The StrokeEd UL MOOC
Analysis and retraining of upper limb function after stroke
Week-by-week content of the MOOC
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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.
This MOOC will cover the analysis and retraining of upper limb (UL) function after Stroke.
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
- 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
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
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.
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.
The content is provided on a learning management system called Learndash.
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.
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.
Yes, allied health assistants can register for the MOOC and should find it beneficial for their work.
$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.
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.
Yes, we are asking students of high-income countries to pay $100AUD also.
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.
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.
We anticipate that it will take 3-4 hours of work each week.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Email content
Dear MOOC Participant,
Karl, Annie and I are very pleased to be running our second StrokeEd UL MOOC, Analysis and retraining of upper limb function after stroke. We are hoping to have much discussion and exchange of ideas with you about how to implement effective, evidence-based UL rehabilitation with stroke survivors.
Detailed information about the MOOC is available here (in English).
Access this information in other languages here.
If you have questions about the MOOC, a FAQ document is available here (in English).
Access this information in other languages here.
Join the UL MOOC Facebook group here.
Please let us know something about you when you join the FB group
What country are you in?
What setting do you work in?
What are you hoping to learn in this MOOC?
The pre-reading is available here.
The first edition of this chapter is available in Turkish, Chinese and Spanish.
Important dates for the MOOC:
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2 June |
Week 1 content opens |
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9 June |
Week 2 content opens |
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16 June |
Week 3 content opens |
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18 June |
Online live Q and A with the presenters at 6pm Sydney local time |
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23 June |
Week 4 content opens |
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30 June |
Week 5 content opens |
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2 July |
Online live Q and A with the presenters at 6pm Sydney local time |
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20 July |
All MOOC content closes |
Do you speak a language other than English?
If you need to translate the MOOC content into another language, you can use the Add-in translation found at the top left of the page to translate the text content. Please note that the Google translation service only works if you accept all cookies.
The recorded content – all lectures and videos of assessment and therapy – has been translated into: Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese (Traditional) and Portuguese. PDF handouts of the Powerpoint slides are available in these languages. If you need to translate the recorded content into another language – you can use the Youtube translation tool.
Let your friends/colleagues know about the MOOC
Please circulate information about the MOOC to your colleagues – last year most people found out about the MOOC from their colleagues. You could circulate our flier to your colleagues!
If you would like to forward a video about the MOOC – here are links to an information video:
Best regards
Simone