DR BEX LEWISBLENDED LEARNING FELLOWLEARNING & TEACHINGDEVELOPMENT UNITHTTP://WWW.WINCHESTER.AC.UK/LEARNING

Dr Bex LewisBex.lewis@winchester.ac.uk

What is Blended Learning? “The term is commonly associated with the

introduction of online media into a course or programme, whilst at the same time recognising that there is merit in retaining face-to-face contact and other traditional approaches to supporting students. It is also used where asynchronous media such as email, forums, blogs or wikis are deployed in conjunction with synchronous technologies, commonly text chat or audio.”

Janet Macdonald Blended Learning and Online Tutoring: Planning Learning Support and Activity

Design, 2008, p2

Learning/Pedagogy

http://www.slideshare.net/redmagma/elearning-sucks?src=embed

http://learn.winchester.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1203

My Role Building internal communities Look for experts/experimenters: share

information Pedagogical underpinning Conference attendance: feed in the latest

ideas University strategies:

Wimba Learning Network Web 2.0

The 21st Century Learner

http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2008/11/30/a-meeting-of-minds/

Synchronous Conferencing

http://www.elluminate.com/; http://www.wimba.com/; http://www.webex.co.uk/

Draft Wimba Strategy, Dec. 2009 Twenty-first century learners are commonly referred to as ‘digital natives’, well

versed in text messaging, Facebook and other types of social media, and less so in textbooks and face-to-face communication.  While the term has been contested, there is no doubt that student populations are becoming increasingly diverse with correspondingly diverse learning needs. An increasing number of students attend part-time, study while working or take distance learning programmes and all students are used to receiving information and communication in various ways. The University of Winchester must be responsive to the changing student profile and provide means of delivering programmes which meet the demands of flexibility.

In addition, the University has a strong internationalisation agenda and is interested in exploring various means by which our students can engage with students and their learning in other countries.

Furthermore, the demands of sustainability and carbon consciousness require the University to explore eco-friendly means by which to engage with colleagues in other institutions involved in joint projects of various kinds.

Systems such as Wimba provide mechanisms which will allow the University to diversify its learning and teaching methods/opportunities (underpinned by pedagogy) in such a way as to respond to these diverse needs.

Wimba Classroom

Wimba: Pronto, Voice, Create

But how can we use it?Technology is just a tool?

http://www.camb-ed-us.com/school/standards-assessment.asp

A Digital Native: Jake’s Story

“Jake told the executive that he never goes directly to a brand like this man’s newspaper or even to blogs he likes. ... he reads a lot of news – far more than I did at his age. But he goes to that news only via the links from Digg, friends’ blogs, and Twitter. He travels all around the internet that is edited by his peers because he trusts them and knows they share his interests. The web of trust is built at eye-level, peer-to-peer.” (Jarvis, p.86, my emphasis)

What’s out there?

http://blog.twingly.com/2009/08/19/guest-post-social-media-adresses-the-hierarchy-of-needs/

More Useful?

http://dd.dynamicdiagrams.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/58299511_2bcff18db2.jpg

YouTube: Winchester Journalism

Delicious Bookmarking

Facebook Group

http://www.geekologie.com/2008/11/gods_facebook_genesis_edition.php

A Visual Guide to Twitter

Twitter @winchmfs

http://www.slideshare.net/drbexl/twitter-for-p-g-c-l-t-h-e

Key Online Contacts David Hopkins (Bournemouth University):

http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/; @hopkinsdavid

Steve Wheeler (University of Portsmouth): http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/ @timbuckteeth

Lisa Harris (University of Southampton): http://www.lisaharrismarketing.com/ @lisaharris

Lorraine Warren (University of Southampton) http://www.doclorraine.com/ @doclorraine

Jane Hart (Centre for Learning & Performance Technolgies) http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/ @c4lpt

Websites/Blogging

Websites/Wikis Non-Linear

Structure Blogs:

Real-time engagement,

Formative feedback External review &

accountability

http://veronicafryd.blogspot.com/

A few other tools at the University of Winchester? Moodle-Based Learning Network E-Assessment Podcasts Electronic Submission Clickers Mobile learning, inc. iPhone Apps SkillsNet: http://www.winchester.ac.uk/?

page=11134 Second Life

March 2010: University Website web site email blogs social media and

networks wiki video podcasts

Queries: Saffron.Grover@winchester.ac.uk

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

QUESTIONS?

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