Dynamics of Course Creation in P2PU
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The document summarizes research on course production in the Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU), an open education platform where users can create or take courses. The researchers found that only 12% of courses on P2PU were ever launched publicly. Their analysis showed that factors most strongly correlated with successful course launches were prior participation in P2PU courses and collaborating with other course organizers. Interviews revealed the course development process took 2-4 weeks and benefited from multiple iterations and collaborative tools. The findings have implications for the design of online communities and peer production platforms to support open education.
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- 1. Open Education in the Wild: The Dynamics of Course Production in the Peer 2 Peer University Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI June Ahn Sarah Webster Brian Butler
- 2. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI The Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU) is an online, open education platform where any user can create a course, contribute content, or join an existing course as a learner.
- 3. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI “Finding and joining a community that ignites a student’s passion can set the stage for the student to acquire both deep knowledge about a subject (“learning about”) and the ability to participate in the practice of a field through productive inquiry and peer-based learning (“learning to be”).” “The web offers innumerable opportunities for students to find and join niche communities...” John Seely Brown & Richard Adler
- 4. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI More like open movements, peer production platforms, open source communities Less like Formal school systems or MOOCs
- 5. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI Teaching & Learning School Ins2tu2ons Professional Training of Staff Laws & Policies School Systems & maybe MOOCs
- 6. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI Teaching & Learning School of… Training for… Open, Par2patory, Policies
- 7. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI Key Distinctions • Coerced vs. Voluntary • Professionally Gated vs. Participatory • Fundamental Shift in Roles – Traditional: Learner as Consumer/Participant • P2PU – The Work of Producing Education is part of Teaching and Learning Itself
- 8. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI “… the open model of P2PU rests on the critical assumption that members can successfully coordinate and produce a sufficient supply of courses and motivate others to join in.”
- 9. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI “… this practical issue is also an interesting theoretical question of how to design and facilitate the computer supported cooperative work to orchestrate the necessary support for new systems of education delivery.”
- 10. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI Research Questions 1. How do P2PU course organizers engage with the P2PU platform? 2. What factors are correlated with the successful launching of courses in P2PU?
- 11. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI Hypothesis 1 More Experience è J
- 12. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI Hypothesis 2 Instructional Design Training è J
- 13. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI Hypothesis 3 Working with Others è J
- 14. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI Data Sources & Analysis • Log data from P2PU database – March 2011 to September 2013 • Data Transformations to create variables of interest • Descriptive Analysis • Logistic Regression
- 16. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI Findings 12% of courses were ever launched publicly on P2PU
- 19. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI Findings Most Impactful • Prior Participation in Courses • Collaborating with other Organizers * No Correlation for the Design Course
- 20. “Course creation has always been very easy and at the forefront [of the interface]. I think this resulted in lots of people creating a course simply to see what it is like.” Dirk Uys P2PU Developer Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI
- 21. Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI Interviews with 11 course organizers • Course development took 2-4 weeks • Required multiple iterations & collaborative tools • 81% of organizers collaborated with others Vanessa Gennarelli P2PU Learning Scientist
- 22. Implications CSCW • Peer Production • Creative Collaboration • Welcoming Newcomers • Promotive Interactions • Participant Motivation • Online Community – Policies, Moderation, Roles etc. Open Education • Open Education Resources • Redefining Learning as “being” • Cooperative “work” as learning • Interactions to promote peer to peer learning Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI
- 23. Thank You Human Computer Interaction Laboratory CASCI Award #1257347 Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. @ahnjune juneahn@umd.edu Co-Authors Sarah Webster Brian Butler Our Friends at Dirk Uys, Vanessa Gennarelli, Philipp Schmidt and everyone