LATE Lunches Talk - Teaching languages online on a massive scale: lessons from running a programme of massive open online courses in Spanish and Italian
Posted on 26/01/2017 15:03:00
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Venue: University of Strathclyde
Event Date: 15/02/2017
16:00
- 17:00
The Open University is currently running two programmes of moocs (massive open online courses) in Spanish and Italian on the FutureLearn platform. Each programme consists of six four-week courses, and are aimed at learners at A1 level of the CEFR. The first Spanish course had nearly 30,000 active learners.
In this presentation Tita Beaven, a Senior Lecturer in Spanish at The Open University, will discuss the pedagogical design of the moocs, provide a snapshot of the learners, and point to some of the challenges of teaching on such a massive scale. She will also provide an overview of the research being conducted on the moocs in the areas of growth mindset, motivation, and peer assessment.
Find out more about the event and speaker via the attached flyer and visit the website to book your place.