ale . okada @ open.ac.uk

Preparing Science Teachers as reflective practitioners

through OER and MOOC – just in time CPD –

to equip the next generation for

Responsible Research and Innovation

who?

Mixed method study

5 countries

46% completion

563 Teachers

40% MOOC

56% ENGAGE

Novices

what?

What are teachers’ interests and

motivations to complete the MOOC?

What are teacher’s strategies to

move from content to enhance

inquiry skills for RRI?

What are teachers’ achievements

related to their students’ learning?

1

2

3

interested in

making the lessons more

enjoyable and fun for students

70% 1

Interests &

motivation

190 enrolled

185 started

102 enrolled

87 started

124 enrolled

99 started

88 enrolled

56 started174 enrolled

165 started

87% who enrolled

started the course

1

Interests &

motivation

32 Webinars

203 Quizzes

375 Assignments

1806 Forum messages

The most USED resources

1

Interests &

motivation46%

completed the course

The most USEFUL resources

27% Forum

33% Assignments

44% Video clipes

90% Slides presentations

1

Interests &

motivation46%

completed the course

MOOC as a novelty:

Higher completion

21% 53% 59% 37% 61%

49%22% 65% 44% 14%

completion

Teachers who had never taken online courses before

1

Interests &

motivation

12

IBL Dilemma

Group

discussion

Class

conversation Problem Argument

Never or

rarely 23.62% 49.02% 15.10% 11.72% 13.32% 21.85%

sometimes 55.95% 44.40% 41.39% 25.22% 37.66% 34.46%

frequently 20.43% 6.57% 43.52% 62.52% 48.85% 38.72%

strategies

Romania

Two degrees

Big ban

Chocolate

money

What does the fox say?

Electronic cigarette

Teachers who attended MOOC and used materials Teachers who used only materials

2

strategies

OER

Students

year group

Strategy

Challenge

Achievement

Evidence

Lithuania

Big ban

Teachers who attended MOOC

and had not used ENGAGE before

GMO

Ban cola

Car wars

Fox

3 parents

2

Teachers who used only materials

strategies

OER

Students

year group

Strategy

Challenge

Achievement

Evidence

UK

Teachers who attended MOOC

and had used materials beforeTeachers who used only materials

strategies

2

OER

Students

year group

Strategy

Challenge

Achievement

Evidence

3before after

Address the curriculum

need 17.76% 48.87%

Make lessons fun for

learners 69.98% 68.42%

Develop learners‘ inquiry

skills 59.68% 57.52%

Make lessons more

Topical 54.88% 68.80%

Increase Science'

Interests 45.65% 63.91%

achievements

STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS

References

Brazilian Educators presenting

ENGAGE in Portugal

EngagingScience.eu/

journal paper/mooc

Contacts: Alexandra OkadaUK

Kathy Kikis-PapadaskiGREECE

Dalius DapkusLITHUANIA

Mihai BizoiROMANIA

Silvia Alcaraz DominguesSPAIN

ENGAGE CONSORTIUM