2. Photo by Julia Folsom - Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/52187251@N03Created with Haiku Deck

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4. Photo by giulia.forsythe - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/59217476@N00Created with Haiku Deck A MOOC to improve the Transition from 2 nd to 3 rd Level Education

5. MOO

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7. Collaboration: North-West Cluster (NUIG, IT Sligo, GMIT, LyIT) + Mid-West Cluster (UL, LIT, MIC)

8. Photo by Elephi Pelephi - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License https://www.flickr.com/photos/10937855@N00Created with Haiku Deck

9. Modules/Activities Week 0.MOOC Orientation Week 1.Module 1 - Learning to Learn (at third level) Week 2.Module 2 - Critical and Creative Thinking Week 3.Module 3 – Communication & Digital Literacies Week 4.Module 4 - Responsible Citizenship Week 5.Reflection and summarisation. Synthesis Module 5 - Parental Transition: from parenting school leavers to parenting undergraduates Module 6 - Supporting Faculty to support the undergraduate Module 7 - Transitioning Adult learners from the work place to FT HE

10. Week 1 Learning to Learn 1.1 Get to know how you learn best 1.2 The learning cycle 1.3 Managing change 1.4 Learning how to communicate effectively 1.5 Students in transition and making the right choices (SLL video output link)

11. 1.5: Students in transition and making the right choices

12. Week 0: Stage 1 Weeks 1 to 4: Stages 2, 3 and 4 Week 5: Stage 5 “For learning to be successful and happy, participants need to be supported through structured developmental process”

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18. Current average completion rate for MOOCs is approximately 15% although completion rates can approach 40% (and occasionally exceed it) http://www.katyjordan.com/MOOCproject.html

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33. An Open and nationally available ‘Transition MOOC’ for all senior cycle and undergraduate students will benefit HE through: 1.Pre-development of Skills to Better Manage the Transition 2.Development of a more Engaged Student 3.Higher Retention Rates of Students in 3 rd Level Will also Create Better Linkages with Schools Top 3 Benefits

34. Promote through: Institute of Guidance Councilors Specialist Teachers – Arts, Science, Engineering, Business HE Retention Officers Student’s Union USI Database of Key Contacts in Schools and FE Colleges National disemination

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36. Collaboration: North-West Cluster (NUIG, IT Sligo, GMIT, LyIT) + Mid-West Cluster (UL, LIT, MIC)

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38. Aligns with each HEI’s strategic objective to increase retention and support learners (National objective) Aligns with the HEA strategy for efficiencies and clustering- landscape and other strategic documents Aligns with National Forum agendas for ‘Teaching for Transitions’ and ‘building Digital Capacity’ Strategic Alignment at National, Regional & Institutional Levels