1. COMMUNITY
This META-MOOC addresses
methods for building community in
online courses while build a
community in the course
STRATEGIES
AND TOOLS
LIVE EVENTS
BADGES FIRST
REDESIGN
COMPETENCY
BASED
FIVEreasons
TO EXPLORE
THE HUMANMOOC
2. MARBWK
Robin is an Instructional
Designer at the University of
North Texas Health Science
Center.
Dr. Bartoletti has more than
15 years of experience in
K-12 and higher ed
educational technology and
has led numerous
presentations and workshops
around the country.
Maha Al-Freih is a lecturer of
Educational Technology at
Princess Nora University,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Maha Al-Freih is currently
pursuing her PhD in Learning
Technologies Design
Research with an emphasis
in Instructional Systems
Design at George Mason
University, VA.
Whitney is the Chief
Academic Officer at
iDesignEDU.
Whitney is a PhD candidate
at the University of North
Texas. She has spent the
last 15 years in the education
sector, the last 10 years have
been specifically focused on
distance education.
MEET THE AUTHORS
The Design Intent and Iteration of The HumanMOOC
3. RESEARCH
DESIGNThe role of motivational beliefs, self-
regulated learning skills, and perceived
instructor/social/cognitive presence in
learners’ persistence in Massive Open
Online Courses.
This research has an approved IRB
from George Mason University.
4. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
Teaches the components of the Community
of Inquiry
Distributed multi-institutional professional
development
Strategies and techniques for humanizing
online courses shared
It is important to make HUMAN connections
WHY? #HUMANMOOC
5. HEY, I’M
IN HERE
One of the reasons that
students drop out of online
courses is because they
feel alone.
6. INSTRUCTOR (TEACHING) PRESENCE:
Begins in course development and
continues though facilitation
SOCIAL PRESENCE:
Humans are social animals, establish a
sense of connectedness among learners
COGNITIVE PRESENCE:
Constructing and confirming meaning
through reflection and discourse
HUMANIZED EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCES:
Creating connected, collaborative learning
experiences that engage learners
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ORIGINAL DESIGN
a starting point…
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12. Dr. Charles Severance
University of Michigan
Dr. Rena Palloff
Fielding Graduate University
Dr. Peggy Semingson
University of Texas - Arlington
Joyce Seitzinger
Owner: Academic Tribe
Dr. Maha Bali
The American University in Cairo
Cathy Barnes
Established fact and web
Dr. Phil Ice
American Public University System
Jim Groom
University of Mary Washington
THE HANGOUTS
15. Text alone can’t deliver
the subtlety and
expression required for
meaningful connection.
VoiceThreading is a
more human way to
connect.
VT
VOICETHREAD AND PRESENCE
18. non-persistent
participants that
indicated they
achieved their
personal goal even
though they haven’t
earned the badge(s)
they indicated at the
start of the
#HumanMOOC
respondents that have
earned a doctoral or
master’s degree
self-efficacy for
learning and applying
what they learned in
the #HumanMOOC
Increase in efficacy
with social media for
teaching and learning
Increase in efficacy
with video/audio
recording
technologies
81.6%75% 83% 82%6%
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
results of research not included in our paper