1Jutta Pauschenwein: Experiments with connectivism from a moderator’s point of view February 2014

Experiments with connectivism from a

moderator’s point of view

EMOOCs 2014

Jutta Pauschenwein, Erika Pernold, Eva Goldgruber

ZML – Innovative Lernszenarien

FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria

2Jutta Pauschenwein: Experiments with connectivism from a moderator’s point of view February 2014

About JP

Head of ZML – Innovative Learning Scenarios, FH JOANNEUM,

University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria

Research: social constructivism, communities of practice, e-moderation,

gender in e-learning, connectivism, MOOCs, emergent learning,

footprints of emergence, open learning processes

Daily work: e-learning at FH JOANNEUM, projects, online training

courses

I’m good at designing online learning scenarios and moderating small

groups

Online: twitter/jupidu – http://zmldidaktik.wordpress.com

My institute: http://zml.fh-joanneum.at/?lan=en

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Online trainings Since 2006 certified e-convenor according to Gilly Salmon

Gilly‘s 5 stage model: access and motivation, online

socialisation, information exchange, knowledge construction,

development

Delivery and moderation of many online courses – different

topics around e-learning pedagogy in closed learning

environments with max. 15 learners

January 2014: 14th e-moderating course

Sep. 2011 – May 2012: Change11 MOOC, most exciting

learning experience ever

Being in the role of a learner, making reflection processes visible for

others

Many new ideas, new network

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First experiment (miniMOOC12)

Open course based on connectivism

Project “web-literacy Lab” (WLL) to support companies in their

use of the web

Objective of the course: to build the WLL network

Tools: a Wordpress blog for the content and a Google+ circle

for discussion / exchange

Facilitator prepares content, e-moderator (convener) supports

learners (prepare virtual room, moderating, summarizing, …)

4 pre-defined „e-tivities“ per week

online tasks according to Gilly Salmon

3 weeks, Feb./Mar. 2012, about 60 participants

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Evaluation (miniMOOC12)

About 50% were satisfied with the training and the achievement of their

learning goals.

More than 70% found the learning materials useful.

They appreciated the work of the moderator (82%) and the inputs of the

facilitator (94%)

The moderator didn’t get to know the learners, didn’t identify all of them,

couldn’t monitor them – was not satisfied.

6Jutta Pauschenwein: Experiments with connectivism from a moderator’s point of view February 2014My booth in Wenger‘s Betreat, Aug. 12

Challenge

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Second experiment (miniMOOC13)

Hybrid course based on connectivism (web-literacy Lab)

Objective: to investigate the concept of content strategy

Similar tools as last time: a WP blog (content), a Google+

community (easier to handle than circles)

New tools: hangouts on air (youtube videos) AND a closed

facebook group for online socialisation before the open phase

Facilitator prepares content, attends hangouts

E-moderator (convener) supports learners (prepares virtual

room, moderates the hangouts, summarizes, writes protocols)

4 pre-defined „e-tivities“ per week

4,5 weeks, Jan./Feb. 2013, about 50 participants

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Evaluation (miniMOOC13)

The closed facebook group (28 persons) was fun and worked well – but the

spirit of the fb group didn’t survive in the open Google+ environment.

87% of the participants were satisfied with the training.

82% appreciated the work of the moderator, 93% the inputs of the expert.

71% of the learners answered that the online socialization in facebook

supported them in the open learning process in Google+

But the moderator didn‘t know how many learners there were – between 61-

148 watched the videos of the hangouts.

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Intermediary result

The miniMOOCs worked in a way.

The inclusion of e-tivities was helpful.

The learners appreciated the moderators nearly as much as the

facilitators.

The online socialisation in the facebook group was successful (but

didn’t help that much for the open phase).

So what?

We returned to our closed groups and moderated four online courses

since the miniMOOC13 in Jan./Feb. 12.

We attended MOOCs and reflected our learning experiences and had

a lot of discussions.

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Perspective (cope14 MOOC)

In autumn 2013 we convinced our directors to support a MOOC.

We looked for facilitators who will bring their expertise into our MOOC.

We are developing a didactical concept including moderation.

Competences for Global Collaboration – cope146 weeks - 22nd April to 02nd June 2014

Week 1: Communication across borders: Introduction and warm-up (Facilitators: Rupert

Beinhauer, Jutta Pauschenwein; Visiting Speaker: Heinz Wittenbrink,)

Week 2: Legal cultures (Facilitator: Doris Kiendl-Wendner)

Week 3: Doing Business in Emergent Markets (Facilitator: Thomas Schmalzer; Visiting

Speaker: Vito Bobek)

Week 4: Relationships & Networks in Business to Business Marketing (Facilitator:

Denny Seiger; Visiting Speaker: Rahul Singh)

Week 5: International communication and negotiation (Facilitator: Gudrun Reimerth;

Visiting Speaker: Maryam Bigdeli)

Week 6: Transfer into individual contexts (Facilitators: Maja Pivec, Jutta Pauschenwein)

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Thank you,

I’m looking forward to questions, suggestions, ideas …

http://www.cope14.at/