MOOCs at Southampton: how and why
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The University of Southampton has successfully launched over 10 MOOCs, attracting 362,778 joiners and 168,470 unique learners over two years, with significant involvement from faculty and PhD students in content creation and student facilitation. Notable courses include 'Understanding Language,' developed with the British Council, and outreach initiatives aim to engage pre-university students and expand global reach. Feedback from participating educators and students indicates a positive impact on teaching methods and learning experiences.
MOOCs at Southampton: how and why
- 1. MOOCs at Southampton: how and why Kate Dickens, Institute for Learning Innovation & Development (ILIaD), University of Southampton Dr Lisa Harris, Deputy Director, Web Science Institute, University of Southampton 13/01/16
- 2. 13/01/16 2013 – Web Science 2014 – Oceans; Archaeology of Portus; Developing Your Research Project; Shipwrecks; Digital Marketing; Understanding Language 2015 – Contract Management; Wellington 1815; Agincourt 1415
- 3. 2 years … 10 courses 25 course runs 362,778 joiners 168,470 learners 13/01/16 What?
- 4. Over the past 2 years, the core project team, advised by the MOOC programme board, have supported over 40 academics and 15 PhD students to create content and have trained over 45 PhD students to be online facilitators. They have filmed & edited over 320 videos & animations many of which have also been used by Southampton students. 13/101/16 How?
- 5. Why? recruitment onto online MA Understanding Language: Learning and Teaching 144,761 joiners/66,245 learners so far from 3 runs. This course has been jointly developed with the British Council and is aimed at native and non-native speaking English language teachers. 13/01/16 We are using the FutureLearn ‘student recruitment tool’ to encourage learners to sign up to our joint online MA. This has been overwhelmingly successful.
- 6. 24 – 25/10/15 Why? pre-university & global outreach Developing Your Research Project This course is aimed at 16-18 year olds undertaking an Extended Project Qualification or International Baccalaureate extended essay. Total 42,120/22,814 over all 4 runs. Successful penetration of new markets in UK & overseas.
- 7. Why? revolutionising education Graeme Earl – Educator on ‘Archaeology of Portus’ “Before I talked the talk about ‘flipping’ the classroom and the value to a mass audience. It’s only when you do it you appreciate how extraordinary and how enthusiastic a self- learning community are.” David Millard – Educator on ‘Web Science’ “Has it changed the way I do my day-to-day teaching? What you get from the MOOC is that it opens up the internal conversation from students that you are simply not party to normally. You get to understand the things that they get stuck on, the things that delight them, the things that confuse them. So it helps you reflect on your own practice.” 13/01/16
- 8. Why? Curriculum innovation through research-led teaching • Our on campus MSc students (70) were asked to post 30 times in the platform (10 per week) and write blogposts reflecting on the learning experience of 1) participating and 2) blogging • Digichamps & PhD students joining educators in weekly video reflections 13/01/16 #FLdigital Digital Marketing: Challenges & Insights • Showcases ground breaking research by our PhD students and educators • Students as co-creators, facilitators and active learners
- 9. Why? Experiential learning for all
- 10. Why? Encourage student reflection Digichamps and MOOC Facilitators Hannah Watts & Amanda Herron recording the weekly feedback for our YouTube Channel with educators Lisa Harris and Mike Molesworth • Only 12% of the campus-based group had any prior knowledge/experience of MOOCs • 62% liked the MOOC from the start • 15% initially disliked the idea, but came to like the MOOC by the end • 15% were neutral before/after studying the MOOC • 8% disliked the MOOC throughout 13/01/16 #FLdigital
- 11. Why? enhance experience for on- campus students (TEF) • We are currently creating a new MOOC in ‘Social Media Networks’ which integrates with an existing on-campus ‘Curriculum Innovation’ module (open to all UG students). 13/01/16
- 12. For further information: https://www.futurelearn.com/partners/university-of-southampton Kate Dickens, Project Lead, University of Southampton e: kate.dickens@soton.ac.uk t: +44 (0)23 8059 7149 13/01/16