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RevisionDesigningforBlendedMOOCs Workshop– 10~20 Participants – 6 Hours (360 mins)
ETLD MED students
BelindaJin
Potential Audiences:
● Instructors
● TAs
● Staffs
Time Frame Estimate: 6 hoursintotal withboth the online andclassroomcomponents
WorkshopGoal:
● To developastrategytoimplementMOOCsasa componentof a blendedcourse
WorkshopOutcomes:
Participantswill be able to:
● Identifythe characteristicsof MOOCs
● Findthe relevantresourcesonMOOCplatforms
● DevelopideasorstrategiesforintegratingMOOCs basedontheirownneeds intheirteaching
ONLINE
Before Workshop Starts
Participants Resources Time
20
MINS
Sendwelcome emailstoparticipants,whohave signedtheir
name inthe interestsheetson DEMOfestNovember22nd
.Send
welcome emailstoparticipantsthroughTeachingandLearning
Centermail list. Include areminderaboutbringingtheirlaptop
and syllabus,and workshop instructions.
PostinstructionsforCanvasWiKi Page.
ReadCanvas syllabus MessaginginstructionsviaCanvassite 10
P (pre-assessment) Askparticipantstocomplete online survey
on Canvas.
● What course are youteaching?
● Have you considered developingablendedcourse?
Yes/No
● If yes,whydo youwant to create a blendedcourse for
your students?
● What were the keygoalsor outcomesof yourinquiry
and blendedcourse?
● In comparisontothe interactionyouexperiencedwith
your studentsinotherregularcourses(non-blended
courses),howwouldyoudescribe the
Fill inthe survey
questions
ProvidingPre-workshopsurvey inCanvassite 10

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QUANTITY/AMOUNTof interactionexperiencedwith
blendedcourses:
(Increased/somewhatincreased/no
difference/somewhatdecreased/decreased).
● Whichof the following onlinecomponents have you
usedinyour classesandhowuseful have theybeen?
(ThiswasNot usedformy course and myteaching---
Thiswas usedformy course and my teaching)
i) Videos
ii) Instructional materials
iii) Simulationsoftware
iv) Assignments(online tasksandactivities)
v) Forums(fordiscussion)
vi) Blogs
● How strongly doyouagree or disagree withthe
followingstatementsonblended/online experiences
(Stronglydisagree ---- stronglyagree)
● Have you evertakena MOOC course (Massive Open
Online Course) before?If so,whichplatform didyou
use,forexample,Coursera?EdX?orUdacity?Or
others?
F2F TLC Seminar Rm
Objective 1&2:
1. Identify the characteristics of MOOCs
2. Find relevant resources on MOOC platforms
Participants Resources Time
2
HRS
Welcome andintroduce the blendedworkshop
Identifythe objectivesof this6hours blended
workshop:
● Identifythe characteristicsof MOOCs
● Conductresearchto findrelevantresources
(courses) onMOOC platforms
● Developideasorstrategiesforintegrating
MOOCs basedontheirownneeds intheir
teaching
Reviewthe course
syllabus
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ACTIVITY:
Askparticipantstogenerallyintroducethemselves:
Introduce themselves
to each otherandget
to knoweachother
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B (bridge)/P (pre-assessment)
Summarize the online surveyresults andkeyconcepts
and connectto thisworkshop
Questions?
Reviewparticipants
online surveyresults
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Objective 1: Identifythe characteristics ofMOOCs
Introduce:
● What are MOOCs?
● Historyof MOOCs (cMOOCs to xMOOCs)
● The goals of the workshopto identifythe
characteristicsof MOOCs
● Showsome of the MOOC platforms(suchas
Cousera,edx,andudacity)
ProvidingaPPTpresentation(IdeasfromStephenDownes
MOOC Workshopfrom– Toronto– February5, 2011)
Usingsome popularMOOCs platformswebsites asexamples:
https://www.coursera.org/
https://www.edx.org/
https://www.udacity.com/
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Usinga MultimediaResource tointroduce MOOCs
ACTIVITY:
Discussion of Benefits&Shortcomingsof MOOCs. Ask
participantstodebate benefitsandshortcomingsof
MOOC coursesfor teachingandlearning (The
discussioncan promote collaborationlearningand help
participantstodeepentheirunderstandingof the
workshop).
Watchingan Online
Video
Randomlydivided
participantsinto3
small groups:
Group1: Advantages,
Group2: Disadvantages,
Group3: Judges
Participantsdiscuss
basedon theirteaching
experiences andreal-
time research (15 mins)
Two groupwill debate
theirdiscussionresults
withthe restof class
(15 mins)
Whenthey finishthe
discussion,participants
fromthe Judgesgroup
ProvidingaMultimediaResource (Motivate learnersto
engage inlearningprocesses):
https://youtu.be/eW3gMGqcZQc(5MINS)
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will give ashort
conclusionsummary
for thissmall debate (5
mins)
Objective 2: Find relevantresourceson MOOC
platforms
Describe howtofinda MOOC platformand howto
searchfor a course ona MOOC platform.Introduce
resource andrelevance toactivity.
How to finda MOOC platform andhowto search fora
course on a MOOC platform
● Thinkaboutthe subjectmatteryouare expert
in
● Analyze the Syllabusandlearningmaterials
● Compare & contrast twodifferentsyllabus
(yoursyllabusandMOOCsyllabus) and
subjects
Watch Online Videos
Stepby Stepfollowthe
introduction
FindingaMOOC (MultimediaResourcecanmotivate learners
to engage inlearningprocesses)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF6Pfy42Vhs (2MINS)
Usingone MOOC platform(https://www.coursera.org/) asan
example tointroduce howtofindaMOOC course stepbystep
viacomputer(Provide Guidance tothe learners- Demonstrate
the skill orapplythe knowledge fromanexample)
Introducingwhatshouldpeoplelookat onMOOC Platforms,
examplesare fromOpen2StudyandCoursera:
● Open2StudyMOOCNavigation
https://youtu.be/9vIyqWq00MM?list=PL_bj-
epwfOx7IjscLQ1fvHtqrVy9gdKQy (2MINS)
● CourseraMOOC Navigation
https://youtu.be/q99gE3rAH4w?list=PL_bj-
epwfOx7IjscLQ1fvHtqrVy9gdKQy (2MINS)
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P (postassessment)
ACTIVITY:
Hands onactivityon findingaMOOC course (Develop
collaborative learning)
Askparticipantsto
● helpeachotherto finda MOOC platform
● Searcha course on a MOOC platform
Divide participantsinto
small groups
Providingacourse subjectforthemto searchon MOOC
platforms
20
ONLINE
Objective 1&2:
1. Identify the characteristics of MOOCs
2. Find relevant resources on MOOC platforms
Participants Resources Time
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P (postassessment)
ACTIVITY(Practice andShare):
Providingaguideline forthe activity,
Askparticipantsthinkabout:
 the featuresof platform/MOOCcourse they
find
 Couldthisplatformbe usedfortheirown
subject?if not,whatneedtobe modified?
Create a Table 1 on CanvasWiKi Page which
participantsaddinformationthatshowstheirfinds
(Developcollaborative learning)
Askparticipantsto
● Finda MOOC platformonline
● Describe andevaluate itsfeature fortheirown
subjectlearning
● Searchfor a MOOC course onthe platformthat
theyfind,basedone of the subjectstheyteach
● Share theirfindingsthroughthe Table on
Canvas(Knowledgeandresourcessharing)
● Give eachother feedbackonthe CanvasTable
(collaborationinalocal learning community)
Postfindings&
thoughtsonCanvas
Table 1
Discussthe MOOCs
searchprocessand give
feedbacks/comments
to each otherusing
Table 1
Providingthe Canvasdiscussionpage withTable 1
Studentswill:
- Finda MOOC platformonline
- Describe andevaluate itsfeature fortheir
ownsubjectlearning
- Searchfor a MOOC course onthe platform
that theyfind,basedone of the subjectstheyteach
- Share theirfindingsthroughthe Table on
Canvas(Knowledgeandresourcessharing)
- Give eachother feedbackonthe CanvasTable
(collaborationinalocal learningcommunity)
-
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F2F TLC Seminar Rm
Objective3:
Develop strategies for integrating MOOCs in teaching
Participants Resources Time
2
HRS
Reviewearlieronline Canvasactivity
Askparticipantstobrieflyidentifytheirteachinggoal
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Introduce the blendedcourse designprinciplewhile
referringtothe resources (Give alecture tointroduce
to the newknowledge andskills)
PresentingthroughaPPT(Focuson talkingaboutthe blended
learningframework - Communityof InquiryforGarrison,D.R.,
& Vaughan,N.D.(2008). Blendedlearninginhighereducation:
Framework,principles,andguidelines.SanFransisco:Jossey-
Bass)
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ACTIVITY:
Show/Give shortexplanationson Three blended
MOOCs Modelsthatare from the reviewedLiterature.
Group discussioninthe lecture,askparticipantsto
discuss:
● What do youthinkare some advantagesof
blendingMOOCcoursesintoyourcourses
basedon the blendedcourse designprinciple?
● What do youthinkare some disadvantagesof
blendingMOOCcoursesintoyourcourses
basedon the blendedcourse designprinciple?
Divide participantsinto
small groupsfirst
Give differentbMOOCs
model toeach group
Discussionbasedon
teachingexperiences
and blendedcourse
designprinciple
Share withthe rest of
the class
Three ModelsfromLiqin,Z.,Ning,W.,Chunhui,W. (2015).
Constructionof a MOOC BasedBlendLearningMode.The
10th International Conference onComputerScience &
Education(ICCSE2015) July22-24, 2015. FitzwilliamCollege,
Cambridge University,UK
Give shortexplanationsforeachblendedMOOCModel
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Objective 3 Integrating MOOCsin teaching
Summarize the previousactivity
Introduce Objective3throughMultimediaResource
Questions?
Watch Online Video UsingMultimediaresourcestointroduce blendedMOOCs:
TED TalkAnantAgarwal:Why massivelyopenonline courses
(still) matter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYwTA5RA9eU(15
MINS)
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Reviewthe environmental scanonthe currentuse of
MOOC techniquesinthe blendedcoursesat
educational institutions.
(MultimediaResource canmotivate learnerstoengage
inlearningprocesses) BlendedMOOCsCanImprove
LearningOnCampus' - Anant Agarwal of edX
Thoughts/ Questions?
Provide thoughts/
questionsonMODELS
Watch Online Video
ProvidingaPPTpresentation toshow myenvironmentscan
project.
Generallysummarizingthe environmental scantable thatI
have created.
BlendedMOOCsCanImprove LearningOnCampus' - Anant
Agarwal of edX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Lgi4T8Wzc (9MINS)
The factors that needtobe takenintoaccountwhen
implementaMOOC or a blendedcourse:e.g.,learning
environment,tools/resources,accessibility,
communication/interaction,feedback/evaluation, etc.
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Provide shortsummariesof eachcase foreach group
discussion. (ProvideGuidance tothe learners-
Demonstrate the skill orapplythe knowledge from
examples)
ACTIVITY
Small GroupDiscussion:
Askparticipantsto
● Discussaboutthe blendedMOOCscases.What
do youthinkabouttheirexperiment?Doyou
agree or disagree?
● If disagree,howcanyou make it better
Divide participantsinto
twosmall groupsfirst
Give eachgroup
differentcase toread
and discuss
Come back to the
whole classdiscussion
Give a brieflysummary
of the case studythat
the group workon
Share withthe rest of
the class
Choose twocaseson the current blendedMOOCs
environment.One isaboutsingle MOOCimplementationand
anotherone is on multiple implementations.
Two casesare:
Bruff,D. O.,Fisher,D.H., McEwen,K. E., & Smith,B. E. (2013).
Wrappinga MOOC: Studentperceptionsof anexperimentin
blendedlearning. Journalof OnlineLearningandTeaching,
9 (2),187-199. (Single implementation)
&
Griffiths,R.,Chingos,M.,Mulhern,C.,& Spies,R.(2014).
Interactive online learningoncampus:TestingMOOCsand
otherplatformsinhybridformatsinthe UniversitySystemof
Maryland(ITHAKA S+R Report).(multiple implementation)
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Close (Segue tonextonline sessionandF2Fsession)
Summarythe F2F workshop
Personal Reflection (developmetacognitive skillsand
personal knowledge management)
Homework/Pre-workfornextworkshop
 Askparticipantstothinkabouttheirteaching
goal/activity/implementationof aMOOC intoa
course
Requiredtowrite what
didtheylearnfromthe
workshoptoday
Use 3 x 5 cards
Provide aclearinstructionthatthisis anonymousanditwill
be usedto helpme to prepare forthe nextsession.
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F2F TLC Seminar Rm
Objective3:
Develop strategies for integrating MOOCs in teaching
Participants Resources Time
70
MINS
Summarize and Review earlier workshops and online
activities
Questions?
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Askparticipantsbasedontheirteachinggoal to: Divide participantsinto
pairsfirst
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 Draw a simple blendedmap,whichMOOC
course wouldyouimplementintoyourown
class
 Summarize theirblendedmapwiththeir
partners.
 Get feedbacksfromtheirpartners.
(Use peercollaborationtodevelop/conductan
experiment)
Then,ask participantsto
● Share theirownimplementationsand
experiences tothe whole class
● Discussthe opportunitiesandchallengesthat
blendingMOOCswill bringtotheirclasses
● Discusshowthe implementationof MOOCs
that can provide the benefitsfortheirlearners.
Map outstructure of
blendedMOOCcourses
Share to pairs about
the blendedMOOC
planand whatthey
hope foraccomplished
throughthe blending
Give eachother
feedbacktohelpeach
otherdevelopthe
implementation.
Discussabouthow the
implementationof
MOOCs can provides
benefitsfortheir
learners.
Then,participants
share their
implementationplanto
the whole class
 Table:Participantsare able tofindbothMOOC
platformsandrelevantresources(courses) onthe
platforms
 BlendedMap:Learn howto implementaMOOC
course intotheirF2F class andlearnthe type of
F2F/Online Activitiestheyare usedtosupport from
F2F activity
Hand out the evaluationformandcollectafter
completion
Contact information
Evaluationform
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Reference reading:
Larson,M.,& Lockee,B.B.(2014). StreamlinedID: A Practical Guide to InstructionalDesign.Routledge.