Presentation to UM Regents regarding University / Community Engagements
Moocs and More
1. MOOCs and More at the
University of Michigan
Martha E. Pollack
Professor of Computer Science & Engineering
Professor of Information
Vice Provost for Academic & Budgetary Affairs
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3 Modes of Use for Coursera
• Free “courses” offered to the world
MOOCs • Tens of thousands of people
enrolled in each
• Opportunity to supplement and
enhance the learning experience of
On-Campus on-campus students
Use
• Enabled flipped classroom and
increased interactive learning
Fee-Based
• Professional and continuing
Continuing
education programs
Education
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UM Coursera MOOCs To Date
Model Thinking Securing Digital
Scott E. Page Democracy
J. Alex Halderman
Winter 2012: 50,000 enrolled
& Fall 2012: 88,200 enrolled Fall 2012: 14,600
enrolled
Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Social Network Analysis
Human Mind, Our Modern World Lada Adamic
Eric Rabkin
Summer 2012: 40,000 enrolled Fall 2012: 48,700
enrolled
Internet History, Technology, and
Security
Computer Vision: From 3D
Charles Severance
Reconstruction to Visual
Summer 2012: 46,500 enrolled
Recognition
Silvio Savarese &Fei-Fei Li
Winter 2013
Introduction to Finance
Gautam Kaul
Summer 2012: 133,000 enrolled
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Why?
A tool that can help us
further our commitment to
Want to be a leader in engaged learning activities
shaping the future of on campus, enhancing our
online education. own students’ learning
experiences.
Provides a new way to
connect with our alumni, Sharing our expertise is
with prospective consistent with our
students, and with the public mission.
citizens of Michigan.
Potentially a new revenue stream.
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“ . . . and more”
A number of other experiments with learning
technologies on campus
Hybrid and online degree programs (Executive MBA, MEng,
Dental Hygiene, MHSA and MPH)
Piazza: “online course gathering place”
MConneX: short videos by Engineering faculty and alumni
on emerging topics
Lecture Tools: personalizing large classes
Screencasts for homework help
Learning Analytics
Notes de l'éditeur
Be sure to note the distinction between teaching on line and teaching at scale.