Building a Hybrid Learning Environment - Augmenting the Classroom with Conversation and...
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The Evolving
Story of Education...
Agrarian Age
-‐ 3Rs
-‐ No formal educa1on
Industrial Age !"
-‐ 3Rs + Technical skills + Basic Cogni1ve skills
Information Age !"
-‐ 3Rs + Basic Cogni1ve skills
-‐ Knowledge in a Domain (college degree)
Automation
Computers
Phase Change... I N T E R N E t
Complexity
Hyper-connectivity
Knowledge Age!"
- Knowledge in a Domain"
- Higher Order Cognitive skills – creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, !decision making"
- Self-Direction, !Empathy,!Collaboration"
We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist... using technologies that haven’t yet been invented... in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.
-‐ Richard Riley, Secretary of Educa3on under President Clinton
Knowledge
Comprehension
Analysis
Application
Synthesis
Evaluation
Benjamin Bloom" Goals of!
Education"
Necessity of a
Hybrid Learning Environment
21st Century
What a student knows
21st Century
What a student knows
21st Century
GAP!
What a student knows
21st Century
Fill the knowledge gap by using online informa1on resources of online learning communi1es
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What a student knows
Internet Facilitated Learning
The world has changed and become more networked... what is needed is not a new theory for the digital age, but a model that integrates the different theories to guide the design of online learning materials.
-‐ Dr. Mohamed Ally, Athabasca University
An Analogy
Our understanding of solar system has changed…
From Earth-‐centric…
to Sun-‐centric…
to Mass-‐centric
Likewise our view on educa3on is changing…
From Earth-‐centric…
Teacher-‐centric…
to Sun-‐centric…
Learner-‐centric…
to Mass-‐centric
Connec0on-‐centric
-‐ Learners -‐ Mentors -‐ Content -‐ Conversa1on -‐ Collabora1on
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Internet as a Classroom
One-‐on-‐one rela1onship between learner and the online learning content
eLearning 1.0
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eLearning 2.0
Web 2.0 makes online collabora1on possible
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Peripheral Participation
Active Participation
Legi1mate Peripheral Par1cipa1on (Lave & Wenger)
Online Learning Communities
Online Learning Communities (Modern Day Study Groups)
What Facilitates Deep Understanding
Howard Gardner on Deep Understanding
1. Multiple Entry Points
Narrative
Data Analysis
Visual
Kinesthetic
2. Telling Analogies
3. Multiple Representations
4. Multiple Performances
Deep Understanding is about
• Connec1ng new informa1on and knowledge with what you already know
• Using and applying knowledge in novel contexts (which shows you understand, and not just know)
1. Make predic1ons to ac1vate Prior Knowledge
2. Build curiosity and fire up intrinsic mo1va1on to learn
3. Make learning contextually relevant
4. Secure cogni1ve commitment (for the learning adventure)
5. Ac1vely engage with the learning material
6. Make connec1ons (with prior knowledge / bigger picture)
7. Update Mental Model
The Learning Journey
KWL-‐Plus is a self-‐ques1oning strategy for learning
Know -‐ making predic1ons, invoking prior knowledge
Want to Know -‐ genera1ng interest in the topic by posing ques1ons
about expecta1ons from the text
Learn -‐ Plus -‐ reflec1ng upon the text through techniques like
lis1ng, mapping and summarising
KWL-Plus Learning Strategy
Learning Journal
Internet-‐Facilitated Learning Cycle
Problem with Online Learning
Knowledge is highly fragmented AND understanding requires a coherent narra1ve
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Teachers can use the the Social Media Glue!
• Teachers bring coherence
• Co-‐learners add meaning -‐ Par1cipatory pedagogy
-‐ Social Tagging
-‐ Annota1ng
• Conversa1ons and Collabora1on leads to deeper
understanding
Advantage of Social Learning
Creating a
Hybrid Learning Environment
The Cri1cal Thinker Academy
Started by a University Professor
Offering Video Lectures
A Blog (RSS)
A Newsleder
Podcasts
YouTube Channel
MOOC – Massive Open Online Course
Example of a MOOC – started by two university professors
A 12-‐week Online Programme
• Things to Read • Things to Watch
• Daily Newsleder
• Create Own Blog • Discussion Group
• Tweet, Tag • Curate, Share
2011: Highly Successful MOOC -‐ over 100,000 global students
• Video Lessons • Quizzes • Assignments
• Discussions • Ques1ons to Professors • Exams (op1onal)
• Final Score • Statement of Achievement
• Free, 160k students • From 209 countries
• 20,000+ got Cer1ficate of Achievement
• Video – 2 to 6 minutes
• Quiz (open-‐ended) • Assignment – due date
• Self-‐Organised Forums
• Peer Instruc1on • Meet-‐up Groups
This has led to the forma1on of Udacity
Another example -‐ Coursera – course on Gamifica1on taken by Wharton Professor
edX -‐ MIT, Harvard, Berkeley courses
Its not difficult to create!
Hybrid Learning Environment
Ingredients of an Enriched Learning Experience
• Text • Audio • Video • Learning Aids
• Discussion • Reflec1on • Peer Review
• Self-‐Assessment
• Project Work
• Sims/Games
Content Conversation Collaboration
A LEARNING COMMUNITY
Ingredients of an Enriched Learning Experience
• Text • Audio • Video • Learning Aids
• Discussion • Reflec1on • Peer Review
• Self-‐Assessment
• Project Work
• Sims/Games
Content Conversation Collaboration
A LEARNING COMMUNITY
Create Your Blog
Google Blogger
WordPress
EduBlogs
Twider – Micro Blogging
Presentations
Prezi – free presenta1on tool
VoiceThread
Glogster – interac1ve posters
Ingredients of an Enriched Learning Experience
• Text • Audio • Video • Learning Aids
• Discussion • Reflec1on • Peer Review
• Self-‐Assessment
• Project Work
• Sims/Games
Content Conversation Collaboration
A LEARNING COMMUNITY
Create Your PodCast
Windows – Sound Recorder
Audacity – free sokware
Record For All – free sokware
AudioBoo – minicast using your mobile phone
Podoma1c – create & share Podcasts
iTunes – share your Podcasts
Ingredients of an Enriched Learning Experience
• Text • Audio • Video • Learning Aids
• Discussion • Reflec1on • Peer Review
• Self-‐Assessment
• Project Work
• Sims/Games
Content Conversation Collaboration
A LEARNING COMMUNITY
Create Your VodCast, ScreenCast,
Video Tutorials
Windows Movie Maker
CamStudio – Free Video Screen Capture Sokware
Jing – free Screen Capture + Annota1on sokware
Screenr: free Screen Cast tool – create and share
LiveScribe -‐ PenCast
EduCrea1ons – simple way to
create video lessons
Show Me – simple way to create video tutorials on iPad
Create a YouTube Channel
Share your videos on Vimeo
Share your video series on Blip.TV
Create an iTunes Channel
Ingredients of an Enriched Learning Experience
• Text • Audio • Video • Learning Aids
• Discussion • Reflec1on • Peer Review
• Self-‐Assessment
• Project Work
• Sims/Games
Content Conversation Collaboration
A LEARNING COMMUNITY
Mind Mapping, Brainstorming, Diagrams,
Flowcharts, Quiz Makers
MindMeister – Mind Mapping Tool
Bubbl.Us – Brainstorming Tool
Gliffy – Diagrams and Flowcharts
Quizlet – create your own quizzes
Socra1ve – Quiz + Student Response System using SmartPhone (BYOD)
Survey Monkey – create surveys, analyse response
Ingredients of an Enriched Learning Experience
• Text • Audio • Video • Learning Aids
• Discussion • Reflec1on • Peer Review
• Self-‐Assessment
• Project Work
• Sims/Games
Content Conversation Collaboration
A LEARNING COMMUNITY
Discussion Forum, Wiki, Webinar
DisQus – integrates with most Blogs
Wiki Spaces – Wiki
Big Blue Budon – open source Web Conferencing for Distance Educa1on
It supports sharing of slides (PDF), webcams, whiteboard, chat, voice over IP, and presenter's desktop. It can record and playback sessions (slides, audio, and chat), runs on Mac, Unix, and PC
Skype – Group Video Calling
Ingredients of an Enriched Learning Experience
• Text • Audio • Video • Learning Aids
• Discussion • Reflec1on • Peer Review
• Self-‐Assessment
• Project Work
• Sims/Games
Content Conversation Collaboration
A LEARNING COMMUNITY
Bringing Learning Nuggets
TOGETHER
Symbaloo – create a gateway to your blog, wiki, videos…
NetVibes – create a gateway to your blog, wiki, videos…
Twider Feed YouTube Feed
Facebook Feed
Website Feed Blog Feed LinkedIn Feed
Buddy Press – add Community to your Word Press Blog
Mahara – Community + ePoroolio Tool (open source)
Elgg – Online Community Tool (open source)
Ning – Online Community Building Tool (paid)
College Is Dead. Long Live College! By Amanda Ripley
Read more: hdp://na1on.1me.com/2012/10/18/college-‐is-‐dead-‐long-‐live-‐college/#ixzz2AgIplZAb
TIME Magazine – October issue is on Reinventing College Education
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