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Designing and Implementing

MOOCs That Maximize Student

Learning

Seth AndersonDuke University

@sethphrase

Amy Collier Stanford University

@amcollier 

Cassandra HoriiCalifornia Institute of Technology

@cvhorii

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Intended Outcomes

1. Understand what is unique about online

learning in MOOCs.

2. Adapt sound principles of course design to

MOOCs.

3. Plan coordinated organizational, logistical,and faculty/TA support for MOOCs.

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Part 1: Learning in MOOCs

 Amy Collier, Stanford University

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online learning is not new… 

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learners from across the globe… 

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…with varying backgrounds and goals… 

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…and patterns of behavior. 

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and what about other uses of MOOCs?

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learning in MOOCs? hard to say… 

1  prior knowledge

2 organizing knowledge and information3 student motivation

4 goal-directed practice

5 targeted feedback6 social, emotional, intellectual climate

7 monitor and adjust

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all of this presents a beautiful

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Part 2: Designing MOOCs

Seth Anderson, Duke University, @sethphrase

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Offer Faculty a Process for Developing

MOOCs

“Traditional” Course Design Principles 

Address Unique Challenges of Online

Courses

Address Unique Challenges of MOOCs

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Summarizing the Challenges

Huge number of students

Widely varied:educational backgrounds

cultural backgrounds

age range / experiencenative languages

Large range of expectations

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Owning MOOC Challenges

1. Clear Communication

1. Consistent Process

1. Supportive Learning Community

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Clear Communication

Be EXPLICIT!

Overall ExpectationsExactly what am I expected to know:

before I take this course?

when I am finished taking this course?

Syllabus and Grading PolicyExactly what do I need to do to succeed in this course? 

Instructions…for everything Exactly what do I need to do for this:

assignment?

forum post?

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Consistent Process

Deliver Information Consistently

Time

When does each unit start?

When are my assignments due? 

PlaceWhere in the course do I go to…? 

MethodIs important information sent to me or posted in the class?

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Supportive Learning Community

Build … Encourage … Participate 

Offer a place for students to connect andconstruct

Patchwork of ideasStudents bring the material

Instructor helps cut and sew

Students love interacting with the instructor Be an active community member 

Be receptive to different ideas & perspectives

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Part 3: Coordinated Support

Cassandra Horii, Caltech, @cvhorii

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Traditional Course Support:

Coordination focused at particular stages ADDIE Backward Design

Analysis

Design

DevelopmentImplementation

Evaluation

Intended

Results

Evidence of 

Learning

Curriculum &Instruction

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MOOC Support Coordination

Timing

Visibility

Complexity

Novelty

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Helpful Practices

Interoffice collaboration before MOOCs

Single point of contact for faculty & TAs

Parallel processing: start early

Anticipate the abnormal

Document & generalize, but stay flexible

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Questions & discussions

Seth AndersonDuke University

@sethphrase

Amy Collier Stanford University

@amcollier 

Cassandra HoriiCalifornia Institute of Technology

@cvhorii