Promising results of

cMOOCs

Digital Approach on Youth Work, three cMOOCs

spring 2016

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https://www.distanssi.fi/

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21.4.2016

Education System in Finland

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Bachelor’s degrees

UAS

Doctor

Licentiate

Preschool, Age 6-7

Basic education, Age 7-16

Compulsory schooling

Matriculation examination

Upper secondary school

Vocational qualifications

Vocational schools and apprenticeship training

Further vocational qualifications

Specialist vocational qualifications

Bachelor’s degrees

Universities

Master’s degrees

Master’s degrees, UAS

Work experience 3 years

Work experience

UNIVERSITY

UAS = University of Applied Sciences

Science based

Working life oriented

Work experience

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Grades 1 -9

Presentation by Päivi: http://bit.ly/Eryica-cMOOC1-Distanssi

Päivi Timonen, Senior Lecturer, Online Learning Specialist

tel. +358 400 349 301, firstname.lastname@humak.fi

Humak – University of Applied Sciences

Ilkantie 4, FI-00400 Helsinki, Finland www.humak.fi and http://verkossa.humak.fi/

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cMOOC the Digital Approach on Youth Work

• co-design with Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

�Design and realizing together with work life

• Verke
• Koordinaatti

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https://www.distanssi.fi/

Humak University of Applied Sciences

An expert and a leading educator in Finland in the field of

• NGO (Non Governmental Organisations work)
• Youth Work >the Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work
• Cultural Management
• Sign Language Interpretation

A strongly societally profiled UAS �Builds a nationwide network: Operates in the whole of Finland, as well as in the operating areas of international partners

Humak has experience of different study platforms, video conferencing, real time online webinars etc.��1550 students + further education programs + Open University of Applied Sciences students + cMOOC students

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Humak University of Applied Sciences, Finland

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Three Barchelor’s Degree Programmes

Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work, 210 ECTS�(Bachelor of Humanities) ��Degree Programme in Cultural Management , 240 ECTS�(Bachelor of Culture and Arts)��Degree Programme in Sign Language Interpretation, 240 ECTS�(Bachelor of Humanities)

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Five Master’s Degree Programmes

Master’s Degree in Humanities: �Degree Programme in NGO and Youth Work�Degree Programme in Sign Language Interpretation��Master’s Degree in Cultural Management��EUMASLI, European Master in Sign Language Interpreting, in English��Master’s Degree in Youth Work and Social Equality, in English

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Adult Education of Humak

Humak provides adult education leading to

• A bachelor’s or a master’s degree

The studies for Professional specialisation

• As further and continuing education for individuals holding Bachelor degrees and �

Open university studies��

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Metropolia

University of Applied Sciences

Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland’s largest university of applied sciences, educates the professionals of tomorrow in the fields of culture, business, health care and social services, and technology.

• 16,500 students
• 2,540 Bachelor’s and 330 Master’s graduates in 2015
• Staff 1,050
• 67 degree programmes - 15 of them in English

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12.2.2016

Verke the Development Centre for Digital Youth Work

Verke's vision is to provide everyone who works with young people with the opportunity to use digital media and technology as part of their work.

Verke aims to promote welfare, inclusion and equality among young people by means of digital youth work.

The direct target audience of Verke's operations are actors in the field of youth work, particularly in municipalities, non-governmental organisations and parishes.

Verke is financed by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture

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12.2.2016

Koordinaatti the Development Centre of Youth Information and Counselling in Finland

• Its aim is to ensure that all young people living in Finland have access to quality youth information and counselling services http://www.koordinaatti.fi/en/99/koordinaatti.html
• Quality services increase the chances of young people being heard, participating and getting involved
• Provides expert and support services,
• Koordinaatti was established as part of the City of Oulu’s Centre of Youth Affairs in 2006
• Financed by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture

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12.2.2016

Team of the cMOOCs Digital Approach on Youth Work (12 people)

Humak UAS: Senior Lecturer Markus Söderlund (project manager), Senior Lecturer Erja Anttonen, Senior Lecturer, On-line Learning Specialist Päivi Timonen�Metropolia UAS: Project designer Jussi Linkola, student Anna Adel analytics

Verke: Project Coordinator Suvi Tuominen, Planning Officer Heikki Lauha

Koordinaatti: Special adviser Mika Pietilä, Coordinator Jaana Fedotoff

E-Coach as well: Senior Lecturer Tiina Valkendorff (Humak), Senior Lecturer Marjo Kolehmainen (Humak), Sylvia Hyry (teacher trainee, Humak)

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“Digital youth work means using digital media and technology for youth work.

In the context of youth work, digitality should be understood not only as a media but also a content, culture and operating environment.”

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Source Verke: https://www.verke.org/verke/?lang=en

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cMOOC Digital Perspective on Youth Work (3 etc)

• Distanssi-project

www.distanssi.fi

cMOOC 1: Introduction to Digital Youth Work

cMOOC 2: Digital Participation and Actor on Youth Work

cMOOC 3: Digital Dialogue and F2F Online Contacts on Youth Work

Distanssi: Research (2014) into practice (2015) small cMOOCs

• Finland is advanced on digital youth work and online youth work (Youth information and counselling, open youth work, culture youth work, outreach youth work etc.)
• Humak had 2009-2015 different online courses on Online Youth Work, social media on youth work, Games and youth work, Prevent online bullying etc.

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Humak University of Applied Sciences, Finland

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21.4.2016

Research results: learning at groups, work life included, real time online webinars etc. > cMOOC?

Autumn 2014 research project to find out what would be constructive massive online course

• pedagogically
• technically and
• content wise.�

Humak University of Applied Sciences, Finland

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Project cMOOC Digital Perspective on Youth Work (3 etc) was created with aim

2015-2016 cMOOCs

> constructive, collaborative > get information, raise knowledge, gain skills, study in groups, coach, online learn, peer evaluation ….

Humak University of Applied Sciences, Finland

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21.4.2016

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Reflecting needed digital learning environments for Digital Campus 2018 of Humak

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cMOOC the Digital Approach on Youth work

screen capture > my courses on Moodleooms layout

cMOOC the Digital Approach on Youth Work, first cMOOC 1.2.-6.3.2016:

• 219/259 participants answered survey at the first week
• 16 coaching groups, one coach per group
• 8 online coach (UAS, Work life partners)
• Five weeks
• Supported by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture

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https://www.distanssi.fi/

cMOOC1 Orientation to Digital Approach on Youth Work

Kuvio: Anna Adel 13.4.2015

cMOOC1 Participants

259 signed in

81% women

99% Finland,

35,6 age ca.

56% at work �33% students

85% First time on cMOOC

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“Miksi osallistut kurssille?”

Kuinka suunnittelet panostavasi kurssiin?

Participants evaluating quality of cMOOC1 (1-5, 5=best)

Videos and presentations

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Professional skills of e-coach

Keskimäärin ca 4,45

Keskimäärin ca 4,34

Study Assignments and training tasks

Keskimäärin ca 4,24

Articles, support materials

Keskimäärin ca 4,57

Feedback from the students of cMOOC1

Moodlerooms online learning enviroment was easy to use?

Work at small coach groups was effective and useful

Webinar recordings and videos were interesting

Webinar at the beginning was useful?

I got support needed from e-Coach

Timetable of the cMOOC1 was good

Anna Adel 13.4.2016

Activity of groups by cMOOC1

How many forum postings there were weekly and by groups

Anna Adel 13.4.2016

Feedback of e-Coaches

• e-Coach role:
• Activity / observator / interventions / e-Coach pedagogy on online-environments
• Follow real time situation of the Own e-Coach group ⇒ Actions: support, encouragement, reminders etc.
• Multiple learning possibility as well of learning environment as content of digital youth work, practicalities etc.
• enriching, encouraging for e-Coaches, Own professional skills will deepener
• Challenges (possible to solve by knowing better techically online learning environment):
• Activity on discussions, lot to follow
• Get common perspective of the current situation
• Follow up of e-Coach group, there are many groups and many e-Coaches

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The Digital Perspective on Youth Work .. cMOOCs for students:

• Youth worker and professionals: gets a University of Applied Science (UAS) -certificate
• Humak and Metropolia: study credits (1-3 ect)
• 2nd level of professional education: UAS certificate and in the future student can benefit the cMOOC certificate when they begin their studies at Humak, Metropolia etc.

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21.4.2016

cMOOCs brings ...

• Skills for UAS Senior Lecturer, for teams of digi coach
• To get knowledge and statistics of constructive online learning > research…
• Tools for raising awareness: Humak, Metropolia, Verke and Koordinaatti
• Connected with Humak UAS open university > certificate > in the future maybe to add an extra online test etc.
• In the future for example �Finnish English cMOOC on Digital Approach on Youth Work .. 2016-2017.

Humak University of Applied Sciences, Finland

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