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Learning from the Massive: the wider impact of MOOCs on teaching and learning Sarah Cornelius School of Education Colin Calder Centre for Academic Development University of Aberdeen November 17 2015
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Learning from the Massive: the wider impact of MOOCs on
teaching and learningSarah CorneliusSchool of Education
Colin CalderCentre for Academic Development
University of Aberdeen
November 17 2015
“various examples show how […] instructors changed their teaching approach in both MOOCs and traditional courses, including by improving classroom materials and activities, crafting better measures of student learning, and experimenting with new pedagogies to increase engagement and learning.”
Duke University http://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/8/on-campus-impacts-of-moocs-at-duke-university
Workshop plan
1. MOOC guided tour and general questions
2. Discussion of MOOC impacts - lessons from Aberdeen and elsewhere
http://www.futurelearn.com
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/moocs-1406.php
At the University of Aberdeen
• FutureLearn platform statistics• Narratives – academics’ stories• Processes to build and deliver MOOCs• Emergent outcomes• Research questions – what do you want to
know now?
At the University of Aberdeen
Quality vs Production Values
Engagement
Effort, Costs, Recognition
Constraints, Pedagogies, and Course Design
Academic credit
IPR and Copyright
External Validation
Research Platform
At the University of Aberdeen
• Where is evidence for impact from?• Reuse of ‘stuff’ and changes to practice• Small changes (e.g. discussion redesign)• Bigger changes (e.g. Sust Dev course redesign)
What MOOC experiences do you have?
What can you take from MOOCs that could be applied
in your own teaching?
Impacts on teaching and learning
Academics improving their skills e.g. media and presentation skills, digital
communication skillsAcademics rethinking delivery
approaches e.g. new course structures and designs
Driving open approaches and facilitating sharinge.g. MOOCs on teaching
Sources: Kerr et al. (2015); Universities UK (2013); Yuan and Powell (2013)
What do we need to know next?
Sources Kerr et al. (2015) University of Glasgow: Building and Executing MOOCs: a
practical review of Glasgow’s first two MOOCs http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_395337_en.pdf
Universities UK (2013) Massive open online courses: higher education’s digital moment? http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/highereducation/Documents/2013/MassiveOpenOnlineCourses.pdf
Yuan L and Powell S (2013) MOOCs and open education: implications for higher education. JISC CETIS White Paper. http://publications.cetis.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/MOOCs-and-Open-Education.pdf
See alsowww.slideshare.net/sarahcorneliusSarah Cornelius [email protected]
@sarahcorneliusColin Calder [email protected]
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