Kate Dickens, University of Southampton FutureLearn Project Lead
Disrupting our Education and Research through MOOCs
In 12 months, 118,531 sign-ups to 12 runs of 7 MOOCs
42% of learners are from UK, 58% international
3 MOOCs already being used with UoS students
Over 95% recommendation22/10/2014
Kate Dickens, University of Southampton FutureLearn Project Lead
Web Science: PhD student input
Showcasing research: 13 PhD students created content 2 PhD students conducted research
with learners Over 50% of current MSc cohort
had already done MOOC Quality control:• Real time changes to content in
response to learner feedback22/10/2014
Kate Dickens, University of Southampton FutureLearn Project Lead
Promoting our field school & building an international community:The Archaeology of Portus blog
22/10/2014
Portus: fostering online community
Kate Dickens, University of Southampton FutureLearn Project Lead
Encouraging BBC documentary viewers to study more, first via second screening
22/10/2014
Portus: bridging research & education
Use MOOCs as a way in to open access research publications and research data
MOOCs learning from
Citizen Science approaches to
support new research
communities
Kate Dickens, University of Southampton FutureLearn Project Lead
CIP, UG, PGT and PGR students filmed and facilitating
22/10/2014
Portus: enriching F2F for our students
Course being used at UG and PGT level in
2014/15
F2F students keen on community membership
bridging F2F and MOOC communities
Kate Dickens, University of Southampton FutureLearn Project Lead
Pushing the boundaries of social media engagement: Storify Active learning highlights limitations of traditional F2F approach PhD students integrate education with their researchCollaborative cross faculty and industry projects are highlighted & progressed
22/10/2014
Digital Marketing: eating the dogfood
Kate Dickens, University of Southampton FutureLearn Project Lead
Global outreach ROI
Current use in UoS with plans for an pilot internal MOOC
to be delivered on the FutureLearn Platform
Potential for Citizen Research with U3A
22/10/2014
DRP: global outreach & ROI
Kate Dickens, University of Southampton FutureLearn Project Lead
Showcasing our research:The Exploring our Oceans MOOC blog
22/10/2014
Oceans: successful outreach
Kate Dickens, University of Southampton FutureLearn Project Lead
Raising profiles:Shipwrecks Twitter account
22/10/2014
Shipwrecks: raising profiles
Outreach Exposure of the centre and its
members Impact Recruitment Playing with new ideas for
teaching and learning – an e-resource
Kate Dickens, University of Southampton FutureLearn Project Lead
First UoS MOOC developed in partnership. First course to include specific ‘call to action’ to learners to sign-up to the MA Over 80% non-UK learners signed up so
far … (20,483 in total)
22/10/2014
Understanding language: taster for MA
Kate Dickens, University of Southampton FutureLearn Project Lead
Disruption via MOOCs: a summary
• Two way street – research informs education, education informs research
• Opportunity to *add value* to our F2F courses, not just provide more bodies
• “Skunkworks” to trial new educational and research methods
• Bridging the gap between staff and students, academia and industry
• Real time quality control – closing the feedback loop
22/10/2014