Non-Linear Learning using the Open EdX LMS: Resource Hubs

Have you ever had too much information to share with your community of learners? Don’t have a developer on staff to build you a FAQ page? Want to keep your information behind your login page, rather than on a public website? Come learn how we built resource hubs within an Open EdX Course using the /jumptoid/ links. Non-linear presentations of information can be fun and easy to use!

Enhancing Community Building & Lifelong Learning: Insights from Digital Platforms for African Youth

Arizona State University collaborates with diverse organizations to leverage technology to foster community, lifelong learning, and societal well-being. Through these partnerships, it has developed youth-focused digital platforms using the Open edX LMS to develop professional skills. Explore the impact, strategies, and lessons from their development and implementation. We’ll also delve into the customizations, programs, and content considerations for engaging youth in Africa.

Building Fun, Engaging MOOCs Learners Actually Complete

Arizona State University collaborates with diverse organizations to leverage technology to foster community, lifelong learning, and societal well-being. For these youth-focused platforms, our courses are asynchronous, non-facilitated and have completion rates (25% to 60%) that are significantly higher than the average MOOC (3% to 6%). Come to our 45-minute talk where we will share our “secret sauce” for creating courses that learners actually complete.

Using the Open edX Platform as a Country-Wide Higher-Ed LMS: Project Start-Up

Empowered by 5 years’ experience building custom front-end experiences using the Open edX platform and other integrated technologies, Arizona State University has recently embarked on a collaborative project to build a custom portal to serve an African country’s higher education network (50 public universities), including both an Open edX LMS and a SalesForce-based SIS. Come hear about the project’s start-up phase and the roadmap for product development.

Noob to Master: Rapid Onboarding to Open edX Course Builds

Need to rapidly onboard new staff to building courses in OEX? Come learn how we have successfully transformed dozens of inexperienced noobs into efficient, effective course builders in just a few training sessions.

Bring your laptop to the session so you can access the collaboration documents!