emoocs 2014 research track 1_leony_towards

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Scaffolding self-learning in MOOCs

Israel Gutirrez-Rojas, Carlos Alario-Hoyos,Mar Prez-Sanagustn, Derick Leony, Carlos Delgado-Kloos

[email protected], [email protected]

Lausanne, 10th February 2014
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Unemployment rate in Spain:

26.03% (January 2014)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zn_yAKpmujM/TTsCp8S8HxI/AAAAAAAAClM/oSoyPTqr5Vk/s1600/Cola_oficina_INEM.jpg


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Most MOOC participants are

Bachelors and Above

Source: MIT

http://odl.mit.edu/mitx-working-papers

http://www.flickr.com/photos/goodimages/224036413


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How can MOOCs be useful for

training (unemployed) people

without Higher Education?

http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article9002725.ece/ALTERNATES/w620/v2-ireland-unemployed.jpg


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We need MOOCs targeting the needs

of people without Higher Education


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Lack of study skills and work habits

Survey with 41 second-year Higher Education students

Great heterogeneity regarding study times and schedules

Need for rescheduling the study times several times per week

Lack of social study (with colleagues or course forums)

Lack of support from mentors that helped them plan their study

Most students could not follow online course

Almost anyone finished an online course

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scubasteveo/296747958


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An application for supporting thedevelopment of study skills and work

habits in MOOCs

MyLearningMentor

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tulanesally/3349979270


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Requirements obtained from survey

Tool must be distributed as a mobile application

Tool must be customizable to different profiles

Tool must include an adaptable daily-planner

Tool must rely on crowd-sourcedinformation

Tool must provide tips and hints to make the most of MOOCs

Tool must serve as a meeting point for volunteer mentors

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28668804@N00/2842301423


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Architecture

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30581648@N00/4721135346


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UI: Personalization

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jepoirrier/349613923

Mobile application Customizable


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UI: Crowd-sourced

http://www.flickr.com/photos/howardlake/11314620234Contribute information


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UI: Planner and tips

http://www.flickr.com/photos/silent-penguin/232394Tips and hints / MentorsDaily Planner


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Discussion

Planning and tips based on time management strategies

(Dembo, 2004):

Regular study periods

Short breaks

Prioritizing tasks

Improvement of planning based on successful strategies

Application in work settings

http://www.flickr.com/photos/boellstiftung/6322064224


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Next steps

Continue implementation following an agile methodology

Review of mockups by target users

Development of application taking feedback into account

Evaluate provision of study skills through experiments

Provide synchronous communication with mentors

Integration with course recommenders: moocrank

Closer integration with MOOC platforms

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobanblack/3251282019


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