Digital Learning Content
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Digital teaching and Teaching content
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teachers essential what?
What digital content and thinking tools canhelp me design, construct and deliverpedagogically sound learning experiences for
my students?A central challenge for the education system is to
find ways of embedding learning in a range ofmeaningful contexts where students can usetheir knowledge and skills creatively to make animpact on the world around them.
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DIGITAL LEARNINGCONTENT
Digital Learning Content is information for teachingand learning provided electronically and viewed on acomputer or similar device.
Digital Learning Content typically is made up of small
units of instruction called learning objects that can beused, shared and adapted for teaching and learning.
Digital learning content exemplifies the enormous
benefits that advances in technology can bring to
everyday life.
Its potential to improve how teachers teach and how
students learn has only begun to be realized.
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DIGITAL LEARNING
CONTENT
Emerging technologies and standards enable content
to be extracted from whole course formats and berecombined into modules tied to learning objectivesand competencies.
Digital Content is Driving an Evolution in Learning
and Communication
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Abundance: Volume of resources andrelationships accessible on the Internet changesthe role of educators in sense-making, coaching,
and validating the credibility of information Just in Time Learning: People want and expect
to be able to work, learn, and study at any timeand wherever they want to do so
Collaboration: Students output is increasinglycollaborative, and there is more cross-campuscollaboration between departments.
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When content is developed for one system andone purpose, it is valued for how well it works
in that system and how well it achieves thatpurpose.
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Values of digital content
These values become important:
DiscoverabilityFinding what content isavailable, and more importantly, the ability to
find content that addresses specific objectivesor competencies
ContextualizationFinding or modifying
content for a particular educational or trainingcircumstance
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ReusabilityEasily adapting and updatingcontext and deploying content in a variety offormats and using a variety of instructionaldesign models
EngagementEngaging the learner on multiplelevels: cognitive, social, affective, and even
psychomotor EffectivenessDocumenting the contents
success in helping the learner master theobjectives or competencies it was designed to
address
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Characteristics of digital learning
content
ContentMeaning as expressed in text, graphics, orinteractive objects
PresentationFormat, fonts, colors, images, and so on
StructureHow the content is broken into units and howthese units are navigated
ContextApplication of content to a particular job orskill context, technology constraints, time constraints,
previous knowledge, social context, and experienceneeded to make effective use of the content
PedagogyStrategies used to organize the content toaffect and measure learning
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Connectivity- various parts of the country may not be connected tointernet or if connected, there may be some outage on connectivitywhich makes it difficult to connect to online content.
Reliability of power in case power black-outs, electronic gadgetscannot be used. Always print out a hard copy of the content for use
when there is power blackout. Technical support Sometimes electronic gadgets fail to work for
various reasons. In such situations one needs some technicalsupport to put the gadgets in good working order.
Navigation Some content may be designed in such a complex
manner that navigation to various sections of the same content isdifficult.
Cost some digital content may be costly in terms of user licenseshence teachers should choose content that can be procured withoutstrain by the School.
