August 2013 | Overview & Update Contents 2 Setting

global appetite for knowledge

faculty interest in improving teaching and learning 
enabling technologies and tech-savvy students

cost pressures demand new education delivery models Setting the Stage | Higher Education Today 4 This is an important time in higher education:<br>

Setting the Stage | What Is edX? 5 May 2012

Harvard and MIT joined together to launch edX with three goals: expand access to high quality education worldwide

improve teaching and learning on campus

advance our understanding of how students learn through research<br>

not for profituniversity-led and run
open sourceplatform for MOOCs

collaborativexConsortium partnership

financial sustainabilityrevenue models Setting the Stage | What Is edX? 6 edX was founded upon shared principles:<br>

people a start up organization in Kendall Square

portal 1M+ global online learners 70% non-U.S. from 192 countries
platform authoring tool for faculty course  development & delivery Setting the Stage | What Is edX? 7 edX delivers online courses through:<br>

expand access to education
improve teaching & learning on campus
advance our understanding of how students learn through research Setting the Stage | What Is HarvardX? 8 HarvardX shares the same goals as edX:<br>

instructional expertise 16 course fellows & producers 2 research fellows 5 creative video professionals

professional services 15 support staff with expertise in areas such as pedagogy, media, technology, and copyright law

studios and space 2 campus video studios 4th & 5th floors of 125 Mt Auburn Setting the Stage | What Is HarvardX 9 HarvardX supports faculty innovation in teaching:<br>

10 Setting the Stage | What Is HarvardX university & schoolsAlan Garber [Provost, edX board co-chair]Michael D. Smith [Dean, Faculty of Arts & Sciences]Katie Lapp [Executive Vice President]James Ryan [Dean of Graduate School of Education]Anne Margulies [VP & CIO]

facultyRob Lue [Faculty Director, FAS] 13 faculty members on the Faculty CommitteeAndrew Ho [Research Chair, GSE] 14 faculty members on the Research Committee

staffSamantha Earp [Interim Executive Director]Annie Valva [Course Development Manager]Producers & creative professionals HarvardX is a University-level, faculty-led endeavor:<br>

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Progress Report [ Progress Report ] 12<br>

delivered 6 open courses CS50x, “Intro to CS” PH207x, “Health in Numbers” PH278x, “Health & Environment” CB22x, “Ancient Greek Hero” ER22x, “Justice” HLS1x, “Copyright”

engaged global learners 400,000+ enrolled students

announced 15 new courses  10 Harvard schools humanities, health, science, education, physics,  poetry, government, medicine 13 Progress Report | Accomplishments goal 1: expand access to knowledge<br>

14 Progress Report | Accomplishments pushed innovations on edX1st humanities course – Heroeshighest enrolled course – CS50x, 120,000+most number of courses and modules

catalyzed education at Harvard59 faculty are active in teaching or planning3 faculty town halls & a joint Harvard-MIT national summit
120 students & staff creating content

experimented on campusCopyrightX ran two versions of the course to test traditional vs. non-traditional case methods of learningHSPH is using HarvardX courses to redesign their core curriculum and deliver their first fully online degree program goal 2: improve teaching & learning on campus<br>

15 Progress Report | Accomplishments goal 3: advance our understanding of how students learn through research built a team of research fellowscreating a community at Harvard and beyond around online learning research

published highly cited paper“Studying Learning in the Worldwide Classroom: Research into edX’s first MOOC” (Breslow, Ho)
 explores correlations of background and capabilities to achievement and persistence

 examines relationships between student interactions with content and level of success

embedded research questions in course development
What motivates students to learn and persist?
What helps students retain knowledge?
How can we assess what students have learned?<br>

“When faculty teach courses they themselves create, they tend to teach better. The very act of engaging in this process is energizing.”
William Kirby, T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at HBS, co-teaching SW22x: “China.” What Harvard faculty are saying: Progress Report | Faculty and Student Feedback “It feels like all of a sudden having capacity to do all the things I’ve imagined.”
Elisa New, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature and instructor for AI12x: Poetry in America 16<br>

“I stood in my bean patch in West Virginia today and was humbled to think I was able to take part in this learning experience with participants from all over the world. Please allow me to express my ‘kharin ekhein’. (Hope I said that correctly!)”

Comment on HeroesX What students are saying: Progress Report | Faculty and Student Feedback “The community and sense of connection between not only the 120,000 students worldwide taking the course online, but the hundreds sitting in Harvard’s Sanders Theatre, really defined the experience for me.”
Comment on CS50x 17<br>

[ Looking Forward ] 18<br>

HarvardX has and is implementing a phased approach: Looking Forward | Phased Work Plan 19<br>

Built with support from HarvardX
Powered by edX and other platformsMonetized through DCE + professional schools Looking Forward | Revenue Models HarvardX is actively experimenting with revenue models: 20<br>

course development production staff, technology, equipment, & space
research pedagogical experts and assessment tools
core infrastructure office space, administrative staff, and IT

Goal: $xxx (part of the broader FAS “leading and learning” and University “teaching and learning” priorities). Looking Forward | Opportunities HarvardX fundraising priorities:<br>

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