Waymaker courses from Lumen Learning combine personalized learning with open educational resources, to provide a powerful and affordable learning experience. These slides introduce two Waymaker economics curriculum courses now available: Macroeconomics and Microeconomics. Both are designed using the OpenStax College OER textbooks for these subjects. The presentation walks through the simple process of setting up a Waymaker course and beginning to teach.

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lumen Personalized Learning in Five Simple Steps:
Waymaker Economics Courses
August 2016

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About Lumen Learning
Focus: Improve student success using OER
FOUNDERS: David Wiley & Kim Thanos
MISSION: Scale effective use of OER
and personalized learning
• Improve access and quality
• Impact disadvantaged learners
• Create next generation OER
APPROACH: Model Openness
• Respect and built community
• Continuous improvement
• Openly license and share (CC-BY)
Formed
in
2012
Based
in
Portland,
OR
80+
ins8tu8onal
clients
27
team
members
Support
from
HewleB,
Gates
&
ShuBleworth
Founda8ons
Facts

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About Waymaker
Next Generation Courseware Challenge: Grant
program funded by the Gates Foundation
Program Goal: Develop affordable, high quality digital
course materials to improve teaching and learning for
disadvantaged learners
Waymaker Goal: Deliver highly effective, personalized
learning experiences using OER

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Waymaker’s Research-based Interventions
Day 1 access; a fraction of the cost of traditional textbooks
Open Educational Resources (OER)1
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2
Metacognition: coach students on where to focus; learn how to learn
Assessment as a learning activity; frequent feedback; strong alignment to
learning outcomes
Personalization
Mastery Learning
4
Nurturing the learning process; individualized outreach & intervention
Faculty-student Connection
OER meets personalized learning

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Waymaker Efficacy
Preliminary Findings from Waymaker Pilot
• When instructors use Waymaker’s messaging tools, their
students perform better
• More students complete and pass Waymaker sections
• Performance gap eliminated for disadvantaged students in
Waymaker sections
• 65% of students say instructor cares more than in other
classes
• 76% of students prefer Waymaker courses to courses using
traditional textbooks
• Complete learning data analysis in progress
Spring Term 2016

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Want to go hands-on?
Share your email address in the “chat” box.
We’ll send an invitation for a hands-on demo course to
explore later during this session.

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WAYMAKER PROVIDES:
Complete course structure designed using OER

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WAYMAKER PROVIDES:
Easy access to course content in your LMS
Canvas
Blackboard
D2L

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WAYMAKER PROVIDES:
A personalized study plan for every student

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WAYMAKER PROVIDES:
Assessments and activities to develop mastery

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WAYMAKER PROVIDES:
Messaging tools to reach struggling students

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Waymaker Catalog & Roadmap
ROADMAP
TIMING
COURSES
Now
Available
Introduc8on
to
Business
Principles
of
Marke8ng
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Available
Spring
2017
Developmental
English
Sequence
Developmental
Math
Sequence
English
Composi8on
I
Sociology
Available
Fall
2017
Biology
I
Business
Management
College
Algebra
Psychology
Available
Spring
2018
American
Government
Biology
II
Geology
Sta8s8cs
Beyond
Spring
2018
Anatomy
&
Physiology
I
&
II
Arithme8c
Prealgebra
Beginning
Algebra
Chemistry
I
Business
Communica8on
English
Composi8on
II
Informa8on
Literacy
IT
Essen8als
Principles
of
Accoun8ng
Note:
Roadmap
may
adjust
to
reflect
evolving
priori8es
and
collabora8on
opportuni8es.

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Waymaker Microeconomics
OpenStax College Microeconomics
(CC-BY)
Primary Text
• Contextualize: why does this matter?
• Examples that are relevant to students
• Clear explanation of complex concepts
• Math reviews prior to application
• Use of video, simulations, storytelling
• Interactive problem sets to practice
calculations
Current, engaging content
Microeconomics
Content
Coverage
• Introduc8on
to
Economics
&
Scarcity
• Supply
&
Demand
• Elas8city
• Government
Ac8on
• Surplus
• U8lity
• Produc8on
• Perfect
Compe88on
• Monopoly
• Monopolis8cally
Compe88ve
Industry
• Oligopoly
• Public
Goods
• Globaliza8on,
Trade
&
Finance
• Income
Distribu8on

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Waymaker Macroeconomics
OpenStax College Macroeconomics
(CC-BY)
Primary Text
• Contextualize: why does this matter?
• Examples that are relevant to students
• Clear explanation of complex concepts
• Math reviews prior to application
• Use of video, simulations, storytelling
• Interactive problem sets to practice
calculations
Practical, Applied Learning
Macroeconomics
Content
Coverage
• Introduc8on
to
Economics
&
Scarcity
• Supply
&
Demand
• Elas8city
• Government
Ac8on
• Surplus
• Macroeconomic
Measures:
GDP
&
Unemployment
• Macroeconomic
Measures:
Infla8on
&
Price
Indexes
• Macro
Workings
• Keynesian
&
Neoclassical
Economics
• Fiscal
Policy
• Monetary
Policy
• Policy
Applica8on
• Globaliza8on,
Trade
&
Finance

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WAYMAKER: 5 SIMPLE STEPS
1. Complete simple set-up for students to access
course through your LMS.
2. Map your learning outcomes to align Waymaker
course content.
3. Select assignments and performance
assessments.
4. Review machine-graded quizzes.
5. Configure Waymaker Faculty Tools.

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WAYMAKER: 5 SIMPLE STEPS
1. Complete simple set-up for students
to access course through your LMS.

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WAYMAKER: 5 SIMPLE STEPS
2. Map your learning outcomes to
align Waymaker course content.

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WAYMAKER: 5 SIMPLE STEPS
3. Select assignments and
performance assessments.

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WAYMAKER: 5 SIMPLE STEPS
4. Review machine-graded quizzes.

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WAYMAKER: 5 SIMPLE STEPS
5. Configure Waymaker Faculty Tools.

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Lumen Support: We can help!
Training * Support * How To * Best Practices
Lumen Support Website
Faculty User Guide
OER Office Hours
Waymaker Training
Lumen Community Slack

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Pricing Model
Lumen course support fee:
$25 per student enrollment
• Day one access for all students via LMS
• Includes remote faculty training and support
• Billed directly to institution after add/drop window
• No paywall for students
• No external textbook cost
• Consider adding low-cost course materials fee in lieu of
expensive textbook or allocating student tech fee funds

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Take a Closer Look
Do a free, hands-on review of a Waymaker demo course.
Send a request to: info@lumenlearning.com
Key elements to review:
• Course learning outcomes
• Personalized study plan
• Content (text, videos, simulations, graphics, etc.)
• Assessments: Pretest, self-check, module quizzes
• Waymaker Faculty Tools

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Q&A
Questions? Discussion?
Thank you!
Julie Curtis
julie@lumenlearning.com

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Supplemental Materials
Appendix

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OER Courses from Lumen Learning
Support
Features
Freely
Available
Candela
Waymaker
Curate,
align,
organize
OER
into
course
structure ✔ ✔ ✔
Use,
supplement
and
enrich
OER ✔ ✔ ✔
Seamless
delivery
in
LMS ✔ ✔
Provide
day
one
access
for
all
students
via
LMS ✔ ✔
Course
editability
and
customiza8on ✔ ✔
Ongoing
faculty
training
and
support ✔ ✔
Maintain
aBribu8ons,
updates,
improvements ✔ ✔
Support
and
maintain
technology,
integra8on ✔ ✔
Personalized
study
plan
to
guide
student
learning ✔
Mastery
learning
assessment
approach ✔
Automated,
individualized
messaging ✔
Time-­‐saving
tools
to
iden8fy
and
help
struggling
students
✔
Standard
Pricing:
per
student
enrollment
fee $0 $10 $25

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What Waymaker Courses Provide
Content & Features
Instructor Resources
Student Orientation
Personalized Study Plan
Course Modules
Machine-Graded Assessments
Sample Performance Assessments
Sample Grading Rubrics
Waymaker Faculty Tools – Messaging, Alerts
User Support
LMS Integration
Faculty Training & Support
Day One Access for Students
Coming for Fall
Sample discussion forums
More sample assignments
Larger quiz banks
Edit/delete quiz questions
Student view of quiz results anytime
Instructor view of aggregate class
performance, trouble spots
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