Presentation for Dimensie and Komma, University of Twente; May 6, 2014. We discussed the why and how of the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that will be developed for the University of Twente.

1. MOOC’s: business as usual !?
Wytze Koopal
6 May 2014
Prepared for Dimensie & Komma

2. Agenda
§ Introduction
§ Our educational vision
§ Our vision for technology enhanced learning &
teaching (TELT)
§ Current status and plans of MOOC’s at UT
§ Discussion

3. My first MOOC

4. Screenshot Coursera Mooc
07-05-14 4

5. Probably the first MOOC
See http://cck11.mooc.ca

6. Introduction Wytze Koopal
§ Graduated in 1993 (Moonen, Min)
§ Accenture -> Ordina Utopics -> UT -> Koopal
Advies & Projecten =>> UT
§ Expert on TELT (Technology Enhanced
Learning & Teaching)
§ Primary role: get things
in line with TOM

7. Introduction University of Twente

8. Twente Educational Model (TOM) summarized
Very concise summary
(we need to facilitate)
learning as well as teaching
See
Teaching to Learning--a New Paradigm for Undergraduate Education.
Barr, Robert B.; Tagg, John. Change, v27 n6 p12-25 Nov-Dec 1995.

9. Twente Educational Model (TOM)
§ Studying at the UT is serious business
§ More responsibility for the student
§ Active engagement of students through a variety of effective
methods of teaching and learning
§ Modular programmes
§ Project-Led Education
§ Different methods of assessing where the student stands, during
the process (formative evaluation, and timely feedback!)
§ Staff will act more as coach, tutor, guide, facilitator, motivator…
§ Transfer of knowledge becomes less important, since students can
acquire that elsewhere (to a certain degree)
Zie ook http://www.utwente.nl/onderwijs/twents-onderwijsmodel/TOMprincipes

10. Technology Enhanced Learning &
Teaching: themes we will work on
Plan for 2013-2015
1. Formative testing and assessment
2. Digital learning materials
3. Activating methods for learning & teaching
4. Learning & working together
5. Supporting pioneering staff
Zie ook http://www.utwente.nl/ces/od/onderwijsinnovatie/icto
En besluitvorming CvB, 1 juli 2013
http://utnieuws.nl/nieuws/29727/
vijf_themas_voor_ictvernieuwingen_in_utonderwijs

11. MOOC’s and TELT ?
Links to themes
“Digital learning materials”
And
“Pioneering staff”
cMOOC -> short clip (4 min)

12. MOOC’s for the UT: why and what
§ Primary goal: international marketing
§ To enhance our profile High Tech, Human Touch
§ Reach out to potential Master- and Phd- students
§ Participants will need to have Bachelor (?) level
§ Study workload per MOOC: 3-5 EC (85 – 140 hrs)
§ Typical course length: 8-10 weeks
§ Goal: produce 2 MOOC’s in 2014
§ Call for proposals almost finalized
§ To be discussed and researched further:
§ formal credit ?, platform selection ? etc

13. MOOC’s = business as usual !!
1. Treat it as a project – projectplan is in the making
right now
2. Broad range of different expertise needs to be
available in project-team
3. Make the MOOC as attractive and effective as
possible: assignments, videolectures, peer-graded
essays, knowledge tests etc (stretch the platform!)
4. Use an engineering approach (OKT model!) for
design and production
5. Your responses / suggestions? Experience?

14. MOOC’s = business as usual??
1. The world is our podium
2. It needs to be 100% online and 99%
asynchronous
3. Risk of completely seperate development
4. Proficiency in English language
5. Lecturers are used to work independently
6. Is the primary driver Marketing or is it Education?

15. Biggest challenges right now
1. The right expertise at the right time
2. Availability of lecturer(s) for the project
3. How to assist the lecturer(s)
4. Gain knowledge of and experience with the
MOOC platform (which needs to be chosen)
5. Make the MOOC didactical attractive and
effective
6. Improvement of regular programmes, based
on experiences in MOOC
7. Convert participant in MOOC into “regular”
student
8. Your responses / suggestions?

16. Thank you!
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wytze.koopal@utwente.nl
http://www.utwente.nl/ces/od/organisatie/profiel-wytze
http://www.linkedin.com/in/wytze
https://delicious.com/wytze/mooc