Rich, Flexible and SupportiveBlended Learning Communities

Lessons from our MOOCs for On-campus Learning Environments

• Use of quality online materials to improve access and flexibility• Reusable across time spectrum for pre-university prep, on-campus

flexibility, paid distance education, post-university continuation, PEVE short courses, etc.

• Plan for the future – value of open standards• Creating a vibrant learning community – value of social platform• Outreach to potential students and cooperation with alumni

AIPLAN MOOC Video Page

Use Across the Time Spectrum

Pre-UniversitySchools engagementPublic engagementBring potential students up to University entry standardsFix issues for specific country gaps in prerequisites

Immediately Prior to UniversityCover required technical skills in advance for committed learnersE.g. Programming languages and modelling techniques, StatisticsPractice with proposal writing and presentation skills

University Online Course Materials and ResourcesBlended Learning and Flipped ClassroomsAllowing for much greater levels of student engagement versus lecturingAllowing for collaborative course development and presentation across institutionsMuch wider subject-based community of learnersUse of community social platform for improved student interaction and feedback

Post-UniversityLifelong learning opportunitiesEngage continuation students with current courses as tutors, project advisors and subject matter expertsReuse on campus online course materials for Distance Education and PEVE

Moodle

Blended Learning and its Potential http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_learninghttp://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~ai/resources/2013-06-05-Senate/

• Use of quality online materials to improve access, flexibility and comprehensibility .• Reusable materials for pre-University prep, on campus flexibility, paid distance

education, post university continuation, PEVE short courses, etc.• Plan for the future (technical standards for high quality, long-lived origination

material, and current delivery formats separated) and use open standards (quality, target platforms, negative lesson of proprietary formats, RealMedia and Flash).

• Rich on-line material and resources, not just video lectures. Build and curate ODL resources properly in future. Stable access routes. Move from personal web and file space to institutional support and management.

• Creating a vibrant learning community – value of social platform.• Peer-to-peer support in the learning community.• Pre-University engagement, trial courses, preparatory modules, see before you buy

modules, etc.• Outreach to alumni, wider staff, technical community, businesses.• Continuing contacts and learning afterwards – lifelong learning opportunities.

On-line Learning Environmentsfor Taught Courses at Edinburgh

On-line Course Support – Virtual Learning Environments• Virtual Learning Environment: Blackboard Learn 9• Open Virtual Learning Environment: Moodle 2.x • School or Programme Hubs: WordPress

Online Meeting Spaces – Virtual Classrooms• Blackboard Collaborate in Learn 9, Moodle and Standalone

Vue – Virtual University of Edinburgh in Second Life and OpenSim

Student Support & Social Platform• Announcements, Discussion Forums, Personal Blogs (WordPress), Wikis• Synchronous Text Chat, Video/Audio/Media Sharing, Asynchronous IM• PebblePad – ePortfolio and Student Feedback

MOOC Student Access Patterns