ACQflash: ALCTS Webinar: Using Third-Party MOOCs on Campus

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    ALCTS Webinar: Using Third-Party MOOCs on Campus

Wednesday, May 21, 2014


All webinar sessions are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, 
12 Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.


    Description

This webinar will cover new research on the opportunities and challenges 
associated with using third-party MOOCs in campus-based courses. In 
collaboration with the University System of Maryland, Ithaka S+R worked 
with faculty members at six campuses to try incorporating MOOCs in more 
than a dozen courses. The presenters will share findings from these tests:

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    what was the implementation process and what challenges arose?

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    what was the experience like for instructors?

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    what was the student response?

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    what impacts did we detect on student learning?


This series of webinars features librarians and scholars from public and 
academic libraries reporting on the latest research about MOOCs and 
offering practical information on creating and presenting MOOCs. It will 
appeal to librarians in academic, public, and special libraries. 
Presenters will discuss the role libraries play in the development of 
MOOCs and share information that will enable attendees to familiarize 
themselves with the steps involved in developing a MOOC. Learn more 
about the Libraries and MOOCs webinar series, 
<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/moocs>both 
upcoming sessions and those held in 2013 (recordings are available).


    Who Should Attend?

Anyone with an interest in the topic can benefit from this session and 
is welcome to participate.


    Presenter

Rebecca Griffithleads the program in Online Learning for Ithaka S+R, a 
not-for-profit organization that provides research and advisory services 
to help academic, cultural, and publishing communities transition to the 
digital environment. Previously, Rebecca launched and led ITHAKA’s 
Strategic Services practice, now part of Ithaka S+R, that helped online 
education initiatives deepen their understanding of their audiences and 
develop sustainable business plans. In addition, she co-authored reports 
on sustainability of digital projects, the role of publishing in 
universities, and uses of open source software in higher education. 
Rebecca was a founding member of Aluka, a nonprofit initiative to 
develop online primary resources from and about Africa for research and 
teaching. The Aluka collections are now available through JSTOR. Earlier 
in her career, Rebecca worked as a management consultant for Monitor 
Company in its Hong Kong and London offices and in product management 
and strategic planning with technology firms. Rebecca has an MBA from 
MIT and a BA from Princeton University in East Asian studies.


    Fee

	

Fee ($USD)

	

Participant

	

Each

	

Series of 4

ALCTS Member (individual)

	

43

	

138

Nonmember (individual)

	

59

	

189

International (individual)

	

43

	

138

Groups. Applies to group of people that will watch the webinar together 
from one access point.

	

	

Member group

	

99

	

317

Nonmember group

	

129

	

413

All webinars are recorded and the one-time fee includes unlimited access 
to the webinar recording. All registered attendees will receive the link 
to the recorded session so if you are unable to attend the webinar at 
the time it is presented, you will have the opportunity to listen to the 
recording at your convenience


    How to Register

To register, complete the online registration form 
<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X>or 
or register by mail 
<http://www.ala.org/alcts/files/confevents/upcoming/webinar/alcts_webinar_reg.pdf>for 
the session you would like to attend.


    Contact

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration_at_ala.org 
<mailto:registration_at_ala.org>. For all other questions or comments 
related to the webinars, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 
1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or jreese_at_ala.org <mailto:jreese_at_ala.org>.


*Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.*


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