MOOC as an Alternative for Teacher Professional

Development

Qiong Wang, ProfessorGraduate School of Education

Peking University, Beijing,China

What was the motivation for the initiative

Structure level

Learning Communities Community of Practice

formal learning

Informal Learning

share experience Sharing

knowledge---MOOCs---

the existing problems that the ICT applications/solutions planned to resolve

One course Pass? Next course

reexam

Traditional

One Course Passed MOOC

Repeat

Half Learned x/n

Repeat

RepeatLimited time for

learning

Ask for help while practice

yes

No

MOOCs For Teachers Professional Developmenthttp://tmooc.icourses.cn

2014-06-20 3 MOOCs launched2015-10-15 Programme Initiation

How was the initiative implemented?

4

800,000 Registers,20 couPass Rate 7.1%

Teaching Strategies

ICTs in Classroom

ICT leadership

Teacher Competencies

Who were the stakeholders involved

• 14+ Universities • City-level, school-level recommended

Green :GDP > $10000Blue:＄5000< GDP<＄10000Red:GDP< $5000

F1: MOOC enhanced Accessibility and Equality of TPD

What were the results and impact of this intervention ：Persistent Teacher-Learners(PTLs)

Peking University X-Learning CenterMOOC: Flipped Classroom

7 consecutive rounds:105,370 learners

non-PTLs, 88800

PTLs, 16570

44.76%

24.27%

9.87%

21.10%

Why do PTLs return?

Passcourse

Higherscores

Problem solving

Theory update ……

Motivations for

Re-enrollment

No score

Always <60

No showafter

passing 60

Still registerAfter

passing 60

F2:MOOC build a community of practice for a period• A CoP beyond schools, districts, provinces…

Sharing

inquiry

consult

F3:More CoPs built outside MOOC

• More CoPs set up by Learners via WeChat or QQ

Beyond different batches

Self- organized COP

ICT literacyTyping, search, copyright,plagiarism, etc.

Basic learning skillsRead ,write, listen,communication, note-taking ，

collaborative learning

self-regulated skillTime management, responsibility, planning,, pressure resistance, self-evaluation

What were the challenges faced: learning habits

Tips and recommendations for possible replication

Designing MOOC = Designing Learning Experience

= Designing Content Delivery strategies

Designing learning support features

School Teachers

Next Step:Blended model for effectiveness

Course Development Team

School Teachers

Province Master Trainers

3-4 persons/city or county

National Master Trainers

Accessible for Equality For Equity