Mike Wald University of Southampton, UK A Personal Reflection on Developing a Digital Accessibility MOOC Compared to Developing a Traditional Course Mike Wald University of Southampton, UK

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Face to Face teaching MOOCA Number of students limited by size of classroom and available resources Unlimited number of students can learn about accessibility

Face to Face teaching MOOCA Teachers have lots of relevant classroom experience Teachers have little relevant MOOC experience

Face to Face teaching MOOCA Not normally collaboration between universities Collaboration between 8 European Universities

Face to Face teaching MOOCA Few serious legal IP resource issues Many serious Legal IP resource issues

Face to Face teaching MOOCA Synchronous engagement with learners (e.g. Teacher can get immediate feedback of learner understanding and modify teaching in response to change of pace and reinforce points etc. Q&A answered immediately by teacher) Asynchronous engagement with learners (e.g. Q&A answered by moderators and peers and end of week video and/or email by teacher but teaching and learning steps are fixed in advance)

Face to Face teaching MOOCA Teacher normally marks assignments and provides detailed individual feedback. Only peer marked assignments possible.

Face to Face teaching MOOCA Teacher normally quickly create cheap resources Learning technologists and media specialists create higher quality resources so more expensive and can be slower

Face to Face teaching MOOCA Can update teaching materials very quickly MOOC will normally be run a number of times before updating because of cost involved

Face to Face teaching MOOCA Teacher Reputation University Reputation

Face to Face teaching MOOCA Not normally reviewed by others Detailed review by MOOC team

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