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‘In what ways can e-learning enhance the learning experience of students in Higher Education?’
Richard Hav ingaIT Suppor t FBSE
Southampton So lentUnivers i ty
Introduction
• What is E-Learning?
• Benefits of E-Learning
• My Experience and Story Telling
• VLEs as the tools of Learning Architects
What is E-Learning?
E-Learning and virtual learning environments are not just the process of a document management system
“E-Learning is the learning process
created by interaction with digitally delivered
content, services and support”Imperial college
What is E-Learning intended to do?
• Extend the Teaching space – online further reading and interactive exercises
• Enhance the Teaching space – Interactive computer games in class such as
Markstrat used for business marketing simulations
• Replace the Teaching space – Virtual worlds such as Second Life and using
Webinars in combination with VLEs
Benefits of E-Learning
• Accessibility
– Page layouts, Text2Speech, Location, language.
• Multimedia
– Webinars, Videos, games, pictures, E-Portfolios, Blogs, forums,
quizzes
• Learning Styles
– Kinesthetic (learn by doing), Visual, Auditory
• Collaboration (student and lecturer)
– forums, blogs, peer review, Grademark, electronic chat, projects, wikis
• Flexibility
– Student paced and focused, E-submission and assessment, reduced
contact hours, ‘location free’
VLEs as the tools of Learning Architects
• Delivery
– Videos, instructional tutorials
• Teaching
– Webinars
• Assessment
– E-Portfolios, Wikis, quizzes, Online submission
• Feedback
– Online Marking, Feedback Polls, Discussion forums, Email
• Contingency Planning
– Sickness, dynamic teaching content, weather conditions
Mood Hoovering Towards Acceptance
• Incremental Changes
• Story Telling of Success e.g. University Top 30 Units, MA Business Studies,
• Continuous Training and Development
• Just in Time Support
• Open Education Resources (OER)
• Staff Incentives
• Passionate E-Champions
• Mentoring and Coaching
Any Questions?Thanks for listening