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LearningDesignersinthe‘ThirdSpace’:TheSocio-TechnicalConstructionofMOOCsandTheirRelationshiptoEducatorandLearningDesignerRolesinHE
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AbstractMassiveOpenOnlineCourses(MOOCs)arefrequentlyportrayedas“agentsofchange”inhighereducation(HE),impactingoninstitutionalpractices,processesandstructuresthroughoutHE.However,thesecoursesdonot“fit”neatlywiththeestablishedaimsandfunctionsofuniversities,andaccountsoftechnology-ledchangeinuniversitiespredominate,simplisticallyemphasisingtechnologicallydeterministnarrativeswithincidentalsocialeffects.ThisstudyaimstoexploretheconsequencesofintroducingthesecoursesintoHEintermsoftherolesofeducators,learningdesignersandthesocio-technicalconstructionofMOOCs.Theresearchtakesasocio-technicalperspective,combiningtheestablishedanalyticalstrategyofSocio-TechnicalInteractionNetworks(STIN)withthesocialtheoretical‘thirdspace’frameworkofHEactivity.Thepaperreportsonthefirstofthreeinstitutionalcasesstudies,findingthatlearningdesignersoccupyahub-likepositioninthenetworksofactorsinvolvedinMOOCdevelopmentwithinanemergent‘thirdspace’betweenacademicandmanagerialroles.Theanalysisalsorevealshowthemassiveandopenelementsofthesecourseselicitinvolvementofseeminglyperipheralactors,whoexertastronginfluenceoncourseproductionprocessesandcontent,witheducatorstakingalesscentralrole.Thisworkaddsasocio-technicalelementtounderstandingsofthirdspaceactivityinhighereducation,andcaninformtheplanninganddevelopmentofonlineeducationprojectsinaccountingforchangingrolesinHEwheremassivenessandopennessarecombinedinacourse.
1.IntroductionMassiveOpenOnlineCourses(MOOCs)havepromptedsubstantialdiscussionanddebateinbothpublicandacademicdiscourse.Someperceivethemasdisruptiveforces,whilstothersclaimtheyarecatalystsforopennessandaccesstoeducation(Boven2013).Ofcourseunderstandingsandrealisationsofeachtermwithintheacronym(theprecisenatureofopennessinacourse,forexample)arenotfixed(Anderson,2013).However,discourseisincreasinglyfocusingonmorepracticalissuesoftheplaceofMOOCswithinHE(Kovanovićetal.2015)andevencriticsacknowledgethatMOOCshaveforegroundedonlinelearningindiscussionsofHEstrategy,andhavecreatedrenewedinterestindigitaltechnologiesonthepartofacademics(Laurillard2016,p.6).ReviewsoftheliteraturesuggestthatMOOCsmayactaspotential“changeagents”insomeareasofHE,includingintheareaofteachingandlearning(Liyanagunawardena,Adams&Williams2013).However,MOOCsdon’talignfullywithtypicaluniversityfunctionsof“teaching,researchandservice”(Daniel2014),especiallyintermsoftheiropenandmassivenature.Further,investigatingtheimpactofMOOCs(orindeedothereducationaltechnologies)inHEcanbeproblematic.MOOCsareoftenpresentedasirresistibleforcesofnature(a“tsunami”,“avalanche”,“onlinewave”)orasindicatorsofinevitablescientificprogress(Bulfinetal.2014),but“thereisalackofevidenceforthecausaleffectsoftechnology”inthisrespect(Oliver2013,p.41).Suchreportsrepresentatechnologicallydeterministperspective,viewingtechnologyaspossessinginherentproperties,leadingtoinevitableimpactsonusers,thuschangingthesocialworld(Selwyn2010).Thisgivesanoversimplifiedviewof
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thedynamicsandconsequencesofintroducingnewtechnologiesintoparticularsocialcontexts.Acknowledgingtheinteractionoftechnologiesandtheircontextofuse,SiemensarguesthatMOOCsrepresentonewayinwhichcontemporaryuniversitiesarestrugglingtoredefinetheirroleintheeraoftheInternet(2013).MOOCsare,heclaims,a“middleground”foreducation“betweenthehighlyorganisedandstructuredclassroomenvironmentandthechaoticopenweboffragmentedinformation”(Siemens,2013,p.6).Sucha“middleground”involvesarangeofstakeholdersinHE,andthispaperexplorestheinteractionsbetweenMOOCs,theeducatorswhocontributetothem,andthelearningdesigners(LDs)whocreatethem.ThisconnectionbetweenMOOCsandeducators/learningdesignersisrecognisedasimportant,yetunder-researched(Liyanagunawardena,Adams&Williams2013;Veletsianos&Shepherdson2016),whilsttheneedtobetterunderstandtheprocessesunderlyingthedevelopmentofonlinelearningiswell-established(Yuanetal.2014).DrawingonideasfromthefieldsofSocialInformaticsandEducation,thispaperexploresthe(sometimesunexpected)consequencesofintroducingnewtechnologiesintosocialsettings.Afterreviewingrelevantliterature,thetheoreticalframeworkandmethodsareoutlined.Thefindingsrevealhowopennessandmassiveness,realisedthroughacoursestructureinanHEsettingcanentailsocio-technicalinfluenceswhichshapetherolesofeducatorsandLDs,andthecoursesproduced.
2.BackgroundLiterature
ScholarshipandeducationaltechnologyThelinkbetweentechnologyandscholarshipisanareaofgrowinginterestforresearchers.Fryhighlightsthe“needtodevelopagroundedunderstandingofhowscholarsareactuallyusingICTsintheirwork”(Fry2004,p.304),whileWeller(2011)arguesthattheinfluenceoftechnologieswhichare“cheap,fastandout-of-control”havegreatpotentialtochangeacademicwork.However,thesequalitiesseemlessrelevant(asWelleracknowledges)totheformsofMOOCswhicharepartofthiscasestudy,astheyaretypicallytimeandresource-intensivetoproduce(Hollands&Thirthali2014).Intermsofcourseproduction,researchintothedevelopmentofonlinelearninginitiativesrevealstheneedforteamworkintheseprojects(Cowie&Nichols2010),ratherthanthemoreindividualistfocusonacademics’useofdigitaltechnologiestakeninWeller’sworkondigitalscholarship(2011).Thisfocusonteamworkinonlinelearninginitiativescanbelinkedtothe“unbundling”offacultyrolesinonlineeducation(Tucker&Neely2010)andincontemporaryHEmoregenerally(King&Bjarnason2003).Suchchangesmayreflectachallengetoperceptionsofacademiaas“thelastremainingcottageindustry”(Elton1996),inwhichthe“masterteacher”operatesas“jack-of-all-trades”(Moore,2007:113).Indeed,Trowleretal.(2012)identifyarangeofinstitutionalandexternalcontextualforces,whichchallengeestablishedconceptionsofdisciplinarynormsand
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routinescommonlyunderstoodas“tribesandterritories”inHE(Becher&Trowler2001)Onlinecoursedevelopment,LDsandeducatorsStudiesoflearningdesignerrolesinonlinelearninginitiativeshintatthecomplexityofsuchprojectsinHE.Researchininstructionaldesignshowstheneedforcollaborationbetweenarangeofstakeholders(Chaoetal.2010),butthatthe“roleofthelearningdesigneriscrucialinsupportingacademicstodevelopqualityproducts”(Seeto&Herrington2006).Inacasestudyofinstructionaldesignerrolesinblendedlearninginitiatives,Keppell(2007)seesinstructionaldesignersashavinga“brokering”roleacrossdifferentacademiccommunitiesanddepartments.ThisideaofLDsina“bordercrossingrole”hasinterestingparallelswithWhitchurch's(2013)researchonthirdspaceworkinHE,whichwillbediscussedinsection3.Inanothercasestudy,Cowie&Nichols(2010)seethepotentialforconflictandtensioninonlinelearningprojectimplementation.Onlinelearninginitiatives,theyclaim,requirethe“bridgingofdistinctivecultures”.ObservingarenegotiationofpowerrelationsbetweeneducatorsandLDsduringdevelopmentofonlineandhybridcourses,theyarguefortheprimacyofrelationships(ratherthantimelinesortargets)intheseprojects.Researchhasshownacleardifferencebetweenproductionprocessesunderpinningconventional(face-to-face)andonlinecourses(Gregory&Lodge2015).However,furtherinvestigationsarerequiredtounderstandhoworwhetherfindingsfromthesestudiesofblendedoronlinelearninginitiativesalignwiththerealitiesofMOOCdevelopment.
TherelationshipbetweenMOOCs,educatorsandLDsTheextentofresearchconcerningtherelationshipbetweeneducatorsand/orLDsandMOOCsislimited.Bayne&Ross2014explorefactorsinfluencingMOOCpedagogy,butdonotaimtoconsiderwiderinfluencesonLDandeducatorroles.Morepertinenttothisresearch,Najafietal.(2015)findthateducatorsvaluetheopportunitiesforcollaborationwithLDsduringMOOCinitiatives,thoughthestudyisrelativelysmallscale.Czerniewiczetal.(2016)explorehowengagementwithMOOCsencourageseducatorstoreflectonopennessintheiracademicpractice,andfindemergenttensionsaroundopennessofcontentinthefaceofcopyrightconstraints.Literat(2015)andCheverie(2013)havealsopredictedlegalandcopyrightchallengeslinkedtoMOOCs,althoughthestudiesconsistofreviewsandcommentaryratherthanempiricalresearch.
3.TheoreticalFrameworkThisstudyusestheSTINstrategyasawaytoavoidtechnologicalorsocialdeterminism,byexaminingMOOCdevelopmentasa“socio-technicalsysteminawaythatprivilegesneitherthetechnicalnorthesocial”(Meyer2006).Whitchurch's(2008)socialtheoryofthirdspaceactivityinhighereducationisthenusedtorelatethemetaphoricalSTINrepresentationsofMOOCproductiontotheactivitiesofeducatorsandLDsinvolvedwiththem.ThestudyaimstoexploretheconsequencesofintroducingMOOCsintoHEcontexts,particularlyforeducators,learningdesignersandthosewhoworkwith
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themtoproducecourses.Thefollowingoverarchingresearchquestionguidestheresearch:TowhatextentareeducatorandlearningdesignerrolesinfluencedbyparticipationinMOOCdevelopmentinHEinstitutions?Twosub-questionsinformtheprimaryresearchquestion:1.Whatarethesocio-technicalsystemsrelatedtoMOOCproductionandimplementationinwhichlearningdesignersandeducatorsareinvolved?2.WhataretherolesofeducatorsandlearningdesignerswithinMOOCdevelopmentandimplementationprojects?
DefiningeducatorsandlearningdesignersThisstudyfocusesprimarilyontherolesandactivitiesofeducatorsandlearningdesigners,butseekstouncoverothersignificantactorsorfactorswhichemergefromtheanalysis.InthecontextofMOOCdevelopmentinthisstudy,educatorsaretypicallylecturersatthecasestudyinstitution(withteachingandresearchroles),butfunctionastheSubjectMatterExperts(SME)outlinedinCaplanandGraham'sdelineationofonlinecoursedevelopmentroles(2008,p.187).Thisroleisclearlydistinctfrompastconceptionsofthe“LoneRanger”academicswhoproducecoursesinrelativeisolation,relyingontheirowntechnicalandpedagogicalknowledgetodoso(Bates,2000;inChaoetal.2010).AccordingtoCaplan,SMEstypicallyprovidecontentforcoursematerials,checkalignmentoflearningobjectivesandcontent,andsuggestactivitiestobeincluded.Learningdesigners(alsoknownasinstructionaldesigners)ontheotherhand,areconventionallyunderstoodasthosewhoconduct“thesystematicandreflectiveprocessoftranslatingprinciplesoflearningandinstructionintoplansforinstructionmaterials,activities,informationresources,andevaluation”(Smith&Ragan1999,p.2).Theirroleincludesadapting,creatingandsequencingcontentandlearningoutcomes,followinganADDIEprocessesofanalysis,design,development,implementation,andevaluation.Itisarguedthattheirroleisbecomingmorecomplexandextensive,asstudiesofinstructionaldesignerpracticeshaveshownthatformalADDIEprocessesarerarelyfollowedpreciselyinpractice(Kennyetal.2005).Indeed,SeetoandHerrington(2006,p.741)linkthedevelopmentofconstructivistlearningtheoryandmoreopen,Web-basedlearningenvironmentstoadiminishedfocuson‘instruction’,andthenewtitleoflearningdesignerforthis“diversifyingandexpanding”role.Itisforthisreasonthatthetermlearningdesignerisusedinthispaper.Theneedforcollaborationbetweenarangeofteammembers(inadditiontolearningdesignersandSMEs)inonlinecoursedesignprojectsisrecognisedintheliteratureasawaytofosterqualityincoursedesign(Caplan&Graham,2008,p.186;Chaoetal.,2010).TheSTINapproachemployedinthisstudyaimstotakeintoaccountthisrangeofsocialactorsinordertounderstandthecoursedevelopmentprocess“notsimplyasatechnicalmethodologytobeappliedtodesignsituations,butalsoasasocially[andtechnically]constructedpractice”
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(Campbelletal.2009,p.646).Theinitialdecisiontofocusonlearningdesignersandeducatorsinparticularwasmadeastheirinteractionsareseenasaparticularsiteof‘cultureclashes’(CowieandNichols,2010)wherelearningdesignersactas“brokers”betweenacademicdepartmentsandotherprofessionaldepartmentsintheuniversity(Keppell,2007).ThisappliesparticularlytoeducatorsasSMEswhoareactiveinthecoursedesignanddevelopmentprocessitself,ratherthanpostgraduatestudentswhodealmainlywitheducatorsinprovidingcontent,orthosewhofacilitateindiscussionforumsoncecoursesarealreadyunderway.Ofcourse,oneaimoftheSTINstrategy(andofSocialInformaticsmoregenerally)istouncoveractors,groupsortechnologieswhichmayhaveahithertounrecognisedimportanceintheuseoftechnologieswithinsocialsettings(Walker&Creanor2009).
Socio-TechnicalInteractionNetworksRQ1.Whatarethesocio-technicalsystemsrelatedtoMOOCproductionandimplementationinwhichlearningdesignersandeducatorsareinvolved?TheSTINstrategyaimstoprovidedetailedandnuancedaccountsofthewaytechnicalandsocialfactorsinteracttoshapetechnologiesandtheircontextsofuse.STINoriginatesinthefieldofSocialInformatics,whichhasgeneratedasubstantialbodyofresearchtosupportthreekeyprinciplesofinformationtechnologyuseinsocialsettings.Theseprinciplesarethatinformationtechnologies(1)areembeddedintheircontextsofuse,(2)haveacharacteristic‘duality’ofenablingandconstrainingeffects,and(3)areconfigurableinthattheycanbeunderstooddifferentlyinparticularsettings(Klingetal.2005).TheideaofanetworkisusedasametaphorinwhichaSTINisdefinedas:“Anetworkthatincludespeople(includingorganisations),equipment,data,diverseresources(money,skill,status),documentsandmessages,legalarrangements,enforcementmechanisms,andresourceflows”(Klingetal.2003).Thesemetaphoricalnetworkshelpillustratethecomplexwaysinwhichtechnologiesareembedded,shapedandusedwithinorganisations.STINfocusesontheroutinesandconsequencesoftechnologyuse,ratherthanprocessesofadoptionorinnovationwhicharetheconcernsofSocialConstructionofTechnology(SCOT)andActorNetworkTheory(ANT).ThisstudyappliestheSTINstrategytoanalyseMOOCuseinuniversitiestoreveal“thecomplexityofintroducingnewartefactsintoexistingnetworks,whereoutcomesarefrequentlyunpredictableandmaypropagatethroughwidernetworkstohaveeffectsoftenfarremovedfromtheoriginalintentions”(Walker&Creanor2009).Asetof“heuristics”characterisestheSTINapproachandformsthebasisofthestudy.Theyareintendedtohighlightkeyelementsinasocio-technicalsystem(Klingetal,2003):•Identifyarelevantpopulationofsysteminteractions•Identifycoreinteractorgroups•Identifyincentivesandimpediments
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•Identifyexcludedactorsandundesiredactions•Identifyexistingcommunicationforums•Identifysystemarchitecturalchoicepoints•Identifyresourceflows•Maparchitecturalchoicepointstosocio-technicalcharacteristicsTheseheuristicsareappliedintheanalysisofinterviewanddocumentarydata,andtoparticipantobservationaccountsmadeinthefieldbytheresearcher.HavingusedtheSTINstrategytoframeMOOCdevelopmentandimplementationasasocio-technicalnetwork,thestudyappliestherelevantsocialtheoryofthirdspaceactivityinHEtointerprettheSTINdatainrelationtoeducatorandlearningdesignerroles(RQ2).
MOOCsas‘ThirdSpace’initiativesRQ2.WhataretherolesofeducatorsandlearningdesignerswithinMOOCdevelopmentandimplementationprojects?Whitchurch’sconceptofthirdspaceactivityinHEisusedasawayofexploringtherolesofthoseinvolvedinMOOCdevelopment,answeringRQ2.
Defining‘roles’Castellsrelatesanddifferentiatesa‘role’from‘identity’,explainingthat“[i]nsimpleterms,identitiesorganizethemeaningwhilerolesorganizethefunctions”ofactivity(Castells1997,p.7).Thisinterpretationrecognizesthatanidentityorrolecanbeafluid,“cumulativeproject”(Whitchurch2008b)ratherthanoneofessentialist,fixedproperties.Thispositionsindividualroles(andagency)innegotiationwithsocialstructuresandtherolesofothers.Thecurrentstudyaimstoaddtounderstandingsofhowrolesmaychangeovertimeandacrossspacesinorganisationsasinteractionsareco-constructedbysocialandtechnicalfactors.
ThirdspaceenvironmentsandprocessesInherextensivestudiesofchangeinhighereducation,(Whitchurch2008a)hasidentifieda‘thirdspace’whichdefiesconventionalbinarydefinitionsofacademic(e.g.Lecturer)andprofessional(e.g.Marketing,Registry)rolesinHE.ShearguesthatindividualsoftencrossconventionalboundariesofdepartmentsorfunctionsinHE,respondingtothedemandforheterogeneousprojectteamsinuniversityprojectsandinitiatives(ofteninvolvingonlinelearningtechnologies).FiguretwoillustratesacademicandprofessionalrolesinHE,andhowa‘thirdspace’existsoutsideoftheirperceivedconventionalareasofoperation:
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Figure1:RepresentationofWhitchurch'sconceptof'thirdspace'activityinHE(Whitchurch&Law,2010)
ThisstudyinvestigateswhetherMOOCprojectshavethesecharacteristics,asinstitutionscontinuetograpplewithquestionsofhowMOOCsfitwithinexistingstructuresandbusinessmodels(Daniel2014;Yuan&Powell2013).Whitchurch&Law's(2010)narrativesandprocessesofcontestation,reconciliationandreconstructionareusedasaconceptualframeworkthroughwhichtounderstandthe“dynamicsofthirdspaceenvironments”:
• Contestationprocess:tensionsandchallengesofworkingacrossprofessionalandacademicspheresbecomeapparent.Individualsdefinethemselvesinrelationto‘rulesandresources’ofaninstitutionforpragmaticreasons,butmaynotprivatelyidentifywiththem.
• Reconciliationprocess:negotiationofdifferenceasthepossibilityforfruitfulcollaborationemerges.Criticalexchangeandsharingofmultipleperspectivesoccursincontextcommitmenttooverallideologicalaimsofaproject.
• Reconstructionprocess:activeparticipationofindividualstowardthecreationofapluralisticenvironmentinwhichnewrulesandresourcesarecreatedinrelationtothenewspace.Newidentitiesandnetworksdevelop,perhapsalongsidenewlanguageorextendedunderstandingsofcertainterms.
TheideaofthirdspaceactivityandtheprocessesoperatingwithinthemwillserveasalensthroughwhichtounderstandMOOCdevelopmentandtherolesofthoseworkingonthem.
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4.Method
CasestudyselectionThispaperreportsonthefirstofthreecasestudiesofUKuniversitieswhichproduceMOOCsonamajorcommercialplatform.AfterconductingaliteraturereviewandpreliminaryinterviewswithexpertsinthefieldofMOOCsandonlinelearning(n=6)thefirstofthreecaseswasselected(UniversityA).Thethreecaseswereselectedusingpurposivesamplinginordertocomparebetweenmeaningfulsituationsincontext(Bryman2015).UniversityAisamid-sizedUKuniversity,whichhasproducedmultipleMOOCsinpartnershipwithacommercialplatformprovider.
Participants14participantsinMOOCdevelopmentwereinterviewed,andobservationnotestakenduringsitevisits.Participantsincludededucators,LDsandprofessionalstaffinseniormanagement,marketingandlegalfunctions.Educatorsweredrawnfromthreedifferentdepartments,whilstlearningdesignershadexperienceofworkingonarangeofdifferentonlinecoursesandlearningtechnologies,includingfurtheriterationsofMOOCs.
ResearchinstrumentsSemi-structuredinterviews(n=14),participantobservationsanddocumentaryanalysis(25documents)wereusedtogeneratecredible,triangulateddatainthestudy(Bowen2009).InterviewsfollowedaflexibleguidederivedfromtheSTINheuristics.
DataanalysisThematicanalysiswasusedonalldatagenerated.CodeswerefirstderivedfromtheSTINheuristicsandresearchquestions.Subsequently,emergentthemeswereidentifiedfrominductiveanalysisofdata(Corbin&Strauss2008),followingSTINresearchbyMeyer(2007).Thematicanalysisfollowedaseven-stepprocessassetoutbyVaismoradietal.(2013):1.Familiarisewithdata2.Generateinitialcodes3.Searchforthemes4.Reviewthemes5.Define,nameandrefinethemes6.Report
5.ResultsInMOOCdevelopmentatUniversityA,LDsbecomeahubforMOOCdevelopmentactivity,filteringandmediatingthedemandsofexternalandinternaluniversitystakeholdersoftenembodiedthroughnon-humanactants,which“influencetherangeofactionsofotheractorsandactants”(Meyer,2007).ComplexpatternsofactivityatUniversityAareillustratedbytheideaofsocio-technicalinteractionnetworks,andthedynamicsatplaywithinthem,asshowninFigurethree:
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Figure2:SimplifiedSTINdiagramofMOOCdevelopmentactivityatUniversityA
Figure2showsthishub-likepositionofLDs,throughwhichtheyfilterandinterpretthedemandsofothersocialactorsinMOOCdevelopment.Itis,however,difficulttorepresentthefullrangeofevolvingrelationships,incentivesandpressuresatplayinasingleSTINdiagram.Thesectionswhichfollowelaborateonthemainthemesidentifiedintheanalysis(withselectedexcerptsfromdocumentsandinterviews),centeringonsignificantactors,motivations,constraints,processes,andarchitecturalchoicepointsinMOOCdevelopmentandimplementation.
Significantactors-hubsandperipheralrolesAlthoughtherewas(especiallyinitially)somediversityofapproachesacrossteamsproducingdifferentMOOCs,investigationoftheactors,actantsandgroupsinvolvedinMOOCdevelopmentrevealedthesignificanceofLDsandsomeseemingly‘peripheral’actorsintheprocess.Althougheducatorswereofcourseinvolvedinstructuringandselectingcoursecontentin“co-creation”withLDs,mostactorsrecognisedthatLDstookahub-likeroleinMOOCprojects,actingasthe“linchpin”foractivitiesinwhichtheyoften“hadaveryfreehand”indecision-makinganddefiningtherolesofothers.OneeducatordescribedtheLDasthe“produceranddirectoroftheMOOC”whoalsoactedasa“gateway”fortheplatformprovider,interpretingguidelinesorrequirementsoftheplatform.Incontrast,theeducatordescribedtheirownroleas“scriptwriterorresearcher”(albeitonewithfinalsayovermattersofacademiccontent/accuracy).Representativesoflegal,marketingandmediaproductiondepartmentsalsotookinfluentialrolesintheproductionprocess,perhapsleadingeducatorstoperceive
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theirroleassomewhatdilutedascomparedtotheirresponsibilitiesandcontroloverothertypesofcourses.Educatorstookanactivepartinsomeaspectsofthedevelopmentprocess,buthadalessconsistentpresenceindecision-makingprocessesregardinglegal,qualityassuranceandmarketingissuesthatseemedtoinfluencewidercoursedesignanddevelopmentprocesses.
ReputationalenhancementasmotivationandriskMOOCdevelopmentandimplementationatUniversityAcanbelinkedincomplexwayswiththethemesofreputationalenhancementandreputationalrisk.ReputationalenhancementoftheinstitutionwasidentifiedbyallstudyparticipantsasakeyinstitutionalincentivebehindMOOCproduction,andconstitutesasignificantchoicepointintermsoftheselectionofplatformproviderandofindividualcoursesselectedfordevelopment(thosesubjectslinkedtoresearchstrengthsoftheuniversity).Themassivescale,reach,andvisibilityofMOOCcourseofferingswereintendedtoprovidetheuniversitywithawaytoestablishitself“atthevanguardofaneweraofdeliveryofeducation”.Itshouldbenotedthatthe‘reach’ofMOOCswasalsoanincentiveformanyeducatorstoparticipateintermsoflettingthem“spreadtheword”aboutresearchintheirareasorwideningaccesstoeducationas“whatweshouldbedoing”.MOOCsoncommercialplatformshaveextensivereachtothepublicviatheWeb,makingtheplatformandtheWebitselfanimportantactantinthissystem.However,thehighprofilenatureoftheactivityandcommercialaspectoftheventurealsoentailedlegalandreputationalriskstotheinstitutionwhichseemedtoinfluencecourseproductionandactorrolesinvariousandsignificantways.LDsfeltlimitations(bothexternallyandself-imposed)oncreativityandambitionpartlybecause“itwasaveryshorttimescaleandaverycomplicatedproject”.The“tremendous”legalissuesofrightsclearancesforcoursematerialsexperiencedbyeducatorsandLDswere,forexample,significantcomplicationswhichoccupiedmuchcoursedevelopmenttimeforeducatorsandLDs.
AconservativeapproachtocoursedesignThissenseofpressuresontimeandresources,andperceivedreputationalriskseemed,overtime,toengenderasomewhatconservativeapproachtocoursedesignanddevelopment,limitinginnovationandcreativity.Mostactorsrecognisethatalthoughsomecentralfundingwasmadeavailable(especiallyintheearlystagesofMOOCdevelopment),muchtimecontributedwas“gifted”as“goodwill”totheseprojects.LDsinitiallyattemptedtoworkcreativelyaroundlimitationsinfundingandplatformaffordancesinorderto“getawayfromthenotion…thatitwasacontentpush”.LDsalsoclaimedtohaveinfluencedtheon-goingdevelopmentoftheplatformindiscussionsandfeedbacksessionswithplatformrepresentatives.SomeLDsintroducedonlinetoolswhichwereexternaltotheplatform,butfoundthatuseofexternaltechnologiesputpressureonotheractorsacrossthenetwork(suchasICTsupportorthelegaldepartment).ThiscombinationofsocialandtechnicalfactorsinfluencedLDapproacheswhereforoneLD“adesigndecisionisplacingaconstraintonmyself”.ThesubstantiallegalrestrictionsoncontentpermissionsalsoleadLDstolimiteducatoraccesstotheplatform.
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Mediaproductionvaluesalsoinfluencededucatorcontributionstocoursevideocontentincaseswhere,duringfilmingofeducatorcontributions,“they[mediaproducersandLD]veryquicklysaid‘thisisn’tgoingtowork,thisistooacademic,thisistootextheavy’”.Theseexamplesillustratearenegotiationofcontrolandresponsibilityrelatingtoactorrolesincoursedesignandcontentselection,aswellashighlightingthetechnicalrequirementsofMOOCproduction,andthevariousconstraintsassociatedwithworkingthroughacommercialplatformprovider.Thisalsotosomeextentdiscouragedrevisionofcoursesbeforeforfuturereuse,thoughadaptionstosomecourseswereundertaken.Inthiscontext,representativesoflegal,mediaproduction,ormarketingfunctionswereabletoinfluencebothcoursedevelopmentprocedures,coursedesigndecisions,and(asthenextsectionwillshow)theconfigurationandselectionofcertaintechnologies.
ArchitecturalchoicepointsAsMOOCprojectsevolvedwithintheinstitution,varioussocialandtechnicalforceswerereifiedas‘non-humanactants’intheformofformalgovernancestructuresandtechnicalchoices.Proceduresforcoursedevelopmentwereadaptedandformalisedovertimetoensureallrelevantactorshadsomeopportunitiesforinputandreview(withthelegaldepartmentplayingasignificantandconsistentpartintheprocess).Inaddition,significanttechnicalchoicesweremadewhichmediatedtheprocessofcontentcreationanddesign.OnesuchchoicewastheadoptionofaproxysitewhichallowedLDstomaintainfullcontrolofcontentontheplatform,respondingprimarilytolegalconcernsandrestrictionsregardingcontent.Afurtherchoicewastheuniversity’ssubscriptiontoacommercialproviderofstockimagesforuseincourses.Thisresourcewasintroducedtoresolvetensionsbetweeneducatordemandsforaccurateimageryoncoursesontheonehand,andlegalorbrandingconsiderationsinvolvingtheinstitutionand/ortheplatformproviderontheother.Suchimagesneededto“beacceptablefromascientificstandpoint,butalsomeettheglossyslickstandardsforputting[images]outonaverypublicplatform”.Afinalexamplerelatedtodecidingwhetherindividualactivities(learningobjects)shouldbedesignatedasopenaccess(publiclysearchable,ratherthanopenonlytoregisteredcourseparticipants).Mostweremadeopen,butsomeweredeemedunsuitableforthis,forexamplebecausetheydealtwithsensitivetopicswhichneededtobecontextualisedwithinthewidercoursematerial.
6.DiscussionUsingfindingsfromtheSTINanalysis,thissectionexaminestheapplicabilityoftheconceptofthirdspaceactivitytoMOOCproductionatUniversityA.ThiswillhelpcriticallyexamineunderstandingsoftherolesofeducatorsandlearningdesignersinMOOCsandhowthismightrelatetosuchrolesinotheronlinelearninginitiatives.
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MOOCdevelopmentasthirdspaceactivityMOOCprojectsatUniversityAarecomplexandrequirenewrolesandformsofcollaboration.TheanalysissupportsTrowleretal.'s(2012)claimthatavarietyof(institutionalandexternalcontextual)forcesinfluencethepracticesofeducatorsandLDsinadditiontodisciplinarynormsandroutinesinHE.TheMOOCinitiativeischaracterizedby“theemergenceofbroadly-based,extendedprojectsacrosstheuniversity,whicharenolongercontainablewithinfirmboundaries,[which]havecreatednewportfoliosofactivity”(Whitchurch,2013:25).Asdiscussedinsectionthree,Whitchurch&Law(2010)illustrateactivitiesoccurringinaThirdSpacewhicharedistinctfromsolelyacademicorprofessionalfunctionsinHE.FigurefourrepresentsthissituationintermsofthirdspaceactivityandMOOCsatUniversityA:
Figure3:MOOCsdevelopmentasthirdspaceactivityatUniversityA
InFigure3,generalistandspecialistfunctions(management,marketingetc)andmainstreamacademicsarepositionedoutsideofthethirdspaceaseitherprofessionaloracademicroles.Suchroleshaveclearerstructuralboundariesanddefinedpositionswithintheinstitution.Thoseinperimeterrolesmayactivelycrossboundariestoachieveparticularaims.However,thosepositionedwithinthethirdspace(MOOClearningdesigners,MOOCprojectmanager,forexample)arelikelytobeinvolvedinparticularprojectswhichdemandworkacrossprofessionalboundaries,likelyfocusingonoverallinstitutionalorprojectgoals,ratherthanthoseofaspecificdepartment.
Dynamicsofthirdspaceactivity:contestation,reconciliationandreconstructionTohelpillustratethedynamicsofMOOCprojectsthroughthelensofthirdspaceactivity,Table1categorisesandinterpretsfindingsfromtheSTINstrategyasprocessesofcontestation,reconciliationandreconstruction(seesection3).Particularareasoftensionandchangewhichembodytheseprocessesare
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identifiedintheSTINanalysisinareasofMOOCdesign,MOOCdevelopmentprocessesandfundingandresources.
ContestationRegardingprocessesofcontestation,thetableshowshowasenseofuncertaintyandambiguityinitiallyexistedaroundMOOCprojectroles,aspartofa“mysteriousprocess”,accordingtooneLD.AcasestudyoflearningsupportfunctionsbyWhitchurchandLaw(2010)findssimilarlythatparticipants“hadtocreate[their]ownrole”and“find[their]ownwayintosystems”inthefaceofthechallengesanduncertaintyofthirdspaceactivity.Indeed,Whitchurch(2013)citesadiscussionfromane-learningconferenceinwhichparticipantsinthirdspaceprojectsaredescribedas“auniquegroupwhohadalmostcometogetherbecausetherewasajobtobedonebutitcouldn’tquitebearticulated”.TheSTIN
Contestation Reconcil iat ion Reconstruction MOOC design Reactions against
‘content’ push approach Reactions against limitations of platform Limitations / absence of institutional procedures Emerging complexity of learning designer role Conflict over content, approach, control
Need for cooperation across departments emerges
Negotiation of activities, resources, procedures within the institution and with FL Reflection on / response to MOOC participant behaviour and feedback
LDs redefine own roles and those of others LDs constrain creativity, content and activity types in relation to pressures on resources, time and reputational risk
MOOC development
Uncertainty and tension regarding development roles, processes and allocation of resources Diverse approaches to MOOC projects (among different MOOC teams) Conflict over power relations between Educators, LDs, legal and marketing teams
Negotiation of roles and decision-making in development processes Need for a problem solving approach is realized Recognition/understanding of perceptions of reputational and legal risks
LDs and management establish new organizational and decision making processes for MOOCs (limited educator input) Consolidation of a problem solving approach – LDs as relationship builders and brokers Limitations on educator access to content and resources
Quality assurance procedures reformulated and standardized
Funding/ resources
Top down funding announced Need for substantial ‘goodwill’ of contributors emerges Ambiguity, tensions and conflict over funding allocation (for mentoring, support, media production)
Less funding available for course re-runs / course development Negotiation of cost burden between Learning Support Unit and departments Exploration of different business models (recruitment, partnerships, third party funding)
Table1:Thirdspaceprocessesofcontestation,reconciliationandreconstructioninMOOCdevelopment
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analysisaddsaconcernwithtechnicalelementswithinthirdspaceenvironments,forexamplewhereperceivedlimitationsoftheplatformorunderstandingsofopennessarecontested.Attemptstoimplementtechnologicalsolutions(usingexternalapplicationstoinnovatenewlearningactivities,orapplyingCreativeCommonslicencestocontent)meetorganisational,financialorlegalbarriersforthirdspaceactors.ThisdemonstratestheSocialInformaticsprincipleofthedualityoftechnology-thatithasbothenablingandconstrainingeffectsinorganisations(Klingetal.,2003).ThesechallengesparallelexamplesusedbyWhitchurch(2013)toillustratetheincreasingcomplexityoflearningtechnologist[sic]rolesinHE,whichfarexceedmereprovisionoftechnicalsupportforeducators.
ReconciliationAsLDscometoappreciatethepossibilitiesandconstraintsoperatinginthesocio-technicalarrangementsofwhichtheyareapart,processesofreconstructionareenacted.Designdecisionsrequirecooperationfromothersectionsoftheuniversity(ICTsupport,mediaproduction)ortheplatformprovider,entailingthenegotiation,criticalexchangeandinventioncharacteristicofWhitchurchandLaw’sreconciliationphase.Indevelopmentprocesses,LDsstarttoexploreandadapttheirownrolesandthoseofothersinrecognitionofthepluralisticenvironmentofMOOCs,anddevelopaproblem-solvingapproachtowardtheentireprocess,ratherthan‘firefighting’individualproblems(WhitchurchandLaw,2010).Thisallowsthemtofindnewwaysofinterpretingandarticulatingproblems(Whitchurch,2013),manageconflictoverfunding,andrespondtotheunderlyingsenseofreputationalriskwhichinfluencestheactivityofactors.
ReconstructionResearchonthirdspaceactivityandstudiesofonlinelearningprojects(Cowie&Nichols,2010)haveemphasisedtheneedforafocusonrelationships(ratherthantimelinesordisciplinaryboundaries)incertainHEinitiatives.WhitchurchandLaw(2010)claimthatfosteringrelationshipsallowsthe“formationofanew,pluralspace”inwhichreconstructionprocessescanberooted.TheSTINanalysisrevealedhowLDscametodefinetheirownrolesandthoseofothersasexperienceofMOOCprojectsdeveloped.Managementfacilitatedthecreationofnewstructuresanddecision-makingproceduresonmattersofresourcingandtechnicalpractices.LDsultimatelyplacelimitsonactivitytypes,andcontrolsoncontentselectionproceduresinrecognitionofthecomplexityandreputationalrisksassociatedwiththeproject,andtheresourceandtimeconstraintsunderwhichitoperates.However,negotiationoverbudgetallocationforMOOCdevelopmentcontinues,asdoesexplorationofdifferentbusinessmodelsandstrategiesforMOOCdevelopment.ThisdemonstratesthatthereconstructionphasehasperhapsyettobereachedintermsofMOOCfunding,asreflectedinTable1.
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MOOCactorrolesinthethirdspace
LearningDesignersashubsTheSTINanalysisdemonstratedthatLDstakeahub-likeroleinMOOCdevelopment(seefigure3),andthistosomeextentextendsfindingsofpreviousresearchintoonlinelearningmoregenerally.Researchhashighlightedthe“brokering”(Keppell,2007)or“bridging”(Cowie&Nichols,2010)roletakenbyLDsinHEprojects,spanningdifferentdisciplinarycommunitiesofacademics.Ashubsinathirdspaceenvironment,LDsatUniversityAareabletointerpretproceduresandconfiguretechnicalresourcesprovidedbytheuniversityandtheplatform,thusinfluencingtherolesofothers.LDsdescribeMOOCprojectsas“amassiveteameffort”,involvingequalrelationsand“co-creation”.However,analysisofinterviewanddocumentarydatasuggestsLDscaninfactcommandthe“finalsay”inorderto“getthingsdone”fromtheirpositioninthenetwork,reflectingKehm’s(2006)ideaof“secretmanagers”.Inawidersense,itcouldbearguedthatLDsaretakingtheresponsibilityofaligningpedagogy,technologyandorganisation-crucialconsiderationsinteachingandlearning(Dron&Anderson2014)andthesuccessfuldiffusionofonlinelearningininstitutions(Jochemsetal.2004).
PerceptionsofreducededucatorinfluenceincoursedesignEducatorsperceiveareductionoftheirinfluenceinMOOCcoursedevelopmentcomparedtotheiractivitiesonother(mainlyface-to-face)courses.Thismaybeattributableinparttoan“unbundlingoffacultyroles”inonlineeducation(Neely&Tucker,2010)andanincreasinglyglobalisedhighereducationsectormorewidely(King&Bjarnason2003).CowieandNichols(2010)emphasisetheneedforteamworkinonlineeducationdevelopmentprojects,notingresistancetothisfromfaculty“weddedastheyaretothejack-of-all-tradesideaofthemasterteacher”(Moore2007,p.113).TheSTINanalysishasenabledtheidentificationofawidernetworkofseeminglyperipheralactorstowhichsomeconventionaleducatorrolesare‘unbundled’.Thisseemstobearesponsetointernalandexternalcontextualpressuresandincentives,whicharelinkedtotheopenandmassivecharacterofMOOCs.However,thesepressuresandincentivesshapingMOOCdevelopmentalsonecessitatetheinvolvementofarangeofsocialactorsoutsideoftheacademicdepartmentsconcernedwithparticularcontentareas,asoutlinedbelow.
InfluenceofperipheralactorsSeemingly‘peripheral’actorsinfacttakeonsignificantrolesintheMOOCdevelopmentprocess,influencingtheselection,presentationandprotocolsforsharingofcontent,andtheconfigurationofthetechnicaltoolsusedintheseactivities.TheideaofsignificantperipheralactorsinimplementationofICTsystemshasbeenidentifiedinSocialInformaticsresearch(Eschenfelder&Chase2002),andatUniversityAnewroles(MOOCprojectmanager,facilitationcoordinator,assetspecialist)werecreatedtofacilitatethecreationofMOOCs.
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EvaluationApplicationoftheSTINanalyticstrategyhasgeneratedausefulsystemsviewofMOOCproduction,embeddedinthesocialandorganisationalcontextofUniversityA.TheSTINfindingsregardingactorrolesandinteractionsalsofitwellwiththeconceptof‘bordercrossing’activityinthethirdspace.However,thecombinationofSTINandthirdspaceconceptspresentschallengesinitsapplication.AfundamentalprincipleofSocialInformaticsisthattechnologiesareembeddedintheirsocialcontextsofuse,butWhitchurcharguesthatindividualsinthethirdspaceresistconstraintsandboundariesinsuchsocialcontexts,redefiningthemdynamically.Thispresentssomethingofa‘movingtarget’forSTINstudies-intowhatcontextexactlyareMOOCtechnologiesembedded?Further,theintroductionofnewtechnologyitselfbothchangesandischangedbythecontextandtheactorswhichshapeit.Thedegreeofcontingencyinthesecircumstancesseemshighandassuchmodellingthedynamicsofthesituationisverychallenging.
ConclusionTheUniversitiesUKMOOCreport(2013)calledforgreaterunderstandingof“howthedevelopmentandapplicationofonlineapproachesrequirechangesintheprocessesandproceduresthatunderpinthatmission”.Thisstudydemonstrateshowtherolesofeducatorsandlearningdesignersarestronglyshapedbyinvolvementinthecomplexsocio-technicalnetworkofMOOCproduction,whichisinturnembeddedintheparticularsocialandorganisationalcontextofUniversityA.TheSTINfindingsandthirdspacelensaddtocurrentunderstandingsoftheserolesinhighlightinghowissuessuchaslegalconstraints(orconcernswithmarketing,mediaproductionetc)canshapeorganisationalstructuresaroundMOOCsandthetechnicalconfigurationsofthetoolsthatcontributetocoursedevelopmentanddelivery.AtUniversityA,learningdesignersoccupyanddefineahub-like,‘thirdspace’rolewhichstraddlesacademicandprofessionalfunctions.Complexinteractionswithseeminglyperipheralactors(legal,marketing,mediaproduction)shapethecoursedesignanddevelopmentprocess,tosomeextentdilutingor‘unbundling’theconventional‘jack-of-alltrades’roleofeducators,orcreatingnewrolesrequiredtosatisfyorganisationalneedsandpriorities,ortechnicalplatformrequirements.ThesefindingsraisequestionsabouttheimplicationsofintroducingcourseswiththeseelementsofmassivenessandopennessintoHEcontexts.Universitiesmustgrapplewithcompetinginternalandexternalpressuresandmotivations(especiallythoserelatedtoreputationalenhancementorrisk)indevelopinganddeliveringsuchcourses,andthisinturnshapesthecoursesproducedandtherolesofthosewhoproducethem.Thesefindingscaninformdecision-makingonthestrategicplanningofcourses,andcoursedesignanddevelopmentprocesses.Itisnotpossibletogeneralisethesefindingsfromonecase,sofutureresearchwillcompareandtriangulatethesefindingswiththoseoftwofurthercasestudylocations.
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