moocs at glasgow

Kerr GardinerJohn Kerr

MOOCs at Glasgow

March 2014

So…You think creating a MOOC is all fun

and games…

lets focus on the workload implications

Right Vs Might from my view

Some background Info

week course on applied International Law in high profile cases such as, Guantanamo Bay, Targeted Killings and International Terrorism.786

3 lead academics each handling 2 case studies3 GTA students employed to monitor forum activity

Course development and elearning support spread between myself and the school elearning support managerSchool elearning support went off on Maternity leave in December

Our ‘Captured’ Goals/Pedagogical Approaches

Video shoots

In total we shot and produced 36 video clips ranging from1minute to 7minutes in length

MPU shot 11Me 25

As it stands we have over 145learning objects spread over the 6 weeks including:Surveys, discussions, clips,weblinks, Google Hangoutand Peer Review activities

Participatory

Acquisition

Internal factors

Meetings - MILLIONS

Emails - BILLIONS

Dealing with 3 very busy Professors - One of which is based in Oxford

Still undertaking my normal job duties

My time spent (conservative estimate 400-500Hrs)

External factors

FutureLearn always under development

Guidelines showed examples that physically could not be done

Working with head of BBC Worldwide Learning

Sourcing over 500 creative commons images

Sourcing Music for Landmark video

Checking material for copyright infringements

Linking to Youtube (copyright issues)

All the things you have to be

Intermission

Stepping over the edge

• Little distance learning

• Strong campus focus

• Structures around face-to-face

How we MOOC’d

• Call for bids

• Subject teams

• Support

• Evaluation

Reasons to MOOC

• We were asked

• Build institutional experience in online delivery

• Widening participation

• Bridge digital divide

• Alliances

Glasgow directions

• Strategic initiative

• £2.5 million

• New campus

• Focus on TEL

• Student demand

The Wider MOOC• Monetisation

• Participation / dropout

• How to measure impact

• Accreditation

• HEA flexible learning

• SFC strategic funding: supporting open educational practices

• http://declaration.openscot.net

• Stone to start the avalanche• What if you can’t join

in?

Thank You