7 Experiments in Designing a Mildly Massive Open Online Course on

How to Cheat in an Online Course

Dr. Bernard Bull@bdean1000www.etale.org

Digital CitizenshipDigital Citizenship

“University as Digital Citizen”

1. Increase attention to academic honesty issues.2. Equip to mitigate against academic cheating.3. Add depth to the current discussion.4. Challenge existing beliefs and myths.5. Promote a design approach to academic honesty.6. Experiment and play with the affordances of open

learning.

Collective KnowledgeCollective

Knowledge

cheating stories

cheat, confess & prevent

cheating confessional

Private & PublicPrivate & Public

limited enrollment of

500 / 1000

private threaded discussions

public weekly content & live

events

collective cheating lexicon

Twitter stream #cheatmooc

Live EventsLive Events

8 scheduled Google on Air time slots

mix of myself, guest scholars,

participants, & vendors

recorded and shared via YouTube

Q & A

Plan for Self-Blending

Plan for Self-Blending

“co-learner” language

buffet instead of prepared meal

alignment of driving question, content,

activities

multiple paths to answering the

driving question

Pre-established, but Emerging

Schedule

Pre-established, but Emerging

Schedule

weekly driving question & objectives

weekly suggested readings & resources

weekly challenges, missions & events

revisions and additions based on

participant input

Digital BadgesDigital Badges

earned for contributing to the

community

credly.com

100 or more contribution points

in a week

each badge represented a role

for the week

design plans to promote academic

honesty

some collective resources were

public

informal, conversational

incorporated learner contributions

events shaped by participant requests,

comments, & interests

“Surprise” badge for exemplary

contributions

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1. Collective Knowledge1. Collective Knowledge

cheating stories

cheat, confess & prevent

cheating confessional

collective cheating lexicon

design plans to promote academic

honesty

2. Private & Public2. Private & Public

limited enrollment of 500 / 1000

private threaded discussions

public weekly content & live events

Twitter stream #cheatmooc

some collective resources were public

3. Live Events3. Live Events

8 scheduled Google on Air time slots

self, guest scholars, participants, & vendors

recorded and shared via YouTube

Q & A

informal, conversational

Software Secure

Dr. Tricia Bertram Galant

Proctor U

Dr. James Lang

Dr. Teddy Fishman

4. Plan for Self-Blending4. Plan for Self-Blending

“co-learner” language

buffet instead of prepared meal

alignment of driving question, content,

activities

multiple paths to answering the driving

question

incorporated learner contributions

Event 2.2 -Blog About the Topics for this Week (0 experience points)

Event 2.1 - Connect with Others on Twitter using the Hash Tag - #cheatmooc (0 experience points)

Activity 2.2 - Building a Cheating Lexicon (0 experience points)

Activity 2.1 - Cheating: Face-to-Face vs Online Comparison (50 experience points)

Mission 2.1 - Unsuccessful Cheating Stories Across Delivery Systems (50 experience points)

Week 2 - Understanding Cheating in Online Learning Environments

(May 13 - 19)

5. Pre-established but Emerging Schedule

5. Pre-established but Emerging Schedule

weekly driving question & objectives

weekly suggested readings & resources

weekly challenges, missions & events

revisions and additions based on participant

input

shaped by requests, comments, & interests

6. Digital Badges6. Digital Badges

earned for contributing to the community

credly.com

100 or more contribution points in a

week

each badge represented a role for

the week

“Surprise” badge for exemplary

contributions

7. The Digital Citizenship Experiment7. The Digital Citizenship Experiment

1. Increase attention to academic honesty issues.2. Equip to mitigate against academic cheating.3. Add depth to the current discussion.4. Challenge existing beliefs and myths.5. Promote a design approach to academic honesty.6. Experiment and play with the affordances of open

learning.

7 Experiments in Designing a Mildly Massive Open Online Course on

How to Cheat in an Online Course

Dr. Bernard Bull@bdean1000

www.etale.org