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The Nordic Open Online Academy (NOOA) aims to become an international center for online courses, offering 60 courses in multiple languages through the Moodle platform. It focuses on the theory of cooperative freedom and transparency in online education, promoting individual flexibility and meaningful cooperation among learners. The presentation outlines how NOOA implements various freedoms regarding time, space, pace, medium, access, content, and cooperation in its online educational framework.
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- 1. How to practicegood E-Tutoring How the Nordic open online Academy (NooA) uses Moodle for Cooperative Freedom and Transparency in Online Education Morten Flate Paulsen Professor of Online Education www.slideshare.net/MortenFP A 45-minute presentation at the Online Educa pre-conference: DistancE-Learning in Europe: Exchange of Experience and Knowledge Sharing Berlin 03.12.14 www.linkedin.com/in/mfpaulsen 1
- 2. Abstract The Nordicopen online Academy (NooA) was established as a private online school and accredited by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research in 2012. NooA’s aim is to become an international centre for online courses and programs. So far, NooA offers 60 online courses in Norwegian, English, Swedish and Danish. The courses are offered through the multilingual, open source, learning platform Moodle. All courses are completely online and based on the Theory of Cooperative Freedom and Transparency in Online Education. The presentation focuses on how Campus NooA implements the theory with regard to freedom in time, space, pace, medium, access, content, transparency and cooperation in online education. 2
- 3. Morten Flate Paulsen • Established Campus NooA in 2012 • Professor II at Sør-Trøndelag University College • Worked with online education at NKI Nettstudier 1986 – 2012 • President of EDEN European Distance and E-learning Network (2010-2013) • Doctor of Education from the Pennsylvania State University • American Center for the Study of Distance Education (1990 -1992) • Adjunct Professor Athabasca University (1999 - 2005) • Professor associado Universidade Aberta, Portugal (2009-2010) 3
- 4. 4 The mostinteresting pedagogical challenge in our lifetime is to provide online education that combines individual freedom with meaningful cooperation. I have struggled with this challenge since I first introduced my Theory of Cooperative Freedom in 1992. www.ednews.org/articles/10626/1/An-Interview-with-Morten-Flate-Paulsen- Focusing-on-His-Theory-of-Cooperative-Freedom-in-Online-Education/Page1.html
- 5. Cooperative online education Independence with the help of others Cooperative learning takes place in networks Flexible individual learning is controlled by the student Collaborative learning depends on groups Rigid individual learning is controlled by the school Individual flexibility Affinity to learning community NooA spesializes in Cooperative learning
- 6. The Theory of Cooperative Freedom 6 later included freedom of transparency
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- 9. Transparency improves quality 9 …of system data, course content, course work etc….
- 10. Scandinavian Online Programin Multimedia Journalism www.webjournalisten.com Audio Journalism: Berghs School of Communication (Sweden) Video Journalism: UPDATE – Danish School of Media and Journalism Text Journalism: NKI Distance Education (Norway)
- 11. Transparency promotes cooperation 11 Dalsgaard, C. and Paulsen, M.F. (2009) Transparency in Cooperative Online Education. IRRODL, Vol 10, No 3.
- 12. 12 Online EducationBarometers should have individual readings cooperative readings, aims,, warning levels and transparent feedback loops Ideal for Individual Start and Progression Transparent feedback to the right people Barometer wishes: • Response time • Course satisfaction • Course satisfaction • Service satisfaction • Completion rates
- 13. Resources on CooperativeFreedom and Transparency in Online Education • Video: Cooperative online education • Video: Online education barometers • Article in IRRODL: Transparency in Cooperative Online Education • Blogpost: E-viva em Portugal • Article in Seminar.net: Cooperative Online Education • Powerpoint: Cooperative Freedom and Transparency in Online Education • Powerpoint: Visualizing student profiles • Cartoon: Transparency for Cooperation • Compilation of resources made by students at Universidade Aberta 13
- 14. Examples of CooperativeFreedom and Transparency in NooA’s Online Education How much freedom is possible in a standard LMS like Moodle? • Time • Space • Pace • Medium • Access • Content • Transparency • Cooperation 14
- 15. Freedom of time Collective start-up Individual start-up 15
- 16. Freedom of Space • Only online activities • Teachers, course designers and students in a number of countries 16
- 17. Freedom of pace Individual paceing Collective paceing 17 Get extra time for a fee
- 18. Learning Management system Freedom of medium Responsive design: PC and mobile http://campus.nooa.info 18
- 19. NooA - pass 48 hour access Author school Executive school Health school Travel school Art school Secondary school Freedom of Access
- 20. Freedom of Content NooA is multilingual 20
- 21. Freedom of Content- Depends on Partners E-train 21
- 22. Freedom of Transparency Open Badge Strategy • The students choose if they want to show them • Badges only for completed courses • Common design • Connected to http://backpack.openbadges.org
- 23. Freedom of Transparency and Cooperation 23
- 24. Cooperative Assignments fromthe Author School 24 Write a One-question-interview with the author of a book you find interesting and share it in the Writer Lounge.
- 25. Freedom of Cooperation The NooA-courses are organised in schools and commons Schools Commons Executive school Board Room Travel school Base Camp Author school Writer Lounge Health School Health Club Secondary School Privatisten The Art School Art Lounge
- 26. Freedom to studyalone or cooperate with others in: • The commons • The Student Certificate • The Alumni Club • The Mall • The NooA-pass • Social media
- 27. Social media canbe embedded in courses to cooperate with people outside courses Facebook: www.facebook.com/CampusNooa Blogger: campusnooa.blogspot.no/ Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/campus-nooa Issuu: issuu.com/campusnooa Slideshare: www.slideshare.net/CampusNooA YouTube: www.youtube.com/campusnooa Instagram: http://statigr.am/campusnooa Twitter: twitter.com/CampusNooA twitter.com/NooAsamfunnsfag twitter.com/NooAmatematikk 27
- 28. Thank you I’mopen for cooperation and the presentation is available at www.slideshare.net/MortenFP 28