MultiMOOC EVO SessionConnecting Online 2013Vance Stevens and participantsFeb 3, 2013 at Connecting Online Conferencehttp://www.wiziq.com/online-class/1078942-co13-multimooc
http://tinyurl.com/co13schedule
Vance Stevens MultiMOOC CO13 Feb 3, 2013
What is MultiMOOC
MOOC is a model for knowledge-development getting much attention lately http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course
MultiMOOC is an EVO (Electronic Village Online) sessions now in 4th week http://evosessions.pbworks.com
MultiMOOC (Multiliteracies MOOC) explores MOOC concepts through emulation of a cMOOC (connectivist MOOC) http://multiliteracies.posterous.com/
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MultiMOOC GoalsExplore the MOOC movement since 2008
e.g. http://www.downes.ca/presentation/300
Assesses significance of MOOC in supporting education ◦ http://www.scoop.it/t/edumooc ◦ http://www.diigo.com/user/gsiemens/mooc?typ
e=allPlot course of MOOC development as they
diverge in purpose while gaining in popularity◦ cMOOC vs. xMOOC◦ http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2012/07/25/m
oocs-are-really-a-platform/
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What happens in MultiMOOC
Has a syllabus ◦ that participants are expected to break
http://goodbyegutenberg.pbworks.com ◦ Follows Cormier progression of success
in MOOC (orient, declare, network, cluster, focus)
Sets the stage for learning, but the plot unfolds as participants◦ Carry out learning through their own
initiative ◦ Stimulated learning through networking
with one another Benefits of participation in cMOOC
◦ Expansion of one’s PLN◦ Declaration of personal learning goals◦ Documentation of / reflection on those
goals in some kind of ePortfolio
Vance Stevens MultiMOOC CO13 Feb 3, 2013
What might happen in this presentation?• Participants and co-moderators in the
MultiMOOC session normally meet on Sundays around noon GMT
• We can discuss our experiences in the EVO sessions With respect to other EVO sessions In conjunction with
the Learning2gether movement http://learning2gether.pbworks.com
Connecting Online Conference Webheads http://webheads.info
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Conclusions
We draw conclusions from our perspectives on how the MOOC model can help develop knowledge
within our networks in the context of elearning in the EVO sessions
Slides online at http://slideshare.net/vances
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