7 Experiments in Designing a Mildly Massive Open Online Course on
How to Cheat in an Online Course
Dr. Bernard [email protected]
Digital CitizenshipDigital Citizenship
“University as Digital Citizen”
1. Increase attention to academic honesty issues.2. Equip to mitigate against academic cheating.3. Add depth to the current discussion.4. Challenge existing beliefs and myths.5. Promote a design approach to academic honesty.6. Experiment and play with the affordances of open
learning.
Collective KnowledgeCollective
Knowledge
cheating stories
cheat, confess & prevent
cheating confessional
Private & PublicPrivate & Public
limited enrollment of
500 / 1000
private threaded discussions
public weekly content & live
events
collective cheating lexicon
Twitter stream #cheatmooc
Live EventsLive Events
8 scheduled Google on Air time slots
mix of myself, guest scholars,
participants, & vendors
recorded and shared via YouTube
Q & A
Plan for Self-Blending
Plan for Self-Blending
“co-learner” language
buffet instead of prepared meal
alignment of driving question, content,
activities
multiple paths to answering the
driving question
Pre-established, but Emerging
Schedule
Pre-established, but Emerging
Schedule
weekly driving question & objectives
weekly suggested readings & resources
weekly challenges, missions & events
revisions and additions based on
participant input
Digital BadgesDigital Badges
earned for contributing to the
community
credly.com
100 or more contribution points
in a week
each badge represented a role
for the week
design plans to promote academic
honesty
some collective resources were
public
informal, conversational
incorporated learner contributions
events shaped by participant requests,
comments, & interests
“Surprise” badge for exemplary
contributions
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1. Collective Knowledge1. Collective Knowledge
cheating stories
cheat, confess & prevent
cheating confessional
collective cheating lexicon
design plans to promote academic
honesty
2. Private & Public2. Private & Public
limited enrollment of 500 / 1000
private threaded discussions
public weekly content & live events
Twitter stream #cheatmooc
some collective resources were public
3. Live Events3. Live Events
8 scheduled Google on Air time slots
self, guest scholars, participants, & vendors
recorded and shared via YouTube
Q & A
informal, conversational
Software Secure
Dr. Tricia Bertram Galant
Proctor U
Dr. James Lang
Dr. Teddy Fishman
4. Plan for Self-Blending4. Plan for Self-Blending
“co-learner” language
buffet instead of prepared meal
alignment of driving question, content,
activities
multiple paths to answering the driving
question
incorporated learner contributions
Event 2.2 -Blog About the Topics for this Week (0 experience points)
Event 2.1 - Connect with Others on Twitter using the Hash Tag - #cheatmooc (0 experience points)
Activity 2.2 - Building a Cheating Lexicon (0 experience points)
Activity 2.1 - Cheating: Face-to-Face vs Online Comparison (50 experience points)
Mission 2.1 - Unsuccessful Cheating Stories Across Delivery Systems (50 experience points)
Week 2 - Understanding Cheating in Online Learning Environments
(May 13 - 19)
5. Pre-established but Emerging Schedule
5. Pre-established but Emerging Schedule
weekly driving question & objectives
weekly suggested readings & resources
weekly challenges, missions & events
revisions and additions based on participant
input
shaped by requests, comments, & interests
6. Digital Badges6. Digital Badges
earned for contributing to the community
credly.com
100 or more contribution points in a
week
each badge represented a role for
the week
“Surprise” badge for exemplary
contributions
7. The Digital Citizenship Experiment7. The Digital Citizenship Experiment
1. Increase attention to academic honesty issues.2. Equip to mitigate against academic cheating.3. Add depth to the current discussion.4. Challenge existing beliefs and myths.5. Promote a design approach to academic honesty.6. Experiment and play with the affordances of open
learning.
7 Experiments in Designing a Mildly Massive Open Online Course on
How to Cheat in an Online Course
Dr. Bernard Bull@bdean1000
www.etale.org