shar-e-fest: the story of an online course

The story of an open

access course Sarah Stewart

Shar-e-fest 2010sarahstewart07@gmail.com

What I am going to talk about today

Describe what an open access course is Discuss different models of student enrolment Discuss provisional findings from the

experience of Otago Polytechnic

'Facilitating Online': http://wikieducator.org/Facilitating_Online

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Formal enrolments

Pay fees

Receive individualised support

Assessment services

Qualification

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Informal students

Do not pay

Full access to course

Access to course events

No assessment services

Certificate of completion

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Informal and enrolled students

Why open education?

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Commitment to open education & life-long learning

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Flexibility of enrolment

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Try out the course before students enrol

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Improves completion Improves completion ratesrates

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Mixed results in terms of financial viability

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Re-mashing educational resources

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Reciprocal teaching

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No boundaries or constraints

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Vibrant, motivated learners with an array of backgrounds & contexts

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Development of community/network of learning

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Sarah Stewartsarahstewart07@gmail.comTwitter: @SarahStewartBlog: http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.comSlideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs