moocs and avatars: a pedagogical approach for 21st century
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MOOCs and AvatarsA pedagogical
approach for the 21st centuryYves Epelboin
Professor Emeritus UPMC-Sorbonne-Universités, [email protected]
Agenda A very slow tsunamiMOOC: some approachesBuilding a MOOC
MOOCs for Europe Business models Driving students to success
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US context: students debt
Tuition fees at an inacceptable level: Up to 10 000 $ in
public universities 40 000 – 60 000 $ in
private universitiesLe Monde 26/04/2015
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A digital approach as the solution?
Increasing the Higher Education efficiency: Decreasing the labor costs
Possibility to sell and reuse the courses Possibility to use less qualified teachers
Increasing the students/teachers ratio Increasing the « teaching » efficiency
Flipped learning approach
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A very slow tsunamiMOOC is not a technology;It is a means to teach and to learn using established technologies.
Thus it is moving at the same path as pedagogy
On line course
MOOC
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Massive Open Online Courses
Open: No prerequisite but must register Not Open Source
Online More than contents: self contained Documents + assessments + exchange
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Massive Open Online Courses
Massive: large number of participants Definition of large?
Depending on the subject Lurkers and true participants Need to find an alternative to face-to-face
interaction Certification
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MOOC and student retention Success as not
the same meaning in a MOOC than in a classP. Hill e-Literate, March 2013
http://mfeldstein.com/emerging-student-patterns-in-moocs-a-revised-graphical-view/
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MOOCSome approaches
MOOC in the university Two approaches:
Pure distance learning Blended learning
Distance learning as alternative to the amphitheater
Part face-to-face: SPOC Pedagogic approach: flipped learning
Audience restricted or not to the studentsPeda-Forum Helsinki August 20th 2015 Y.Epelboin
A new approach to Learning
Students on their own to learn No face-to-face interaction (MOOC) or
reduced interaction (SPOC) Web social alternative requested Assessments and tests to be
rethoughtPeda-Forum Helsinki August 20th 2015 Y.Epelboin
• A new culture of working
• The most efficient way of learning
A new approach to teaching
New ways of teaching Modules lengths and week timing
rethought Flipped pedagogy Group work Enhanced tutoring Courses fully prepared in
advance
Pedagogy and course preparation to be fully rethought
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Different approaches SPOC: University of Central Florida
Some courses available as SPOC for a minor additionnal money
Online courses: Georgia Tech: master in computing for 200 selected students
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Different approachesArizona State University (ASU) Universities consortium First year through MOOCs for less than
6000$ Payment at the end Participation of edXPeda-Forum Helsinki August 20th 2015 Y.Epelboin
Different approachesUrbana Champaign university eMBA for 20 000$
1. First, selected Coursera specializations2. Agreement of curriculum by Urbana3. Finish as official MBA degree
Decision to be taken after success to MOOCs
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The MIT Model
https://formation.unpidf.fr/fr/mediatheque/media-51
Free MOOCs can only be a by-product of SPOCs and blended learning
Communication C. De Oliveira MITPeda-Forum Helsinki August 20th 2015 Y.Epelboin
Building your MOOC or
SPOC
A new approach to teaching
Course scenario mandatory Documents to be fully rebuild New approach to video: massive use of shorts
videos (5-15mn) Use of OER? New skills requested: video, graphics and teaching
designers… A team projectPeda-Forum Helsinki August 20th 2015 Y.Epelboin
Human resourcesMOOC contents:
Teachers Community managers
MOOC development: Video specialists Web integrator and graphic artist Pedagogic designer Project manager
A MOOC is a project with many people, which needs a project manager
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Workload to build a MOOC
Example: 6-8 weeks course: Course with Math equations, graphics and
pictures Course being used 3 times Three categories of human resources:
teachers, academic and technical supportPeda-Forum Helsinki August 20th 2015 Y.Epelboin
WorkloadMission Cours
e 1Course 2
Course 3
Total
Teachers 310 h 105 h 105 h 520hPedagogic Support
160 h 32 h 32 h 225h*
Technical support
340 h 70 h 70 h 480h
Total 1245h*Rounded
Pomerol, Epelboin & Thoury MOOCs, Design, uses and Business models, Wiley 2015
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CostMission Cours
e 1Course 2
Course 3
Total Euros
Teachers 15 000 5 200 5 200 25 400Pedagogic support 6 000 1 200 1 200 8 400
Technical support 10 000 2 000 2 000 14 000
Salaries ≈ 48 000 €
Base: Teachers: 75 k€/y, support teachers: 60 k€/y, tech: 47 k€/y
Pomerol, Epelboin & Thoury MOOCs, Design, Use and Business Models, Wiley 2015
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Total cost 6-8 weeks MOOC:
30 000 € - 120 000 € (external support) UC San Diego: 150 000 $
Not included: Delivery Environment for teachers and staff
See: Pomerol, Epelboin & Thoury MOOCs, Design, Use and Business Models, Wiley 2015
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Cost comparizon
Students
€
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 10000
20000
40000
60000
80000
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120000
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160000
ClassicMOOCSPOC
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MOOC economy Less expensive solution:
Below 200 – 300 students: classic approach Above 500 students blended approach
versus classic approach MOOC valid only above 200-300
students Staff environment not taken into
account Peda-Forum Helsinki August 20th 2015 Y.Epelboin
Most universities do not possess neither the manpower nor the budget to massivelyinvest in MOOCs and SPOCS
MOOCEmerging Business
models
Facts Students and employers value credential
and diploma, delivered by universities Badges and certifications are of value for
life education Primary education approach differs from
long life learningDifferent objectives Different business modelsPeda-Forum Helsinki August 20th 2015 Y.Epelboin
Primary education economy
Blended learning and distance learning for freshmen Cheaper way to handle large classes Efficient means to attract distant students A method to increase the participation of
minorities? MOOCs: less worse solution in Asia and
Africa where universities do not existPeda-Forum Helsinki August 20th 2015 Y.Epelboin
Primary education economy
Economic approach valid only if courses used by large number of students
For European universities, this means: Creation of consortia in most cases to use
the same courses Common courses: Virtual Bavarian
University…
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A university model A three-tiers system
MOOC designer
s
MOOC consorti
umUniversit
ies
Blended learning
MOOC
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Continuous education Certification instead of degrees Seriousness of certification?
Online Traditional
Certification and coherent education?
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Certification Basic
Offers by all MOOC providers Just proof of success to the online tests Simple non secure PDF
Value defined by teachers without specific rules
Poor valuePeda-Forum Helsinki August 20th 2015 Y.Epelboin
Certification Verified
ID and environment checked Online or classic approach in exam centers
Secure PDF attestations Sharable (Linkedin)
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Coursera Certifications & Specializations«… we are hosting nearly 900 courses and I expect to have 1,000 courses on our platform by early 2015. In three years, we’ll have 5,000 courses, which is about the curriculum of your average medium to large university. »
Daphne Koller, Knowledge@Wharton 05/01/2015
Tomorrow: online university?
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EPFL Free access to MOOCs Certification with Coursera ECTS with examination in an approved center: 30
€/ECTS, full cursus 8-12 ECTS Advanced study certificate with personal work (6-10
ECTS, 240/360 €) (Hybrid EPFL Training)« Post-graduate courses oriented towards the acquisition of high value-added professional skills »http://moocs.epfl.ch/page-118161-en.html
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Other examples Gestion de Projets (ECL Lille)
http://mooc.gestiondeprojet.pm/ Freemium with second part for one or two ECTS
by payment (50 – 150 €) with different levels of examinations and options
Various options for continuous education (490-690 €)
Futurelearn with Open University MiriadaX (Spain) Openclassrooms (France): agreement with
ministery of employmentThere is a huge space for online learning providers with MOOCs (Udacity, Iversity…)Peda-Forum Helsinki August 20th 2015 Y.Epelboin
A continuous education model
A four-tiers system
MOOC designe
rs
MOOC distribu
torMOOC broker
Company
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MOOC providers? Unclear Business models? Will certification and course selling suffice? Shift of Udacity from Higher Education to
Continuous Education S. Thrun: “There is no money to make with HE” Peda-Forum Helsinki August 20th 2015 Y.Epelboin
A user-centric approach:
Driving students to success
Learning analytics High potential impact to improve students
success Definition of indicators still in progress
Limitations Lack of valid data from many systems Privacy of data Definition of predictive indicators
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Adaptive learningAdaptive learning is an educational method which uses computers […] to orchestrate the allocation of human and mediated resources according to the unique needs of each learner. Computers adapt the presentation of educational material according to students' learning needs, as indicated by their responses to questions, tasks and experiences. Wikipedia
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Driving students to success
Blended learning does not rise the rate of success: “Those who succeed succeed better”
Adaptive learning allows to best adapt learning to the capacities and feelings of each person
Learning analytics is the method to introduce individual mentoring at a time of mass educationPeda-Forum Helsinki August 20th 2015 Y.Epelboin
Political decisions to be taken
The move towards a digital pedagogy is apolitical decision: Choices and priorities to be redefined Premises to be rethougt:
Fewer classrooms More commonplace exchange
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Transforming the universityThe university must become a student-centered place of encounter and exchange. Otherwise it may not survive.
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We are all involved! The march towards the digital
education: Impacts all jobs Reshapes the campus Overturns the university timings
Modules structure Semesters Assessments…
A challenge! An important challenge for the digital
university in the coming years: True blended learning must be generalized Tools and services will be more and more
user-centric The digital environment will be more and
more complex The learning spaces must be fully rethoughtWill the universities have the will and the resources?
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