{"id":64193,"date":"2018-07-25T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=64193"},"modified":"2018-07-24T09:40:57","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T13:40:57","slug":"64193","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2018\/07\/25\/64193\/","title":{"rendered":"[Re: MOOCs] Can we design online learning platforms that feel more intimate than massive? [Ahearn]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can we design online learning platforms that feel more intimate than massive?<\/strong> <\/a>— from edsurge.com by Amy Ahearn<\/p>\n

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This presents a challenge and an opportunity: How can we design online learning environments that achieve scale and intimacy? How do we make digital platforms feel as inviting as well-designed physical classrooms?<\/p>\n

The answer may be that we need to balance massiveness with miniaturization. If the first wave of MOOCs was about granting unprecedented numbers of students access to high-quality teaching and learning materials, Wave 2 needs to focus on creating a sense of intimacy within that massiveness.<\/p>\n

We need to be building platforms that look less like a cavernous stadium and more like a honeycomb. This means giving people small chambers of engagement where they can interact with a smaller, more manageable and yet still diverse groups. We can\u2019t meaningfully listen to the deafening roar of the internet. But we can learn from a collection of people with perspectives different than ours.<\/p>\n

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What will it take to get MOOC platforms to begin to offer learning spaces that feel more inviting and intimate? Perhaps there\u2019s a new role that needs to emerge in the online learning ecosystem: a \u201clearning architect\u201d who sits between the engineers and the instructional designers. <\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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