Now we’re COOC’ing: The Design and Implementation of a Collaborative Open Online Course (COOC) in Educational Leadership

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Session Description

This paper examines the design and implementation of a collaborative open online course in educational leadership. The paper sets out the context and need for such a course and the stated objectives and how these were then incorporated into the design. It examines the various choices that were available during the design process with regard to pedagogy and platforms and the reasons for the decisions that were made. The paper then considers the application period, the demographics of applicants and issues that emerged from the application process. The paper concludes with a consideration of how successful this open online course was at meeting the objectives of the university and students, the lessons that have been learned and identifies areas that are worthy of further investigation.

Presenter(s)

Mark Curcher
Tampere University of Applied Sciences, TAMK
Tampere, Finland

Mark is a Senior Lecturer at Tampere University of Applied Sciences in Finland, where he also the Program Director and designer of the MBA in Educational Leadership. Mark has been an educator for thirty four years, working in the UK, Middle East and now Finland in a range of educational settings.

Mark’s involvement with educational technology dates to his earliest experiences as a teacher in the late 1980’s and includes experiences as a learner, facilitator, course and curriculum designer. He considers himself fortunate to have been able to work with a large and diverse collection of educators from around the world and this has reinforced his view that context is a critical component of the educational process. His current interests include the impact of digitalization of education on the professional identity of educators, the social impact of the increasing datafication of the educational process and punk pedagogy. Mark describes himself as a “Pedagogical Provocateur” and “Educational Emigre” and positions himself as a critical educator.

Julia Briggs
Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)
MBA Educational leadership student
Bogotá, Colombia

Originally from the UK, Julia has lived and worked in Colombia since 2012. For over a decade she has been a teacher of Science and Chemistry at the secondary level. Recently Julia has left classroom teaching and now is head of operations for an educational consultancy company and also provides professional learning workshops for teachers across the world.

 

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