, project-based learning and the opportunity to build the future through openness and sharing.
6. The Open, Design
Social Future Partner
of Higher Ed! Experience!
OpenClass
OpenClass Case Studies:!
Platform
Advantages! PS 557 & GS
630!
7.
8. Student Data: Blackboard Pain Themes
Theme 1: Theme 2: Theme 3:
High Stakes Inherent Communication
Events (quizzes, challenges to with instructors &
exams, paper group work, TAs around
submission) using collaboration assignments
Bb causing stress exacerbated causing stress
9. Instructor Data: Blackboard Pain Themes
Theme 2: Theme 3:
Theme 1:
Instructors frustrated Instructor pain
High instructor
and dissatisfied with from serving as
frustration with
assessment unwitting tech
reactive Bb
interactions using support for
support
Blackboard. students