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WhenaMOOCbecameaGROOCweallbecameco-creators
AlannahFitzgerald,RuchikaArore,JessicaXiao,AndrasLenart,EmilieSalvi
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MOOCwithacalltoacRon
hGp://www.mintzberg.org/sites/default/files/rebalancing_society_pamphlet.pdf
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Facilitatorfeedbackandfeedforward
• FacilitatorIssues– Sustainingandscalingfacilitatorprovisions
• DesignIssues– CulRvaRngacMOOCwithinanxMOOCplaXorm“...sociallearning,it’snotacourse,it’snotapedagogy,forme,it’saculture.”–CarlosRueda,GROOCco-designer,2016
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SocialLearningforSocialImpactGroup-basedMOOCOverview:#1:Engaging-GroupCharge:“FindYourTeam”#2:Co-Crea+ng-GroupCharge:“PreparingYourTeam”#3:Designing-GroupCharge:“ExperimenRng&Prototyping”LiveSession1:OpeningGlobalConversa5on#4:Scaling-GroupCharge:“ScalingYourSocialIniRaRve”#5:Resourcing-GroupCharge:“StorytellingforResourcing”#6:Assessing-GroupCharge:“DevelopingaLogicModel”TheGroocathon#7:ImpactGalleryLiveSession2:ClosingGlobalConversa5on
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GROOCfacilitators• 31probonofacilitatorsofvariedagesandethniciRes• collecRvelyspeak16languages• connectedtosocialchangenetworksacross52countries• socialiniRaRveexperienceandfieldexperRseineducaRonal
technology,educaRon,management,artsandculture,andcommunityorganizaRon
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Facilitatortraining,Montreal2015
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Co-CreaRonofaMOOC
“Wewhoareworkingbehind-the-scenestocreateaplaXormfortheGROOCtoactuallyhappencaresomuchaboutyourexperience.AndweareveryopentoyourfeedbackatallstagesofthisGROOCtocourse-correctaswego.HenryhastaughtusallaboutemergentstrategyandwearetryingtoliveuptothatandalsoforfutureGROOCexperiences.”(AnitaNowak,GROOCxCo-Designer,2015)
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MOOCfacilitatormodel
“WhatIfindreallyinteresRngabouttheGROOCfacilitatorconceptisthatitisacommunity,it’sacommunityofpracRce...inaneducaRonalsense,theseareindividualswhoarecommiGedtotheeducaRonalprocess.They’realongfortherideinordertoreallytacklethelearningitselfandengagewithitinareallytacRleway.”(AlexMegelas,GROOCxFacilitatorTrainer)
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Facilitator-ledresearchpost-GROOC1.0
• Interviewsandfocus-groupdiscussionswithGROOCco-designersandsubjectacademicsatMcGill’sDesautelsFacultyofManagement,andwithMOOClearningtechnologistsandmanagersatMcGill’sTeachingandLearningServices
• Onlinesurveydistributedto26GROOCfacilitators(excluding
theGROOCresearchteam)withareturnrateof50%
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WhatwereyourmainreasonsforbecomingaGROOCfacilitator?
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Priorengagementwiththesocialsector
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SUSTAININGANDSCALINGFACILITATORPROVISIONS
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Facilitatorissuesgoingforward• TraininganddevelopingexperRseinMOOCfacilitaRon– GROOCasacMOOCwithanxMOOCplaXorm
• CreaRngco-designingopportuniRes• DocumenRngwhatdoesanddoesn’tworkwithfacilitaRon
• CollecRngandsharingimpactdataonteams• ConRnuingcontactwithteamspost-GROOC• CreaRngfacilitatorcerRficaRonopportuniRes(badging?)
• InvesRnginpaid-workopportuniRestoscalefacilitaRon
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Ifgiventheopportunity,wouldyouvolunteeragainasaGROOCfacilitator?
Ø “Yes.Ifinditisagreatatmosphereoflike-minded
individuals.Itgivesyouhopethatchangeispossible.”Ø “Probablynot.Itwasafabulousexperienceanditis
unlikelyIwilleveragainbeabletoputthatamountofRmeintoavolunteeracRvitysuchasthis.”
Ø “Idefinitelywouldbutonlyifweworkonimprovingtheplanninganddesigntocanalizevolunteers’strengths,energy,moRvaRonsandenhancelearningandimpact.IcouldbeinterestedinparRcipaRngintheplanninganddesign(Iwouldloveto)...”
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WhichaspectsoftheGROOCcouldbeimprovedforsuccessiveiteraRons?
Ø “Ithinkweshouldrethinkwhatisourtargetmarket.Morespecifically,weonlyhaveasuccessfulstrategywhenweareprovidingthebestproduct/serviceforaspecificmarket(clientele)andnotthewholemarket.Ifeelwecanfurthertailorourcoursetoaspecificgroupinsteadfortryingtoreachforanyone.”
Ø “Notthinkingaboutitasacourse.Ifwearetryingtobuildasocialmovementthenhowdoesthatneedtobestructured?”
Ø “TheplaXormdefinitely.Itshouldbemoreuserfriendlyorthecourse[content]couldbehostedatedxandtheforumand/orteamdiscussionsinotherplaXorms,moresuitableforthatkindofacRvity.”
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BRINGINGACMOOCTOANXMOOCPLATFORM
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TheracetoplaXormeducaRon“ThevalueofMOOCsmaynotbetheMOOCsthemselves,butrathertheplethoraofnewinnovaRonsandaddedservicesthataredevelopedwhenMOOCsaretreatedasaplaXorm.”–GeorgeSiemens,2012
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cMOOCs
• TheoriginaldevelopersoftheMOOCwereGeorgeSiemensandStephenDowneswholedConnec4vismandConnec4veKnowledgein2008(CCK08)witharound2,300parRcipantsfordistribuRngandexploringconnecRvistpedagogy(Siemens,2005).
• TheemphasiswithCCK08wasonaggregated,openandremixableresources,collaboraRvedialogueandco-developmentoftheMOOC.
• DowneswouldgoontocharacterisethistypeofMOOCasaconnecRvistMOOCorcMOOC.
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Teaching&LearningServicesviewonbringingacMOOCtoaxMOOCplaXormAdamFinkelstein:[TheGROOC]wascertainlyoneofthefirstcoursesonabigxMOOCplaXorm--beingedXorCoursera--toactuallydoathingwithgrouplearning,todosomeambiRousthingwithgrouplearning.TobeveryfairtotheMOOCspace,MOOCscamefromaverycollabora+veenvironment,theycamefromGeorgeSiemens,StephenDownesandDaveCormierandwhathappenedwastheygottwisteduphalfwaythroughbutthatbeingsaid[...]theyhadtogodownapath,Ithink,toputthemonamapinawaythattheMOOCsthatGeorgeSiemens[etal.ofCCK08]startedjustcouldn’tgettracRonatthehigherlevelsoftheuniversity,oncescalestartedcomingintotheconversaRon[...]They[theCCK08-typecMOOCs]werefarmoreadvancedthananythingwe’vedone.
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Co-DesignerviewontheedXplaXorm:
LeslieBreitner:WedecidedthatbecauseourIMPM[InternaRonalMastersinPracRsingManagement]classroomswereallaboutgrouplearningandthecommunity[...]wewantedtodothatintheMOOC.And,Henrycameupwiththename,GROOC,whichisgroup-basedMOOC.ButgeNngthestructure,geNngtheinfrastructure,theplaOormarchitecture,andeverythingtoworkinawaythatwewouldbeabletodothat,washell.
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[Cont.]Ican’tblameitallonedX,whodidn’thavetheplaXormthatweneedednorcouldtheycreateitapparently.And,Idon’twanttoblameitonTLS[TeachingandLearningServicesatMcGill]whohadamuchmorenarrowviewofthepossibiliResthanwedid.[...]Partlyitwasusbecausewehaddifferentideasamongthefourofus[GROOCco-designteam]abouthowwesawthegroups,andhowwesawwhatwouldconsRtuteagroup,whatwouldn’t.[...]So,westruggledwiththatforbasicallythetwoplusyearsofpreparaRonbecausewedidn’tknowwhattheplaXormwasgoingtobeabletoaccommodatewhenwefinallygotthere.
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edXCEOviewontheteamstool
“WearealsobringingsocialandcollaboraRvelearningintoMOOCs.WehaveseenthatpeoplewhodoaMOOCtogetherinasmallgrouphaveahighersuccessratethaniftheytakeit[individually]asaMOOC.WelaunchedafeatureonedXcalledteamswhereastudenttakingaMOOCcaninvitetheirfriendsandupto10peoplecansignupasateamandtheygetaprivatediscussionareaandsocialpersona.Currently,wearetes+ngthis'Teams'featureinacoursecalledsociallearning.ItiscalledaGROOCandwewillnowbemakingitavailableinallourcourses.”(Agarwal,2016)
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FacilitatorviewsontheedXteamtool
• PleaserateyourreacRontousingtheedXplaXorm.– Anaverageof4outof10
• PleaseratethesoqwaredesignoftheteamtoolintheedXplaXorm.– Anaverageof3.5outof10
• CommunicaRngwithpeersviatheedXteamtoolwaseasy:– 8.3%Agree– 58.3%Disagree– 33.3%StronglyDisagree
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MOOClearnersasbetatesters
CurrentacRvitywithMOOCscanbecharacterisedashavingreachedabetaphaseofmaturity.Inmuchthesamewaythatsoqwareprogressesthroughareleaselifecycle,betaisthepenulRmatetesRngphase,aqertheiniRalalpha-tesRngphase,wherebythesoqwareisadoptedbeyonditsoriginaldevelopercommunity.• xMOOClearnersarenotnecessarilyasskilledasCCK08
MOOClearnerswithmanagingdistributedonlinelearning
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TeachingandLearningServicesoncollaboraRvelearningsupport
• AdamFinkelstein:That’swhentheresourcepagecameout.Soitwassortofanokwe’vegottodosomethingtogivepeoplesomeguidance.[...]
• AlannahFitzgerald:Wouldyousaythat’sanextraweekatthebeginningoftheMOOConhowtogetstarted?
• ClaireWalker:Yes.Ithinktherewouldbeaweekzeroallabouthowtoworkinateamandfindingateam.Therewasn’tenoughRmeforfindingateamandfiguringouthowtoworktogetherasateam.
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LearningTechnologistviewon“perpetualbeta”cultureatedX
AlexanderSteeves-Fuentes:[...]youknow,there’salotof,well,“it’sinbetacomingfromthem[edX].And,thatbetaseemstolastforastunninglylongRme.AlannahFitzgerald:[...]Ithinkwe’veenteredthatage,haven’twe,theageofeverythingbeinginbetaindefinitely.AlexanderSteeves-Fuentes:ButthenthethingisthatedXis,then,restricRveonwhotheyreleaseit[code]to.[...]There’satensiontherethatwe’vealwaysbeen,youknow,Harvardcomesupwiththisnewthingandsays,well,it’sinbetasowecan’treallyreleaseittoeveryoneelse.So,theygiveittooneortwoselectuniversiRes,andsothere’snoquesRonthatthere’sfavouriRsmwithintheedXcommunity.It’snotcompletelybalanced.
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BesubversiveHenryMintzberg:IneverhaveexpectaRonsfornewthingsbecauseIalwaysgetitwronganywayandIneverknowwhat’sgoingtohappenwithsomethingbrandnewlikethatsoI’mnotsurewhatourexpectaRonswere.…certainlynotdisappointed.Didthingscomeoutthatsurprisedme?Yeah,thewholefacilitatorac+vitythatyouwereinvolvedwith,theenthusiasm,thenatureofthelearning–notjustthefacilitatorsbutatonepointwhenIsaidbesubversive,iftheirplaOormsaren’tworkingjustdevelopyourownandpeopletookthatupwithavengeanceandIwassayingitabouttheedXplaOormandtheedXpeoplewerepromo+ngmyvideoaboutthatandtalking.Theyusedthat–theylikedthat.ThatIwastellingeverybodytobesubversiveabouttheverythingstheyweredoing.
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DesignIssuesgoingforward
• ProvidingfacilitatorsandlearnerswithsupportandtoolsincollaboraRvedistributedlearning
• BuildingaparallelplaXormtoedXforsociallearning
• CriRquingtheedXplaXormculturewiththeopen-sourcedictum:“releaseearlyandreleaseo=en,andlistentoyourcustomers”(Raymond,2001)
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ThankYou
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