IIT BOMBAY Designing learner centric MOOCs Sridhar Iyer

IIT BOMBAY Designing learner centric MOOCs Sridhar Iyer Joint work with Sahana Murthy, Sameer Sahasrabudhe, Jayakrishnan M. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay This presentation is released under Creative Commons-Attribution 4. 0 License. You are free to use, distribute and modify it , including for commercial purposes, 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 provided you acknowledge the source. 1

Educational Technology, IIT Bombay § IIT BOMBAY Inter-Disciplinary Program, started 2010 - Core faculty, also from depts of Engineering, Science, Design, H&SS R&D, Ph. D program Project TUET: Teacher use of educational technologies Project TELo. TS: Technology enhanced learning of thinking skills § § Consultancy : Learner-centric pedagogy training & content-creation for industry § Outreach: FDPs, MOOCs 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 2

Project TUET 10 -Feb-18 IIT BOMBAY CSI Tech. Next 2018 3

Scenario IIT BOMBAY In order to create a MOOC, an instructor creates lecture videos, provides exercises, clarifies queries on discussion forums and does assessment. What has this instructor missed? 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 4

What do you think – what has been missed? IIT BOMBAY * 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 5

What’s missing IIT BOMBAY Attention to learner motivation Getting learners to express their reasoning Opportunities for immediate micro-application Formative assessment and instant feedback Explicit activities to foster peer-learning Ensuring learner connect during the MOOC Established theories of How People Learn is missing 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 6

Traditional MOOCs IIT BOMBAY Provide anytime anywhere access to learners for: § Information – lectures, resources § Assessment - activities and exercises § Discussion – with peers and instructor(s) 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 7

Implications IIT BOMBAY § Common MOOC problems may persist - low student engagement, low participation in discussion forums, low completion rates § Problems of engagement worsen in a MOOC setting - distance, scale and diversity of learners are all high 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 8

Need - Learner Centric MOOCs IIT BOMBAY Not sufficient to focus only on the technology features Not effective to mimic a typical classroom Need: Incorporate learner-centric approaches using technology affordances 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 9

Learner Centric MOOC Model IIT BOMBAY LCM MODEL HELPS AN INSTRUCTOR GO FROM Teacher-Centric Classroom Leaner-Centric MOOC Conceptualize Teacher-Centric MOOC Create Learner-Centric Classroom 10 -Feb-18 Conduct CSI Tech. Next 2018 10

Overview of Learner Centric MOOC Model Learner Experience Interaction IIT BOMBAY Learning Dialogs Interaction Lines Learning Extension 10 -Feb-18 Learning by Doing CSI Tech. Next 2018 11

Overview of Learner Centric MOOC Model IIT BOMBAY • Content + Reflection Spot Learner Experience Interaction Learning Dialogs Interaction Lines Learning Extension 10 -Feb-18 Learning by Doing CSI Tech. Next 2018 12

Overview of Learner Centric MOOC Model IIT BOMBAY • Content + Reflection Spot Learner Experience Interaction Learning Dialogs Interaction Lines Learning Extension 10 -Feb-18 Learning by Doing CSI Tech. Next 2018 • Activities + Customized Feedback 13

Overview of Learner Centric MOOC Model IIT BOMBAY • Content + Reflection Spot Learner Experience Interaction Learning Dialogs Interaction Lines • Resources + Assimilation Quiz 10 -Feb-18 Learning Extension Learning by Doing CSI Tech. Next 2018 • Activities + Customized Feedback 14

Overview of Learner Centric MOOC Model • Focus question for discussion + Peer interaction+ Reflection Quiz IIT BOMBAY • Content + Reflection Spot Learner Experience Interaction Learning Dialogs Interaction Lines • Resources + Assimilation Quiz 10 -Feb-18 Learning Extension Learning by Doing CSI Tech. Next 2018 • Activities + Customized Feedback 15

Le. D Dynamics 10 -Feb-18 IIT BOMBAY CSI Tech. Next 2018 16

Le. D Example in IITBombay. X IIT BOMBAY Weblink 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 17

Evidence IIT BOMBAY § Average retention rate in FDP 101 x: • Le. D videos : 69. 9% • Regular videos : 55. 73% § Participants highlighted relevance and usefulness of Le. D. 5000+ course journal submissions (out of 7000 participants) highlighted Reflection Spot activities. § 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 19

From traditional to Learner-Centric MOOC Lectures and demos IIT BOMBAY Learning Dialogs One or more units of [Content + Reflection Spot] Takeaway: Include reflection spots in content (videos/text) 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 20

Lb. D Dynamics 10 -Feb-18 IIT BOMBAY CSI Tech. Next 2018 21

Lb. D Example in IITBombay. X Lb. D Activity: Design a flipped classroom for a topic in your course. IIT BOMBAY Rubrics for peer-assessment Link to course 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 22

Evidence IIT BOMBAY • 91. 8% people found Lb. D activities useful [N=695] • “Lb. D activities and resource creation activities were very useful and regular practise of the same help a teacher to improve quality in teaching and learning process” • “ Le. D and Lb. D helped me to understand the minute difference between standard practices and my own practice of lesson design. ” 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 24

From traditional to Learner-Centric MOOC Assignments IIT BOMBAY Learning by Doing Activities consisting of [Concept attainment, Apply knowledge + Customized feedback, peer review] Takeaway: Follow up each Le. D with a corresponding Lb. Ds. 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 25

LXI Dynamics 10 -Feb-18 IIT BOMBAY CSI Tech. Next 2018 26

Lx. I Example in IITBombay. X IIT BOMBAY Reflection Quiz 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 27

Evidence IIT BOMBAY § “In your FDP, discussion forum is the best feature where I can interact with like minded teachers from institutes all over India. ” § “Discussion with other people about the subject, and TPS and PI activities are very interesting that motivated me a lot to complete the course. ” 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 29

From traditional to Learner-Centric MOOC Learner-learner interaction IIT BOMBAY Learning Experience Interaction Activities consisting of [Focus question for discussion + Peer Interaction + Reflection quiz] Takeaway: Exploit peer learning; create discussions centered around a focus question. Ensure learner participation through reflection quiz. 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 30

Lx. T Dynamics 10 -Feb-18 IIT BOMBAY CSI Tech. Next 2018 31

Lx. T Example in IITBombay. X IIT BOMBAY Weblink 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 32

Evidence IIT BOMBAY End of course survey: • “Having the assimilation quiz following the Lx. T resources made us look into those resources […] we realized that the Lx. T resources gives you details about strategies and their uses at different places” [ET 611 Tx participant] • “Watching videos of Prof. Mazur made me realize that students in my class may also be nodding their heads without really understanding the concept” [ET 601 Tx participant] 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 34

From traditional to Learner-Centric MOOC Additional material IIT BOMBAY Learning e. Xtension Transaction [Links to resources for diverse cohorts + Assimilation Quiz] Takeaway: Provide a rich set of Lx. T resources, and close the loop with Assimilation Quiz. 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 35

Orchestration Dynamics 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 IIT BOMBAY 36

Did it work? IIT BOMBAY ET 601 Tx : Jan- Mar 2016, 5500 participants, engg instructors § Active participants: 67% (participated in at least one activity – Le. D, submit Lb. D, LXI post, quiz …) § Persistence rate: 37% (completed all activities / active participants) § Completion rate: 23% (completed all activities / registered participants) 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 37

Final summary IIT BOMBAY TRADITIONAL MODEL LCM MODEL Lectures and demos Assignments and activities Discussion forums Additional materials Learning Dialogs (Le. D) Learning by Doing (Lb. D) Learning e. Xperience Interaction (Lx. I) Learning e. Xtension Transaction (Lx. T) Incorporate learner-centric approaches in your MOOC. Apply LCM model to design a MOOC for your platform. 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 38

Thank you! IIT BOMBAY www. et. iitb. ac. in In IITB, July 9 -13: ICALT 2018 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies http: //www. et. iitb. ac. in/icalt 2018/ 10 -Feb-18 CSI Tech. Next 2018 39

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