This slideshow is presented at the 2013 e-Learning Consortium of Colorado Conference on April 10, 2013. Through this slideshow, we are introducing gMOOC to the MOOC Universe, and we are releasing rgMOOC (Rhetoric and Game-Based MOOC) on May 28 - August 1, 2013. rgMOOC Trailer http://bit.ly/rgmoocpromo rgMOOC (May 28 - August 1, 2013) http://bit.ly/rgmoocourse

1. gMOOC and rgMOOC:
Theory and Design
Sherry Jones and Kate Caruso
eLearning Consortium of Colorado
April 10, 2013
Slideshow: http://bit.ly/gmooc
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

2. What is a MOOC?
● Massive Open Online
Course (experimental
learning platform)
● Term founded in 2008
by George Siemens,
David Wiley, Dave
Cormier, Stephen
Downes
● Learning theories of
Connectivism,
Constructivism, and
Emergence
● 2012 - Year of MOOCs!
● Over 6000 MOOCs
worldwide (2/18/2013)
Image by David Kernohan: https://twitter.
com/dkernohan/status/250889990828089344/photo/1/large

3. MOOC Traditional Online
Course
● "Massive" = 150 people (Dunbar's Number)
○ "The 'Dunbar's number' represents the
maximum (theoretical number of people
a person can reasonably interact with)"
-- Stephen Downes
● "Open" = Open Access (Creative Commons)
● Student-Centered Learning on Large Scale
(150/network among 10,000, 100,000, ???)
● Beyond LMS - Social Media and Innovative
Tech Tools for OER creation+distribution

4. 2 Types of MOOCs: xMOOC vs.
cMOOC
● 2 types of MOOCs dominate the market
● xMOOC - The "x" refers to Edx, MITx,
Harvardx (with Coursera as commercial x)
● "In those xMOOCs a professor is taking the
lead and the learning experience is
organized top-down."
-- Peeragogy
● Professor is the virtual "sage on the stage"
● xMOOCs are lectures and tests driven

5. 2 Types of MOOCS: xMOOC vs.
cMOOC (Cont')
● cMOOC = Connectivist MOOC, design
originates from the MOOC founders
● "Learning takes place through self-
organized networks of participants, and is
almost decentralized; individuals and
groups create blogs or wikis around their
own interpretations of the texts and
lectures, and comment on each other's
work"
-- Peeragogy

6. In Essence, cMOOCs change
learning from this . . .
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosefirerising/7102630165/

7. To this . . .
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/luc/1804295568/

8. What is gMOOC?
● gMOOC = Game-Based Learning MOOC
● Term coined by Sherry Jones (Prof. of
Philosophy, Rhetoric, Comp.) and Jack Park
(Founder of Knowledge Gardening Theory)
● Uses Digital Games for immersive learning
of almost any discipline (ex. Composition)
● Follows cMOOC's connectivist and
decentralized organization
● Motivators - Digital Games and Badges!

9. gMOOC in Practice
● Video conversations
● Group problem solving via networking
● Multiple weekly digital games and exercises
will be offered (choose 1 game to play and
1 exercise to complete!)
● Synchronous chats on Tweetchat, Google
Hangout, Youtube, or Mightybell (for Q & A)
● Asynchronous discussions with curation
● Massive collaborative writing on Etherpads
(3, 2, 1, let's all write at the same time!)

10. Introducing rgMOOC (Rhetoric
and Game-Based MOOC)!
Link: http://bit.ly/rgmoocpro1

11. What is rgMOOC?
● rgMOOC = Rhetoric and Game-Based
MOOC
● Advanced English Composition Course that
analyzes digital games as texts
● Offered via Arapahoe Community College
● 10 Weeks Summer (May 28 - Aug. 1, 2013)
● 15 Weeks Fall
● Join Us! Free Registration Form at http:
//bit.ly/rgmoocreg

12. Why rgMOOC for ACC students?
● Raises rigor of academic
language use via game
analysis
● Fosters critical thinking
skills through immersive
gaming
● Showcases a competitive
Transfer Level Writing
MOOC
● Pioneers a Student-
Centered Colorado
Community College
MOOC!
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/windy/444393243/

13. Can I take rgMOOC?
● Yes!! rgMOOC is free and
open to everyone!
● For those interested in
playing and writing
about the meaning of
digital games
● For Educators interested
in applying game-based
learning
● Please note some games
are rated M (Mature)
Source: http://blog.plane.edu.au/wp-
content/uploads/2013/02/Game-based-Learning-
picture_png.png

14. Theory Applied in rgMOOC:
Procedural Rhetoric
● Procedural Rhetoric is the study of the
underlying rules of a game system that
makes claims about the world
● "Procedural Rhetoric is a type of
procedural literacy that advances and
challenges the logics that underlie
behavior, and how such logics work"
-- Ian Bogost
(Persuasive Games p. 258)

15. Possible Topics in rgMOOC
● Games as Art + Socio-cultural Constructs
● Paratextuality/Transmediality of Games
● Game Genres as Mediators of Meaning
● Game Rules, Mechanics, and Dynamics as
"Procedural Rhetoric"
● Gameplay and Aristotelian Triangle (Ethos,
Pathos, Logos)
● Game Design and 4 Elements of Rhetoric
(Purpose, Audience, Situation, Claims)
● Game Platforms, Culture, and Audience

16. Yes! We will be
playing digital games
each week!
Source: http://commons.wikimedia.
org/wiki/File%3APS3_controller.png

17. Let's Play a Game/Rule System!
http://www.molleindustria.org/en/tamatipico/

18. Rules in Tamatipico
● Identity: Your Virtual Flexworker
● Place Rule: Work - Park - Home
● Move Rule - Mouse Click
● Factory Rule: Single Action, Drill Holes
● Park Rules: Dual Actions, Eat and Sleep
● Home Rule: Single Action, Watch TV
● Rules Define Tamatipico As A CORPORATE
SLAVE!

19. Let's Play a Game/Rule System!
http://www.molleindustria.org/everydaythesamedream/everydaythesamedream.html

20. Rules In Every Day The Same
Dream
● Identity: Businessman
● Place Rule: Home - Side Street - Cemetery -
Highway - Highrise - Field
● Move Rule: Left and Right Arrow Keys
● Interaction Rule: Move towards objects and
characters
● Completion Rule: Repetitive Gameplay
● Rules Show That REPETITIVE LIFE IS
MEANINGLESS

21. rgMOOC Trailer + Registration
Form!
● rgMOOC Trailer
http://bit.ly/rgmoocpromo
● rgMOOC Registration Form
http://bit.ly/rgmoocreg
Please also forward this slideshow to anyone
interested in rgMOOC!
GAME ON!

22. Questions? Comments?
Sherry Jones
Creator/Facilitator
sherryjones.edtech@gmail.com
Twitter @autnes
My Visual Bio
Kate Caruso
Creator/Facilitator
katecaruso09@gmail.com
Twitter @writercar
My CV
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