Conference proceeding
A "MINI MOOC": OUTCOMES OF A GATEWAY INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOR ONLINE LEARNERS
7TH INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (INTED2013), pp.2220-2227
01 Jan 2013
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Abstract
Mature, non-traditional students often fear returning to school for a higher degree; especially after a long hiatus or when the program is offered online. This article describes an introductory course that provides students with a guided introduction to the skill sets necessary to support online learning, communication and the production of scholarship. Students are introduced to the technologies and resources that are fundamental to success in Drexel University's online RN-to-BSN program. This credit/non-credit course, required of all online RN-to-BSN students, is taken in the first quarter of study. It is designed to provide students with two specific skill sets necessary for success in an online RN-to-BSN program, 1) familiarity and practice using on line learning activities, and 2) increased comfort with conducting basic online research (i.e. finding journal articles and other resources relevant to an assigned topic), and writing scholarly papers. The course received rave reviews and increased enrollment in the online program by 25% within the first year of implementation. During the second year, the course was offered as an "Open Online Course" but with controlled enrollment, i.e., 25 per section, thus the term "Mini MOOC" and on a scholarship basis, i.e., free tuition. To date over 100 nurses have been offered the free online course. What follows is a description of the course components, recruitment and retention efforts and credit allocation processes for the Mini MOOC introductory course.
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- Title
- A "MINI MOOC": OUTCOMES OF A GATEWAY INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOR ONLINE LEARNERS
- Creators
- Karen Goldschmidt - Drexel UniversityJane Greene-Ryan - Drexel University
- Contributors
- L G Chova (Editor)A L Martinez (Editor)I C Torres (Editor)
- Publication Details
- 7TH INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (INTED2013), pp.2220-2227
- Conference
- 7TH INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (INTED2013), 7th
- Series
- INTED Proceedings
- Publisher
- IATED-INT ASSOC TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION A& DEVELOPMENT
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Identifiers
- 991019170439004721
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