Jeff Haywood is the Vice-principal, Knowledge Management at University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom This Keynote Presentation was delivered at the EDEN 2014 Annual Conference in June 2014. http://www.eden-online.org

1. Professor Jeff Haywood, Vice Principal, CIO & Librarian
University of Edinburgh, UK
jeff.haywood@ed.ac.uk
http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/jhaywood
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Digital Education & Lifelong Learning

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Change my job
Help my kids with
schoolwork
Return to
work
Learn for
fun
Keep my brain
active
Improve my
career
Socialise
Keep studying my
favourite subject
Be a better
citizen

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To satisfy these needs, worldwide, we need
lifelong learning provision that is
flexible in time
flexible in location
flexible in format
and
affordable

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The lifelong learning landscape
 Formal learning
 Non-formal learning
 Informal learning
 Learning taking place at the level of the
o Corporate / organisation
o SME
o Social group
o Individual

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7. On-campus
30,000 students
all courses
since ~1990
Off-campus
2000 students
50 Masters
since ~2005
open
T
E
C
H
N
O
L
O
G
Y
An educational
portfolio with
technology: 2013
6 MOOCs
308k learners
since 2012
~25 MOOCs
under
construction
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9. On-campus
30,000 students
all courses
since ~1990
Off-campus
2000 students
50 Masters
since ~2005
open
T
E
C
H
N
O
L
O
G
Y
An educational
portfolio with
technology: 2013
14 MOOCs
750k
learners
since 2012
~15 MOOCs
under
constructio
n
9
Open studies
Extension
~17,000
learners
enrolled
LITTLE/NO
TECHNOLOGY
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10. William G Bowen, Tanner Lecture,
Stanford University, October 2012
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MOOCs as Lifelong Learning
Currently approaching 1000 MOOCs worldwide from
an increasing range of MOOC platforms

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Increasing repeat study of learners on 6 Edinburgh MOOCs
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Age profiles of learners on 6 Edinburgh MOOCs
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Top countries supplying learners on 6 Edinburgh MOOCs
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Educational profiles of learners on 6 Edinburgh MOOCs
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Prior study subject of learners on 6 Edinburgh MOOCs
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Reasons for learners to study on 6 Edinburgh MOOCs
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Reasons for studying on a MOOC vs age profiles
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MOOC as traditional MOOC
MOOC as content & curriculum only = open resource
MOOC as solo study
MOOC as group study
(auto-cohort)
MOOC content & curriculum taught by another college/university/tutor (SPOC)
MOOC into university curriculum
Underpinned by:
• Open access publication (=open digital library)
• Open access research datasets (=open research)
• Open instrumentation (=open laboratory)
Probable/possible MOOC developmental pathways

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Challenges to making progress
 Assessment for all forms of digital education
 Credits & awards for open study
 Real credit transfer
 Recognition of prior learning
 Security
 Digital education in practical subjects
 Independent advice and guidance services for learners

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E-assessment – the big challenge
 High quality online tools for a wide range of assessments at scale
o Reflection, problem-solving, teamwork, labwork & practicals, research
skills, presentation skills, quantitative reasoning, subject-specific
knowledge, analytic skills, logic & argumentation, creativity
 Identification of the individual & their work
o In-person (testing centres) & remote proctoring (360 deg webcams)
o Biometrics & ID documentation

24. On-campus AND
off-campus
40,000 students, all
with at least one fully
online course
Off-campus
10,000 students
100 Masters
10s of PGRs
open
T
E
C
H
N
O
L
O
G
Y
An educational
portfolio with
technology:
c2020
100s MOOCs
1000s OERs
10,000,000
learners
since 2012
Open studies
Extension
~17,000
learners
enrolled
Open
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Thank you for listening
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University of Edinburgh
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