My thoughts on the Online Program Management sector and how iDesign fits into that space, the importance of instructional design/designers, emerging trends (design, tool, and pedagogical), and the role of a CAO outside of the academy.

1. Learning Design within
and beyond Academia
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Teaching and Learning Lab Practicum
Whitney Kilgore, PhD
Cofounder & Chief Academic Officer, iDesign

2. About Me

3. Topics for
Conversation
Today
The state of the industry that iDesign is part of;
the type of work, number of companies and
types of services.
Emerging trends in online learning that students
may be interested in.
Role of CAO-what does that mean in a non-HE
situation.
Questions/Answers

4. OPM
Market
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5. 0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
HIGHER ED ENROLLMENTS - US
https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/01/05/new-us-data-show-continued-growth-college-students-studying

6. 0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Proportion of All US Students Who Are Enrolled in
at Least One Distance Course
https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/01/05/new-us-data-show-continued-growth-college-students-studying

7. Emerging Trends in
Online Learning
• Curation
• Game elements
• Interactive Video
• Intelligent Assistants/Chatbots
• Adaptive Learning
• Open and Critical Digital Pedagogy
• Social Learning

8. Curation
Screenshots from courses designed by iDesign

9. Game Elements
Screenshots from courses designed by iDesign

10. Interactive Video
Screenshots from courses designed by iDesign

11. Intelligent Assistants/Chatbots
http://blog.admithub.com/admithub-launches-first-
college-chatbot-with-georgia-state
https://blog.canvaslms.com/en/easier-interaction-
canvas-skill-amazon-alexa

12. Adaptive Learning
https://www.edsurge.com/research/special-reports/adaptive-learning/definition Screenshot from https://www.knewtonalta.com

13. Open and Critical Digital Pedagogy
https://robinderosa.net/uncategorized/my-open-textbook-pedagogy-and-practice/http://hybridpedagogy.org/critical-digital-pedagogy-definition/

14. Social
Learning
Screenshot from https://flipgrid.com

15. Role of Chief
Academic
Officer
outside the
Academy
• Means different things at various organizations.
• EdTech companies need product owners who
understand teaching and learning.
• Service Organizations need leaders who
understand the student and faculty experience.
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• My Experience:
• Learning design staff leadership, support, &
professional development
• Provide the vision for the design of learning
experiences
• Refine processes and project management
• Budget management
• Development of new products and service offerings
• Growing the company