Dropping the “e”Focus on competence development as a precondition for excellence in teaching and learning

Christian Grune | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

5th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference | Galway

7th and 8th June 2007

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“E”

Let’s drop the “e”

Humboldt-University of Berlin

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Wilhelm von Humboldt Alexander von Humboldt

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Bologna Process?

Study Reform?

International Cooperation?Learning Outcomes?

Bachelor/Master?

Virtual Campus?

Lifelong Learning?

Diploma Supplement?

Modularization?

Workload?

Credit Points?

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Blogs?

Podcasts?Videocasts?

Wikis?

Distance Learning?

Lifelong Learning?

Investigative Learning?

Social Learning?Open Access?

Open (Distance) Learning?

ACCESSIBILITY

CHANGE AGENTS

BETA

AJAX

CSS-DESIGN

DIGITAL CODEOPENURL

DOWNLOAD

EDUTAINMENT

FLICKR

SECOND LIFE

GNU

INTEROPERABILITÄT

LEGAL CODE

MP3

MYSPACE

PLAGIATERANKING

SHARING STREAMING

WIDGETS

WIKIPEDIA

OPEN ACCESS

WORKFLOW

XML

YOUTUBE

XHTML

METADATEN

AUDIO

CLICKABLE MAPS

CHAT

COMMONS DEED

COMMUNITY BUILDING

HYPERLINKS

HYPERMEDIA

KONSTRUKTIVISMUS

MODULARITY

RSS SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY

SIMPLICITY

SOCIABILITY

STANDARDIZATION

TRANSPARENZ

VIRTUELLE LABORE

WEB STANDARDS

WIKI

E-DOC

MULTIMEDIA

PODCASTSUPPORT

VIDEO

WEBLOG

WORLD WIDE WEB

E-SCIENCE

E-TIVITIES

INTERNATIONALE STUDIENGÄNGE

BERUFLICHE ZUSATZQUALIFIKATION Blog

Collaboration

Creative Commons

E-Science-Netzwerke

Evaluation

Exzellenz in der Lehre

Lehre ins Netz

Lehrveranstaltungsmanagement

LSF

Neue Arbeitsteilung

Online-LehreWeiterbildung

POS

QIS

Repositories

Social Software

Virtual Learning Environment

Digitaler Semesterapparat

E-Teams

Kompetenzentwicklung

Learning Community

Neue Medien

Open Source

Mneme

e-KoKon

Covcell

Moodle

HyperImage

E-Kompetenz

E-Didaktik

Qualitätssicherung

Master

Bachelor

Hybrides Lernen

E-Learning

E-Moderation

E-Teaching

Qualifizierung

Virtueller CampusLebenslanges Lernen

Communities

Bologna

www.edoc.hu-berlin.de/cmsj/29

e-Teaching/e-Learning-Services

Project-support

Scenarios Teaching/learning

Information & Orientation

Competence development

Coaching & Training

Networks & Communities

Seminars & Workshops

Curricular Integration

Quality inTeaching & Research

Standards &incentives

Curricularintegration

Technical Services

Mneme

Moodle

edoc

UB

What we’re doing - Service-Infrastructure

Services of the Multimedia Teaching and Learning Center

eL-Network

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Coursemanagement

Law & Copyright

Didaktics and Competence Development

Strategy Development

MultimediaSteering Board

Education Board Teaching and Learning

PresidentVice Presidents

University Senate

Service Provider

Computer and Media Service

Centre for Multimedia Teaching and Learning at

Further Professional Qualification

University Library

e-Teams at institutes and faculties

How we are connected - our project “e-KoKon”

Steering Board e-KoKon

Overview of the project “eCompetence in the Professional Context”

Promotion of professional networks / Communities of Practice.......connects the players and convinces the „laggards“

University-wide forums an work groups......support und „ground“ central services

Keeping commitments small and clear......foster the willingness for thematic, but not everlasting engagement

Informal structures......succeed in the professional context (of faculties, institutes...)

From informal structures emerge the most sustainable strategies !

Lessons learnt

Digital Repositories Library Archives

Open Access

Digital Archives

VLE

univ

ersit

y

Administration services

support & service

Institutional Learning

Teaching & Learning Services

Social Learning Ressources

ePortfolios

Wikis

Blogs

pers

onal

Open Learning Repositories

Open Course Ware

Open Learning Space

exte

rnal

Infrastructure for competence based learning

Informal Learning

After Bologna: European Perspective on Competence Development?

๏ Europe-wide orientation on competencies as a challenge “after Bologna”?

‣ Discussing “learning outcomes” instead of “learning inputs”

‣ “Shift from Teaching to Learning”

‣ A new definition of ECTS? Instead of “credit points” -> “competence points”?

๏ European Qualifications Framework (EQF)

‣ connecting the demands of the labour market with education and training offers,

‣ supporting the validation of non-formal and informal learning,

‣ supporting the use and the transfer of qualifications between different EU-countries and educational systems

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Seven trends of professional learning

๏ from qualification to competence

๏ from further education to competence development

๏ from further education to further learning

๏ from a service model to a self-supply model

๏ from qualification audit to competence evidence

๏ from single competencies to basic competencies

๏ from the informalisation of formal learning to the formalisation of informal learning

(taken from John Erpenbeck 2005)

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Cycle of competence development - connecting learning and teaching

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Make knowledge accessible and available, i.e. via Open Standards, Open Access, Open Courseware...

Integrate knowledge into a contexti.e. via typical VLE’s, simulations

Problem solving in complex, real situations, i.e. traditional classroom settings, projects, work

Community of Practice Learning CommunityPersonal Learning

(inspired by Erpenbeck 2007)

Exchange and interconnecting different communities, i.e. via Blogs, Wikis

Work with KnowledgeAccess to Knowledge

Competence development Knowledge Transfer

Cycle of competence development - connecting learning and teaching

No Questions? I have some to you!

๏ How do we establish competence networks for teaching and learning within the scientific communities?

๏ What can we offer instead of standardized courses and trainings (both for students and teachers? How do we enable them to participate in European, inter-university-networks of excellence, expert-groups or communities of practice?

๏ Couldn’t we establish portfolio-based approaches for competence development, both for SD and student learning?

๏ What are your experiences with communities of practice in this area? When & Why do they work?

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Thank You!

Christian Grune

Computer- und Medienservice | Multimedia Teaching and Learning Center

www.cms.hu-berlin.de/mlz

christian.grune@cms.hu-berlin.de

Skype: cgrune

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