MOOCs and Blended Learning. Trends in Teaching and Learning

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1 MOOCs and Blended Learning Trends in Teaching and Learning

2 presenters Nicole Iovine Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP John Kahler

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4 What is CollegeAnywhere TM? A member-driven non-profit consortium: built on a unique collaboration between higher education institutions. Tools and resources, cloud based: User Management CA Streaming Licensed Content Collections

5 What is CollegeAnywhere TM? Tools and resources, cloud based: CA Content Management Streaming of Uploaded Media Delivery of content through Streaming Platform User Video, Powerpoint, Word, Adobe pdf CMS/LMS Independent But Blackboard Building Block now available, other CMS/LMS tools in development

6 CollegeAnywhere TM Streaming Producer Partner Content Annenberg Learner Governors State University Digital Library PBS Digital Library The Quisics Business Library The Directors Series from Chilmark Programs and other educational content producers

7 CollegeAnywhere TM Streaming Searchable and Bookmarkable ADA Compliant with Captioning Mac and PC - Windows or Linux High quality video broadband and dial-up Unlimited Instructor-defined Bookmarks Learning Modules created from Bookmarks & Videos Seamless Integration with any CMS

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9 Traditional and Beyond The classroom and beyond Blended Learning Activities in and out of the classroom Technology enabled Massive Open Online Course Technology makes possible

10 Blended Learning Classroom for part of teaching and learning Lectures Media Discussion Hands-on

11 Blended Learning Why blended learning? Accommodate learning styles Maximize face-to-face time Experiences not possible in the classroom Instructor and learners maintain connections beyond official class time

12 Blended Learning Increasingly being used in K-12 for same reasons Cost savings? Adjunct instructors, teacher aides Replicable and repeatable Expectation as undergrads?

13 Blended Learning blended.online.ucf.edu

14 MOOCs What is a MOOC? Who is using them and why? How to MOOC? How can small institutions use MOOCs? Free MOOC Offer FAQs

15 Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs University of Manitoba, Athabasca University MOOC coined name and early experiences Lots of big names: Coursera (Stanford, UPenn, Princeton, UMichigan) edx (MIT, Harvard, CalBerkeley, UTexas, Wellesley, Georgetown) Udacity (Stanford faculty origins, corporate collaborators, San Jose State University) Some small names: Edvance360 (Holy Apostles College & Seminary)

16 3 Benefits of a MOOC are: (1) Partnership and collaborations, (2) Personal learning goals, and (3) Network building. OnlineCollege.org Massive open online courses appear to be a way for colleges to broaden their appeal and stand out among other institutions. Chronicle of Higher Education This tremendous jump in professional productivity is the most significant advance in the pedagogic part of higher education in a millennium. Forbes forbesleadershipforum/2013/03/12/thereal-winners-of-the-coming-revolution-inhigher-education/ Why MOOC?

17 from the MOOC Guide moocguide.wikispaces.com 12 benefits of a MOOC You can organize a MOOC in any setting that has connectivity (which can include the Web, but also local connections via Wi-Fi e.g.) You can organize it in any language you like (taking into account the main language of your target audience) You can use any online tools that are relevant to your target region or that are already being used by the participants You can move beyond time zones and physical boundaries

18 from the MOOC Guide moocguide.wikispaces.com 12 benefits of a MOOC It can be organized as quickly as you can inform the participants (which makes it a powerful format for priority learning in e.g. aid relief) Contextualized content can be shared by all Learning happens in a more informal setting, at a place of your convenience and often around your own schedule. Learning can also happen incidentally thanks to the unknown knowledge that pops up as the course participants start to exchange notes on the course s study

19 from the MOOC Guide moocguide.wikispaces.com 12 benefits of a MOOC You can connect across disciplines and corporate/ institutional walls You don t need a degree to follow the course, only the willingness to learn (at high speed) You add to your own personal learning environment and/or network by participating in a MOOC You will improve your lifelong learning skills, for participating in a MOOC forces you to think about your own learning and knowledge absorption

20 from the MOOC Guide moocguide.wikispaces.com Possible challenges of a MOOC It feels chaotic as participants create their own content It demands digital literacy It demands time and effort from the participants It is organic, which means the course will take on its own trajectory (you have got to let go) As a participant, you need to be able to selfregulate your learning and possibly give yourself a learning goal to achieve

21 Content Crowd-Sourcing Automated and individualized feedback Quizzes Discussion Boards and Chats Content Video and Audio Lectures PowerPoint Presentations Links to Websites and Lecture notes

22 Connectivist Design Principles Aggregation. The whole point of a connectivist MOOC is to provide a starting point for a massive amount of content to be produced in different places online, which is later aggregated as a newsletter or a web page accessible to participants on a regular basis. This is in contrast to traditional courses, where the content is prepared ahead of time. The second principle is remixing, that is, associating materials created within the course with each other and with materials elsewhere.

23 Connectivist Design Principles Re-purposing of aggregated and remixed materials to suit the goals of each participant. Feeding forward, sharing of re-purposed ideas and content with other participants and the rest of the world.

24 What can MOOCS do for small colleges? Increase awareness of institution among target audience Experiment with online teaching and test new technology Expand reach of institution s mission globally Holy Apostles College & Seminary MOOC approach: Smaller class sections for increased interaction Engaging moderator to increase retention Integration of multiple course tools Content developed by experts and enhance with technology from LMS

25 How to Set Up a MOOC 1. Identify an audience 2. Prepare a topic and identify a facilitator 3. Develop a website to give away the material and a learning management site to host the learning community 4. Develop a registration method Advertise your MOOC and begin accepting registrations

26 Approach Smaller course sections to increase student engagement Content developed by experts in their discipline Technology enhanced course design Engaging course moderator

27 Technology Edvance360 LMS-SN User-friendly Scalable Flexible Audio/video capacity Student engagement Online at

28 Holy Apostles College and Seminary A Case Study

29 Fall registrants 25% completion rate of the Online Learning & Teaching 50% completion rate of the Teaching Research Design Spring registrants 50% completion rate of the Online Learning & Teaching Still in progress - Teaching Research Design 93% completion rate of the Lenten Journey with Jesus Summer 2013 registration now open Online Teaching and Learning Teaching Research Design MOOC Design Dante s Inferno Dante s Purgatorio Dante s Paradiso

30 Six Short Summer MOOCs

31 Publication in The Catholic Stand

32 HACSMOOC Entry Page

33 HACSMOOC Lessons Page

34 HACSMOOC A Lesson

35 HACSMOOC A Discussion Post

36 Register for your FREE MOOC Visit to register for your FREE MOOC offer. What is the process? Step 1: course material (syllabus, PowerPoint, PDF s, etc.) to Edvance360 Step 2: Edvance360 creates a free, custom branded site for your institution Step 3: Edvance360 provides course design from the materials provided in Step 1 Step 4: Edvance360 provides training and technical support Step 5: You facilitate the course

37 Additional Resources

38 Final Thoughts, Questions, Experiences?

39 Thank you! John Kahler (855)