Patrice Torcivia Prusko will provide a presentation that will highlight what we’ve learned about student’s epistemological beliefs, motivation, intent and achievement of goals in a MOOC. The goal of this presentation is to share and reflect with participants on what we can learn about how students learn and what truly motivates them.

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3. Patrice Torcivia Prusko
Open SUNY Fellow Role:
Expert
Instruc=onal
Designer
Topic:
CornellX:
What
we've
learned
about
Epistemological
Beliefs,
Mo=va=on,
Intent,
and
Achievement
in
a
MOOC
Theme:
Emerging
Learning
Environments
COTE NOTE: http://bit.ly/1HA2hYE

4. How CornellX is Helping
to Change the World
CornellX
Patrice Torcivia Prusko
Academic Technologies
@profpatrice

5. Poll: How many hours to make a MOOC?
A. <100
B. 101-500
C. 501-1000
D. 1001-1500
E. >1500

6. What is a MOOC?
GROOC
SPOC
DOCC

7. Poll: Why a MOOC?
A. Marketing to International students
B. Internationalize curriculum
C. Increase accessibility to education
D. Share knowledge unique to your university
E. Blended/Flipping
F. Other

8. Civic Ecology V Smartphone

9. Action
Community
Relationships
Access

10. Six Pretty Good Books

11. http://harvardx.harvard.edu/harvardx-insights/gender-composition

12. Civic Ecology V Smartphone

13. STEM
Guidance
Interest
Meaning

14. Gender
Civic Ecology Smartphone

15. Poll: Why do learners take MOOCs
A. Career
B. Academics
C. Reputation (professor/university)
D. Enjoyment

16. Motivation
career
enjoyment
reputationacademics
certificate

17. Types of Learners

18. Smartphone MOOC
Curious 49%
Reputation of institution 9%
Reputation of Professor 5%
Related to academic program 14%
Related to job 12%
Lead to new job 20%
1,500 students took pre-survey

19. Smartphone MOOC
# Students Launch Current
Active 3907 1746
Watched a video 2359 944
Tried a problem 1254 751
17,731 enrolled students; 163 verified

20. https://storify.com/search?q=%23civicecology

21. https://www.facebook.com/groups/583738625103665/

22. Learning
• Focus needs to be on LEARNING
• What is the pedagogical intent of the tool?
• Motivate students with content that is meaningful and they
connect with, NOT that will be fun
• Just because a student is engaged and interacting DOES
NOT mean they are learning
• Make learning achievable
• Words of encouragement

23. What Do We Really Know?
• Not Much
• Mostly quantitative
• Every MOOC is different
• Few students fill out pre-survey, fewer few out post
• Male learners heavily outweigh female in STEM

24. Student Motivation?
• Hi am Lazarus Ortis from Kenya; I have always wondered
how computers work, and am excited to take this course
from Cornell Univetrsity
• I'm a student from Singapore, waiting to go to Cornell as a
freshman this fall! …

25. CornellX: 2016
• GMO: Access to and use of biotechnology products and
genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
• Sharks: Use sharks to teach general concepts in biology
by building on people’s natural interest in and curiosity
• Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations:
Finite-element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid
dynamics (CFD) by connecting fundamentals to hands-on
practice in an industry-standard simulation tool.

26. Why do them?
• Hi guys. I'm a student of Computer Science in Federal University of
Santa Catarina, Brazil. I really interested in taking this course
because we do not have this kind of course applied in my university
so far. Then it will be a great opportunity to improve my skills in this
area.
• Hi everyone, Im Rafhaely(53) at Cancun,mx. For years I have
searched for a way to learn about the workings of a phone. Thanks
God Dave was born, and now Im thrilled with the expectation of
something timely to learn in my olden days....
• I am IMAIKOP from South South Nigeria. I am passionate about
Innovative Technology. In recent years, mobile computing has taken
our economy by storm and unlimited opportunities. This course from
the introductory video seems perfect and ready to enhance my career
in smartphone and tablets repairs.

27. Cornellx MOOCs
2014
• American Capitalism:
A History
• Networks, Crowds, and
Markets
• Relativity and Astrophysics
• Wiretaps to Big Data
2015
• Introduction to Global
Hospitality Management
• The Computing
Technology inside your
Smartphone
• Reclaiming Broken Places:
Civic Ecology
• The Ethics of Eating

28. Barriers
• Lack of technology
• Lack of good Internet connection
• Family
• Work
• Lack of prior knowledge
• Microagression

29. Thank You!
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30. Next Fellow Chat
Open SUNY Fellow:
Jeremiah Grabowski, Online Programs Coordinator,
University at Buffalo
Open SUNY Fellow Role:
Expert Instructional Designer
Topic:
Gamification in the Classroom
Date:
Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 12:00 PM
Register: http://www.cvent.com/d/xrqjsd