Location
Virtual
Start Date
28-2-2024 12:00 PM
End Date
28-2-2024 12:50 PM
Description
"Inclusive Access" is a model that has been adopted by many institutions to provide students with course materials. Recent developments at the federal level have raised questions about the transparency and equity of these programs. This presentation will discuss the current state of Inclusive Access, including how regulatory changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Education may change the default model from "opt-out" to "opt-in." It will also share the University of Central Florida’s experience implementing a successful opt-in Inclusive Access program.
Speakers
Nicole Allen is the Director of Open Education for SPARC (sparcopen.org), leading the organization's efforts to advance openness and equity in education. Inspired as a student to make knowledge more accessible to the world, she has dedicated her fifteen-year career to advocating for open education and college affordability. Her impact includes passing legislative reforms, mobilizing grassroots campaigns, and building up the open movement nationally and internationally. At SPARC, Nicole leads a broad portfolio of initiatives to advance open education, spanning state and federal policy work, community organizing, and leadership development.
Wendy Howard is the Director the Pegasus Innovation Lab (iLab) at the Center for Distributed Learning. She has a diverse background in both corporate training and higher education. In additional to her Doctor of Education degree in Instructional Design & Technology from UCF, Wendy has also earned a BA in Mathematics and Secondary Education and an MA in Corporate Communication & Technology from Rollins College. Her current research is focused on faculty development, digital learning in STEM, collaborative online learning and internationalizing the curriculum through technology. She also provides a practitioner's perspective based on over twenty years of experience in both design and instruction.
As the director pf UCF's iLab, Dr. Howards, primary focus is to strategically align, promote, and provide project management support for initiatives that contribute to the lab's mission to serve as an incubator for the next generation of digital learning by supporting faculty and staff in piloting, refining, and evaluating innovations that positively impact student success at scale.
Accessibility Status
Streaming video captions available; PDF accessibility verified using Adobe Acrobat Pro Accessibility Checker
Recommended Citation
Allen, Nicole and Howard, Wendy, "Is Opt-In the Future of "Inclusive Access"?" (2024). Open Ed Live. 1.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/open-ed-live/2024/wednesday/1
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Is Opt-In the Future of "Inclusive Access"?
Virtual
"Inclusive Access" is a model that has been adopted by many institutions to provide students with course materials. Recent developments at the federal level have raised questions about the transparency and equity of these programs. This presentation will discuss the current state of Inclusive Access, including how regulatory changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Education may change the default model from "opt-out" to "opt-in." It will also share the University of Central Florida’s experience implementing a successful opt-in Inclusive Access program.