Embedding classroom practice in a 21st Century Learning Design (21CLD) MOOC framework

Abstract

This poster explores the potential of MOOCs for teacher professional learning. It describes an innovative model that has evolved over a decade and how this could be implemented through different MOOC formats. Designed as a robust yet flexible framework that meets teachers’ expressed needs, the model supports school-focused, job-embedded teacher professional learning, which challenges more traditional instructional environments. More specifically, it infuses digital technologies and other elements of 21st century skills into the teaching and learning experience. Employed initially in face-to-face contexts, the most recent development has been the design of a MOOC which maintains key elements and signature pedagogies from the initial phases to support a scalable and sustainable model of teacher professional learning.