The NAU Platform
The NAU Platform is shown in yellow in the figure above The NAU Platform is a well-known MOOC provider in Portugal, and this is where the modules for the course can be found and where participants will engage with the course content, mostly as individuals.
On the NAU Platform, participants can watch videos and short films, read texts, and engage in the activities and tasks that have been prepared for them.
The Community Platform
Alongside the NAU MOOC platform is the Community Platform which is shown in grey in the figure above.
The Community Platform space in green will run during the bMOOC and is thus only available to participants while they are taking the course.
Here, participants will interact in their Group Forums and on their Group Padlet, but also interact with the other MOOC participants on the MOOC Forums, which are directly associated with the MOOC activities.
The Community Platform space in blue is also available during the course but will remain open once the course has been completed and will support continued interaction.
Here participants can use the Community Forum and have access to, as well as contribute to, the Resource Folders, which contain relevant information around listening and speaking activities and formative assessment.