Open On-line Courses at University of Pisa: an evolution?
Enrica Salvatori - Trieste sept. 2013
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Points
• Could Pisa (Italian Universities) have MOOCs?
• Why hasn’t it MOOCs yet?
• Do we really want them?
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Moodle
Claroline
iTunesU since 2011
Digital Culture Lab
Laboratorio di Cultura Digitale
Production line based on Apple software
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Students as fundamental workforce
Interdepartmental center
Serious administrative obstacles
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Problems:
too few people at worknot automated production
lack of central strategylack of administrative help
about MOOCs:
not widespread knowledge
not widespread acceptanceno money
no incentives lunedì 30 settembre 13
Do we really need money?Yes, but less then expected* promo - €* lessons - self recording* postproduction - internship / €* teaching materials - self production & internship* tutor - internship / €* quiz/test - internship* platform & data entry - ITC office* administration ???* comunication - PR
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What do we really need? • a dedicated small team
• incentives for teachers (non only money: hours of work, rating, awards)
• a central strategy
• key peolple inside each department
• outside connections (a regional / national /european web of MOOCs?)
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Do we really need MOOCs?
YES if we want
• Clever answer to the crisis (people)
• Great opportunity to enhance culture, skils, knowledge among people
• Clever answer to the crisis (Institution) BUT..
• Promotion of the Institution
• Help for the “standard” students
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Do we really want MOOCs?
NOT if we want
• defend our garden (as teacher, as department, as university) and the traditional vision of the Academy
• put the (low) budget in the tradition
• preserve traditional education
• accept the power of bureaucracy inside the university
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Can education be really massive and global?
• huge numbers (effective education?)
• huge numbers / students as numbers (distruptive innovation)
• english based and USA rule (another blow to cultural diversity)
• traditional universities and MOOCs are in natural competition (?)
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Thanks
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