Multi-Access Learning

Dr. Valerie Irvine@_valeriei

#multiaccess July 24, 2013 for BlendSync (AUS)Flickr@Wonderlane

Dr. Valerie IrvineAssistant Professor, EdTech

Co-Director, TIE LabUniversity of Victoria

http://edtech.uvic.ca/virvinehttp://tie.uvic.ca

@_valerieivirvine@uvic.ca

AccessControl

Learner Agency

Irvine, V. (2013). Multi-Access Learning

Four Tiers of Multi-Access

1. Face-to-Face2. Synchronous Online3. Asynchronous Online4. Open

Grand Yellowhead School Division, Alberta

The Technology Integration and Evaluation (TIE) Research Lab

Irvine, V. (2011). Multi-Access learning

Seems Like A Lot of Effort?

Online Learning

• 25% increase in Higher Ed e-learning market in 2012-2017 (Education Sector Factbook, 2012)

• Full-time students are in the minority (Bates)

• Brick-and-Mortar Universities are sleeping giants in online learning (Irvine, 2013)

Revenue

• 90-95% controlled by government• 50-60% in grants• Remainder in regulated domestic tuition

Decreasing 18-22 demographic nationally.

USask, (2009). Managing enrollment strategically at the University of Saskatchewan 2009 Report. Available online: http://bit.ly/Ik8ypY

Student Tuition Income

• Demographic decline a significant issue• Domestic numbers unlikely to increase before

2030• International student numbers will drop

quickly after 2020• Ability to increase resources is about

increasing net tuition

ISSUES FACING BRICK & MORTAR UNIVERSITIES

Current PSE Landscape demonstrates

1. Diminishing funds/cutbacks from the provincial government;

2. Increase in colleges with degree-granting status provincially

3. Increase in online programs globally

 

Increase in online programs world-wide…. or

Everything we provide is now offered by someone else.

-- David Wiley

Meeting Future Revenue Needs

• Governments… not• Undergraduate students… not much• Graduate students… yes• International students… yes, but now competitive

ISSUES FACING BRICK & MORTAR UNIVERSITIES

What students want:

Flexibility in their learning options• Many have to work FT/PT jobs to be able to

afford PSE

• Reluctant to leave their positions in this economic climate

 

SOLUTION to Increase Revenue

Top ways cited to increase revenue are to:

1. Recruit international students; and

2. Deliver course-based master’s programs.

A 3rd SOLUTION…

Change access and registration

options

SOLUTION: Multi-Access Learning

Current Face to Face Option

Current Online Option

Destination in Place and Space

LEARNER ACCESS:Promoting Student Agency

• Emergence of choice - expanding “anytime, anywhere”

• Social media/personalized learning networks expanded this to “with anyone”

• I would like to expand this to “in any way”

MOST IMPORTANTLY

Transfer locus of control of how to access courses to the learner.

Reassembling the Building Blocks has RISK…but we otherwise risk irrelevance

VALERIE IRVINE, PH.Dvirvine@uvic.ca | @_valeriei

http://edtech.uvic.ca/virvine

http://tie.uvic.ca/ | @TIELab