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The MOOC has a translation Plug-in which allows text to be translated into languages other than English using Google translate. We plan to translate all the recorded content into multiple languages for the 2025 MOOC.
Yes, all participants will be issued a certificate of completion after completing the final MOOC quiz and answering 80% of the questions correctly. The quiz questions can be repeated multiple times.
You can access all the learning content and communication via email, as well as via the Facebook group, but you will miss the interactive components.
There will be interactive discussions via a Facebook group and two live online Q and A sessions with the three presenters. The live online sessions will be held on the 18th June and 2nd July, at 6pm Sydney local time.
No, you can choose which activities you do, however the content builds on previous concepts each week, so you may find it challenging to understand all the content if you miss sections.
We anticipate that it will take 3-4 hours of work each week.
If you live in a high-income country and avoid payment when registering, we will revoke your registration and allow you to re-register with payment.
If you are resident in a high-income country you can choose the ‘Free’ option and email us at MOOC@strokeed.com, tell us your name and that you are a stroke survivor and we will ensure that you don’t receive a request for payment.
Yes, we are asking students of high-income countries to pay $100AUD also.
StrokeEd has spent a considerable amount of time and money preparing for and needs to pay for IT support and all the associated platforms associated with running the MOOC. For 2025 the cost of translating the content has been a significant amount. We hope to cover our expenses and to use any profit to develop future MOOCs on other topics.
$100AUD for residents of high-income countries, free for residents of middle and low-income countries. To find out your country’s classification use this document.
Yes, allied health assistants can register for the MOOC and should find it beneficial for their work.
Yes, the MOOC is open to stroke survivors. Some content may be unclear but terms or concepts may be searched on the internet. The lived experience of stroke survivors is valued and will make a significant contribution to the online discussions.
Stroke survivors do not need to pay to do the MOOC. If you are resident in a high-income country you can choose the ‘Free’ option and email us at MOOC@strokeed.com, tell us your name and that you are a stroke survivor and we will ensure that you don’t receive a request for payment.
The content for each week will be opened on the Saturday preceding that week. The MOOC content will remain open for 2 weeks after the end of the MOOC (until 20th July 2025) to allow you to finish the content if you need more time.
The content is provided on a learning management system called Learndash.
The MOOC involves self-directed learning with all content available online. You will have a weekly list of learning activities to complete. The learning activities include pre-reading, online lessons, recorded lectures, quizzes and videos of the presenters analysing and training stroke survivors.
You are likely to find this content beneficial for revising theoretical content and practising your analysis, clinical reasoning and intervention planning skills. In 2024 we had feedback from therapists who had done StrokeEd UL courses and still found the MOOC beneficial for revising skills and seeing a variety of other analysis and training videos.
MOOCs and online courses are both offered online. The StrokeEd MOOC is designed to run with no lecturer involvement, using an online learning management system called LearnDash, content will be covered largely by videos and quizzes. Our other StrokeEd online workshops include; an interactive learning environment with limited numbers, 2 or more presenters, all PPT notes provided in a manual, lots of videos and discussions and live Q&A
- A/Prof Simone Dorsch, Physiotherapist, PhD MHlthSc BAppSci(Physio)
- Dr Annie McCluskey, Occupational Therapist, PhD MA DipCOT
- Karl Schurr, Physiotherapist, MAppSc (Physio)
- More information about the presenters is available here
StrokeEd has run over 300 UL workshops in countries around the world and has developed valuable content to help therapists improve their analysis, clinical reasoning and treatment skills. StrokeEd’s vision is that:
- Physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other rehabilitation professionals have the skills, knowledge, confidence and competence to routinely deliver evidence-based rehabilitation
- All stroke survivors receive prompt, evidence-based rehabilitation
This MOOC will cover the analysis and retraining of upper limb (UL) function after Stroke.
A MOOC is a Massive Open Online Course (or Classroom) which provides an opportunity for many people to come together to learn more about a specific content area.
Please use this link for details about the timetable to and content of the Lower Limb workshop
Please go to the Workshop calendar to find Lower Limb workshops
A hard copy Certificate is provided for attendance at face to face Lower Limb workshops. A Certificates of attendance is available on request for Zoom workshops and lectures but these are not provided routinely.
We don’t have an official mailing list for Lower Limb workshops. We encourage you to either check the StrokeEd website regularly for new workshops or follow the StrokeEd Facebook page where information about new workshops are announced as soon as workshops are confirmed. We recommend that you book early because the workshops usually fill quickly.
Yes there is prereading and some worksheets that are recommended to complete before attending the workshop. These will help you to be familiar with some of the content that will be covered during the workshop.
Please go to the Calendar for the upcoming workshops and see if there are places available in the workshop. It is advisable to register early for workshops because they fill quickly.
Please go to the Calendar for the upcoming workshops and see if there are places available in the workshop. It is advisable to register early for workshops because they fill quickly
Please visit the Lower Limb workshop page.
A hard copy Certificate is provided for attendance at face to face Upper Limb workshops. A Certificates of attendance is available on request for Zoom workshops and lectures but these are not provided routinely.
Yes. If you have previously attended a workshop you can request a manual using our Contact form. You will be sent a password to access an electronic copy.
Yes. If you have previously attended a workshop. You can request another manual using our Contact form. You will be sent a link to an electronic copy.
If you have attended or registered for, an upper limb workshop , all registrants receive a link and password to the manual.
A link to the pre-reading for the upper Limb workshop is emailed to registrants before the event, with a password.
The calendar for online workshops, which are shorter than the 3-day face-to-face workshops, can be found here.
The calendar of face-to face Upper Limb workshops can be found here.
Information about the content of the Upper Limb workshops can be found here. All of the current Upper Limb workshops are listed on the StrokeEd calendar
A hard copy Certificate is provided for attendance at face to face Balance workshops. A Certificates of attendance is available on request for Zoom workshops and lectures but these are not provided routinely.
No. We don’t have a mailing list for Balance workshops. We encourage you to either check the StrokeEd website regularly for new workshops or follow the StrokeEd Facebook page where information about new workshops is announced as soon as workshops are confirmed. We recommend that you book early because the workshops usually fill quickly.
Yes. There is prereading and some worksheets that are recommended to complete before attending the workshop. Please click on this link to access the prereading and worksheets. The prereading and worksheets will help you to be familiar with some of the content that will be covered during the workshop
Yes there is pre-reading and some worksheets that are recommended to complete before attending the workshop. These will help you to be familiar with some of the content that will be covered during the workshop
Yes. If an entire workshop is cancelled (eg because of COVID restrictions) each participant receives a full refund. However, if you personally cancel your place in a workshop you have paid for on the Eventbright portal, you may receive a refund if you give sufficient notice prior to the workshop. However, you will not be refunded the Eventbright administration fee.
No places can be reserved or Eventbright workshops. However where workshop registrations are managed by local facilities it may be possible to request or reserve a place by contacting the local organiser(s). You will be able to find the organiser contact details in the registration information for that specific workshop.
The main difference is that face to face workshops involve clinical sessions which include either people who have had a stroke (Upper Limb and Lower Limb workshops) or who have balance problems (Balance workshop).
Face to Face workshops: Upper Limb and Lower Limb workshops: 3 x 6-8 hour days. These workshops include stroke survivor participants on each of the 3 days. Their skills are analysed and trained each day by therapists. Progress made by the stroke survivors is measured and their dosage of practice is recorded. There is additional practical content where therapists practice evidence-based interventions in small groups: mirror therapy, CIMT, mental practice and electrical stimulation.
Balance workshop: Face to face 2 x 8 hour sessions. It includes clinical sessions with people with balance problems on each day. Practical content includes planning group circuit classes based on current evidence which has been shown to improve balance skills and reduce fall incidence.
Zoom online workshops: 2×4 hour sessions. These workshops do not include clinical sessions. However, these workshops do include video recordings of analysis and training of stroke survivors or people with balance difficulties for analysis and discussion of intervention strategies. There is reduced lecture content (no spasticity/contracture lecture and reduced CIMT content in the upper limb workshop).
We do not have a mailing list for future workshops. But you can either regularly view this StrokeEd website or follow the StrokeEd Facebook page for announcements of new workshops. You then go to the StrokeEd website to register online if a workshop is of interest to you.
Hard copy Certificates are provided for face to face workshops. Certificates are available on request for Zoom workshops and lectures but not provided routinely.
Please see “hosting a workshop” under the workshop which interests you.
There are numerous free resources on the StrokeEd website, including: videos of lectures, useful devices for training upper limb function, exercise sheets, and measurement tools.
There is a calendar page which provides the details of each confirmed workshop, dates, cost and workshop organiser contact details.
Costs of each workshop depend on whether the workshop is face to face or presented remotely via zoom. Face to face workshops cost more as there are clinical sessions which involve people who have had a stroke or who have problems with their balance. Some workshops are of different length (from 1 to 3 days) which will influence the cost.
We don’t have an official mailing list. We encourage you to either regularly check the StrokeEd website for new workshops or the StrokeEd Facebook page where information about new workshops are announced as soons as workshops are confirmed. There is other relevant research papers, conferences or ideas are shared on the Facebook page as well.
See workshop planning under the workshop that interests you. Each workshop includes information about how to host a workshop. If you have any additional questions or need to clarify anything please contact us using the Contact tab.
We welcome people choosing to host workshops at their workplace. You will need to confirm that you have the facilities including a room large enough for lectures, audiovisual equipment (data projector and screen) and places for clinical sessions. You will need to seek official agreement from administration as required (for more information see the workshop planning links for each specific workshop and its requirements).