Peter Scott is a tutor for the Open University module TU100 who created a "mini MOOC" called "Simple Sense" to address his frustrations with low student attendance at online tutorials. His presentation at the H818 conference will discuss how he implemented the Simple Sense project using MoodleCloud to allow students to collaborate online on programming problems and activities at their convenience. The presentation will also cover how students and fellow tutors responded to the project and whether it achieved his goals of complementing existing tutorials.

2. ABOUT ME.
• I’M PETER SCOTT AND I AM A TUTOR ON THE OPEN UNIVERSITY MODULE TU100 – MY DIGITAL LIFE
• I’M ALSO FRUSTRATED!
• MY PRESENTATION AT THE H818 CONFERENCE WILL DISCUSS WHY I AM FRUSTRATED AND WHAT I AM
TRYING TO DO ABOUT IT.

3. WHY AM I FRUSTRATED?
• YOU KNOW HOW IT IS, YOU PREPARE FOR AN ONLINE TUTORIAL

4. WHY AM I FRUSTRATED?
• YOU UPLOAD YOUR SLIDES
• YOU OPEN UP THE ONLINE TUTORIAL
• AND YOU WAIT…....

5. WHY AM I FRUSTRATED?
• …......AND YOU WAIT!

6. WHY AM I FRUSTRATED?
• THEN NOBODY TURNS UP!
• SO, IS THAT WHY I AM FRUSTRATED?
• NO, NOT REALLY.

7. MY FRUSTRATIONS.
• TU100 IS A LEVEL 1 MODULE.
• A LARGE AMOUNT OF THE MODULE FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING LEARNING SKILLS.
• CONTENT COVERED IN ONLINE TUTORIALS IS FREQUENTLY THE AREA STUDENTS TRIP UP ON IN TMAS.
• SO WHY DON’T STUDENTS TURN UP?

8. REASONS FOR NON ATTENDANCE
• I CONDUCTED A STRAW POLL IN MY TUTOR GROUP.
• REASONS GIVEN INCLUDED:
• TIME OR DAY WAS NOT CONVENIENT
• I’M SHY OF SPEAKING IN A NEW GROUP
• ISN’T THE SAME STUFF COVERED IN THE PROGRAMMING GUIDE?
• THE PACE IS EITHER TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW.

9. ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS.
• WORKING TOGETHER IS A KEY LEARNING SKILL IN THE MODERN WORLD OFEDUCATION.
• MY PROJECT IS BASED ON THE CREATION OF A “MINI MOOC” CALLED “SIMPLE SENSE”
• THE SITE IS CREATED USING MOODLECLOUD AND ACTIVITIES ARE AVAILABLE SO THAT LEARNERS CAN
COLLABORATE ONLINE AT A TIME SUITING THEM.
• UNDERPINNED BY A CONNECTIVIST APPROACH TO LEARNING.

10. SIMPLE SENSE
• SENSE IS THE PROGRAMMING TOOLKIT WE USE TO TEACH TU100 STUDENTSPROGRAMMING
• MY PROJECT IS AIMED AT COMPLEMENTING THE EXISTING ONLINE TUTORIALS
• THE COURSE IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR REFRESHING EXISTING KNOWLEDGE OR REVISITING PROGRAMMING
TOPICS
• A RANGE OF CHALLENGING PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS AVAILABLE TO BE SOLVED

11. DID IT WORK?
• MY PRESENTATION TO THE H818 CONFERENCE WILL DISCUSS:
• THE THEORY BEHIND THE PROJECT
• HOW I IMPLEMENTED THE PROJECT
• THE CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED ALONG THE WAY
• HOW STUDENTS ACCESSING THE PROJECT SITE RESPONDED TO IT
• HOW MY FELLOW TU100 TUTORS REACTED TO IT

12. THE CONFERENCE
• DID I ACHIEVE MY AIMS? FIND OUT AT THE H818 CONFERENCE.
• MY PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2016
• THE CONFERENCE IS OPEN BETWEEN 18:00 AND 21:15.
• COME ALONG AND FIND OUT MORE, YOU KNOW IT “MAKES SENSE”