Massive Open Online Classes (MOOCs) and their MOOC-like Relatives: Future Possibilities for Literacy Instruction in Open, Online Spaces

Session Submission Type: Alternative Format Session

Abstract

This alternative Pecha Kucha session uses multiple methods united by similar perspectives to investigate shifts in the space and stuff of learning through studies of MOOCs. The nature of literacy is rapidly evolving, and demands an expanded view of “text.” It also requires a broader, more inclusive definition of “communication,” to encompass various forms of online expression for academic and social purposes that exist in new, hybrid-learning spaces.

Content Area

• Area 10: Literacy Technology and Media

Chair

• Neil Hasser, University of California, Berkeley

Discussant

• Michael Manderino, Northern Illinois University

Presenters

• Hiller Spires, North Carolina State University

• Shea N. Kerkhoff, North Carolina State University

• Sue Ringler-Pet, Central Connecticut State University

• Neil Hasser, University of California, Berkeley

• Katarina N. Silvestri, State University of New York at Buffalo

• William Ian O'Byrne, College of Charleston

• Abbey C. K. Graham, North Carolina State University

Individual Presentations

• Massive Open Online Classes (MOOCs) and their MOOC-like Relatives: Future Possibilities for Literacy Instruction in Open, Online Spaces - William Ian O'Byrne, College of Charleston