Online learning update Open Universities Australia MOOC project

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Online learning updateOpen Universities Australia MOOC project


Online learning – product suite development

Open Universities Australia (OUA) VET platform expansion

•Seven additional SI courses offered (10 total) from February 2013•Total of 352 unit enrolments (109 students) in Study Period 1 2013

Faculty Online qualification

Manufacturing, Engineering and Electrotechnology Diploma of Security and Risk Management

Business and Finance Diploma of Financial PlanningAdvanced Diploma of Management

Community Services and Health Diploma of Childrens’ ServicesDiploma of Sport and Recreation (Administration)

Tourism, Hospitality and Service Industries

Certificate 3 in Animal StudiesCertificate 4 in Veterinary NursingDiploma of Visual MerchandisingAdvanced Diploma of Tourism

CreatIT Diploma of Graphic Design


Online learning – product suite development

Sydney Institute – online course suite

Existing•27 courses identified as available as fully self-paced online•To be actively promoted from Semester 2 2013

Planned•17 courses in development or planned as self-paced online


Online learning – MOOC development




Open2Study –Open Universities Australia MOOC platform

•Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform•Launched 21 March•SI offers two inaugural programs – Sport and Recreation and Financial Planning•Over 1400 enrolments in 14 days since platform launch

Faculty Free, online short course

Business and Finance Financial Planning

Community Services and Health Sport and Recreation



Open2Study – Partner providers


Open2Study – Key platform features

Course offerings•Free, 4-week ‘taster’ courses in a range of disciplines•10 inaugural courses•2 Sydney Institute courses –Financial Planning and Sport/Recreation•Enrolments open, first course starts 22 April•50 course offerings proposed by end 2013


Open2Study – Key platform features

Course content•4 topics over 4 weeks•1 - 3 hours study time per topic/week•6 – 10 pieces of video content of 4-6 mins each per topic and quiz assessments•Peer discussion facilitated through discussion board and/or Twitter feed•Automated assessment model without support requirement from provider


Open2Study – Course development process

What was involved?•Four SI teachers selected as subject matter experts to work with OUA•OUA provided guidance with learning design (storyboarding, script writing, etc)•Three teachers nominated as presenters to develop video content•Visit to Melbourne mid February for video production


Financial Planning





Course structure:

•4 Subjects

•4 Modules

•10 topics per module

Assessment:

•36 quizzes

•Feedback and Hints

•4 Final assessments per•Module

•Readings and resources




Melbourne

Howard Errey, OUA



Finished product


On reflection

•Great experience

•Learned a great deal

•Opportunity to promote Sydney Institute

•Work with a professional video production team

•Ideas that we can use in our own course development and continuous improvement


Our MOOC - >1,200 registered

Sport and Recreation


The idea….• Brain storming• What is Sport and Recreation?• What are the interesting topics?• What does the teacher feel comfortable with?• What is going to

– Sell our course?– Sell our college?– Sell our Institute?


The process• Lots of brain storming• Script writing

– Topic names – needed to be in line with OUA requirements

– Graphics/video– Questions

• Team effort


Benefits• Benefits to the Section, College, and Institute

– Learning experience– Standard– Process modelling

Question & Answer

Documents

Online learning update Open Universities Australia MOOC project