Posted on behalf of Daniel Hickey...
Dear Colleagues--
Here are two opportunities to enhance teaching, administration, and
research. Indiana University School of Education is offering two fully
online courses starting May 13, 2015. They can be completed for free as Big
Open Online Courses (“BOOCs”) or for three graduate-level credits:
P507 Assessment in Schools/Educational Assessment BOOC. Understand and
improve assessment of learning in K-12, higher education, and informal
contexts. Use a personalized curricular aim to develop specific
competencies with assessment practices (item formats), principles (e.g.,
validity and bias), and policies (e.g., standardization and evaluation),
and learn to engage with professional peers around these topics. A
self-paced option is available for non-credential students. A detailed
syllabus and information for enrolling or registering is here. The course
is completed in Google CourseBuilder.
P574 Topical Seminar/Intro to Educational Data Sciences BOOC. Explore the
use of digital data in a wide range of educational contexts. Use a
personalized professional context to explore data methods and applications
associated with educational data mining, learning analytics, learner
analytics/personalization, academic/institutional analysis, and
systemic/instructional improvement. Interact with professional peers, the
instructor, and international experts in these five areas. As an
introductory course, no computational experience is necessary and all
computational activities are optional. A detailed syllabus and information
for enrolling or registering is here. The course is completed in Canvas.
If taken for credit, these courses can be used towards an online
certificate and graduate degrees in Learning Sciences at Indiana University
and may transfer to other programs. Evidence-rich digital credentials
(“badges”) will be available to both credential and open students in both
courses. These web-enabled credentials can contain detailed evidence of
participation, completion, and competencies. Completers can also request a
conventional certificate recognizing 30 hours of professional growth.
Participants seeking local credits or professional growth recognition
should check with the appropriate faculty or administrator.
These courses are designed and led by Daniel Hickey, a Professor in the
Learning Sciences Program at Indiana University. He has been teaching
graduate education courses since 1996 and online since 20017. The
Assessment BOOC was developed with grant from Google and was first offered
in 2013. Both courses are unlike traditional “distance education” or most
MOOCs. While there are no scheduled synchronous activities, interactive
wikifolios will let you interact efficiently with professional peers in
similar and different roles. You can learn more about BOOCs and Dr.
Hickey’s research on educational assessment, educational data, and online
instruction at his Remediating Assessment blog and profile page.
If you have questions about either course, please email
boocteachingassistant@xxxxxxxxx. Please distribute this information to
others as appropriate.
Thank you very much!
The BOOC team
