MOOC for Educators: Exploring a personalized and scalable approach to professional development

1. MOOC for Educators:Exploring a personalized and scalable approach to professional development Glenn Kleiman & Mary Ann Wolf Friday Institute for Educational Innovation NC State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US

2. Massive Open Online Courses • How many have registered for ….? • How many have completed ….? • How many have developed ….? • Digital learning transition MOOC-Ed?

3. Why MOOC-Eds? • All the changes in education require opportunities for teachers and administrators to update their knowledge, skills and professional practices. • Resources for PD are very limited in most places. • Traditional “sit and listen” approaches are not effective; principles of effective PD are known. • Educators need a chance to learn in the ways they are asked to teach. • Personalized, accessible, effective, scalable PD is essential for successful school reforms.

4. Friday Institute MOOC-Ed Initiative • Principles of design for MOOC-Eds • Developing and offering MOOC-Eds • Planning for the K-12 Digital Learning Transition • Coaching digital teachers • Teaching the Common Core mathematics standards • Building a world class teaching workforce (March 2014) • Disciplinary literacy (Sept 2014) • Addressing learning differences in the classroom (planned) • Technology platform • Research and evaluation • More information at www.mooc-ed.org

5. Friday Institute MOOC-Ed Initiative • Principles of design for MOOC-Eds • Developing and offering MOOC-Eds • Planning for the K-12 Digital Learning Transition • Coaching digital teachers • Teaching the Common Core mathematics standards • Building a world class teaching workforce (March 2014) • Disciplinary literacy (Sept 2014) • Addressing learning differences in the classroom (planned) • Technology Platform • Research and evaluation • More information at www.mooc-ed.org

6. Thanks to our Funders • Hewlett Foundation • U.S. National Science Foundation • Oak Foundation • Gates Foundation • Lenovo • Google • North Carolina Department of Public Instruction • North Carolina State University

7. Digital Learning Transition MOOC-Ed • Collaboration with the Alliance for Excellent Education • Audience • School and district leaders responsible for digital learning initiatives • Goals • Understand the potential of digital learning in K-12 schools • Assess progress and set goals for your class, school or district • Plan to achieve those goals • Includes • Readings, videos, case studies, discussions, projects, project reviews, crowdsourcing, expert panels, surveys • Over 8 sessions, 8-12 weeks for participants • 5,000+ enrolled over 3 courses, 50% participate, 10% from outside U.S.

8. Four Design Principles for MOOC-Eds

9. Self-directed Learning

10. Peer Supported Learning

11. Case Studies and Authentic Projects

12. Blended Learning

13. Conclusion • MOOC-Eds can provide personalized, accessible, effective, scalable PD • that is best blended with other forms of PD • to help prepare educators for the rapid changes in what, how, when, where and why their students learn. • We are just beginning to learn how to optimize MOOC-Eds as scalable, effective PD.

14. Thank You glenn_kleiman@ncsu.edu www.mooc-ed.org