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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Opportunities & Challenges for Educators

Veena C RodriguesProfessor of Public Health & Medical EducationNorwich Medical School

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2 WEEK MOOC4 HOURS/ WEEK

CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE

DESIGNED FOR BUSY HEALTH

PROFESSIONALS

CAPITALISED ON

POLICY DRIVERS

& AWARENESS

OF TRAINING

NEEDS

CHOOSING THE CONTENT

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DESIGN AND DELIVERY

• Developed by experienced educators

with learner input

• Strong theory – practice links

• Variety of teaching-learning methods

• Plenty of opportunities for interaction

• End of week assessment

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PEDAGOGY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY!

COURSE STATISTICS (2015-16)

Seven course runs

Registered: 11,929

Started course: 5,432 (45.5%)

Social Learners: 1,924 (35.4%)

Completers: 1,853 (34.1%)

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COURSE DESIGN AND CONTENT

• Course materials √√√

• Animations & videos √√√√

• Discussion between experts √√√

• Transcripts & downloads √√√√

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“…easily accessible, & interesting to

follow. Having educators that facilitate

learning is amazing & encouraging”.

CLINICAL SUPERVISION WITH CONFIDENCE

•Met identified learning needs

•Suited busy health professionals

•Created an international

community of learners

•Facilitated inter-professional

learning

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“…brilliant to see so many different

professions engaged in developing a

common understanding of educational

processes.”

WORLDWIDE REACH OF MOOC@vcrodrigues_uea

WHO ARE OUR LEARNERS?

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98

229

195173

90

6

0

50

100

150

200

250

Age of Learners

Number

538

136

17

0 200 400 600

Full timework

Part timework

Not in work

Employment Status

Number

44% had

PhD or

Masters

degree

58%

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OPPORTUNITIES

1. Engagement with International Community of Learners

2. Facilitated Production of Scholarly Outputs

3. Spotlight on HEI Course Offerings

4. Increase HEI on the World Stage

5. Extension of Personal Learning Networks #meded

CHALLENGES

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• Novel approach: difficult to predict uptake

• Time: course creation, discussion board facilitation

• Global differences: healthcare systems; health professional education systems & regulation

• Scaling up: online learning on massive scale

• Tech shy group: #TweetchatFail

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What Next?

•Extension of opportunity to colleagues

•Follow up Study of

Learners

•Develop a MOOC to Masters Pathway

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Key Messages

1. MOOCs offer a range of opportunities for educators -

approach them with an open mind but REMEMBER…..

PEDAGOGY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY!

2. If you do nothing else, sign up for one today and enjoy the

experience!

QUESTIONS? @vcrodrigues_uea

CONNECT

v.rodrigues@uea.ac.uk

@vcrodrigues_uea

@UEAMOOCs

#FLsupervision