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Becka, David I'd be keen to be involved. I could bring the FutureLearn perspective. Carol From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Mathew Sent: 17 October 2013 09:30 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: A collaborative Learning Development MOOC? Becka, this very subject came up on Tuesday. It divided opinion in the room, no doubt about it! I'd be happy to be part of a discussion. David From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Becka Colley Sent: 17 October 2013 09:28 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: A collaborative Learning Development MOOC? Given the ALDinHE call for papers has just been issued, which is focusing on learning development spaces and places, is there an opportunity to hold a round table discussion session about the use and development of MOOCs as another learning development space? I'd certainly be interested in participating in such a discussion and exploring issues and tensions around areas such as who owns Learning development in an online/non traditional space. Anyone else want to facilitate this session with me??! Becka From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]]<mailto:[mailto:[log in to unmask]]> On Behalf Of Peter Hartley Sent: 17 October 2013 09:06 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: A collaborative Learning Development MOOC? A few thoughts from sunny Scotland: 1. I was one of the team who developed and delivered ocTEL so happy to offer any thoughts or comments from that experience. It is being planned to run again in 2014. 2. Key to the success of ocTEL was the overall co-ordination (led by Maren and David Jennings) and the technical backup (Martin Hawksey was the star here). Some form of partnership with ALT could be the sensible way to deliver on the technical front. 3. There seem to be different senses of the target audience in the posts so far - all equally valid but could not be delivered through one MOOC. A MOOC for students would be a very good way of both publicising and further exploiting the LearnHigher resources. This also might squeeze some funding support from HEA/JISC. 4. If there is interest in a MOOC for academic staff, how about some collaboration with SEDA? I'm on one of their committees and also involved with the SEDASIG which is setting up a series of webinars at the moment (starting in November with one on social networking) and will be organising one of the SEDA conferences next year with a learning technology focus. Best wishes Peter On 17 Oct 2013, at 08:47, Sandra Sinfield <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Dear Andrew and All, I too have wondered whether we could develop some sort of MOOC on Learning Development. We could run either a 'traditional', synchronous MOOC - though perhaps more of a connectivist cMOOC, that focusses on people working together to develop their learning (heutagogy), rather than a more formal content driven xMOOC. Our LD5D initiative, 21st Oct - notice circulated recently by Helen Webster - is a de facto miniMOOC on Digital things for learning developers. We could also consider a more open, asynchronous MOOC like the #ds106 website - where the site remains to be used by people developing their Digital Storytelling strategies in their own time - as well as for supporting actual time bound events - see http://ds106.us/ I am trying to get students on our Becoming an Educationalist module (on Education Studies - but also the module that develops academic and digital literacies) to use #ds106 in and out of class in lieu of academic reading for some weeks... RELATED: I want to develop a #ds106 approach for students using our Study Hub <www.londonmet.ac.uk/studyhub<http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/studyhub>> and would be interested in working with others who might be interested in this approach for students. Anyway - I am really interested in this idea. Best wishes, Sandra On 16 October 2013 15:36, Andrew Doig <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Dear All I have just read the article 'Dial M for MOOC' in the Institute for Learning journal, 'InTuition' - I believe it is available online if you are an institute member. The article is written by Maren Deepwell, the chief exec of the Association of Learning Technology and talks about the success for ALT in a developing and running a MOOC titled 'Open Course in Technology-enhanced Learning' (OcTEL). This course was designed and run by members of ALT on a voluntary basis and had than 1,200 participants. Some of you may have participated in this MOOC, or perhaps even been part of the team that developed and ran it. It is clear that a great strength of this MOOC was the ability to draw on a large expertise group. Indeed, Maren says so in the article, 'The positive side of our large team is that this enables us to draw on the ALT community and bring a broad base of specialist insight to bear on the course design and implementation.' It strikes me that in our LDHEN community we similarly have access to a 'broad base of specialist' insight, and this brings about real synergy in instances such as this mailing list and the Learn Higher resources. So, I'm wondering if there is potential and interest for us as a community to develop a MOOC on a learning development subject area. Skipping gently over the question of where and how to host the course for the moment, I am interested to see if enough of you out there would be willing to spend some time scoping out this as a concept and perhaps going on to collaborate on the development and running of such a thing. My main interest would be to create a learning opportunity for students in order to improve their learning skills - some sort of study skills for higher education MOOC. At Solent we have a couple of project ideas on the go for what could potentially be open courses in areas such as: * Preparing Yourself for Postgraduate Study * A pre-arrival toolkit for international students Wouldn't it be great to create something that has a practical impact for students studying in or making the transition to higher education - rather than some of the rather esoteric subject areas that seem to be coming out of the big name MOOC platforms (not that I'm knocking esoterica - I have signed up for, though never quite completed, a variety of MOOC courses - from an Introduction to Philosophy to Songwriting)? Of course, it may be that there is more interest in developing something that is aimed at Learning Development professionals and Academics (in line with OcTEL which was primarily at teachers delivering higher education) Perhaps too there are already developments going on in this field - if so I would really like to hear about them and get involved if there is any opportunity. With curiosity Andrew Andrew Doig Associate Professor Instructional Developer Learning Technologies Southampton Solent University [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 023 8031 9187 http://portal.solent.ac.uk/andrewdoig -- Sandra Sinfield University Teaching Fellow ________________________________________________________ CELT Learning & Writing Development (www.londonmet.ac.uk/celt<http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/celt>) LC-206 London Metropolitan University, 236-250 Holloway Road, N7 6PP. 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