1. MOOCs at the University of VirginiaKristin Palmer, Program Director Online Learning Environments kristin@virginia.edu Linked In: Kristin Olson Palmer

2. University of Virginia (UVa) Why we signed up What we are doingCoursera Data Points What we are learningWhat we are thinking about 3. Education EngineeringDarden BattenLawContinuing StudiesMedicineMcIntireArchitectureNursingArts & Sciences UVaCollege at Wise 4. Why did we sign up?Source: Dave Cormier YouTube 5. UVa Professor Dave Evans 6. College of Arts & Sciences 7. Tech Treks 8. June 2012 President Teresa Sullivan on the Lawn 9. Online Task Force Report compiled in 3 weeks 53 contributors LMS is UVa Collab (Sakai) 4,063 courses (89%) Focus is undergraduates 11 online-only graduate degreeprograms 14 online-only certificate programs 7 mixed degree granting programs No central office to catalogue,coordinate, support or advertise onlineTask Force Chair Professor Will Guilfordeducation 10. HybridChallengeGrants TRC 2 weeks 10 winners $10,000/each 8 schools 11. SponsorContractCourses 12. SeniorFaculty 13. What are we doing? 14. What is the purpose of this endeavor? This is an experiment Flip the classroom (=professor) Enrich the on-grounds experience Collaborate with partners Online learning portfolio Build UVa brand 15. ASCITInstructional SCPS TRC TechnologyInstructional Pedagogy Design General SEAS CounselResearchDigital StudentAssistantsMOOC Media LabAudio/Video 16. Research and Best Practices InstructionalVanderbiltDesignPrinceton edXUdacity TeachingMichigan AssistantsCourseraStanford Digital MediaLab ASCIT DardenMedia Services 17. Intellectual Property Copyright ADA Compliance 18. Decision: Video Quality = High = $$$ 19. Research - big data Adaptive learning Authentic learning Motivation Group/team work Assessments Functional Enrollment Duration (4-15wks) Video (5-50min) 20. Do what we say, when we say, with high quality 21. MOOC Development Process4 months Course approved by Dean ($$$ and faculty time) Internal kick-off: Legal: ADA, IP, copyright, and signing Online Course Agreement Roles & responsibilities => Team3 months Timeline established: go-live, videos due, staff support, course design Conversations on course design to understand learning outcomes, keydifferentiation on grounds, pacing and flow, what should be online Conversations on expectations for staff support: course site, filming2 monthsschedule, discussion boards, quizzes, surveys, and timeline Creating presentation materials, start filming Managing to the schedule - iterative filming, copyright clearances, coursesite skeleton1 months Countdown to go-live transcriptions, course site, discussion boards Go-live high quality, delivering what we said, when we said On-going weekly working team meetings to troubleshoot and gather bestpractices On-going monthly management meetings to identify next steps andstrategic priorities 22. Whos on each course? Faculty Assistant Media Program Director Legal counsel Dean representative 23. How do we work? Weekly Working team Google Hangout Meeting with Coursera Course Operations Status report Monthly management meeting SharePoint and UVa Collab sites (FOIA) 24. Coursera Data PointsSource: Daphne Koller TED talk 25. Coursera Human right vs. privilege Video content, practice & mastery, community Slide images taken from Daphne Kollers February 2013 public talk at UVa. 26. Coursera DemographicsSlide images taken from Daphne Kollers February 2013 public talk at UVa. 27. Slide images taken from Daphne Kollers February 2013 public talk at UVa. 28. Larger classes = faster responseSlide images taken from Daphne Kollers February 2013 public talk at UVa. 29. When is the homework due?Slide images taken from Daphne Kollers February 2013 public talk at UVa. 30. What are we learning? 31. What works for MOOCs so far? Short 4-8 weeks, 5-10 minute videos Concise global audience, targeted messages Consistent if you say you will do it, do it Set Expectations whatever they are beextremely clear from the start Scaffold discussions designing the boards tobe successful, expect ~10k posts/wk/class Crowd-source sit back and observe 32. Super Star Instructors Team focus Expert in fieldConsistent CommunicateReady for changeWillingness to failAble to prioritizeAlways say something niceResearch 33. To do, not to do Try one thing at a time No short answer questions Wait for the crowd to source the answer Finish it all before Day 1 Set expectations Be consistent Work as a team Meet the dates 34. Surprises Mastery learning is hard to accept Instant feedback Slide image taken from Daphne Kollers February 2013 public talk at UVa. 35. More Surprises Physical and virtual learning communities Civility of online discussion forums Asynchronous vs. synchronous Variation in the costs to produce Doing it all over again Valuable time for on grounds course Microscope in measuring success and quality 36. What we are thinking about? 37. Copyright IP and licensing UVa policies Governance Monetization For profit/non-profit Assessments Data and trends ADA compliance FERPA/EULA/ToS 38. Accreditation State authorization Preservation and access Reusable content Volume of research/media 24x7x365 and sustainability Repeatable process Costs and funding Public university outreach Differentiate on-grounds Role of the instructor 39. Competency/badges Platforms and providers Obamas SOTU address Relationship with partners K-12 expectations UVa online strategy Lifelong learning Centralized/decentralized MOOC as dynamic textbook Services 40. At the end of the day