The document summarizes an experience carried out at the DHITECH Technological District in Apulia, Italy. As part of the "Innovating engineers/Entrepreneurs specialized in Technological Entrepreneurship Ecosystems" project, LPS - Roma Tre University participated in creating MOOCs on entrepreneurship education. Students were divided into groups to design MOOCs, considering needs analysis, objectives, activities, and skills acquired. A questionnaire was used to reflect on design of online learning environments. Finally, education students tested the MOOCs created by engineering students and provided feedback using an assessment form.

1. AN EXPERIENCE CARRIED OUT AT THE DHITECH TECHNOLOGICAL DISTRICT IN APULIA (IT)
ANTONELLA POCE

2. PROJECT ACTIVATING VINCENTE
"Innovating engineers/ Entrepreneurs specialized
in Technological Entrepreneurship Ecosystems”,
funded within the EU National Operational Plan.
The main aim of the project is to create the specific profile of a
high tech innovator and entrepreneur, specialized in defined areas
of knowledge, endowed with skills and attitudes able to transform
technology and/or research results in a new business model to
create economic and social value (technological entrepreneurship)

3. ENGINEERS/ ENTREPRENEURS

4. LPS – ROMA TRE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE
PROJECT VINCENTE
Modules
• Models, Processes and Systems For Online Learning Communities.
• Development of Online Cooperative Environments and Models
Learning
objectives
• To acquire skills in the field of Internet entrepreneurship
• Students were asked to devise an effective MOOC on
the subject of Entrepreneurship education

5. THE PROJECT WORK – MOOCS CREATION
Students were divided in groups and each group had to carry out,
writing cooperatively online (Google Doc), one project work, taking
into consideration the following points:
• Needs analysis
• General and specific objectives of the MOOC to be devised
• Specific learning objectives in the MOOC and Prerequisites
• Description of the enrolling students profile
• Methodology and tools
• Activities – Educational sections
• Time Schedule/ costs of the project
• Promotion and marketing of the MOOC
• Expected results and definition of the skills to be acquired at the end of the course

6. RESEARCH PLAN – FIRST STEP
Critical use of technology
• It is based on the idea that, to be
effective, educational technology must be
thought and designed, following well
established schemes and structures (Poce,
2011/2012)
Questionnaire
• It included open ended and multiple choice
questions. The results obtained enabled the
research group to reflect on certain issues related
to the design of online learning environments, such
as MOOCS, in order to make them more and more
effective and successful.

7. SOME RESULTS – STUDENT PROFILE
Age Sex
1
5
2
4
1 1
26 27 28 29 30 32 Total
Female
Male
4
10

8. ACCORDING TO YOU, INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION IN ONLINE
GROUP WORK IS MORE OR LESS EFFECTIVE?
More, 3
Less, 2The same, 6
Depends,
2

9. ONLINE PROJECT WORK ASSESSMENT IS MORE OBJECTIVE
2
7
2
3
Strongly agree Agree Disagree Mostly disagree

10. THE COURSES
The
Elevator
Pitch
FabLab
and
Coworking
Business
Model
Canvas

11. THE ELEVATOR PITCH
Realized through PawToon – free online tool to
create animated cartoons
Available at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29YS-VaBbws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47guIZgmC_k
Materials: booklet, glossary,
and assessment

12. FABLAB AND COWORKING
Realized through Powerpoint (audio and video)
Available at : http://vimeo.com/86686422
Fablab: http://vimeo.com/86695147
Coworking part 1: http://vimeo.com/86698289
Coworking part 2: http://vimeo.com/86699778
Materials: booklet and assessment

13. CANVAS
BUSINESS MODEL
Realized through Prezi – free online tool to create
presentations
Available at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ORVyPu_sqs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvHArp09Q_c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15u-QS44Xpo
Materials: booklet, glossary, and assessment

14. RESEARCH PLAN – SECOND STEP
TESTING MOOCs
• Students in Education from Roma Tre
University were asked to attend and
analize the courses realized by
Engineers
MOOC assessment form
.

15. THANK YOU!
@AntonellaPoce
apoce@uniroma3.it