Presentation at Ed Tech 2016, ReConstituting TEL: Rising to the Challenge, Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association, Dublin, 26th May.

1. Shaping the Future:
The Open Academy Initiative
Mark BROWN, Eamon COSTELLO,
Enda DONLON & Mairéad NIC GIOLLA MHICHÍL
Dublin
26th May, 2016

2. Outline…
1. MOOC debate
2. MOOC platforms
3. DCU Open Academy
Outline…

3. 1. MOOC debate

4. http://www.parlorpress.com/invasion_of_the_moocs
1. MOOC debate

5. http://www.portlandpresspublishing.com/content/wenner-gren-international-series-volume-88
1. MOOC debate

6. 1. MOOC debate
Gartner Hype Cycle
MOOCs

7. 2015 - 35 million learners
2014 - 18 million learners
http://www.onlinecoursereport.com/state-of-the-mooc-2016-a-year-of-massive-landscape-change-for-massive-open-online-courses/
1. MOOC debate

8. 2. MOOC platforms

9. - ALISION
- EdX
- Udemy
- Iversity
- OpenUpEd
- Open2Study
- OER universitas
- FutureLearn
- Moodle
Options…
2. MOOC platforms

10. “Resilience requires
adaptation and evolution to new
environmental conditions, but retains core identity”
(Weller & Anderson, 2013, p.55).
2. MOOC platforms

11. Strong Pedagogical Community
LowBrandAwareness
HighBrandAwareness
Weak Pedagogical Community
2. MOOC platforms

12. Strong Pedagogical Community
LowBrandAwareness
HighBrandAwareness
Weak Pedagogical Community
2. MOOC platforms

13. • How technically fit for purpose is the platform?
• How pedagogically fit for purpose is the platform?
• How sustainable is the business model for the platform?
• How confident are you in the sustainability of the platform?
• How reputable are the partners associated with the platform?
• How strong is the pedagogical community supporting
innovation through the platform?
Key questions…
2. MOOC platforms

14. Key
Questions
Future
Learn
Open
2Study
Open
UpEd
Open
EdX
Moodle Udemy
How technically fit for
purpose is the platform? (3 x 3)
= 9
(3 x 3)
= 9
(0 x 3)
= 0
(3 x 3)
= 9
(2 x 3)
= 6
(1 x 3)
= 3
How pedagogically fit for
purpose is the platform? (3 x 3)
= 9
(3 x 3)
= 9
(1 x 3)
= 3
(3 x 3)
= 9
(3 x 3)
= 6
(1 x 3)
= 3
How confident are you in
the sustainability of the
platform?
(2 x 2)
= 4
(1 x 2)
= 2
(1 x 2)
= 2
(1 x 2)
= 2
(1 x 2)
= 4
(1 x 2)
= 2
How reputable are the
partners associated with
the platform?
(3 x 3)
= 9
(2 x 3)
= 6
(2 x 3)
= 6
(3 x 3)
= 9
(1 x 3)
= 3
(0 x 3)
= 0
How strong is the
pedagogical community
supporting innovation
through the platform?
(3 x 3)
= 9
(1 x 3)
= 2
(2 x 3)
= 6
(2 x 3)
= 6
(2 x 3)
= 6
(0 x 3)
= 0
Total
2. MOOC platforms

15. 2. MOOC platforms

16. 3. DCU Open Academy

17. 3. DCU Open Academy

18. 3. DCU Open Academy

19. Part of Irish State’s National
Commemorative Programme 2016
3. DCU Open Academy

20. • Part-Funded ‘Department of Arts, Heritage
and the Gaeltacht’
• Fiontar – multi-disciplinary Irish Medium
Academic School
3. DCU Open Academy

21. Aimed at Global Irish Diaspora
Tweets in Irish - #Gaeilge
3. DCU Open Academy

22. 3. DCU Open Academy

23. 3. DCU Open Academy

24. 3. DCU Open Academy

25. Conclusion
• Ecology of innovation
• Shaping platform development
• Part of wider strategic investment
In sum…

26. Conclusion
The DCU Open Academy will be launched after the Summer
break…

27. “A prudent question is one-half of wisdom”
Francis Bacon
http://www.slideshare.net/mbrownz
mairead.nicgiollamhichil@dcu.ie

28. Go raibh
maith
agaibh!