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Teacher Professional Development in the Digital Age:
Design Considerations for MOOCs for Teachers
Charles B. Hodges, Patrick Lowenthal, & Michael M. GrantGeorgia Southern Univ. Boise State Univ. Univ. of South Carolina
MOOCs definedFor the purposes of this presentation:
“Greene,Oswald, and Pomerantz (2015) describe most current MOOCs, “typically involve structured and sequenced teacher-led activities (e.g. videos, readings, problem-sets) coupled with online assessments and usually some venue for student interaction such as a discussion forum” (p. 927)”
MOOCs (hype?)● Lots of initial interest (due to saving $$?)● Poor completion rates reported● Skeptical university facutly members● Now beginning to see more research on/about them● Some (valid) claims that no worse than large-enrollment,
face-to-face classes on many campuses● “Quality” ? (Lowenthal & Hodges, 2015)
Teacher Professional Development ● A good fit for MOOCs?● Online (synchronous and asynchronous) professional
development○ e.g. webinars
● Active Twitter chats and other social media utilized by teachers for professional learning
● 28% of MOOC participants in MIT MOOCs identified as teachers or former teachers
The LIT on Successful Teacher PDAs summarized by Hodges, Grant, and Polly (2013)
● Active Learning including Hands on Instruction● Alignment with Specific Curricular Content and a Focus on
Pedagogy● Collaborations● On-site Support and Just-in-Time Learning● Remunerations● Sustained Learning Opportunities Over Time
Active Learning w/ Hands-on instructionProvide teachers with opportunities to learn through authentic assignments that can be used immediately, or easily repurposed for use,in their classrooms.
Design MOOCS for teacher professional development with activities that make this immediate use or repurposing, easy.
Alignment with Specific Curricular Content and a Focus on Pedagogy● Many states have their own standards, but…● Common Core● Next Generation Science● ISTE NETS● others...
Collaborations● Teachers like to learn from other teachers● Design MOOCs for teachers to include collaboration● Provide support for collaboration● Be explicit about opportunities to grow professional
networks
On-site Support and Just-in-Time LearningMOOC designers should ensure that elements in their courses are easily searchable, or allow for personal bookmarking or annotation so that individual users can find the information they need, when they need it -- think mobile devices.
Design for accessibility (better accessibility means better usability)
RemunerationsProvide artifacts (open badges?) of completion or competence that may become valuable in “the market” or will enable remuneration at the local level
Sustained Learning Opportunities Over TimeLeave open so that they can be accessed, searched, and communities or contacts may continue
Thank you!Comments?
Questions?
Charles Hodges @hodgesc
Patrick Lowenthal @plowenthal
Michael M. Grant @michaelmgrant
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