eLearning @ UFH
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eLearning @ UFHRenée Coetzee
Head: eLearning Unit
What is eLearning?eLearning is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
“Teaching and learning through the use of information and
communication technologies (ICTs).”
What is eLearning?e = electronic
e = enhanced, enriched, engaged, empowered
But why?HET context changes
Demands of job market
Global village
Unique capabilities: learning styles,
communication, collaboration, access to
information
Opportunity / Potential!
eLearning @ UFH ObjectiveTo develop a critical scholarlyculture encouraging research-based
and context-driven transformativeand innovative teaching andlearning practices that involve theintegration of technology.
eLearning @ UFHMainstream practice; “transparent
“technologyContextually relevant knowledge baseDevelop community of practiceIndependence: knowledge and skills
reside in facultiesSensible expansionResearch subsidy
eLearning ToolsMS Office (e.g. Word, PowerPoint)Email (Outlook)Institutional NetworkLearning Management System
(Blackboard, Moodle)Internet: social networking, podcastingMultimediaCellphones, PDAs
eLearning OptionsLow-threshold activities
Low-threshold LMS
Intermediate LMS
Advanced LMS
“Into the Wild”
Development OpportunitiesDesign and Development of Web-
based Learning module of PGDHET
Teaching with Technology
Consultation with eLU staff
Getting startedeLU staff
Alice: LivingstoneEL: Main Building
Brief proposalDevelopmentMentoring/consultationAction research (includes
evaluation)
The Beginning...
Questions?
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
eLearning
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. Erich Fromm
An allegory in pictures taken to an unnatural conclusion.
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What’s the moral of the story?Tools are not neutral
Not always transferable
Customise for context