taing to thousands: a graduate student mooc panel, february 24th
what is it like to serve as a teaching assistant in a course with thousands of students?
on monday, february 24th, a panel of graduate students will share their experiences serving as teaching staff in vanderbilt’s massive open online courses (moocs) hosted on coursera. “taing to thousands” is scheduled for 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. in the central library community room. scheduled panelists include ruth herrin (student thinking at the core), don rodriquez and blaine smith (online games: literature, new media, and narrative), and ben shapiro (leading strategic innovation in organizations).
- panelists will describe their activities in several of vanderbilt’s moocs, including course prep (both technical and instructional design), on-camera experiences, moderating discussion forums, and participating in live virtual office hours.
- panelists will share their assessments of the quality of the learning and teaching experience, and very particularly, what they learned from the experience about teaching, culture, communication, and technology.
- panelists may also discuss research on moocs (educational data mining, cultural accommodation, etc.) and the potential for moocs to enhance on-campus educational experiences.
the purpose of the panel is to introduce vanderbilt community members, particularly graduate students, to moocs (whether they are a short-lived fad or part of a long-lived paradigm shift) through the eyes of those in the next generation of teaching, research, social activism, and entrepreneurship. there will be plenty of time for q&a and other open discussion after initial presentations by the panelists.
this panel is co-sponsored by vanderbilt’s 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分, graduate school, jean and alexander heard library, and the vanderbilt institute for digital learning.
follow the discussion on twitter using the hashtag #teachto1000s.
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