MOOCs, An Opportunity for

Learning

Ted BlakeAugust 14, 2013

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MOOCs, An Opportunity for

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Teaching Experience

• Which answer best describes your teaching experience:

A. I have never taught an online class before. B. I will teach at least one online class this fall, and it’s my first

time. C. I teach several online courses every semester. D. I used to teach online courses, but I don’t teach them

anymore.

Teaching vs. Learning

• In your opinion, is learning more like

A. Filling a storehouse?OR

B. Riding a bicycle?

Teaching vs. Learning

• In your opinion, is learning

A. Teacher centered?OR

B. Student centered?

Teaching vs. Learning

• In your opinion, an ideal learning environment is

A. Competitive and individualistic?OR

B. Cooperative, collaborative, & supportive?

Teaching vs. Learning

• In your opinion, learning should occur with

A. One teacher, one classroom?OR

B. Whatever learning experience works?

“From Teaching to Learning.” Barr & Tagg, 1995http://www.ius.edu/ilte/pdf/BarrTagg.pdf

“A paradigm shift is taking hold in American higher education. In its briefest form, the paradigm that has governed our colleges is this: A college is an institution that exists to provide instruction. Subtly but profoundly we are shifting to a new paradigm: A college is an institution that exists to produce learning. This shift changes everything. It is both needed and wanted.”

“From Teaching to Learning.” Barr & Tagg, 1995

“To say that the purpose of colleges is to provide instruction is

like saying that General Motors' business is to operate assembly

lines or that the purpose of medical care is to fill hospital beds. We now see that our

mission is not instruction but rather that of producing learning with every student by whatever

means work best.”

Experience with MOOCs?

• Please choose the option that best explains your experience with MOOCs:

A. I have never heard of MOOCsB. I have heard of MOOCs but have not taken a MOOCC. I have taken one MOOCD. I have taken more than one MOOC

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Who we thought our students would be:

•California Community College students•Prospective college students who needed grammar review for assessment/placement test• Individuals in the workplace who wanted to brush up on writing

Who our students were:

Course Statistics from 1st class, May/June 2013

• Total Students: 45,469• Active Students: 31,252• Unique Videos Watched: 190,058• Total Streaming Views: 241,883• Total Video Quiz Submissions: 545,381• Peer Assessment Submissions: 17,253

• Peer Evaluations: 76,238• Unique Students who Submitted

Writing: 6,648• Discussion Threads: 8,206• Discussion Posts: 28,099• Students who Received Certificates:

2,749

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“From Teaching to Learning.” Barr & Tagg, 1995

“In the Instruction Paradigm, faculty are conceived primarily as disciplinary experts who impart knowledge by lecturing. They are the essential feature of the ‘instructional delivery system.’ The Learning Paradigm, on the other hand, conceives of faculty as primarily the designers of learning environments; they study and apply best methods for producing learning and student success.”

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Are MOOCs the end of the community college?

• Did home taping kill music? • Did free software kill the software industry? • Does creating a thirst for and enjoyment of learning

create less of a demand for college? • Does the act of opening ourselves to change create less or more

opportunity? • The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level

of thinking we were at when we created them. -Albert Einstein

MOOCs for the Community Colleges?

• Alternative Pathway for Basic Skills• Pre-Assessment Activity• 6 week grammar review within semester

for students in writing intensive classes (English, history, philosophy, etc.) and beyond.• Summer Bridge curriculum (cf. Cal State

remediation)• Your thoughts??

It’s a Team Effort . . . . http://youtu.be/PYZVZEtWUjo

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