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Lessons Learned from Science, Society, Survival: Lessons Learned from AMC’s The Walking Dead MOOC

Lessons Learned from Science, Society, Survival: Lessons Learned from AMC’s The Walking Dead MOOC Melissa Loble, Sr. Director, Canvas Network mloble@instructure. com courses@canvas. net | canvas. net

Why did you enroll in Science, Society, Survival: Lessons learned from AMC’s The Walking

Why did you enroll in Science, Society, Survival: Lessons learned from AMC’s The Walking Dead? (n=6171) Visit our course catalog: canvas. net

Have you ever taken a MOOC before? (n=6171) What are your goals for taking

Have you ever taken a MOOC before? (n=6171) What are your goals for taking this course? Visit our course catalog: canvas. net

Participants reported agreed or strongly agreed that they gained a greater appreciation for the

Participants reported agreed or strongly agreed that they gained a greater appreciation for the role of these topics in society. Visit our course catalog: canvas. net

Respondents reported that they learned something about a topic they would not have otherwise

Respondents reported that they learned something about a topic they would not have otherwise studied. Participants were able to understand a majority of the course topics and found the course material was appropriately challenging. Visit our course catalog: canvas. net

Respondents looked forward to new episodes of The Walking Dead even more knowing a

Respondents looked forward to new episodes of The Walking Dead even more knowing a new course topic would be released each week. 66% strongly agreed or agreed This response is a strong endorsement for the blend of entertainment and learning offered by this MOOC. Visit our course catalog: canvas. net

Key takeaways 1. Survey results seem to encourage blending entertainment with learning to increase

Key takeaways 1. Survey results seem to encourage blending entertainment with learning to increase learning opportunities for more people. 2. Multi-discipline instruction may be the right approach for a general (non-academic) audience. 3. Responses suggest that with this interdisciplinary “edutainment” format, participants learn things about topics that normally would not have been of interest to them.