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“Education…not training.”

“Education…not training.”. A MOOC with a corporate twist. Forging a public/private partnership. The Challenge…. You have done well… now do better! Deliver a graduate-level education to thousands of IT staff …for very little $. …and, by the way, keep learning outcomes high. Background.

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“Education…not training.”

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  1. “Education…not training.” A MOOC with a corporate twist. Forging a public/private partnership.

  2. The Challenge… • You have done well… now do better! • Deliver a graduate-level education to thousands of IT staff • …for very little $. • …and, by the way, keep learning outcomes high.

  3. Background • Emergence of the “flipped” classroom • UMN experimentation with MOOCs • Fall 2013: Recommender Systems • Ongoing development of technology infrastructure at UMN • Central recording studios • In-house application development (Flipgrid) • Platform support (Moodle)

  4. Coursera: Fall 2013

  5. MOOCs are great, but… • According to one study cited by Inside Higher Ed, completion rates average less than 7%. • Perhaps this is OK for free, open, online education. • Customers in this space demand higher completion rates • Optum not interested in educating only 7% of their workforce.

  6. Flipped!

  7. Flipped! • Flipped classrooms use some MOOC techniques (or vice versa) • Heavy use of technology for content delivery, but… • They maintain the rich teacher/student interactions that promote good learning outcomes.

  8. Other Approaches • “Train the trainer” • Develop scale by training SMEs • Increased distance between research and practice • Quality control becomes difficult • Other corporate training platforms • Designed for compliance, not education • Custom training development • Lose the brand connection

  9. The Solution • A combination of • MOOC • traditional online course • flipped classroom • 15 weeks of content squeezed into 8 • Self assessment opportunities, but no grading or credit • Online forum and video discussion • Weekly seminars • Guest speaker • Activities • Discussion • Company-administered project

  10. 15 weeks down to 8 Week 1!

  11. Self Assessment

  12. Flipgrid Interaction

  13. Weekly Seminar • Scheduled by the customer (Optum) • Topics include: • Internal SMEs • Exercises and problems • Discussion • Big question: Who will attend?

  14. Project • Students will identify an application opportunity in their job function • Students apply the software design principles and patterns learned in the course • Students will present their projects to high level internal architects and potentially executives

  15. Outcomes

  16. Open Questions • What will participation rates look like? • Probably not as good as in person • Hopefully not as bad as a MOOC • Longitudinal: how will students who take the course progress in their careers? • How do we extend this model? • Other corporate customers? • Open enrollment versions?

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