/desautels/taxonomy/term/1032/all en /desautels/channels/news/online-course-inspires-students-create-first-school-iraqi-refugee-camp-near-dohuk-260569 <p>Four students have set up a school in a refugee camp near the Iraqi city of Dohuk, the first of its kind within this camp. Having met through an online course run by the Desautels Faculty of Management at ���ϲ����� University in Canada, the students from Morocco – the world’s first online course specifically designed for group learning (also known as <strong>GROOC</strong>) –  the students from Morocco, the UK, Iraq and Canada established the Heart ELT (English Language Teaching) School. </p> Thu, 21 Apr 2016 17:37:36 +0000 thao.nguyen3@mail.mcgill.ca 65978 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/students-fund-first-school-syrian-children-refugee-camp-258123 <p>Four students have set up the first school in an Iraqi refugee camp after meeting on the online course<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.edx.org/course/social-learning-social-impact-mcgillx-groocx">‘Social Learning for Social Impact’</a> at the<strong> </strong>Desautels Faculty of Management at ���ϲ����� University in Canada.</p> Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:00:34 +0000 thao.nguyen3@mail.mcgill.ca 65503 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/grooc-reflections-257414 <p>I had always been slightly skeptical about online jobs but I’ve never been so sure about the influence of the Internet until now. This course has made it possible for thousands of people from around the globe to connect, regardless of age, social background, pre-requisites, and location.<br /> <br /> Read GROOC facilitators' blog posts: <a href="http://groocreflections.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">GROOC Reflections</a>, December 3, 2015</p> Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:53:06 +0000 arifa.nitol@mail.mcgill.ca 65415 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/trois-programmes-dans-lair-du-temps-256867 <p>Des milliers d'étudiants de partout dans le monde suivent gratuitement le cours en ligne <strong>Social Learning for Social Impact</strong>, travaillent en équipe et apprennent à réaliser des initiatives sociales qui auront des retombées. C'est la proposition du MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) de groupe, une première à <strong>l'Université ���ϲ�����</strong>.</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://affaires.lapresse.ca/portfolio/programmes-universitaires/201511/10/01-4919281-trois-programmes-dans-lair-du-temps.php" target="_blank">LaPresse</a>, November 10, 2015</p> Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:55:41 +0000 arifa.nitol@mail.mcgill.ca 65279 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/when-mooc-became-grooc-we-all-became-change-makers-256451 <p>Do you remember the first time you heard about a 'MOOC'? Maybe it was through a sponsored ad on Linkedin. Or a friend's Facebook post urging you to enrol - along with her and 160 000 other participants - in Stanford's Artificial Intelligence (AI) MOOC (those are real numbers!). <br /></p> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:07:01 +0000 arifa.nitol@mail.mcgill.ca 65194 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/different-kind-mooc-255846 <p>The Desautels Faculty of Management launched a world’s first on September 16, coining a new word in the process. According to the people who put the course together, “<strong>Social Learning for Social Impact</strong>” is the very first <strong>GROOC</strong> (Group MOOC), a new massive open online course that’s designed to foster social collaboration, interaction and learning.</p> Fri, 02 Oct 2015 13:43:51 +0000 arifa.nitol@mail.mcgill.ca 64888 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/mcgill-lance-un-premier-%C2%ABgrooc%C2%BB-sur-l%E2%80%99entrepreneuriat-social-255402 <p><span>Le 16 septembre prochain, le début des cours se fera en ligne pour les élèves inscrits au premier « <strong>GROOC </strong>» (pour </span><i>Group MOOC</i><span>) de la faculté de gestion Desautels de ���ϲ�����. À travers un MOOC (</span><i>massive open online course, </i><span>ou cours en ligne ouvert à tous) pour groupes, les professeurs derrière le projet, <strong>Henry Mintzberg</strong>, <strong>Leslie Breitner</strong> et <strong>Anita Nowak</strong> , révolutionnent les codes de la classe traditionnelle pour initier une discussion sur l’initiative sociale. </span></p> Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:46:19 +0000 arifa.nitol@mail.mcgill.ca 64817 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/henry-mintzberg-veut-changer-le-monde-255363 <p>Le professeur et trois de ses collègues de la Faculté de gestion Desautels ont créé le premier MOOC au monde destiné aux groupes.</p> Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:30:46 +0000 arifa.nitol@mail.mcgill.ca 64795 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/why-grooc-will-help-you-change-world-255304 <p><span>This is <strong>Karl Moore</strong> of the Desautels Faculty of Management at ���ϲ����� University, Talking Management for The Globe and Mail. Today I am delighted to sit down with my ���ϲ����� colleague <strong>Henry Mintzberg</strong> to talk about his new <strong>GROOC</strong>.</span></p> Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:40:59 +0000 arifa.nitol@mail.mcgill.ca 64770 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/henry-mintzberg-social-learning-social-impact-255032 <p><span>Global’s Elysia Bryan-Baynes speaks to Professor <strong>Henry Mintzberg</strong> on his new “Social Learning for Social Impact” course at ���ϲ����� University, which aims to inspire social change to create a positive and sustainable impact on the world.</span></p> <p>Watch the interview: <a href="http://globalnews.ca/video/2209722/henry-mintzberg-social-learning-for-social-impact" target="_blank">Global News</a>, September 8, 2015</p> Wed, 09 Sep 2015 14:32:55 +0000 arifa.nitol@mail.mcgill.ca 64703 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/worlds-first-group-mooc-set-ignite-global-social-change-254771 <p><b>For Immediate Release </b></p> <p><b>World’s first Group MOOC set to ignite global social change </b></p> Wed, 26 Aug 2015 20:03:41 +0000 veronique.beaulieu-fowler@mcgill.ca 64654 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/enter-grooc-better-mooc-241196 <p>Now we can call a MOOC for what it is: Missed Opportunity for Online Collaboration. Otherwise known as the Massive Online Open Course, the MOOC possesses a major downside – students get flexibility and independence in their studies, and even the freedom to learn – usually for free – while wearing nothing but last week’s underwear, but usually work without the benefit of team-based collaboration.</p> Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:14:03 +0000 veronique.beaulieu-fowler@mcgill.ca 63760 at /desautels