COLTCompetence centre for Learning and Technology http://iktblogg.uin.no

About The University of Nordland

• Four faculties, each with a doctoral program– Bodø Graduate School of

Business– Faculty of Biosciences and

Aquaculture (FBA)– Faculty of Professional Stu

dies (PHS)– Faculty of Social Sciences (

FSV)

• Ca. 650 employees• Ca. 6200 students• UiN Vesterålen• UiN Helgeland(Campus

Helgeland)

ABOUT US

• COLT is working to promote flexible learning and the pedagogical use of ICT in education.

• COLT has five staff members with extensive experience and a wide field of competence.

• COLT offers courses in a variety of areas - both externally and internally.

Learning• From a socio-cultural perspective• (Dewey, Vygotsky, Mead)

– Situated (learning and context)

• Discussion, interaction

• Social relationships, interaction based on a historical and cultural perspective.

Learning– Distributed

• Various artifacts such as lectures, recordings, podcasts, etc.

– Mediated (historical and cultural)

• Communication, presentation, feedback / response

• Supervision of practical training

Adjustments to Fronter.• It is claimed that :

– LMS is based on an old-fashioned architecture model

– The traditional pedagogy is not challenged (Norway Opening Universities - 2006).

• LMS is an archive of documents• Complex and sometimes messy• "Nothing happens…”

LMS

Pedagogical

Design/Usability

Ease of Use

Navigation-friendly

Self-instructional

Use of functions

Collaborate

ReflectionEvaluate

Etc…

Presentation

Administrative

FS

Information

Communication

Asynchronous

Fronter-room

Thank you for your attention!

Geir.hareide.hansen@uin.noTwitter: @geirhaha

Atle.kristensen@uin.noTwitter: @atlekr