2. Impetus
Research project with MIT Media Lab & P2PU.org:
• Quality of learning experiences online
• Free, open access to learning
• Leverage pre-existing tools and open content
• Creative learning and making at “scale”
• $15,000 seed grant (P2PU/MacArthur Foundation)
3. Guiding Questions
• What can we teach well about and through music online?
• What music content is not easily accessible or present online?
• What are free technologies for online music learning and
making that can be leveraged for this course to provide
access to a large number of people?
• How can we design course experiences to engage
participants as peer-learners and mentors?
• What technologies and community designs can be
implemented to support participants with diverse prior
experiences in music and audio production?
4. Course Community
Community
+ Mobile App
PWYM 1.0 PWYM 2.0 PWYM 3.0
Nov. to Dec. 2013 May 2014 - Present Nov. 2014
Future Directions:!
• More artist multi tracks
• Music theory & film music content
• Free online with mobile app revenue share
5. Design Goals
• From “course” to “community”
• Participant engagement & quality
of experience
• Social & peer-supported Learning
• Technologies that make learning
visible, audible, and persistent
• Scale & efficiency when possible