Learning Developer to… world domination: how collaborative working accidentally created a SOOC

This presentation will outline the process of taking a face-to-face, credit bearing module “NUR: 1023 - Study Skills for Academic Success” which has run successfully for over a decade at the University of Northampton, and transforming it through four distinct stages into an entirely online course. The presentation will also evaluate the process of collaboratively re-designing the course and offering it as a SOOC (Small Open Online Course). The transitional stages are: 1) course delivered online plus approximately twelve hours of face-to-face contact (pilot stage – April to July 2013); 2) course delivered online with online tutor involvement only (developmental stage: September to December 2013); 3) course delivered online with minimal or no tutor involvement (test phase: December 2013 to February 2014); 4) SOOC offered to all students receiving an offer from the University during 2014 (final phase: May to August 2014). This presentation will discuss the process of working collaboratively; the course team along with Learning Technologists and colleagues from the Institute of Learning and Teaching at the University of Northampton employed the CAIeRO process (Creating Aligned Interactive educational Resource Opportunities) to re-design the module. The impact of the CAIeRO upon the learning process experienced by students will be discussed. The successes and challenges of working in a collaborative team and the subsequent impact upon the development and delivery of the SOOC will be outlined and evaluated alongside the overall impact of the project.