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An Education Initiative of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Presentation to the SDSN Leadership Council 19-20 September 2014

Agenda

² Objectives ² SDSN.edu Progress Report ² Course Development & Production ² Looking Forward & Next Steps

Objectives of the SDSN.edu Initiative

² To bring together global experts across the dimensions of sustainable development to create a compendium of online courses that capture the best available knowledge and expertise in the field of sustainable development ² To offer this set of courses to all students and practitioners of sustainable development, with the goal of running a full sustainable development program by the end of 2015 when the new Sustainable Development Goals are in place ² To partner with SDSN member institutions around the world to use the courses as core components in blended learning programs

Objectives

Updates Since May 2014

² SDSN Association operational, formally advised by the SDSN Executive Committee ² Formal launch of SDSN.edu in September 2014 ² MOOCs in development in 2014:

² The Age of Sustainable Development (J. Sachs)* ² Climate Change Science & Negotiations (J. Sachs & E. Guerin)* ² Planetary Boundaries & Human Opportunities (J. Rockström)* ² Social Inclusion & Human Rights (J. Castellino & S. Bradshaw) ² Sustainable Cities (A. Revi) ² Ending Rural Poverty: An Integrated Approach (multiple) ² Global Public Health (S.Reddy) ² Early Childhood Development (H.Yoshikawa)

² Collaboration with the Global MDP Consortium: The Age of Sustainable Development now taught in 38 universities in parallel

* indicates course launching in Fall 2014

SDSN.edu Progress Report

SDSN.edu Launch

SDSN.edu Progress Report

² www.sdsnedu.org launched in September 2014 ² 3 courses currently open for registration ² One private course available by invitation only (Global MDP Consortium)

Open-Access Courses Restricted-Access Course

SDSN.edu Technology Platform

² Partnership with EdCast Knowledge Cloud (Silicon Valley-based technology firm) ² Platform built off the open source edX courseware ² Enhanced interactive student interface to focus on collaborative learning ² Support for customized landing pages for open courses and individual instances of courses for institutions offering courses for credit ² Mobile application (in development) ² See it in action

SDSN.edu Progress Report

Real-Time Engagement

SDSN.edu Progress Report

September 9th “Google Hangout” with Professor Patrick Paul Walsh

How is a “MOOC” created?

Course Development & Production

• 1. Defining the

Learning Objectives and Building the Syllabus 2-3 weeks

• 2. Video

Pre- Production, Scripting, Defining Activities 6-8 weeks

• 3. Video

Production 1-2 weeks

• 4. Post-

Production and Platform Creation 8-10 weeks

• 5. Course

Launch!

MOOC = Massive Open Online Course

4-6 months on average

How is a MOOC created?

Course Development & Production

Step 1: Define the Learning Objectives & Build the Syllabus

How is a MOOC created?

Course Development & Production

Step 2: Video Pre-Production, Scripting, and Defining Activities

How is a MOOC created?

Course Development & Production

Step 2: Video Pre-Production, Scripting, and Defining Activities

How is a MOOC created?

Course Development & Production

Step 3: Video Production

How is a MOOC created?

Course Development & Production

Step 4: Post-Production & Platform Development

How is a MOOC created?

Course Development & Production

Step 5: Course Launch

Course Development Timeline

Course Development & Production

SDSN.edu: Detailed Timeline of Activities Leading to the Launch of a Course

WEEK ACTIVITY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Identify Instructor

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Identify senior RA (1, Required); junior RAs (2, Preferred)

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Instructor gets approval from host university to be part of the SDSN

• nline program

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RA team hired and in place

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Instructor and RA develop course syllabus, identify learning

• bjectives (Instructor and RA: 5-6 hours PP)

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Draft syllabus circulated to TGs/other experts, and guest lecturers identified (Instructor and RA: 5-6 hours PP)

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Finalize syllabus (Instructor and RA: 3-4 hours PP)

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Syllabus broken down into weekly modules each with learning

• bjectives, mode of instruction, background material, lecturer and

assessment tool (Instructor and RA: 3-5 hours PP)

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SDSN training on storyboarding and scripting (Instructor and RA: 2- 3 hours PP)

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Scripts and storyboards for all lectures with ongoing support from SDSN education team; Junior research assistants create graphs and data to be used, other materials to be used during each weeks content production; Instructors and senior RA agree on and prepare assessments to match weekly modules and mid-term and final tests (Instructor: 3-5 hours; RA: FT)

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Full-time production of videos (Instructor and RA: FT)

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Post-production of lecture videos by production team with ongoing editing input from instructor(s) and/or research assistant(s); integrate other media into lectures (videos, animations, etc.); finalize videos (RA: 8-12 hours PP)

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Hiring of TA(s) for running of course

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Detailed review of lectures for final edits/corrections (RA: FT)

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Technology provider fully builds out course page with required course materials, lectures, etc.; instructor(s) and research assistant(s) provide ongoing feedback

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SDSN education team and instructor(s) launch media push for the course (ongoing through course launch)

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Instructor(s) and/or research assistant(s) familiarize themselves with the online course platform; check that links and components function properly; last minute edits and additions to platform (All team: 5-7 hours PP)

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Welcome email to enrolled students with faculty and teaching assistant profiles. Provide enrolled students with pre-reading or

• ther pre-course material

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RA: Research Assistant

4-6 Months, on average

How many people are behind a MOOC?

Course Development & Production

Content Team ² Course Instructor(s) ² 1-2 Research Assistant(s) ² 3-4 Course Teaching Assistants SDSN Team ² SDSN.edu team ² Communicatio ns Team Tech Team EdCast ² EdCast leadership ² 3-4 Computer Engineers ² Communicatio ns Team Production Team Kontentreal ² Production Director ² Director of Photography ² 2-3 Senior Editors Roughly 20 People Bring Each Course to Fruition

Accreditation

Looking Forward & Next Steps

The Funding Gap

² Initial funding secured and deployed for the launch of SDSN.edu and the first four courses Sponsorship Options for future fundraising:

² Founding Partners: commit to support first set of courses at a cost USD 2,500,000 ² Associate Partners: commit to multi-year support with a minimum of USD 500,000 annually ² Course Partners: commit to support the creation of an individual course at a cost of USD 310,000 Looking Forward & Next Steps

What is ahead for SDSN.edu?

Finalizing the courses for 2015: ² Sustainable agriculture* ² Governance and management of extractive industries* ² Nature based solutions for development* ² Role of business in sustainable development* ² Community based development in tropical rainforest landscapes* ² Global governance for a sustainable planet ² Poverty reduction in fragile states ² Sustainable ecosystems management ² Managing the worlds oceans ² Education systems for a sustainable world ² Link to Business Schools curriculum ² SDSN Academic Committee ² Partner-developed massive open online courses ² Large-scale marketing and outreach effort ² Comprehensive academic partnerships with universities ² Business plan beyond 2015

Looking Forward & Next Steps

Thank you.

Chandrika Bahadur, Director of Education Initiatives chandrika.bahadur@unsdsn.org Megan Cassidy, Program Manager megan.cassidy@unsdsn.org