Massive
open online course or referred to as MOOC is now the trend in providing
education, not only to young students but also to our not-so-young people
around. to supply you with information, I even have here an interview with one
mooc camp leader within the Philippines, none aside from Ms Alyanna Mae Lazaro
Capiral!
As
a mooc camp leader, what are the challenges one has got to encounter personally
and managerially?
At
first, it had been quite difficult to be leader of teachers as these teachers
have their own personalities and careers already but after few courses, it had
been a breeze already. Managerially, there's one member who became angry at me
because she could suits one requirement which may be a 1-video rather than
attending a General meet in one among the past courses. Financial aspect is
challenge also , as I had been doing things for my camp for free of charge
example I had to put order and claim orders of MOOC T-Shirts in Quezon City or
Manila--- the "transpo" cost and energy especially the supplier most
of the time doesn't follow the agreed time for devour and that i had to attend
for hours.
How
did you ace out those challenges? And what learning experiences been, so far,
gotten from such?
I
just try my best to manage the camp and be professional, sympathetic, and
motivating to my members. I improved tons when it involves social skills,
communication skills, and interpersonal skills.
How
long have you ever ever been moocing? What are the courses have you haunted so
far?
I
started MOOCing last July 2018. I took up the subsequent courses:
English
for Career Development, Moving the Margins: Fiction and Inclusion, Professional
Development for Teacher-Trainers, English for Media Literacy, Content-Based
Instruction, and Teaching Grammar Communicatively.
In
managing a camp, what are qualities one must have so as to make sure high
turnout of completers?
It
is not actually more on the camp leader but more on the camp members whether or
not they actually need to end the course or not. With my experience, those that
are self-motivated and aren't only after the certificate but more on the
particular learning and professional growth finish the course.
Maybe
for qualities, a MOOC camp leader should be passionate and a real-doer which
suggests they need to see that you simply adore MOOCing, and helping others
also .
In
case of conflicting schedules between you and group or among them, how does one
handle loafers and half-baked attitudes of some, if there has been any?
Like
I said in no 1 , there was one MOOCer who really gave me a tough time due to
her attitude. for a few members, I usually plan ahead and ask them when would
be the simplest time to conduct the overall meet and therefore the outreach. I
suggest a selected date and time, then we'll agree. Attitude wise, I removed
MOOCers in our group chat if they are doing not answer my queries or
acknowledge my announcements aft every week of "seeing" those. I even
tag them in group chats to form sure they read the pieces of data .
In
hindsight, has there been any instances of non-completers? and the way did you
handle the situation?
My
camp is really composed of individuals from different schools and areas in
Bulacan. There are non-completers but that might be around 20 percent from
those that signified to enroll. they're usually I what call
"referral-strangers" which mean nobody knows them personally from my
group and truly just joined due to the Facebook page MOOC Camp PH. If
personally, i do know you or we've a standard friend, i will be able to attempt
to assist you in addressing your concerns especially within the mid-weeks of
the course, by second week usually I even have a thought who will finish the
course or not, then i will be able to just confirm it before the outreach.
Professionally
-wise, how has the mooc journey been to you? Elaborate.
Professionally,
I met research enthusiasts like myself. they need been my inspiration to assist
others in becoming better teachers. Most of the leaders in our group hold
important positions in their provinces or schools. Also, most folks are
completing our Masteral degrees if not they need their Doctoral degree already.
That's how competent the MOOC leaders are. I had been invited to guage
university-based contests, and to conduct talk/s to a number of the faculties
of my members. due to our MOOC father---Professor Mabuan who shared the
decision for papers for a world research conference in Taiwan, i used to be
ready to submit a search abstract entitled "A Morphological and Syntantic
Analysis of Gen. Z words as employed by Filipino Students" and fortunately
the said paper was accepted within the conference. i used to be ready to share
too my paper on the way to Contextualize Post Modernism in SHS class which I
presented at Philippine Normal University during the National Conference in
Literature last October 2018 to a much bigger group which was about 150-200
participants during one among the MOOC outreach. quite professionally, I gained
friends and family in MOOC Camp PH.
Aside
from moocing, what are other belongings you are busy with?
I
am busy with my thesis in my Master's of Arts in Education in Literature. i'm
teaching Purposive Communication subject within the Tertiary level. I also
organize events for Young Living-Philippines under Mayo Makemasters team which
promotes healthier toxin free lifestyle through the help of Essential Oils and
other products. i'm busy trying to find more academic conference hahaha! i'm
busy planning my travels and travelling also .
Would
you recommend moocing to people around?
Yes!
But only to people that are very wanting to learn. MOOCing isn't for everybody
because it requires dedication, time, and love for learning and love for
others. It follows my Alma Matter's motto "Truth, Service and
Excellence" which is extremely PNU.
10.
One word to explain Alyanna Mae Lazaro Capiral.
Passionate.
True,
indeed.
So
there you've got it. Straightforward and honest sharing of her experiences as a
moocer plus being a mooc camp leader herself. Thank you, Miss Alyanna!
Ma.
Alyanna Mae L. Capiral, LPT finished a double degree in Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of education in Literature at Philippine Normal University. She may be
a thesis candidate for Master of Arts in Education degree in Literature from an
equivalent university. Moreover, she pursued Certificate courses sponsored by
the US Department of State.
Since
2015, she is affliated with Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila as part-time
Lecturer of school of Humanities, Arts and science where she handled other
responsibilities like textbook evaluator, thesis adviser and editor. Also, she
presented papers in local and international conferences.
She
has been teaching different subjects in senior high school School since its
initial implementation. She is Massive Online Open Course for Camp Bulacan
leader under the Regional English Office-Manila.
She
may be a simple lady with humble beginnings from Obando, Bulacan.
The
author may be a mentor of teachers in elementary grades within the Philippines.
A moocer and camp leader at an equivalent time, under MOOC Camp PH.
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