The document summarizes the experiences of Professor Irena Papadopoulos and Asanka Dayananda in creating their first MOOC at Middlesex University. It discusses their reasons for doing a MOOC, the challenges they faced in setting up the course platform and marketing, and lessons they learned. Some highlights included the enthusiasm from colleagues and healthcare professionals worldwide who enrolled, as well as creating engaging videos and animations. While they were pleased to reach their enrollment target of 100 students and later 582 students, they realized improvements could be made such as having the course platform and marketing in place earlier.

1. Professor Irena Papadopoulos
& Asanka Dayananda
Middlesex University
Doing a MOOC! Experiences, lessons
learnt, and ‘badges’ gained
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Academic Excellence Exchange
01-12-14

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What is a MOOC?
MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE

4. 1.
Why?
Excited by the
Philosophy which
underpinned the
MOOC movement
Excited by the possibilities of
using the various technologies
Saw it as the vehicle of
my current work –
Culturally Competent
Compassion

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7. 2.
How &
with
whom?
Had to learn fast
about MOOCs
Asanka! Great helper
Amazing response and
enthusiasm from many
colleagues I called to help
(both internal &external)

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Subject Librarian
Jodie Ward
Subject Librarian
Jodie Ward
Nurse - Actors
Dorocia Preddie, Denise Creary,
Sara Velasco, Spiwe Jomole,
Nurse - Actors
Dorocia Preddie, Denise Creary,
Sara Velasco, Spiwe Jomole,
Professor Irena Papadopoulos
Course Author
Learner Development Unit
Alex Pitt
Learner Development Unit
Alex Pitt
Copyright
Kate Vasili
Copyright
Kate Vasili
Centre for Academic Practice Enhancement
(CAPE)
Alex Chapman, Angus Macdonald, Paul Smith,
Asanka Dayananda, Louise Merlin, Celia Cozens,
John Parkinson
Animator
Tom Fagan
Animator
Tom Fagan
Literature Review
Sandra Connell
Literature Review
Sandra Connell
Team involved in creating the MOOC…
Team of FacilitatorsTeam of Facilitators

10. 3. The
Challenges
Do we have a platform?
What do we do first? Marketing!!!...well,
let’s publicise!
What do we do with
the facilitators?
Enrolling
Technology
Supporting the
novices &
technophobes

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Looking for a platform…

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Our platform…enrolling/login

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Taster MOOC…

14. MOOC approach…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzoh4LdIPHU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=vzoh4LdIPHUhttps://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=vzoh4LdIPHU

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Students…

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Online learning
and collaboration/co-creation…

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Scenarios
Week Introductions
and conclusions
Videos engaging learners….

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Tapping into Social
Media…

19. 4. The
highlights
Enthusiasm
from colleagues
Enthusiasm from
healthcare professionals
worldwide
The amazing
entries by
participants
The videos &
animations
Reaching my
ideal recruitment
target of 100!!!
And then 582!!!

21. 5. What
will we do
different?
Be sure to have a
platform!
Have
marketing in
place at the
start
Give access
to facilitators
before the
start of the
course
Make the
course 5+1
weeks
Have more
webinars

22. Badges Gained
Personal and
Professional
Growth
Pride &
Satisfaction
Connectedness
Internal &
External
Recognition
Huge amount
of data to
help address
the project
questions
Aaah...making history...theAaah...making history...the
FIRST MDX MOOC!!!FIRST MDX MOOC!!!

23. 6.
Two
participants’
journey
http://www.powtoon.com/show/d2bmHp5aB2D/my-mooc-journey/
My MOOC Journey by Ans Luyben

24. 6.
Two
participants’
journey
Add videos from:
My MOOC journey by Lucero Lopez
My MOOC journey Mari Stormer
THANK YOU
r.papadopoulos@mdx.ac.uk