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My MOOC Timeline

MOOC-ing - why ?

  • No cost/no risk = exploring
  • No cost/no risk = empowering
  • No cost/no risk = distraction by “other things”
  • No cost/no risk = no problem if you drop out

Some Engagement labels

* = completed

  • (T) on track -did weekly assignment on time
  • (B) did the week assignment, but finished after the due data
  • (A) Auditing - watched videos but did not do the assignment
  • (O) Out - Did not interact with the course either through videos or assignments

Image: M. Branson Smith

Deconstructing disengagement: analyzing learner subpopulations in massive online courses: http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=2460296.2460330

MOOC-ing - what’s it like?

  • Massive ?
  • Open ?
  • Online ?
  • Course ?

Learner Trajectories

  • Auditing - learners watch lectures throughout course, but attempt very few assessments
  • Completing - learners attempt majority of assessments offered in course
  • Disengaging - learners attempt assessments at beginning of the course, but then sparsely watch lectures or disappear entirely
  • Sampling - learners briefly explore course by watching a few videos

My MOOC timeline

http://blogs.cetis.ac.uk/sheilamacneill/2013/04/16/deconstructing-my-disengagement-with-moocs-part-2/

What have I got from MOOC-ing?

  • 3 C's confidence,context, community,
  • strategy for coping
  • self reflection, extending peer network
  • academic opportunities

Image: Giulia Forsythe: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gforsythe/7549370822/

Strategies

  • Use familiar online spaces (particularly at the start)
  • Don't try and be everywhere and read everything
  • Simple SNA (e.g.tags explorer) can help with understanding community interactions
  • Try something new each week and share

http://bit.ly/Xgmxqr

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Learner driven strategies and technologies for effective engagement with MOOCs

Sheila MacNeill

@sheilmcn

sheila.macneill@gcu.ac.uk

Final thoughts

"M" doesn't = magic

Not completing doesn’t = failure

Expect chaos and confusion

Experiment and share

Ban the use of "lurking"

Have fun

Be realistic

Confidence and digital literacies key

http://blogs.cetis.ac.uk/sheilamacneill

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