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Designing and
Developing a MOOC:
Lessons from Experience
Introductions
Tracy Miller
OnlineTeaching
Coordinator
FDIDC
Jason Rhode
Director
Distributed Learning
Stephanie Richter
Assistant Director
FDIDC
Agenda
• Why did NIU launch a MOOC?
• What is NIU’s MOOC like?
• How did we develop the MOOC?
• What do we recommend for others?
MOOC
Massive Open Online Course
Hundreds to
thousands of students
Free to anyone
No admissions
Through an LMS,
website, or social media
Sequence and timing
(not just resources)
History
• Grew from the OER movement (MIT Open
Courseware, iTunes U)
• First MOOC was Connectivism & Connected
Knowledge in 2008 (CCK 08)
○ Led by George Siemens & Stephen Downes
○ MOOC was coined by Dave Cormier to describe this course
• Gained media attention with the rise of MOOC
providers: EdX, Coursera, Udacity
Why did NIU
launch a MOOC?
Why does anyone offer a MOOC?
• To experiment
• To build a community
• To share knowledge
• To make education more accessible
• To become a recognized expert in the field
Perspectives on Disability
• Based on AHRS 200 – Disability in Society
• Motivated by a desire to share information about
disability and access as a civil right
• Partially supported by a donation from Bill Nicklaus
and Bill & Nancy Castle (for video production)
What is “Perspectives on
Disability” like?
Platform
• Blackboard CourseSites
○ Familiar interface
○ Accessibility
○ No charge for hosting or participating
Designing and Developing a MOOC: Lessons from Experience
Structure
• Asynchronous
• Weekly
○ Lecture videos
○ Required readings
○ Activities
○ Quiz
○ Optional Discussions
• Certificate of Completion and CPDUs
Designing and Developing a MOOC: Lessons from Experience
Designing and Developing a MOOC: Lessons from Experience
Designing and Developing a MOOC: Lessons from Experience
Designing and Developing a MOOC: Lessons from Experience
Designing and Developing a MOOC: Lessons from Experience
Designing and Developing a MOOC: Lessons from Experience
Designing and Developing a MOOC: Lessons from Experience
Designing and Developing a MOOC: Lessons from Experience
Designing and Developing a MOOC: Lessons from Experience
Designing and Developing a MOOC: Lessons from Experience
How did we develop
“Perspectives on
Disability”?
Collaborative Process
• Greg Long, Professor
○ subject matter expert
• Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center
○ design advice, technology assistance
• Laura Vazquez, Professor
○ directed students who created videos and interviews
• 50+ students
○ guest speakers
○ feedback on topics
○ recorded and edited video
Others who helped
• University Relations
• Director of Social Media
• University Counsel
• Media Services
CourseSites
• Sarah Bishop-Root and Jarl Jonas have been
extremely helpful!
• Added NIU as an institution and to the MOOC catalog
• Provided perspective and advice on course design
• Collaborated on press releases
• Helped with some technical support issues
What do we recommend
for others?
Read about it at
j.mp/mooctips
Tips for others developing a MOOC
• Participate in a MOOC (or several)
• Choose a good topic
• Start small
• Build a team
• Plan “activities” not “assessments”
• Look for funding
• Engage legal review early
• Use Universal Design
Learn More About MOOCs
Sign up for Perspectives
on Disability!
j.mp/niumooc13
Contact Us
Tracy Miller
tracy.miller@niu.edu
Jason Rhode
jrhode@niu.edu
Stephanie Richter
srichter@niu.edu

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Designing and Developing a MOOC: Lessons from Experience

  • 1. Designing and Developing a MOOC: Lessons from Experience
  • 3. Agenda • Why did NIU launch a MOOC? • What is NIU’s MOOC like? • How did we develop the MOOC? • What do we recommend for others?
  • 4. MOOC Massive Open Online Course Hundreds to thousands of students Free to anyone No admissions Through an LMS, website, or social media Sequence and timing (not just resources)
  • 5. History • Grew from the OER movement (MIT Open Courseware, iTunes U) • First MOOC was Connectivism & Connected Knowledge in 2008 (CCK 08) ○ Led by George Siemens & Stephen Downes ○ MOOC was coined by Dave Cormier to describe this course • Gained media attention with the rise of MOOC providers: EdX, Coursera, Udacity
  • 7. Why does anyone offer a MOOC? • To experiment • To build a community • To share knowledge • To make education more accessible • To become a recognized expert in the field
  • 8. Perspectives on Disability • Based on AHRS 200 – Disability in Society • Motivated by a desire to share information about disability and access as a civil right • Partially supported by a donation from Bill Nicklaus and Bill & Nancy Castle (for video production)
  • 9. What is “Perspectives on Disability” like?
  • 10. Platform • Blackboard CourseSites ○ Familiar interface ○ Accessibility ○ No charge for hosting or participating
  • 12. Structure • Asynchronous • Weekly ○ Lecture videos ○ Required readings ○ Activities ○ Quiz ○ Optional Discussions • Certificate of Completion and CPDUs
  • 23. How did we develop “Perspectives on Disability”?
  • 24. Collaborative Process • Greg Long, Professor ○ subject matter expert • Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center ○ design advice, technology assistance • Laura Vazquez, Professor ○ directed students who created videos and interviews • 50+ students ○ guest speakers ○ feedback on topics ○ recorded and edited video
  • 25. Others who helped • University Relations • Director of Social Media • University Counsel • Media Services
  • 26. CourseSites • Sarah Bishop-Root and Jarl Jonas have been extremely helpful! • Added NIU as an institution and to the MOOC catalog • Provided perspective and advice on course design • Collaborated on press releases • Helped with some technical support issues
  • 27. What do we recommend for others?
  • 28. Read about it at j.mp/mooctips
  • 29. Tips for others developing a MOOC • Participate in a MOOC (or several) • Choose a good topic • Start small • Build a team • Plan “activities” not “assessments” • Look for funding • Engage legal review early • Use Universal Design
  • 30. Learn More About MOOCs Sign up for Perspectives on Disability! j.mp/niumooc13
  • 31. Contact Us Tracy Miller tracy.miller@niu.edu Jason Rhode jrhode@niu.edu Stephanie Richter srichter@niu.edu

Editor's Notes

  1. Grew from the OER movement (MIT Open Courseware, iTunes U)CCK 08 by George Siemens & Stephen Downes(term coined by Dave Cormier)Rise of MOOC providers: EdX, Coursera, Udacity
  2. From coursesites.comSign the first time, then login afterwardsNotice MOOC Catalog – The MOOC Catalog is where participants self-enroll
  3. Asynchronous MOOCs require more automatic responses and instruction upfront. There is not as much 1:1 faculty interactions because of the sheer number of participants. Assessments need to be automatic or easy to gradeWeekly is a loose term, Designers choice as to how time sensitive you want to make it. How self-paced is it? Can participants catch up? What is a reasonable weekly commitment? How many weeks are manageable?Certificate of Completion and CPDUs, requires a fully articulated Syllabus, with learning objectivities and upfront expectations of what it means to have completed. CPDUs also require approval, forms and an evaluation but it’s a good motivator.
  4. Persistent and consistent communication is very important, especially as participants enter the environment early in the course. Also notice the Accepting MOOC Terms of Use – this is a result of legal counsel for everyone’s protection. Participants must agree to the terms before any content is revealed to them.The left hand navigation show a simply navigation and the instructor view we are familiar with in the course management area.
  5. Again persistent and consistent communication is good. Planning out what sort of announcements you’d like to make it good. But, be prepared for more when things pop up. At least 1 if not 2-3 announcements a week is not unreasonable. Again you could plan them out in development and time and date restrict them to appear when you want them to.Other methods of communication we used include a dedicated niu.edu email address which is proxied to those of us working on it and a twitter handle.
  6. We followed some basic eLearning organization practices and arranged content by week and each week is set to be available Mondays at 12:00am each week.
  7. Within each weekly folder is an Summary and folders containing the lecture segments, suggested readings, activities and finally the quiz.
  8. The lectures are short manageable segments, each one has closed caption available and transcripts. They are YouTube videos, but they are embedded in the course.
  9. Readings are actually links to the materials
  10. For most of the weeks the participants are given a choice of completing 1 of the 6 activities. Created as assignments so they can be electronically collected and graded easily.Participants also had the option to do more than one and/or post it to the Discussion board to peer feedbackWe had to set the expectation that participants would not get individual feedback.
  11. Something we don’t have at NIU, yetMini-milestones along the way. A cheap extrinsic motivator to keep folks moving alongThey are set up with criteria which must be met and then rewarded with friendly iconsAlso clearly outlines again the expectations and matches the road to a Certificate of Completion