to mooc or not: leveraging new interaction models in ict programs

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Una Daly, OpenCourseWare ConsortiumDr. Preetha Ram, OpenStudy

Mid-Pacific ICT 2013 Conference

To MOOC or NOT:How College ICT Programs Can

Leverage New Interaction Models

Introductions

Una Daly

Director, Community College Outreach

OCW Consortium

Dr. Preetha Ram

CEO, OpenStudy.com

Associate Dean Emory College

Agenda 9:30-10:20 am

• Introductions

• Community College Consortium

• MOOC Overview

• Community College MOOC Vortex

• Open Study • Questions & Answers

OpenCourseWare Consortium (founded MIT in 2001)

“Advance formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of

free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.”

Nearly 300 institutions in 46 Countries

109+ Community & Technical CollegesOCW Consortium

CCCOER Mission

• Promote adoption of OER to enhance teaching and learning

– Expand access to education– Support professional development– Advance community college mission

Funded by the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

2012 Year of the MOOCNYTimes

What are MOOCs?

• Massive (1000’s of students)

• Online (registration, videos, quizzes, social networking)

• Open (enrollment, content?)

• Course (expert facilitators, credit?)

Pioneered by George Siemens

2008

MOOC Providers Grow

Source: Justin Reich, Ed Tech Researcher Blog, May 7 2012

Four Barriers to Overcome

• Revenue Models • Credentials for Students• Course completion rates• Student authentication

Phil Hill, Educational Technology Consultant, July 2012, http://mfeldstein.com/four-barriers-that-moocs-must-overcome-to-become-sustainable-model/

Completion Rates

• Coursera (1.9 million registered)

7-9%• Udacity (500,000 registered)

• edX (155,000 registered)

Sources: Wikipedia(Dapne Kohler), Web.mit.edu (Anant Agarwal), Sebastien Thrun

25%

5%

Duke’s MOOC Report CardBiomedical Engineering Fall 2012

• 12,461 students registered• 7593 watched at least one video.• 1,267 answered one question correctly week 1.• 358 earned one point or more on final exam.• 313 earned certificates, 260 with distinction.

First report card on a Duke MOOC, December 5, 2012 http://dukecheck.com/?p=9053

2.5% completion

• Gentle Intro to Python

• Interactive coding tools

• Email Scheduler

• Peer Tutoring & Mentoring

Learning PythonMechanical Mooc

Completion & Costs

• Research MOOC practices in classroom– Impact – Access

• Developmental Math– Cuyahoga, Wake Tech Community Colleges

• Developmental English– Mount San Jacinto Community College

• EdX Partnership– Mass Bay and Bunker Hill Community Colleges

Copyright © 2012 Inquus Corporation. Proprietary and Confidential

“top 10 most innovative education companies of 2011”

Dr. Preetha Ram, CEO, Cofounder, Assoc Dean, Emory

Chris Sprague, CTO, CofounderDr. Ashwin Ram, Chairman, Cofounder

OpenStudyNew Models of MOOCs for Community Colleges


The Problem

•1 Million US high school dropouts

•Only 10-15% of community college students will graduate

•53% of college graduates will be unemployed or underemployed

What is needed? New Academic Experiences


The Complexities

•Factors that affect graduation rates:

•Financial

•Psychological

•Academic (Tinto, 1999: 75% of dropout decisions are non academic)

“Create opportunities for high school and adult students to earn college credit. … Emerging evidence suggests that some form of college experience in

high school increases college going, college readiness, and college success among lower-

achieving populations as well.” White House Toolkit


• Meet Sergio, 9th grader, New York

• Fails math regularly

• Meets Hero, an OpenStudy user, who helps him regularly.

• Sergio’s two latest tests >90.

An OpenStudy Story

Blog.openstudy.com/narratives

Between Failure and Success there is a Human


The OpenStudy Community

80% report better understanding.

200,000 users

160 countries

>2000 Q/day

Answer in <5 min

>40 Institutions


The Research Framework

OpenStudy

Blended Learning

Peer-to-Peer learning,

Communities of Practice

Social Constructivi

sm

Dziuban et al, 2004; Means et al, 2010, Twigg (2003

Fuchs, 1997 Lave & Wenger, 1991

Bandura, Vygotsky, 1978


1 Learn 2 3 Certify

The OpenStudy MOOC ModelProgress

Learn material on MOOCs Offered by Universities

With support of OpenStudy community

We assess learning,

progression and soft skills

Learners earn a certificate.

Providers make revenues


Deeper Learning on OpenStudy

1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 510

20

40

60

80

100

120

Progression through Questions and Answers

AravindG questionsAravindG answers

Questions or Answers

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Medals and Answers Progression

AravindG answersAravindG medals received

Weeks

Medals

or

Answ

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Study performed by Georgia Tech researchers for the Gates/Hewlett project with Stanford Research Institute Evaluators

Asssesment of Deeper Learning


The Right Support: OpenStudy

Unowen: I always come here to ask and end up helping – lol who says math wasn’t

addictive?


Study Groups for MOOCs


Working together politely is never easy. We make it happen.


Where else will you find people willing to take so much time and help a stranger? Here someone studying a MIT OCW course gets help and support.


Certificate of ParticipationIn Univ. Notre Dame OCW course: Thermodynamics

Team Work 39

Problem Solving 45

Engagement 59

Course Activity Index: 65Questions: 40 Answers: 50 Medals:60

A self directed learner of this course.

Global Smart Score: 52

The Right Assessment


SmartScore

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Engagement

Powered by Behavioral Profiling and Social Analytics

ADOPTED BY:

Notre Dame


Raw Score

Questions Answers Collaborations

Time on TaskChats Medals

Behavioral ProfilingSocial Analytics

Measure and analyze onsite interactions.

Assessment Engine

Assess quality, peer reputation, interaction dynamics.

Problem SolvingTeamwork Engagemen

t

SmartScore

Normalized Score

>30 Indicators


Recognition


User Feedback


Benefits of OpenStudy

For Students

• Prepare for placement exams with the support of a learning community by working through MOOCs – place out of developmental courses

• Improve their employability

• Reengage with learning

For Course Providers

• We have a learning community for academic help

• Simple, scalable assessment to turn on revenues

Contact: [email protected]


THANK YOU

Preetha Ram [email protected] Twitter @preetharam

CEO, CoFounder

Associate Dean, Emory

mailto:[email protected]

Thank you for coming!!

• Questions?

• Contact Info:Una Daly, [email protected]

Dr. Preetha Ram, [email protected]





Description• The NY Times declared 2012 the year of the MOOC as the

number of institutions jumping on the MOOC bandwagon grew almost weekly. Many MOOC programming and computer science classes have soaring enrollments but completion rates are low. Lacking effective feedback and course structure, a large percentage of students lose interest or become discouraged.

• New models for creating open, online learning communities are being explored to support students in MOOCs and traditional courses. These learning communities promote problem solving, teamwork, and peer mentoring – all of which contribute to a student’s ICT job readiness skills. Find out how open courseware and online learning communities can enhance learning outcomes and employability for students in your ICT programs.