OERu/eduMOOC planning group/Case study LAK11

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 * In what ways is the pedagogy of this course similar or different to other MOOCs?

Overview
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 * intended student audience
 * Duration of the course in terms of student learning hours
 * demographic information eg number of learners etc
 * Whether a credit option was available (if so provide level and details of the course credit.)

Learning and Knowledge Analytics 2011 was a conceptual and exploratory introduction to the role of analytics in learning and knowledge development. It was offered by the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute (TEKRI) at Athabasca University and held January 10 - February 20, 2011. This course was not for credit. This was an introductory course, targeted at faculty, administrators, grad students, learning and development professionals, and organisational leaders. It was recommended that participants have some level of familiarity with the Internet, online social networks, and web-based communications used to collaborate and share information. It was recommended participants spend 5 - 10 hours per week depending on their existing familiarity with the concepts of analytics.

Vital statistics
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Pedagogical model and tools
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Tools

 * 1) Course Moodle site
 * 2) Course Blog site
 * 3) George Siemens netvibes

Discussion
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Recommendations for the OERu
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Links
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 * 1) Student Activity Meter (SAM)
 * 2) Visualizing #LAK11 Tweets Blog post Michael Paskevicius on January 28, 2011