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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iTunes U

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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ToK 2013

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ToK 2013

National Meetings

Top courses

1200 files30.000 visits / month

BUTtrend down

lunedì 30 settembre 13

Problems:

too few people at worknot automated production

lack of central strategylack of administrative help

about MOOCs:

not widespread knowledge

not widespread acceptanceno money

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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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