Rich, Flexible and SupportiveBlended Learning Communities
Lessons from our MOOCs for On-campus Learning Environments
• Use of quality online materials to improve access and flexibility• Reusable across time spectrum for pre-university prep, on-campus
flexibility, paid distance education, post-university continuation, PEVE short courses, etc.
• Plan for the future – value of open standards• Creating a vibrant learning community – value of social platform• Outreach to potential students and cooperation with alumni
AIPLAN MOOC Video Page
Use Across the Time Spectrum
Pre-UniversitySchools engagementPublic engagementBring potential students up to University entry standardsFix issues for specific country gaps in prerequisites
Immediately Prior to UniversityCover required technical skills in advance for committed learnersE.g. Programming languages and modelling techniques, StatisticsPractice with proposal writing and presentation skills
University Online Course Materials and ResourcesBlended Learning and Flipped ClassroomsAllowing for much greater levels of student engagement versus lecturingAllowing for collaborative course development and presentation across institutionsMuch wider subject-based community of learnersUse of community social platform for improved student interaction and feedback
Post-UniversityLifelong learning opportunitiesEngage continuation students with current courses as tutors, project advisors and subject matter expertsReuse on campus online course materials for Distance Education and PEVE
Moodle
Blended Learning and its Potential http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_learninghttp://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~ai/resources/2013-06-05-Senate/
• Use of quality online materials to improve access, flexibility and comprehensibility .• Reusable materials for pre-University prep, on campus flexibility, paid distance
education, post university continuation, PEVE short courses, etc.• Plan for the future (technical standards for high quality, long-lived origination
material, and current delivery formats separated) and use open standards (quality, target platforms, negative lesson of proprietary formats, RealMedia and Flash).
• Rich on-line material and resources, not just video lectures. Build and curate ODL resources properly in future. Stable access routes. Move from personal web and file space to institutional support and management.
• Creating a vibrant learning community – value of social platform.• Peer-to-peer support in the learning community.• Pre-University engagement, trial courses, preparatory modules, see before you buy
modules, etc.• Outreach to alumni, wider staff, technical community, businesses.• Continuing contacts and learning afterwards – lifelong learning opportunities.
On-line Learning Environmentsfor Taught Courses at Edinburgh
On-line Course Support – Virtual Learning Environments• Virtual Learning Environment: Blackboard Learn 9• Open Virtual Learning Environment: Moodle 2.x • School or Programme Hubs: WordPress
Online Meeting Spaces – Virtual Classrooms• Blackboard Collaborate in Learn 9, Moodle and Standalone
Vue – Virtual University of Edinburgh in Second Life and OpenSim
Student Support & Social Platform• Announcements, Discussion Forums, Personal Blogs (WordPress), Wikis• Synchronous Text Chat, Video/Audio/Media Sharing, Asynchronous IM• PebblePad – ePortfolio and Student Feedback
MOOC Student Access Patterns