The presentation focuses on the opportunities and challenges Campus NooA (www.nooa.no) has experienced by using Moodle to develop a Nordic open online Academy based on the theory of cooperative freedom and transparency in online education.

1. Moodle experiences from Campus
NooA – the Nordic open online
Academy
Morten Flate Paulsen
Professor of Online Education
www.slideshare.net/MortenFP
A 30-minute presentation at the MoodleMootScandinavia: Malmö, Sweden 2-3.03.2015
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Gode tilbud Reiselivsskolen Forfatterskolen Lederskolen
Helseskolen Videregående Populære kursKunstskolen
We follow your schedule. Study any time, anywhere, in a social
environment with experienced teachers and personal support.

2. Abstract
The Nordic open online Academy (NooA) was established as a private online school and accredited by
the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research in 2012.
NooA’s aim is to become an international centre for online courses and programs, and it has now bout
75 online courses and 1,000 registered users in 18 countries. The courses are offered through the
multilingual, open source, learning platform Moodle. All courses are completely online and based on
the Theory of Cooperative Freedom and Transparency in Online Education.
The presentation focuses on the opportunities and challenges Campus NooA (www.nooa.no) has
experienced by using Moodle to develop a Nordic open online Academy based on the theory of
cooperative freedom and transparency in online education. This is a theory about flexible and open
online education, which Paulsen has developed over 20 years. The foundation of the theory was
described in the article: “Cooperative Online Education” http://seminar.net/index.php/volume-4-issue-
2-2008-previousissuesmeny-124/100-cooperative-online-education and used as a guideline in the use
of Moodle at Campus NooA.
The theory argues that adult online students often are busy with work and family commitments.
Therefore, online education can help students reach their learning goals through optimal individual
flexibility in a learning community where they can be resources for each other without being dependent
on each other. The theory also argues that transparency provides better quality and more cooperation
in online education.
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3. Morten Flate Paulsen
• Established Campus NooA in 2012
• Professor II at Sør-Trøndelag University College
• Worked with online education at NKI Nettstudier 1986 – 2012
• President of EDEN European Distance and E-learning Network (2010-2013)
• Doctor of Education from the Pennsylvania State University
• American Center for the Study of Distance Education (1990 -1992)
• Adjunct Professor Athabasca University (1999 - 2005)
• Professor associado Universidade Aberta, Portugal (2009-2010)
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4. Gode tilbud Reiselivsskolen Forfatterskolen Lederskolen
Helseskolen Videregående Populære kursKunstskolen
We follow your schedule. Study any time, anywhere, in a social
environment with experienced teachers and personal support.

5. The most interesting pedagogical challenge in our
lifetime is to provide online education that combines
individual freedom with meaningful cooperation.
I have struggled with this challenge since I first
introduced my Theory of Cooperative Freedom in 1992.
www.ednews.org/articles/10626/1/An-Interview-with-Morten-Flate-Paulsen-
Focusing-on-His-Theory-of-Cooperative-Freedom-in-Online-Education/Page1.html
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6. Flexible
individual learning
is controlled by
the student
Cooperative
learning
takes place in
networks
Collaborative
learning
depends on
groups
We specialize in Cooperative online education
Independence with the help of others
Rigid
individual learning
is controlled by
the school
Individual flexibility
Affinitytolearningcommunity

7. NooA Building Blocks
of Cooperative Freedom
How much freedom can a virtual school deliver in Moodle?
1. Time
2. Space
3. Pace
4. Medium
5. Access
6. Content
7. Transparency
8. Cooperation
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8. Individual start-upCollective start-up
Moodle wish:
Profiles that show course expiration date
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1. Freedom of Time

9. Moodle wish: Profiles that show course expiration date
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Course profiles:
Studentlappen: expires Jun 1, 2015
Daglig leder og styre: expires Jul 2, 2015
Profilanalyse og typeforståelse: expires, Aug 3, 2015
Helhetlig helse: expires Sep 4, 2015
Tegnekurs: expires Oct 5, 2015

10. 2. Freedom of Space
• Only online activities
• Teachers, course
designers and
students in a
number of countries
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11. Individual pacing
Collective
pacing
3. Freedom of Pace
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Get extra time for a fee
Moodle wishes:
a) Teacher Response Barometer to improve
response time
b) Individual planning and follow up functionality
to improve course completion rates

12. Moodle wish: Teacher Response
Barometer to improve response time
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13. Moodle wish:
Individual planning and follow-up functionality to
improve course completion rates
• Can we urge students to enter their planned
submission dates in the calendar?
• Can the system remind (e-mail) students to
follow their plans?
• Can the system remind teachers to follow up
procastinating students?
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14. The Essential Theme
4. Freedom of Medium
Responsive design: PC and mobile
14http://campus.nooa.info

15. Author school Executive school Health school
Travel school Secondary schoolArt school
5. Freedom of Access

16. 6. Freedom of Content
NooA is multilingual
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17. 6. Freedom of Content
Depends on Partners
E-train
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18. 7. Freedom of Transparency
Open Badges
Moodle wish: Badge description Editor
• Students choose if they want to show them
• Badges only for completed courses
• Common design
• Connected to http://backpack.openbadges.org

19. Moodle wish: Badge Description Editor
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The HTML-code does not work in the text field

20. 8. Freedom of Cooperation (and Transparency)
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21. 8. Cooperative Assignments
from the Author School
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Write a One-question-interview with the author of a book you find interesting and
share it in the Writer Lounge.

22. 8. Social media can be embedded in courses to
cooperate with people outside courses
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CampusNooa
Blogger: campusnooa.blogspot.no/
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/campus-nooa
Issuu: issuu.com/campusnooa
Slideshare: www.slideshare.net/CampusNooA
YouTube: www.youtube.com/campusnooa
Instagram: http://statigr.am/campusnooa
Google+: https://plus.google.com/+NooaNooa
Twitter: twitter.com/CampusNooA
twitter.com/NooAmatematikk
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23. Schools Commons
Executive school Board Room
Travel school Base Camp
Author school Writer Lounge
Health School Health Club
Secondary School Privatisten
The Art School Art Lounge
A virtual School – not only virtual classrooms
Moodle wish: School administration tools and reports
• The Student Certificate
• The Alumni Club
• The Mall
• The NooA-pass
NooA-courses are organised in
schools and commons

24. Our Moodle Wish List
1. Profiles that show course expiration dates
2. Teacher Response Barometer to improve response
time
3. Individual planning and follow-up functionality to
improve course completion rates
4. HTML in Badge editor
5. Virtual School Administration tools and reports
– List of users that are not enrolled in a course
– List of submitted assignments that are not handled by teachers
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25. Thank you
I’m open for cooperation, and
the presentation is available at
www.slideshare.net/MortenFP
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