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Tapping the Potential of Open Blended Courses in Virtual Worlds in an epic quest for change in higher education. Upatras Open Workshop presentation in the VWBPE (Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education) conference takes place on Friday March 16th, 6pm SLT/PDT = Saturday, 17th 1 am GMT (London) = 3 am EET (Athens). For more information on the Open Workshop please visit: http://openworkshop.wordpress.com/ and http://openworkshop.pbworks.com/
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Tapping the Potential of Open Blended Courses in Virtual Worlds
Stylianos Mystakidis University of Patras
Stylianos Mystakids
• Learning Innovator @ Library & Information Services, University of Patras
• Adjunct Faculty @ Open University of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain) WWW
• Teaching Assistant @ University of Washington (Seattle, USA) SL
Fast Track!
Synopsis
Open Education + Virtual Worlds =
Change
This is my story!
University of Patras (Upatras)
• World Ranking*: #327 • Greece Ranking*: #2 • 24,000 students | 800 Faculty members • Prominent Research Center on ICT &
Engineering
*Webometrics,2012
Patras • 3rd largest city of Greece • 222.000 population • History & Technology
Rion - Antirrion Bridge St. Andrew’s Church
Library & Information Services
• National & European Research Projects • Institution-wide Services (e.g. Repository) • ISO 9001:2000 • Openness-oriented
Explosive Environment
Budget Cuts
Retirements
Reformation of Higher Education
E-Learning in Greek Higher Education?
Mission Impossible?
Business As Usual User Training & Support
Training Needs Analysis
Target Audience: Graduate & PhD Students
Survey Interviews
Aim: What & How
Training Needs Analysis (2)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEFUeFhkX2tWMUw2MWttaUlHNWVjakE6MQ#gid=0
Syllabus Threads 1.Information Literacy 2.Academic Development 3.Life-long Learning 4.Professional Development
1. Information Literacy
• Information Literacy Models (Big6, Sconul etc.)
• Information seeking • Location & Access of Information • Organization & Evaluation of Information • Information Synthesis
2. Academic Development
• Paper Writing • Publishing in Journals • Presentation in Scientific Conferences
3. Life Long Learning
• Personal Learning Network (PLN/PLE) • Learning 2.0 • Effective use of Social Media & Collaborative
Web 2.0 Services • Innovation & Creativity
4. Professional Development
• Resume (CV) & Cover Letter • Job seeking strategies • Job Interviews
Skills, Knowledge, Attitudes
http://www.mindmeister.com/119798295
Action-packed Learning
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Blended Learning α. Asynchronous Self-Study & Group work • Wiki (Community & Collaboration)
openworkshop.pbworks.com
β. Synchronous Workshops (weekly physical & virtual meetings) • Library & Information Services Lab • Virtual Immersive Learning Environment (SL)
Marketing • Telephone, p2p • Posters • Documents to Departments • E-mails • Social Media
Administration on the Cloud • Enrollment
– Google Forms & Documents • Communication
– Blog (News, Announcements) openworkshop.wordpress.com
– Facebook Page facebook.com/UpatrasOpenWorkshop
– Twitter (IM) openworkshopUoP – Tag: #owilupatras
Intermediate Report Nov 2011 – Jan 2012
Open Workshop on Information Literacy
Learner Profile
22%
44%
18%
5%
2% 9%
85 Applicants
Undergraduate Graduate PhD Candidates Faculty Teaching Personell Other
Biology; 2 Geology; 3 Business Administration; 2
Preschool Teachers; 11
Electrical Engineers; 2
Medicine; 1
Mathematics; 10
Information Science; 9
Mechanical Engineering; 1 Financing; 4
Education; 12
Civil Engineering; 1
Pharmacy; 2
Philology; 4
Philosophy; 4
Physics; 4
Chemistry; 2
Chemical Engineering; 5
Other; 6
Academic Development Skills & Knowledge
Professional Development Skills & Knowledge
Aquintance with new Learning Environments
51
55
67
Motivation
Instructional Strategy
Asynchronous Collaboration (wiki)
Faculty | Speakers
• University of Patras (3) • Other Universities (2)
Active Participation
Learner Participation
• Applicants: 85 • Wiki: 64 members • Facebook page: 40 likes • Second Life Group: 38 μέλη • Weekly Meetings: 25 (Μ.Ο.)
Evaluation
Feedback on Learning Quality
I liked Wednesday’s meeting very much. […] I enjoyed the presentation mostly because beyond plagiarism critique, it offered practical alternative methods to avoid it. […] I got several new ideas from this session.
Faculty Member Comment, 12/10/12
Spontaneous Open Self Reflection
Reaction
Motivation
Learning
Accomplishments
1st Greek University Course in Virtual Worlds
Learning without Time limitations
• 2 hours 35 minutes: Time Interval between the end of the 1st Meeting and and 1st student activity (edit) in the Course’s Wiki
• 57,9%: Percentage of student activity in the Wiki after midnight during the first week (64,3% after 9 pm)
The end of Geography
Recorded Access Points: • Greece
Patras, Athens, Corfu, Rhodes
• France • The Netherlands • USA
1st Mendeley Training in a 3D Environment (worldwide)
Local & Global Publicity (AERA)
Result?
The Protagonists
Dr. Catherine Synellis
• Director @ Library & Information Services, University of Patras
• MSc, University of Bonn, Germany • PhD, University of Ioannina, Greece • Hellenic Open University Faculty
Dr. Giannis Tsakonas
• Librarian @ Library & Information Services, University of Patras
• PhD in Information Science, Ionian University, Greece
• Postdoctoral Researcher in Cultural Data
University of Washington
Special thanks to • Professor Michael Eisenberg,
UW Dean Emeritus • Mr. Randy Hinrichs, Faculty of UW’s Virtual
Worlds Certificate Progam
Open Education + Virtual Worlds =
Change
Lessons Learned
• Evolution, not Revolution • Get a Sponsor for your Project (PMI) • Find Support from the Innovators • Document & Measure Success (Metrics) • Inspire the Visionary • Lead by Example
“If you want to change the world,
start with deceptively small things”
Questions?