Post on 13-Jan-2015
description
e-learning with an emphasis on learning
Professor Ron OliverEdith Cowan UniversityWestern Australia
where do we all live?
planning for teaching
• teaching strategies• content delivery
• success measured by inputs
planning for learning
• student activity• engagement
• success measured by outputs
how students learn
• knowledge construction• through practice and reflection• experiential processes• thoughtful activities• through self-regulation• meaningful assessments
how best to teach?
• workplace integrated learning• case studies• problem-based learning• learning communities• peers and mentoring• student-centred learning• focus on outcomes and capabilities
how well are you able to match your teaching to students’ learning needs?
reasonablyvery little really well
learning and engagement
information access information organisation
information processing
readingobservinglisteningwatchingbrowsing…
comparingmergingmeasuringrecordingsummarisingcollatingannotatingsummingmemorisingorganising…
articulatingarguingreflectingevaluatingdesigningcritiquinginferringprovingassertingassimilating…
cognitive engagement
Table 1. Levels of engagement observed in a lecture/workshop setting
lecture workshop independent studyWeb developmentunit. Studentslearning to design andbuild Web pages
listening to lecture,copying pp slides,taking notes,
attending to instructions of tutor,completing directed activities, attemptingopen-ended application task requiringpractise of procedures with creativeinput
Planning the task, reading,choosing options, building aWeb page, testing, editing
Info. access 60%
Info. organisation 30%
Info. processing 10%
learning designs• features
– contexts for learning– deliberate forms– planned engagement– reusable
learning tasks
• contexts for learning• application of knowledge• transferability• learner engagement
learningtasks
learning resources
learning supports
employment services
public safety
electrotechnology
learning resources
• information and content• interactive learning objects• workplace resources
learningtasks
learning resources
learning supports
employment services
electrotechnology
public safety
learning supports
learningtasks
learning resources
learning supports
• scaffolding• guidance• coaching• direction
electrotechnology
quality elearning
• engaging• accessible• task-oriented• student-centred• supported• authentic
learning and technology
• increased flexibility for learners• learning opportunities• learning tools• supporting lifelong learning• learning enhancement• generic skills
technology supports for learning
• information access eg. Web pages, content• instructional support eg. database, spreadsheets• interactive tools eg. learning objects, applets• communication eg. discussion boards, ptp, file
sharing• publication eg. bulletin boards• learning management & administration
contemporary technology supports
• learning management systems eg. Blackboard• digital repositories eg. learning objects • curricula eg. Toolboxes• ubiquitous computing• mobile devices eg. laptops, PDAs • broadband connectivity• Web 2.0
using technology in the best ways
principles guiding best practice
• task-based learning environments• authentic and engaged settings• strong learning supports• reusable and sharable resources• blended settings• collaborative and social settings
• seamless and simple technology
Ron Oliver’s Home Page
http://elrond.scam.ecu.edu.au/oliver