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Jörn Loviscach

LoCoMoTion:Techniques, Methods, and Infrastructurefor the Low-cost Production of MOOCs

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Democratization?

MOOCs may be a democratizationfor learners, but not for lecturers. Yet.

• US$ 4,300 per hour of playing timeHollands, F. M., & Tirthali, D. (2014). MOOCs: expectations and reality.

• MOOCs as costly signalsUhl, M., Loviscach, J. (2014). Abstrakte Räume und unterschwellige Signale: neue Sichten auf das Phänomen MOOC

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What about MOOCs …

• on specialist topics?

• on timely topics?

• in lesser spoken languages?

• by moderately funded institutions?

• by individual authors?

Democratization?

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• Share knowledge, tips and tricks,and lessons learned

• Hands-on research

• Course “moocs4all: Making MOOCs on a Budget” starts May 17, 2016:moocs4all.eu

The LoCoMoTion ProjectLowering the Cost of MOOC Production

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• Platform

• Production

• Pedagogy

• DIY or factory

• Grades and credentials

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• Platform

• Production

• Pedagogy

• DIY or factory

• Grades and credentials

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• Costs, eligibility

• Findability, marketing

• Ownership of material, data

• Features, e.g., for assessment

• Information privacy, trustworthiness

• Reuse and be reused

• ...

Choosing a platform

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• Not for everybody:Coursera, edX, Udacity, MiríadaX, FutureLearn, FUN

• More open:Udemy, Eliademy, Canvas Network, iversity, mooin, EMMA, iMooX, mooc.house, …

• Roll your own:open edX, Google Course Builder, Moodle (!), …

Options for platforms

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• Distributed:RSS feed / E-Mail / Twitter as hub;material, discussions across the web

• Mashup:Web page with embedded videos, embedded quizzes, embeddedforums, …

Getting away with no platform

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• Platform

• Production

• Pedagogy

• DIY or factory

• Grades and credentials

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Do you really need a video?

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Do you really need a new video?

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• Can existing material be reused?(cf. P2PU)

• Can the material to be producedbe reused? (rights, content, design)

• How to correct errors / to update?

→ Implications for production?

Courseware has a life cycle!

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Lean Video Production

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• Camera operator?

• Lighting?

• Background?

• Editing, updating?

• Audio/video sync?

A talking head? Really?

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• PowerPoint+ Office Mix

• Build your ownteleprompter

OK, here is the talking head

<div style="transform: scale(1,-1)"><p>Your text goes here.</p></div>

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• Windows-Tablet-PC,second hand (250 €)

• USB microphone (37 €)

For software and further details, see:www.j3L7h.de/videotech.html

My hardware 2009–2013

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• Produce, don’t post-produce:logos, talking head, etc. “in camera”

• Record with editing in mind:pauses easier to removethan mistakes, ...

• Record with an audience:stage presence, immediate feedback

Recording tips and tricks

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• Speech recognition → accessibility & search: Google (2x), Microsoft (2x), IBM, Nuance, EMMA, …

• Lean production of quizzes:integrationin video

Other tidbits

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• Platform

• Production

• Pedagogy

• DIY or factory

• Grades and credentials

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• MOOC Design Pattern Projectwww.moocdesign.cde.london.ac.uk

• The Pedagogical Pattern Projectwww.pedagogicalpatterns.org

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Templates for pedagogy, too

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cMOOC style:contributions requiredfrom participants

Do the same in an xMOOC:learners required to create teaching materials to be peer-reviewed?

Learning by teaching?

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• Platform

• Production

• Pedagogy

• DIY or factory

• Grades and credentials

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• One-off MOOC:DIY, handmade, low-tech

• MOOCs at irregular intervals:standard procedures, institutional services, e.g., devices, walk-in studios

• Many MOOCs in sequence:team of specialists → MOOC factory

How many MOOCs?

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Cons:– Mixed (!) quality

– Training and labor requiredof highly paid lecturers

Pros:– Easier scheduling

– Lower communication overhead,e.g.: What went wrong in this video recording?

DIY or not?

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• Platform

• Production

• Pedagogy

• DIY or factory

• Grades and credentials

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Computer grading:

• Shallow? Or is it not?

• Poor feedback?

Peer grading:

• Rubric needed!

• Not for an xMOOC?

Scaleable grading

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• ID verification (webcam?)

• Proctoring (SEB and webcam?)

versus

• Online badges

• LinkedIn Endorsements

• Online portfolios

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Scaleable credentialing

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• Platform

• Production

• Pedagogy

• DIY or factory

• Grades and credentials

• But wait, there’s more!

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• Marketing

• Graphics design

• Workflow

• Quality control

• Evaluation

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Lean …

www.j3L7h.demoocs4all.eu May 17

The LoCoMoTion project is funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. TheEuropean Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute anendorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commissioncannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.