This poster explores the development of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Caring for Vulnerable Children – and the way in which it was used to help recruit students to a completely online, distance-learning Masters level programme focused on Child and Youth Care (CYC) Studies

Johnston, Aidan

McPeat, Graham

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McPheat, Graham

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Strathprints Institutional RepositoryJohnston, Aidan and McPheat, Graham (2016) Telling 'Billy's story' : creating a massive open online course (MOOC) in child and youth care studies. In: Higher Education Academy: Annual Health & Social Care Conference 2016, 2016-02-24 - 2016-02-25, 200 St Vincent Street, Glasgow. , This version is available at http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/58959/Strathprints is  designed  to  allow  users  to  access  the  research  output  of  the  University  of Strathclyde. Unless otherwise explicitly stated on the manuscript, Copyright © and Moral Rights for the papers on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Please check the manuscript for details of any other licences that may have been applied. You may  not  engage  in  further  distribution  of  the  material  for  any  profitmaking  activities  or  any commercial gain. You may freely distribute both the url (http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/) and the content of this paper for research or private study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge. Any  correspondence  concerning  this  service  should  be  sent  to  Strathprints  administrator: strathprints@strath.ac.ukTelling Billys Story: creating a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)in Child and Youth Care StudiesCYC practice, and the close UK equivalent Residential Child Care (RCC), traditionally struggle to encourage their workforces to move beyondPDQGDWRU\TXDOLFDWLRQUHTXLUHPHQWVIRUSURIHVVLRQDOUHJLVWUDWLRQSXUSRVHV=KLVFRQWULEXWHVWRWKHFKDOOHQJHWKHSURIHVVLRQVIDFHLQDWWHPSWLQJWRGHYHORSSURIHVVLRQDOLGHQWLW\DQGDXWRQRP\HVSHFLDOO\ZKHQZRUNLQJDORQJVLGHWKHGLVFLSOLQHVRIHGXFDWLRQODZKHDOWKDQGVRFLDOZRUNMassive Open Online Course (MOOC)Caring for Vulnerable ChildrenReally enjoyed the course. Perfectstart back into learning afterstopping to have babies. Got mybrain going again!The course has made me thinkseriously about further educatingmyself and improving my practicewith the new knowledge, to helphone my practice further.A six-week online course of four hours per week First run February 2015 and repeat runs July 2015and January 201634,522 OHDUQHUVHQUROOHGIRUUVWWKUHHUXQVRIWKHFRXUVH30% of learners completed the entire course 127,312 participant comments so far59% of learners participated in course discussions -this is the highest recorded level of social participationon a Futurelearn course (average is 38%)6DQ\SDUWLFLSDQWVUHSRUWHGQGLQJWKHFRXUVHXVHIXOas part of their CPD Next run of the course starts 9 May 2016 Week 1 Introducing Billy*6DVVLYH8SHQ8QOLQH,RXUVHs688,tZDVGHYHORSHGZLWKWKHVSHFLFDLPRIHQFRXUDJLQJSUDFWLWLRQHUVWRFULWLFDOO\UHHFWRQWKHLUSURIHVVLRQDOwork experience and consider how this could be utilised in anHGXFDWLRQDOVHWWLQJ=KHXVHRIYLGHREDVHGOHDUQLQJREMHFWVDQGLQSDUWLFXODUD~VWRU\WHOOLQJapproach to the MOOC curriculum, was successful in targeting practitionersZLWKUHOHYDQWTXDOLFDWLRQVDQGH[SHULHQFHWRDSSO\IRUDQGPDNHWKHWUDQVLWLRQWRDQRQOLQH6DVWHUVOHYHOSURJUDPPHLQ,B,/DFWVDQGJXUHVDERXWWKHFRXUVHDerek BoothWeek 2~RelationshipsWeek 3 Early ChildhoodExperiencesWeek 4 Community SupportWeek 5~Childrens HearingWeek 6Ongoing ChallengesCourse structure  telling the storyThe Case Study  Billys StoryGoogleHangoutActivityPollActivityGoogleHangoutActivityGoogleHangoutPollPollACTIVITIES THEME FOR THE WEEK VulnerabilityandRiskCommunicationKeyCharacteristicsof PracticeResponses toVulnerableChildrenWays Forwardin Caring forVulnerable ChildrenAttachmentandChild Development1 2 3 4 5 6WEEK WEEK WEEK WEEK WEEK WEEKContact us:  talon@strath.ac.uk      Register for the course:  http://www.futurelearn.com/courses/vulnerable-children   Faye ColquhounBillys Story  a six part ctional case-study

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Telling 'Billy's story': creating a massive open online course (MOOC) in child andyouth care studiesMcPeat, Graham; Johnston, AidanPublication date:2016Document VersionPublisher's PDF, also known as Version of recordLink to publication in ResearchOnlineCitation for published version (Harvard):McPeat, G & Johnston, A 2016, 'Telling 'Billy's story': creating a massive open online course (MOOC) in childand youth care studies'.General rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright ownersand it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.Take down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright please view our takedown policy at https://edshare.gcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/5179 for detailsof how to contact us.Download date: 24. Apr. 2022Telling ‘Billy’s Story’: creating a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)in Child and Youth Care StudiesCYC practice, and the close UK equivalent Residential Child Care (RCC), traditionally struggle to encourage their workforces to move beyondmandatory qualification requirements for professional registration purposes. This contributes to the challenge the professions face in attemptingto develop professional identity and autonomy, especially when working alongside the disciplines of education, law, health and social work.Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)Caring for Vulnerable ChildrenReally enjoyed the course. Perfectstart back into learning afterstopping to have babies. Got mybrain going again!The course has made me thinkseriously about further educatingmyself and improving my practicewith the new knowledge, to helphone my practice further.A six-week online course of four hours per week First run February 2015 and repeat runs July 2015and January 201634,522 learners enrolled for first three runs of the course30% of learners completed the entire course 127,312 participant comments so far59% of learners participated in course discussions -this is the highest recorded level of social participationon a Futurelearn course (average is 38%)Many participants reported finding the course usefulas part of their CPD Next run of the course starts 9 May 2016 Week 1 ‘Introducing Billy’A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) was developed with the specificaim of encouraging practitioners to critically reflect on their professionalwork experience and consider how this could be utilised in aneducational setting.The use of video-based learning objects, and in particular a ‘storytelling’approach to the MOOC curriculum, was successful in targeting practitionerswith relevant qualifications and experience to apply for and make thetransition to an online Masters level programme in CYC.Facts and figures about the courseDerek BoothWeek 2‘Relationships’Week 3 ‘Early ChildhoodExperiences’Week 4 ‘Community Support’Week 5‘Children’s Hearing’Week 6‘Ongoing Challenges’Course structure – telling the storyThe Case Study – ‘Billy’s Story’GoogleHangoutActivityPollActivityGoogleHangoutActivityGoogleHangoutPollPollACTIVITIES THEME FOR THE WEEK VulnerabilityandRiskCommunicationKeyCharacteristicsof PracticeResponses toVulnerableChildrenWays Forwardin Caring forVulnerable ChildrenAttachmentandChild Development1 2 3 4 5 6WEEK WEEK WEEK WEEK WEEK WEEKContact us:  talon@strath.ac.uk      Register for the course:  http://www.futurelearn.com/courses/vulnerable-children    Faye Colquhoun‘Billy’s Story’ – a six part fictional case-study

Telling 'Billy's story': creating a massive open online course (MOOC) in child and youth care studies

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