PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL.
A dissemination event will be run later in the year. For all enquiries please contact
Mark O’Connor, Distance Learning Technologist M.A.O’Connor@kent.ac.uk
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Tuesday, 10th Feb 2015 in UELT Seminar Room
12:30 to 17:00
The ‘K-MOOCs’ Beacon Project aims to explore the feasibility of the University of Kent offering Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), with the ultimate aim to showcase and promote expertise, scholarship and research at Kent for a global audience.
A MOOC is an online course with open access and no prerequisites; prestigious institutions worldwide have developed MOOCs with providers such as Coursera, edX and FutureLearn. The original hype surrounding MOOCs has been replaced with a realisation that they are set to play key roles in continuing professional development and the student classroom experience both online and on campus.
At this event we will draw on the experience and expertise of leading MOOC providers to explore the potential value of MOOCs for the University of Kent and the possible wider impact – for example, on our teaching and learning, outreach, and professional development.
To book a place please email cpdbookings@kent.ac.uk
Lunch will be available from 12:00, please let us know if you have any dietry requirements.
All enquiries contact Mark O’Connor, Distance Learning Technologist (UELT) 01227 827478.
PROGRAMME
12.30 Buffet lunch
1.00 Welcome & introductions (Louise Naylor, Director of UELT)
1.05 The Beacon Projects initiative (David Powell, Policy Adviser to the VC)
1.15 Introduction to the MOOCs Beacon project (Mark O’Connor, UELT)
1.40 MOOCs at the Georgia Institute of Technology and report on Kent consultancy work (Mike McCracken, Georgia Tech)
2.15 Break for tea/coffee & questions to Mike McCracken
2.30 MOOCs at the University of East Anglia (Helena Gillespie, UEA)
2.50 MOOCs at the University of Edinburgh (Amy Woodgate, Edinburgh)
3.10 Break for tea/coffee & questions to Helena Gillespie & Amy Woodgate
3.30 Current developments at Kent (Simon Thompson, School of Computing)
3.50 Panel Q&A/discussion (Chair: Mark O’Connor; Panel: Helena Gillespie, Mike McCracken, Simon Thompson, Amy Woodgate)
4.30 Final thoughts, further steps, concluding remarks (open discussion led by Mark O’Connor and Jane Carne, UELT)
5.00 Drinks reception
Pre-session links
To find out more about online learning and MOOCs before the event, and particularly our external speakers, you may be interested in the following links:
Online Masters at Georgia Institute of Technology:
http://www.omscs.gatech.edu/#np-855
Georgia Institute of Technology & University of Edinburgh on Coursera:
https://www.coursera.org/gatech
https://www.coursera.org/edinburgh
University of East Anglia & University of Edinburgh on FutureLearn:
https://www.futurelearn.com/partners/university-of-east-anglia
https://www.futurelearn.com/partners/the-university-of-edinburgh
To try out a course on Coursera:
https://www.coursera.org/courses, search ‘On demand’ courses
For example, the astrobiology MOOC from Edinburgh: https://www.coursera.org/learn/astrobiology/
To try out a course on FutureLearn:
Browse all available courses at: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/categories
Or, for courses that have started recently or upcoming: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/upcoming
