Consider designing this course for open boundary format
An open boundary format course is assembled for dual purpose delivery:
- Full service online course provided through Otago polytechnics LMS (possible TANZ ecampus where both use a Moodle back end) with
- OERu learners studying in parallel using the OERu platform for an assessment only model.
We generate a single source of learning content (i.e. the individual learning pathways) which is reused in the LMS and OERu delivery platform.
WENotes is used as a technology to aggregate learner interactions including selected but designated "open forums" in the LMS where learners are advised that posting to an open forum that their posts will be published openly. (In addition to the open forums there are the normal "closed" forums where lecturers provide tutorial support for full-fee students.) OERu learners do not receive online tutorial support. We have prototyped these technologies previously using Moodle combined with the OERu platform during a post-graduate mOOC offered at the University of Canterbury.
I suggested the idea to Phil Ker a few weeks ago, and he was most supportive.
Question for the SMEs - should / can we design this course for open boundary delivery.
