bilingual mooc - how and why and how users accepted it
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A report on a pilot study of an Open Education Resource targeted
at A-Level students moving into University in a bilingual context
Richard Oelmann & Carl SykesUniversity of South Wales
BackgroundThrough OER Wales Cymru, learners will be given the opportunity to access the very best material that Welsh higher education has to offer.
1 Project Aim was to Launch an all Wales sMOOC (Short Massive Open Online Course) aimed at helping students to survive their first few weeks in University.
The Project“aimed at helping students to survive their first few weeks in University … is free to study and open to anyone hoping to attend university for the first time. The course is available both in English and Welsh.”
Expected outcomes:-● Feel more prepared and confident for life at university● Be aware of strategies that can be adopted to enable a
smooth transition into higher education studies
Tech Stuff!Open Access - USW OER Moodle Hosting (course covering all Welsh Universities)
Free and Open Resources (Creative Commons) - maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation.
Using an adapted bilingual language customisation - English & Welsh
Same headings (translated)Same text content (translated - potentially customised if relevant)Different videos (relevant to page content, but in appropriate language)
The Really Techie bit
Issues faced and overcomeSmall Team - Big Ideas!
Continued Development (Technical & Content)
Translation!
Coding Issues
Discussion Forum Moderation
Feedback from Students- Pilot Sessions - Student Feedback- Students from YsgolGyfun Cwm Rhymni- 2 Sessions
- initial set-up and use of sMOOC & Feedback
Feedback from StudentsThe following quotes are taken from a recording with Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni Students:
“We’ve had some talks [about University] in school but it would be good to introduce something like this [course] so that if you didn’t understand anything you could go home and re-read it”
“Towards the end of term, and just before going to University, I’ll probably go back in [to the course] to reassure myself about what is going to happen”
“A lot of the information is applicable now but it’s good to have a resource that is on hand now but that we can also refer back to before and during Uni”
Highlights and SuccessesPositive Feedback from Pilot Groups
Successful implementation of bi-lingual customisation - good feedback from Welsh speaking students - ● “Very nice to have a Welsh version - it’s easier to follow for Welsh speaking
students.”● “People who speak Welsh at school and home will benefit [from this course]”
Interest from pilot students to create own OERs
The sMOOC is an OER!
Presentation Resources
sMOOC site - bit.ly/OERWalessMOOC
sMOOC download - bit.ly/OERsMOOCDownload
Language Filter adaptation - https://github.com/roelmann/moodle-filter_multilang
Thank you!Any Questions?
"Question Mark” by Leo Reynolds is licensed under CC BY 2.0
[email protected]@southwales.ac.uk