%0	Conference Proceedings
%A	Bartalesi-Graf, Daniela
%C	Madrid, Spain, Europe
%D	2017
%E	Kloos, Carlos Delgado
%E	Jermann, Patrick
%E	Pérez-Sanagustín, Mar
%E	Seaton, Daniel T.
%E	White, Su
%I	Springer International Publishing
%K	blended learning
%K	Italian
%K	language teaching
%K	MOOC
%K	SPOC
%P	3-9
%R	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59044-8_1
%T	From a small Liberal Arts college to the world: Our blended courses, SPOC, and MOOCs in Italian Studies
%U	https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-59044-8_1
%V	10254
%X	In this contribution I focus on the structure and contents of an online course in the Italian language and culture offered through different venues and formats, i.e. as a summer SPOC (Small Private Online Course); as a blended course on our campus and at MIT, and as a MOOC on the edX platform. I present and analyze some data on students' perception of the effectiveness of different online learning tools from a survey sent to all learners (MOOC and campus). Finally, I propose some concrete steps to advance our Italian language academic programs: these include the creation of a platform to share our best practices, evaluate our programs and assess learning outcomes.
%7	1
%8	05/2017
%@	978-3-319-59044-8
%*	yes