presentation emma learntec 2015
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Photo: Audrey Watters
Who of you have heard about MOOCs? Who of you enrolled in a MOOC? Who of you participated till the end?
MOOCs: important trend
Source: Carmen L. Padron Napoles (December 2014)
EMMA gives learners across Europe access to free, massive, open, online courses (MOOCs) from prestigious European Universities. By making courses available in multiple languages, EMMA promotes real cross-‐cultural and multi-‐lingual learning, helping to preserve Europe’s rich cultural, educational and linguistic heritage.
EMMA: providing multilingual access to European MOOCs
• an aggregator and hosting service for 10 existing MOOCs which will be made available in 2 or more language versions
• providing support to other potential MOOC providers in order to help them to set up and publish their own MOOCs on EMMA
EMMA is:
• Ability to create personalised learning paths • Transcription and translation services to give access to
courses in many languages • Easy access to MOOCs from across Europe • Opportunities to explore Europe’s rich cultural diversity
by reviewing similar topics from different course providers
What’s in it for students?
English & Spanish
Business organization, social innovation and the cultural heritage
Italian & English
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
Learning Design
English & Spanish
University of Leicester, UK
General and Social Pedagogy. Pedagogy research and practice from post-‐war to the present day
Italian & English
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
Climate Changes: The Context Of Life Experiences
Portuguese & English
Universidade Aberta, Portugal
Portuguese history and culture
Portuguese & English
Universidade Aberta, Portugal
Business Management, Social Innovation and Cultural Heritage
English & SpanishUniversity of Leicester, UK
E-‐Learning
Dutch & English
Open Universiteit Nederland, Netherlands
Excel 2010
Spanish, Catalan & English
Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Search on the Internet
Spanish, Catalan & English
Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Blended Learning
Dutch & English
Open Universiteit Nederland, Netherlands
MOOCs available
Challenges
• Definition aggregator • Fast launch was pushed: platform did not meet wishes
• Redesiging MOOCs to match with platforms • Reconstruction content • Match platform – Learning Locker
Challenges (2)
• Training translation software (e.g. Dutch) • Cultural interpretations language (hard to translate)
• Life sessions & translations • Managing expectations (e.g. quality translations)
Current status• Version 2.0 EMMA-‐platform • New version translation software • Developing terms of use, privacy, intellectual property
• Acces policy • Learning Locker (Tin Can)
Current status• New MOOCs February 23 (enrollment) • Criteria for new providers (e.a. Alignment EMMA-‐principles)
• Summer school for MOOC providers (4-‐11 July 2015 (Ischia, Italy).
To sum up…
• EMMA: small steps towards MOOCs in multiple languages #EUMOOCS
