Built Beyond the Walls: Bringing MOOC Strategies into the Composition Classroom
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This document appears to be a slide presentation about MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) given by Chris Friend at the University of Central Florida on February 20, 2013. The presentation discusses two types of MOOCs - xMOOCs which emphasize content delivery, and cMOOCs which emphasize creation and social networks. It outlines some key aspects of cMOOCs including collaboration between students, connecting to resources outside the course, peer assessment, student reflection, and trusting students to learn independently. The presentation concludes by noting these principles can also be applied in traditional classrooms.
Built Beyond the Walls: Bringing MOOC Strategies into the Composition Classroom
- 1. Built Beyond the Walls Chris Friend (@chris_friend) University of Central Florida Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 2. Writing is a technology. We use technology to create & share it. Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 3. Teaching writing courses without using current communications technologies is like teaching only half a subject. Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 4. MOOCs: An Introduction This presentation appears to be written like an advertisement. This presentation may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia’s quality standards. Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 5. A Brief MOOC History Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 6. ✤ Pre-packaged ✤ Emphasizes delivery and duplication ✤ Content can be tested ✤ Prestige counts MOOC Varieties xMOOCs Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 7. ✤ Networked/distributed ✤ Emphasizes creation, creativity, autonomy, & social networks ✤ Content can be shared ✤ Connections count MOOC Varieties cMOOCs Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 8. MOOC Essentials ✤ Collaboration ✤ Connection ✤ Assessment ✤ Reflection ✤ Trust Wednesday, 20 February, 2013 5
- 10. In a cMOOC, students must collaborate with others; the teacher cannot join all groups. In a classroom, this independence fosters group responsibility. Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 11. Connection Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 12. In a cMOOC, the network provides more resources than the course. If all the answers come from inside the classroom, our questions are too small. Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 13. Assessment Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 14. In a cMOOC, students evaluate work; teachers cannot grade all. Teachers hate grading. Evaluation is a skill. Teach it and grade less. Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 15. Reflection Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 16. In a cMOOC, students reflect on their learning based on diverse experiences. Reflection aids retention and metacognition. Have students state what they learned—does it match your objectives? Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 17. Trust Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 18. In a cMOOC, teachers trust students to solve problems and learn what’s relevant to them. Increased student responsibility leads to more meaningful learning. Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 19. In the classroom ✤ Students can ✤ Teachers can ✤ Collaborate ✤ Build teams ✤ Assess ✤ Set goals ✤ Reflect ✤ Encourage ✤ Connect ✤ Trust Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 20. Thank you. Chris Friend (@chris_friend) University of Central Florida Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
- 21. Gratitude: Visuals Credits ✤ Color palette (accolade) by annwyn on colourlovers.com ✤ User icon from damyon on the Open Clip Art Library ✤ Crumbled building (Crowned Jewel) by country_boy_shane on Flickr ✤ Power lines (Gradient Grid) by ViaMoi on Flickr ✤ Cuneiform from listentoreason on Flickr ✤ Thinking woman by sean dreilinger on ✤ Wood type from Nick Sherman on Flickr Flickr ✤ Fountain pen from churl on Flickr ✤ Choosing pumpkin by Kalexanderson on ✤ Typewriter from etharooni on Flickr Flickr ✤ Cloud icon from Olof Brickarp ✤ Talking hydrant by ohhector on Flickr ✤ Map of the Internet from jurvetson on ✤ Jenga by jose.jhg on Flickr Flickr ✤ Classroom by Photomatt28 on Flickr ✤ Freight containers by Lightmash on Flickr Wednesday, 20 February, 2013