beyond the force: place and space in composition moocs
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A presentation for WIDE-EMU 2013 conference.TRANSCRIPT
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Jason Tham • Jack Hennes
St. Cloud State University, MN
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MOOCs are a force in higher education.
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Both threatening and inspiring, this force promises to dissolve (rethink) traditional model of teaching and invites new way for the ways networks build, maintain, and shape learning communities.
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While the experimental nature of MOOCs has some of us questioning their long-term impact on composition instruction, there’s much we can learn from the nature of connections that students build in these environments.
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Namely, the role of place and identity in shaping social interaction on MOOCs, especially during peer evaluation and feedback processes.
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We’ll provide some first-hand observations on the nature of connections students build in composition MOOCs.
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We would like to gather feedback from participants regarding their views on students’ responsibility on MOOCs and their contribution to the larger, collective “force” on MOOCs.
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We argue that we are quick to attack MOOCs as a thing that is separate from the humanistic elements of MOOC pedagogy.
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TILL THEN,
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.