MOOCs: How did it work for us? Case study LACE - A MOOC on Literature and Change in Europe

Fred Truyen, KU Leuven

Strategic Comité ICT

• TaskForce MOOCs:o Are there technological developments in E-Learning that

KU Leuven should not miss?o Is internal development to be preferred or a partnership

with a provider? o Do we have to adapt our organization?o Are there weaknesses in our current organization?o Impact on our own Learning space and VLE? o Are institutional decisions required?o Is a sizable ICT budget to be allocated?

Findings

• Yes, there are important technological developmentso Learning Analyticso High Quality videoo Interactivityo Peer assessment

• No, there is no need for large ICT budget allocation

• Best approach: in collaboration with strategic partnero Publisher?o ICT service provider?

Depends on scenario

Findings

• Decisions? o Investment required in personnel

• Local support team• Expertise pooling

o Importance of scenario’s and goals• What do you want to achieve with MOOCs?

• New Target groups• Transition modules (eg from professional BA to academic MA)• Rich learning experience

MOOC advantageso Technological evolutionso Learning Analytics  o Freeing up quality time in the classroom o Rich audio-visual experiences 

Concernso Business modelo Traditional teaching model in weblectureso IPRo Dropoutso Infotainmento Link with on-campus learningo Sustainabilityo Profiling

LACE Network

LACE is a university network

between:

• Aarhus (Denmark)

• Bologna (Italy)

• Granada (Spain)

• Groningen (The Netherlands)

• Leuven (Belgium)

• Lisbon (Portugal)

• Tartu (Estonia)

Important aspects

• MOOC was targeted at MA level, sufficient mastery of English + one other European Language was recommended

• We will produce follow-on, also Spanish Language MOOCs

• MOOC replaced a planned Erasmus Mundus bid

• Our MOOC is a stepping stone towards an Erasmus Strategic Partnership (in Erasmus+ call)

• LACE = 6 ECTS : 180 study hours!

Original Moodle course

MOOC

• Open <> Moodle was only for on-campus students

• In parallell with on-campus students at the 7 partner universities

• Follows semester planning

• Mixes registered students with MOOC-only students

• Certificate of accomplishment if all assignments + quizzes made

• Credit if additional paper is submitted + registration at a partner university

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Choices made

• Clarity on Learning goals and outcomes• Classical college lectures & reading• Peer interactivity in forum discussions• Quizzes to:

o Monitor course participationo Stimulate understanding of weblectures

• Limited extra burden on Teaching staff

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Why Canvas.net ?

• Cloud-based

• Easy negotiationo Institutional MOUo Instructor Release

• Up-to-date platformo LTI Tools (easy integration of social media)o Very user-friendly

• Rich portfolio

• LMS-based canvas.instructure.com

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Results• Previous years: about 15-20 students on Moodle

• MOOC: about 400 student registrations in total, about 75 were full participants

• 22 on-campus students got the credit

• Only 13 others applied for the Certificate of Accomplishment

• The MOOC students were the most active and enriched the course experience for the on-campus students

• We reached students from Latin-American and Central European countries

• 3 MOOC students registered since to MA or PhD programmes at our university

Student profile

Survey at start

Age

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Origin

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Education

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EDUCATION

Motivation

Check out Canvas Network

Learn about the subject

Be part of a community of learners

Complete the course

Gain skills for career opportunity

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MOTIVATION

Discovery

Social media

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Discovery

Time Expectations

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Evaluation

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Instructor Involvement

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Content

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Course Length

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Call for proposals

• 14 proposals submitted by Facultieso 4 selected

• Blended Learning in the preparatory course “admission exam Physician/Dentist”

• E-Governance and Public Sector Innovation• GRAPH: The Great War and Modern Philosophy• LIPS: Lectures in Psychology series

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Links

• Teaser video:o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls6E-WsQ0v8

• Course on Canvas:o https://learn.canvas.net/courses/148

• OCW trailer: o http://vimeo.com/65303079

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Contact

Fred.Truyen@kuleuven.beHomepage LACE:

http://drupal.arts.kuleuven.be/lace LACE MOOC: https

://learn.canvas.net/courses/148