Online learning for MOOC team developers

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1Challenge the future

Online LearningNelson Jorge

November 5, 2014

Agenda

1. Online learning

2. The pedagogy of the MOOC

3. How to plan a MOOC

4. Leveraging your MOOC

5. Introduction to the edX platform

1. Online Learning

Instead of planning how to teach for a number of class

hours, we plan how students will learn by designing

online learning activities for a specific period of time

(in weeks).

1. Online Learning

"Online classes can be really lonely places for students if

they don't feel like there's a community."

Maria Andersen, director of learning and research at Instructure (2013)

1. Online Learning

Access & Motivation

Online socialization

Information exchange, cooperation

Group discussions, collaboration

Development

Based on 5 Stage Model, Gilly Salmon

2. The pedagogy of the MOOC

xMOOCInstitutionally-focused, characterised by a pedagogy short on social contact and based on video-lecture content with automated assessment.

cMOOCDriven by principles of pedagogic innovation within a network, disaggregated mode of social learning.

Course Design process:

1. Divide your course into Learning Units

2. Define the specific learning objectives for each unit

3. Design the learning activities (try to promote active learning)

4. Specify what resources will be needed (existing or to create)

5. Define the assessment methods

Learning Objectives

Teaching & Learning activities

Feedback & Assessment Methods

Getting started Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 …

Access & Motivation

3. How to plan a MOOC – Online socialization

Introduce yourself and invite students to do the same:

“What is your name, where are you from and what do you expect to learn from this course?”

3. How to plan a MOOC – Student cooperation

Plan interaction using the Discussion Forum:

“Share your thoughts and give feedback on…”“Help your colleagues by replying to their questions…”

Access & Motivation

Group discussions, collaboration

Development

Content development:

1. Search for available content that can be (re)used

2. Think of fundamental content that needs to be produced

3. Plan content production

4. Create content

Course implementation on edX:

1. Structure the course

2. Upload content

3. Add assignments

4. Test the course

“While the [video lecture and automated quiz] model is basic and

may not be suitable for all courses or represent leading pedagogical

practice, it is accessible, flexible and scalable to large volumes of

diverse students.” (p.15)

Higher Education’s Digital Moment, UUK report (2013)

Getting started Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 …

Challenges

Sofa session,

paperclip,

feedback

Students share

videos, pictures,

schemes

Interactions,

discussions

Real world

problems,

practical

activities

Welcoming

messages

Weekly updates

Studio edge edX

Closed response assessment:

• Checkbox, Dropdown, Multiple choice, Drag and drop

• Inputs: Text/Numerical, Math expression, Image mapped

• Chemical equation, Circuit Schematic Builder

Open response assessment:

• Peer-assessment & self-assessment

5. Introduction to the edX platform - Assessment examples

Checkboxes

Multiple choice

Numerical input

Drag and drop

Dropdown

Thank you

Nelson Jorge

e-mail: n.r.jorge@tudelft.nl

office: IO building D-0-210

Mon – Fri, 09:00-17:00

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