3. I have the following experience with MOOCs:
A. I have taken a MOOC.
B. I have talked with someone about their
experience with taking a MOOC.
C. I have read an article praising MOOCs.
D. I have read an article raising concerns
about MOOCs.
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Which best describes you?
5. Open Learning- UNESCO Definition
OPEN LEARNING - instructional systems in
which many facets of the learning process
are under the control of the learner. It
attempts to deliver learning opportunities
where, when, and how the learner needs
them.
http://www.unesco.org/education/lwf/doc/portfolio/definitions.htm
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6. “Open” Defined by David Wiley
“By „open‟ it is generally meant that the
resource is available at no cost to others for
adaptation and reuse in different contexts.”
http://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=M47HR7IAAAAJ&
citation_for_view=M47HR7IAAAAJ:mVmsd5A6BfQC
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7. Open?
Permission to Use Materials (Coursera)
All content or other materials available on the Sites,
including but not limited to code, images, text, layouts,
arrangements, displays, illustrations, audio and video clips,
HTML files and other content are the property of Coursera
and/or its affiliates or licensors and are protected by
copyright, patent and/or other proprietary intellectual
property rights under the United States and foreign laws….
https://www.coursera.org/about/terms
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12. Canvas Network
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Provides free platform for open online courses
“open, online learning as defined by you”
If course is free, no charge to provider
14. Co-Facilitators and Researcher for ESC
MOOCs
Catherine A. Bliss
With RetSam Zhang, tech support
Betty Hurley-Dasgupta
and Carol Yeager
15. Our first cMOOC Fall 2011
(http://cdlprojects.com/ )
Offered for both credit and not for credit
16. What is Connectivism?
• Principles of connectivism:
• Learning and knowledge rests in diversity of opinions.
• Learning is a process of connecting specialized nodes or
information sources.
• Learning may reside in non-human appliances.
• Capacity to know more is more critical than what is
currently known
• Nurturing and maintaining connections is needed to
facilitate continual learning.
17. What is Connectivism? (con’d)
• Ability to see connections between fields, ideas, and
concepts is a core skill.
• Currency (accurate, up-to-date knowledge) is the intent
of all connectivist learning activities.
• Decision-making is itself a learning process. Choosing
what to learn and the meaning of incoming information is
seen through the lens of a shifting reality. While there is
a right answer now, it may be wrong tomorrow due to
alterations in the information climate affecting the
decision.
31. As these online universities gain traction, and start
counting for actual college course credit, they‟ll most
likely have enormous real-world impact. They‟ll help in
getting jobs and creating business ideas. They might
just live up to their hype. For millions of people around
the globe with few resources, MOOCs may even be
life-changing.
A.J. Jacobs
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/opinion/sunday/grading-the-
mooc-university.html?hp
HP catalyst Academy- it's teachers (K-12) around the world who need easily accessible resources for their professional learning (in small chunks- each chunk should take about 12 hours to complete.) They will get badges and will become part of the Academy community, including a profile page.
Building on our work together in International Program development and delivery as well as my work in Creativity and Change Leadership at SUNY/Buffalo State, started designing our first MOOC in Spring of 2011. We had both experienced several of the CMOOCswDownes, Cormier and Siemens. Worked with Retsam for tech learning and support and at end of 1st offering, Catherine Bliss analyzed the interaction within the course …
Thirteen credit seeking participants, one of whom was a grad student; 350+ total registrations in first offering Fall 2011. Approx 15% active, all registered participants completed; a number of not for credit completed and some are still active today.Learning contract of expectations for credit seekers; constantly updating, adding new presentations .. One 3 weeks from Mexico also using cMOOC theory in her teaching … all sessions are recorded and available now in the “course”
Thirteen credit seeking participants, one of whom was a grad student; 350+ total registrations in first offering Fall 2011. Approx 15% active, all registered participants completed; a number of not for credit completed and some are still active today.Learning contract of expectations for credit seekers; constantly updating, adding new presentations .. One 3 weeks from Mexico also using cMOOC theory in her teaching … all sessions are recorded and available now in the “course”
Thirteen credit seeking participants, one of whom was a grad student; 350+ total registrations in first offering Fall 2011. Approx 15% active, all registered participants completed; a number of not for credit completed and some are still active today.Learning contract of expectations for credit seekers; constantly updating, adding new presentations .. One 3 weeks from Mexico also using cMOOC theory in her teaching … all sessions are recorded and available now in the “course”
Animation of interactions and activity over 13 weeks of Fall 2011 … Catherine Bliss using Gephi software
Spring of 2012 started work on second MOOC … not for credit and as an adjunct to another open resource course, A Mathemtical Journey that also uses Khan Academy videos. Wanted to attract non math lovers as well as math afficionados
Read this 4 weeks ago in the NYTimes … part of a larger discussion you might wish to read. Interesting approach to the disruptive world of MOOCs in HE and related OER opportunities.