This is the presentation I did at the annual EADTU Conference in Paris, France (Oct. 25). I presented the MOOC we currently are running and that is named #LACE13. Outline: 1. LACE13: what, why and how? 2. Challenges 3. First experiences 4. LACE13 as good practice for Virtual Student Mobility

1. MOOC #LACE13
First experienceswithmooc’ing
Stephanie Verbeken
stephanie.verbeken@kuleuven.be
http://ocw.kuleuven.be
@stephanie_vrbkn
2013 | 10 | 25 – EADTU, Paris (FR)
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2. Creative Commons
Presentation by Stephanie Verbeken
is licensed under
a Creative Commons Attribution
2.0 Belgium License.
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3. First of all…
#LACE13
#EADTU
@stephanie_vrbkn
stephanieverbeken
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4. Whoam I?
STEPHANIE VERBEKEN
• Master in Educational Sciences
• Teaching & Learning Department
of KU Leuven (BE)
• No professor/teacher
• OCW developer
• Supervisor: Prof. Fred Truyen
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5. Outline
<1>#LACE13: what, whyandhow? </1>
<2>Challenges</2>
<3>First experiences</3>
<4>MOOC as virtual student mobility</4>
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6. This is it.
Our first MOOC.
#LACE13: what, whyandhow?
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7. #LACE13: WHAT?
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8. #LACE13: what?
• LACE = LiteratureAndChange in Europe
• Networked Curriculum
• 7 European universities
Aarhus (Denmark)
Bologna (Italy)
Granada (Spain)
Groningen (The Netherlands)
Leuven (Belgium)
Lisbon (Portugal)
Tartu (Estonia)
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9. History
Erasmus exchanges &
Step 1 foreignstudents
Joint Course ‘Culture and
Step 2 Change in Europe’ (Moodle)
Step 3 #LACE13 MOOC (Canvas)
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10. 19-24
1 - 2hrs
25-34
Age
< 1hr
2 - 4hrs
35-44
45-54
55-64
4 - 6hrs
6 - 10hrs
> 10hrs
No answer
No Answer
Female
Experienced
Male
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Not
experienced
Prior MOOC
Gender
65 or older
Time to spend
13-18

11. Origin
North America
South America
West Europe
East Europe or Former
Soviet Union
Middle East
Australia & South Pacific
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12. Aim
100
91
90
80
70
59
60
50
37
40
30
25
23
20
10
0
Check out Canvas Network
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Learn about the subject
Be part of a community of
learners
Complete the course
Gain skills for career
opportunity

13. #LACE13: WHY?
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14. http://ocw.kuleuven.be
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lafayette-college/4724287953/ CC-BY-NC-
#LACE13: why?

15. Why Canvas?
• Free
• LMS-basedcanvas.instructure.com
• Easynegotiation
– Institutional MOU
– Instructor Release
• Up-to-date platform
– LTI Tools
– Very user-friendly
• Richportfolio (Humanities)
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16. #LACE13: HOW?
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17. Structureand content
• Classic structure:
– Info > modules > evaluatie
– Sequential&hierarchical modules
– Semester pace
• Content:
–
–
–
–
Web lectures
Articlesor course text
Discussion forum per module (=assignment)
Selfevaluation: multiple choicequizzes
( important: track progress + learning data)
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18. Choices made
• Interactivity through
– Announcements
– Forum = peer interaction
• Limited extra work load for staff
• Clarity on Learning goals andoutcomes
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19. CHALLENGES
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20. Communication
• Before the course:
– Information aboutmetadata of the course
• During the course:
– Welcome
– Announcements structure
– Increaseinvolvement
– Enrichlearningexperiences
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21. Considerations
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•
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Web lectures: too long?
Too manyreadings? Accessibility?
Work load for students?
Drop outs?
Accreditation?
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22. FIRST EXPERIENCES
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23. Eerste ervarinegn
+
-
• Easy access
• Level of
participation
• Social
happening, interacti
ons
• Relevance of
discussion posts
• Social media
• Starting day module
is on a Sunday
• Interactivity
week 2 < week 1
• Forum modereration
by assistent?
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24. VIRTUAL STUDENT MOBILITY
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25. Student group
Autonomousn = 208
Officiallyenrolledn = 20
91%
9%
Colleaguesn = 13
TOTAL = 228
(which makes it a MOOC)
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26. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR4YGZYhreY&noredirect=1
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27. CALL
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28. Survey
Link to the survey:
www.opencourseware.eu/survey
Thankyou
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29. DISCUSSION
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30. Contact
stephanie.verbeken@kuleuven.be
ocw@kuleuven.be
@st ephani e_vr bkn
@ocw
_kul euven
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