Use of induction MOOC - before or after syncronous conversation with new members
Thanks Sarah,
That's good advice. In the OERu context, when running an induction mOOC I would hope that we could start with at least two synchronous web sessions before commencing with any activities. These sessions should, as you recommend start with a conversation with the members.
The learning challenges would be simple things to help members get started with the community, for example creating an account on our community.oeru.org site, reading a few post and "liking" one which they found interesting. Or filling out a profile page in the wiki. We aim to keep things simple - think of the induction mOOC as a neighbourly welcome showing new members where a few things are in the neighbourhood and the opportunity to meet a few of the OERu community leaders.
I should also say that as educational designers supporting our institutions in developing online learning materials - we should have the experience and skills to design an independent study version of the induction mOOC as well.
