eLearning in Canada: Future Research Directions
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eLearning in Canada:Future Research Directions
Griff Richards, Ph. D.
Technology Enhanced Learning
Research Institute
Electronic KazanKazan, Russia, 26 April 2009
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Canadian Provinces
60oN
49oN
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Population distribution in Canada(35 Million)
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Distance Learning in Canada
Distance Education in Canada is growing especially in K-12 public schools
15% of 2008 high school graduates in BC took at least one on-line course
DL designed for remote learners but gives access and flexibility to all students
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Declining enrolment in
British Columbia
• http://www.walking-europe.co.uk/pictures/British_Columbia_4.jpg
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French Virtual High School
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DL Student Enrolments
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DL Student Enrolments
Enrolment Growth: Headcount
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BC DL Course completions(2007/8)
Level Completion Exams?
Elementary K-7 89% no exams
Secondary 8-12 65% exams
Adult finishers 60% exams
Source: BC Min Education
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Question 10
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Would you take anotherDE course?
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Anderson’s Equivalency Theory
Learning through meaningful interactions
CourseContent
Instructor
Other learners
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Both technology + pedagogy
How to use the power of the computer
How to be a guide on the side
Teacher Professional Development
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Shift to Learning Activities
• Synchronous -> leads to transmissive pedagogy
(boring lectures)
• Asynchronous -> constructive learning activities
engage learners
• Most courses have a blend 1s : 2aSynch -> pacing and presentations
Asynch -> assignments and reading
• Need to build on each other
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Are we developing better learners?
• Expectations?
• Self-reliant?
• Better organized?
• Pro-active communicators?
• Social constructive learners?
• Better meta-cognitive skills?
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Promote student meta-cognition
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“If you build it, they will come”…But they won’t stay if it’s not good
• DL improves ACCESS and FLEXIBILITY
• As quality improves, Acceptance increases– Professional Development for teachers– Course Development to reduce lectures– Collaborative activities to increase engagement – Teach learners to learn
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Technology Enhanced LearningResearch Institute
Personalization &Adaptive systems
Social Networking Mobile Learning
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Technology Enhanced LearningResearch Institute
Personalization &Adaptive Systems-Kinshuk-Dragan Gasevic
Social Networking-Terry Anderson-Jon Dron
Mobile Learning-Rory McGreal-Mohamed Ally
Opportunities forsynergy-Griff Richards
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Quality in Distance LearningMDDE604 = Instructional Design
Group Work (30%)Group Work (30%) Individual Project (70%)Individual Project (70%)
Do’s & Don’ts for Quality Needs Assessment
Learning Object CritiqueTeleconference
Task Analysis
Develop Unit of Instruction
Peer Evaluation (Formative)
Professor Evaluation(Summative)
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Would you include collaborative learning activities…?
MDE604 Adult learners acceptance of collaborative learning
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Personalization
• Follow the paths of those who have gone before
• Follow the paths of those who have similar needs or interests to me
• Optimize my learning path (POLR)
• “The right materials at the right time”
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Lyrix Inc. on-line homework
• “Homework” system for most popular texts in math, economics and accounting
• Textbooks used by many universities
• 100,000 students per text
• research projecta. Compare my progress with other students
b. statistical pattern analysis {learner traits,
system usage, common problems}
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M-learning & Nurses
• trials with nursing student clinical terms
• increased use of mobile devices as – job aids, – Pharmaceutical references, – Communications among peers, – Procedure checking & note-taking
• Job re-engineering – potential impact in clinical practice – training and tracking
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3 pedagogies (Cummins, 2008)
• Transmission– I tell you my knowledge of X
• Social constructivism– You build your own knowledge of X
• Transformative– You decide what X is
so you can change your world
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