Development Process
Get to know the MOOC Técnico development process
Collaboration is the base to achieve our objective from producing high-quality and accessible online training for everyone in the STEAM areas.
The development process of a MOOC Técnico course
Request
Content expert presents the project intention. Kick off and initial course design.
Pre-production
Validate the course design. Reception and preparation of the scientific content and exercises.
Production
Material preparation, revision, and validation. Filming in the studio begins.
Post-production
Video edition and validation. Material production.
Platform
Course structuring in the platform.
Quality Control
Launch and follow up of a beta-test version from the course. Amendments and final adjustments.
Promotion
Development of communication campaigns and course official launch.
Publishing and Follow up
Beginning of the course activities. Communication with the course participants and Forum moderation.
Analysis
Data collection and analysis. Course stakeholders assessment meeting. Re-edition planning.
Why being part of this workflow?
Placing students at the learning core focus
It’s a great learning methodology where we can learn at our own pace, can practice as many times as we want and where we can keep the exercises and videos to ourselves. Also, any queries we may have, we can reach the tutor directly.
Transforming the classes more dynamic
The students who had previously seen the videos raised questions in classes that generated a deeper debate, unlike others who have only heard about the topic for the first time, which is very interesting. There was also no increase in classes absences.
Opening up new opportunities for the international audience
As long as you have internet, a participant can be anywhere and take the course. This is a great opportunity for many people (…) in São Tomé, who would never be able to have this kind of learning.
A professional team and high end resources
The team is made of 1 coordinator, 1 instructional designer, 2 graphic designers, 1 video motion designer, 1 technical support manager. We work collaboratively with teachers and researchers from STEAM areas and we have our own structure for the creation of audiovisual and multimedia content.
Frequently asked questions
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Does the content production need to be exclusively made by me?
The scientific content can be produced collaboratively between teachers, researchers, and any other professionals, as long as it’s related to STEAM areas.
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What’s the ideal production time-span for a MOOC course to be produced?
It’s estimated 1 month for the Request phase, 1 month for the Pre-production, 2/3 months for the Production, 2 months for the Post-production, 1 month for the Platform setup, 1 month for the Quality Control, 1 month for the promotion, 1 month for Publishing, Follow-up, and Analysis.
Some phases can occur simultaneously and with different stakeholders. Therefore, the time to produce a MOOC course may be from 6 to 10 months. This timeframe is also deeply dependent on the content complexity, tutors’ availability, and the volume of work from the team at the time.
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What’s the typical MOOC course length?
Ideally, a MOOC Técnico course length is between 4 to 5 weeks (with a weekly workload of 6h for the participants).
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What kind of pedagogical material can I develop?
The MOOC Técnico platform allows the distribution of several pedagogical materials, namely: videos (exhibition, demonstration of experiences, interviews, etc) and PDFs (articles, schemas, etc.). Also, tutors can dynamize the Discussion Forum board.
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What kind of assessment activities can I develop?
Several forms of graded and non-graded assessments can be developed in the MOOC Técnico platform, which allows the learning verification and consolidation. Workgroups and Peer reviews are some of the possibilities.
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How is the course planned?
The team in collaboration with the tutor will give technical and pedagogical support in the course planning. The team will also provide tools that facilitate the MOOC organization.
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Are there any templates for the scientific content organization?
There are PPTs and Word documents, whose purpose is to support the organization and structuring of the scientific content.
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If I develop a MOOC Técnico course, where will it be running?
MOOC Técnico has its own OpenEdx platform, where all courses are running.
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How can I get support on the platform usage?
The Technical and Pedagogical team from MOOC Técnico, will follow up on all production phases, including in the structuring and utilization of the platform. On that note, there’s also a guide, where all necessary information related to the platform is provided.
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How can I use a MOOC Técnico course, to energize my classes?
Beyond the support on the MOOC course production, the team will also support its integration with the academic curriculum, namely through flipped-classroom, which is a teaching and learning strategy that allows tutors in providing online topics in advance of their theoretical classes.