Who are they? What do they do? Where do they come from? Where do they have contact with us? What do they want from us?

1. MOOCs
And other trends affecting online
learning and learning in
general……..

2. MOOC
Massive Open
Online Course

3. MOOCers,
Makers,
Hackers &
Gamers

5. Need to Know
 Who are they?
 What do they do?
 Where do they come from?
 Where do they have contact with us?
 What do they want from us?

6. MOOC
Massive Open
Online Course

7. Social Network
Knowledge Construction
 Level 1 – Identify the Network
 Level 2 – Lurking
 Level 3 – Contributing
 Level 4 – Creating
 Level 5 – Leading

8. Three Types of MOOCs
Connectivist MOOC
Community MOOC
xMOOC

9. xMOOCs

10. xMOOCs
Stanford AI
Coursera
Udacity
Edx

11. xMOOC Characteristics
 AI Grading
 University or Corporate
Sponsorship
 Rating of Questions Discussion
Forum
 Instructor record answers on video
but may not participate in the
discussion forums

12. Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence MOOC
Found at: https://www.ai-class.com/

13. Udacity
Found at: http://www.udacity.com/

14. Coursera
Found at: https://www.coursera.org/

17. Connectivist
MOOCs
cMOOC

18. Connectivism
Learning Theory for the Digital
Age

19. Principles of Connectivism
 Decision-making is itself a learning process.
Choosing what to learn and the meaning of
incoming information is seen through the lens of a
shifting reality. While there is a right answer now,
it may be wrong tomorrow due to alterations in
the information climate affecting the decision.

20. Siemens & Downes
 Aggregate
 Repurpose
 Remix
 Feed Forward

21. Important Attributes
 Facilitator not the sole provider of
knowledge
 Facilitator not the determiner of
space
 High-end knowledge exchange to
occur

22. Community Based
MOOCs
Social Network
Knowledge
Construction

23. DS106
Found at: http://ds106.us/

24. P2PU
Peer 2 Peer University

25. Anne Frank MOOC
Educators use a virtual world and a MOOC (massive open online course) to teach
about the holocaust. Imagine "entering the book" as an avatar and exploring the
cramped quarters where Anne Frank lived in hiding.

27. M stands for Modest
 “Coursera gamification12 is
totally LMS. OTOH #gamemooc
has morphed into a wonderfully
supportive guild of educators.”

28. PLN
Personal Learning
Network

29. Games MOOC
Listed in the US Department of Education’s
Connected Educators Project’s Community
Directory

31. Live Events Online
 Google Hangout on Air as a quick
overview each Monday
 Tweetchat each Wednesday evening
 Thursday livestreamed discussion or
panel of guests through Google Hangout
on Air and also through Second Life.

32. Twitter
hashtag
#gamemooc

34. Tweetchat
 Wednesday night
 Games based learning tweetchat
 7 pm MT
 One hour
 Hashtag #gamemooc

35. flickr
Games Based
Learning MOOC
group

37. Social Media and Online
Presence
YouTube – gamesmooc
http://www.youtube.com/gamesmooc

39. Social Media and Online
Presence
Second Life
Front Range and ISTE SIGVE

41. Social Media and Online
Presence
World of Warcraft
Inevitable Betrayal
Cognitive Dissonance

43. MOOCers

44. MOOCers,
Makers,
Hackers &
Gamers

45. Need to Know
 Who are they?
 What do they do?
 Where do they come from?
 Where do they have contact with us?
 What do they want from us?

46. Makers

47. Need to Know
 Who are they?
 What do they do?
 Where do they come from?
 Where do they have contact with us?
 What do they want from us?

48. Maker Movement

49. Makers, Crafters, Inventors,
Hackers, Scientists and Artists

50. Maker Movement
Subculture representing a technology-based extension of
DIY culture. Engineering-oriented pursuits such as
electronics, robotics, 3-D printing, as well as more
traditional activities such as
metalworking, woodworking, and traditional arts and
crafts.
The subculture stresses new and unique applications of
technologies, and encourages invention and prototyping.

53. Maker Faire
Celebrate
arts, crafts, engineering, science
projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY)
mindset

56. HACKERS

57. Need to Know
 Who are they?
 What do they do?
 Where do they come from?
 Where do they have contact with us?
 What do they want from us?

61. HACKATHON

63. HACKATHON
Event where programmers, graphic
designers, interface designers, project
managers and marketers collaborate
intensively on software projects.

64. Hackerspace
 Hackerspaces can be viewed as open community
labs incorporating elements of machine shops,
workshops and/or studios where hackers can
come together to share resources and knowledge
to build and make things.[
 Many hackerspaces participate in the use and
development of free software, open hardware,
and alternative media. They are often physically
located in social centers, adult education centers,
public schools, or on university campuses, but
may relocate to industrial or warehouse space
when they need more room.

66. Gamers

68. Need to Know
 Who are they?
 What do they do?
 Where do they come from?
 Where do they have contact with us?
 What do they want from us?

71. Minecrack

72. Minecraft

74. Minecraft PE

75. Wanna Play?

76. Gamers Disposition
 They are bottom-line oriented.
 They understand the power of diversity.
 They thrive on change.
 They see learning as fun.
 They marinate on the "edge."

85. Summer Games MOOC 2 Parts
Multi-player Games June 3-
24
Immersive Environments July
7- 29

86. FALL Games
MOOC
CCCS
Hackathon

87. MOOCers,
Makers,
Hackers &
Gamers

88. Need to Know
 Who are they?
 What do they do?
 Where do they come from?
 Where do they have contact with us?
 What do they want from us?