moocers, makers, hacker & gamers
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Who are they? What do they do? Where do they come from? Where do they have contact with us? What do they want from us?TRANSCRIPT
And other trends affecting online learning and learning in
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MOOCs
Massive Open Online Course
MOOC
MOOCers,
Makers, Hackers & Gamers
Need to KnowWho are they?What do they do?Where do they come from?Where do they have contact with us?What do they want from us?
Massive Open Online Course
MOOC
Social Network Knowledge Construction
Level 1 – Identify the NetworkLevel 2 – LurkingLevel 3 – ContributingLevel 4 – CreatingLevel 5 – Leading
Three Types of MOOCsConnectivist MOOC
Community MOOC
xMOOC
xMOOCs
xMOOCs
Stanford AICourseraUdacityEdx
xMOOC Characteristics
AI GradingUniversity or Corporate Sponsorship
Rating of Questions Discussion Forum
Instructor record answers on video but may not participate in the discussion forums
Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence MOOCFound at: https://www.ai-class.com/
UdacityFound at: http://www.udacity.com/
CourseraFound at: https://www.coursera.org/
cMOOC
Connectivist MOOCs
Learning Theory for the Digital Age
Connectivism
Principles of Connectivism
Decision-making is itself a learning process. Choosing what to learn and the meaning of incoming information is seen through the lens of a shifting reality. While there is a right answer now, it may be wrong tomorrow due to alterations in the information climate affecting the decision.
Siemens & Downes
AggregateRepurposeRemixFeed Forward
Important Attributes
Facilitator not the sole provider of knowledge
Facilitator not the determiner of space
High-end knowledge exchange to occur
Open Source
Social Network Knowledge
Construction
Community Based MOOCs
DS106Found at: http://ds106.us/
P2PU Peer 2 Peer University
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Anne Frank MOOCEducators use a virtual world and a MOOC (massive open online course) to teach about the holocaust. Imagine "entering the book" as an avatar and exploring the cramped quarters where Anne Frank lived in hiding.
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M stands for Modest
“Coursera gamification12 is totally LMS. OTOH #gamemooc has morphed into a wonderfully supportive guild of educators.”
Personal Learning Network
PLN
Listed in the US Department of Education’s
Connected Educators Project’s Community Directory
Games MOOC
Live Events OnlineGoogle Hangout on Air as a quick
overview each Monday
Tweetchat each Wednesday evening
Thursday livestreamed discussion or panel of guests through Google Hangout on Air and also through Second Life.
hashtag #gamemooc
TweetchatWednesday night Games based learning tweetchat7 pm MTOne hourHashtag #gamemooc
Games Based Learning MOOC
group
flickr
YouTube – gamesmooc
http://www.youtube.com/gamesmooc
Social Media and Online Presence
Second Life
Front Range and ISTE SIGVE
Social Media and Online Presence
World of Warcraft
Inevitable BetrayalCognitive Dissonance
Social Media and Online Presence
MOOCers
MOOCers,
Makers, Hackers & Gamers
Need to KnowWho are they?What do they do?Where do they come from?Where do they have contact with us?What do they want from us?
Makers
Need to KnowWho are they?What do they do?Where do they come from?Where do they have contact with us?What do they want from us?
Maker Movement
Makers, Crafters, Inventors, Hackers, Scientists and
Artists
Maker Movement
Subculture representing a technology-based extension of DIY culture. Engineering-oriented pursuits such as electronics,
robotics, 3-D printing, as well as more traditional activities such as metalworking, woodworking, and traditional arts and crafts.
The subculture stresses new and unique applications of technologies, and encourages invention and prototyping.
Maker Faire
Celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset
HACKERS
Need to KnowWho are they?What do they do?Where do they come from?Where do they have contact with us?What do they want from us?
HACKATHON
HACKATHONEvent where programmers, graphic
designers, interface designers, project managers and marketers collaborate
intensively on software projects.
HackerspaceHackerspaces can be viewed as open community
labs incorporating elements of machine shops, workshops and/or studios where hackers can come together to share resources and knowledge to build and make things.[
Many hackerspaces participate in the use and development of free software, open hardware, and alternative media. They are often physically located in social centers, adult education centers, public schools, or on university campuses, but may relocate to industrial or warehouse space when they need more room.
Gamers
Need to KnowWho are they?What do they do?Where do they come from?Where do they have contact with us?What do they want from us?
Minecrack
Minecraft
Minecraft PE
Wanna Play?
Gamers DispositionThey are bottom-line oriented.They understand the power of diversity.They thrive on change.They see learning as fun.They marinate on the "edge."
Summer Games MOOC 2 Parts
Multi-player Games June 3- 24
Immersive Environments July 7- 29
CCCS Hackathon
FALL Games MOOC
MOOCers,
Makers, Hackers & Gamers
Need to KnowWho are they?What do they do?Where do they come from?Where do they have contact with us?What do they want from us?