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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 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 Progress Report

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 September 9 th “Google Hangout” with Professor Patrick Paul Walsh SDSN.edu Progress Report

How is a “MOOC” created? MOOC = Massive Open Online Course 1. Defining the 2. Video 3. Video 4. Post- 5. Course Learning Pre- Production Production Launch! Objectives and Production, and Building the Scripting, Platform Syllabus Defining Creation Activities 2-3 weeks 6-8 weeks 1-2 weeks 8-10 weeks 4-6 months on average Course Development & Production

How is a MOOC created? Step 1: Define the Learning Objectives & Build the Syllabus Course Development & Production

How is a MOOC created? Step 2: Video Pre-Production, Scripting, and Defining Activities Course Development & Production

How is a MOOC created? Step 2: Video Pre-Production, Scripting, and Defining Activities Course Development & Production

How is a MOOC created? Step 3: Video Production Course Development & Production

How is a MOOC created? Step 4: Post-Production & Platform Development Course Development & Production

How is a MOOC created? Step 5: Course Launch Course Development & Production

Course Development Timeline 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 Identify senior RA (1, Required); junior RAs (2, Preferred) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Instructor gets approval from host university to be part of the SDSN ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! online program ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! RA team hired and in place 4-6 Months, on average ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Instructor and RA develop course syllabus, identify learning objectives ( Instructor and RA: 5-6 hours PP) Draft syllabus circulated to TGs/other experts, and guest lecturers ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! identified ( Instructor and RA: 5-6 hours PP) Finalize syllabus ( Instructor and RA: 3-4 hours PP) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Syllabus broken down into weekly modules each with learning objectives, mode of instruction, background material, lecturer and assessment tool ( Instructor and RA: 3-5 hours PP) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! SDSN training on storyboarding and scripting ( Instructor and RA: 2- 3 hours PP) 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) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Full-time production of videos (Instructor and RA: FT) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 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) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Hiring of TA(s) for running of course ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Detailed review of lectures for final edits/corrections ( RA: FT) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Technology provider fully builds out course page with required course materials, lectures, etc.; instructor(s) and research assistant(s) provide ongoing feedback ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! SDSN education team and instructor(s) launch media push for the course (ongoing through course launch) 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 ) Welcome email to enrolled students with faculty and teaching assistant profiles. Provide enrolled students with pre-reading or ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! other pre-course material RA: Research Assistant Course Development & Production

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

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