Best Practices: Embed an Esri MOOC into Your CourseAdena Schutzberg

MOOC Program Manager

Best Practices: Embed an Esri MOOC into Your CourseWhile you are waiting….how about a survey?

• If you are an educator thinking of using a MOOC in your course/teaching:

• go.esri.com/planmooc

• If you are an educator who has used a MOOC in your course/teaching:

• go.esri.com/usedmooc

• If you are a student who completed a MOOC as part of a course/program:

• go.esri.com/studentmooc

The MOOCs

• Going Places with Spatial Analysis

• Location Advantage

• Do-It-Yourself Geo Apps

• Earth Imagery at Work

• Cartography.

The MOOCs Include

• Video lectures/discussions

• Exercises (DIY has open ended ones, as does EIAW)

• Quizzes

• Discussions/polls

• Support (via Udemy Q&A/GIStraining e-mail alias)

• Esri created and hosted ArcGIS Online temporary accounts (and other needed

licenses and software)

Best Practices: Embed an Esri MOOC into Your CourseStories from the trenches

• How did you use a MOOC? What sort of course? Toward what end?

• What were the challenges?

• What were the benefits?

• Reactions from students?

• Advice?

• Suggestions for Esri?

Considerations

• Timing

- Start and end dates

- Opening of new content

• Appropriateness of material

- Content

- Difficulty

- Volume

• Goal

- Teaching and learning

- In class/Genius Hour

- Homework/Flipped class

- Assessment

• Educator familiarity with the course

Towards Best Practices

• Prepare yourself

• The “assignment”

• Registration

• Timing

• Student deliverables

• Student Reflection

• Support from Esri

• Next steps

Resources (General MOOC Information)

• Main Esri MOOC page

• FAQ on MOOC Accounts

• General questions: GIStraining@esri.com

Resources – Going Places with Spatial Analysis

• Course page, including registration

• Course FAQ

• Currently on hiatus for update, next offering 2018

• Links to course maps used in exercises

Resources – The Location Advantage

• Course page, including registration

• Course FAQ

• Updated for 2017 – includes infographics, site selection, story map use

• Links to course maps used in exercises

Resources – Do-it-Yourself Geo Apps

• Course page, including registration

• Course FAQ

• Course Calendar for Sept 2017 Offering

Resources – Earth Imagery at Work

• Course page, including registration

• Course FAQ

• Next offering uses ArcGIS Pro 2.0

• Course Calendar for Sept 2017 Offering

Resources – Cartography.

• Course page, including registration

• Will use ArcGIS Pro 2.0

• Course FAQ