ICT?

• Information technology (IT) is the term used to describe the items of equipment (hardware) and computer programs (software) that allow us to access, retrieve, store, organise, manipulate, and present information by electronic means

• Communication technology (CT) is the term used to describe telecommunications equipment through which information can be sought and accessed, for example, phones, faxes, modems, and computers’

http://education.massey.ac.nz/lt/NETerm.asp

Information and communication technologies (ICT) in Higher Education:

• Telephone, video, audiocassette, television, radio Videoconferencing, audioconferencing, audiographics Computer based learning programmes, CD-Rom Internet-based communication tools (chat, e-mail, computer

conferencing, groupware) WWW-based resources, interactive materials (WWW-based) learning platforms (WebCT, First Class,

FLE, Luvit, Studium, etc.) Virtual training organisation (eg. Virtual Open University;

include course- and student management services and tools)

eLearning

Computer aidedinstruction/ Computerassisted learning

Computer mediatedcommunication

Video conferencing

Audiographics

WWW

1800 Study letters

1970

1980

1990

1995

Hypertext

Multimedia

Netmeeting

Telephone

examples how ICT is used in University adult education in Finland:

• Open university long history of distance and ‘multiform studies’ (audio +

videocasettes, study letters, telephone, videoconferencing…) Virtual Open University: http://www.avoin.helsinki.fi/english.shtml

University of third age learning about ICT and with ICT (for example, “memory net”)

Continuing education http://www.studium.helsinki.fi

Labour market training for unemployed university graduates and professionals http://www.apaja.helsinki.fi

How web can be used in HE?

integrated to face-to-face learning

Web-based only

Textpicturessound

Human commu-cation & inter-action

Self-study materialsInteractive testshypertext & multimedia

conferencing systemsdiscussion forumschat, email

Overheads in webadditional materiallinks to Internet-res.

emailchatdiscussion forums

Web-based course

Levels of www-solutions:

• LEVEL 4: (also) whole learning environment & course management tools

• LEVEL 3: (also) structured hypertext documents

• LEVEL 2: (also) interaction and communication channels

• LEVEL 1: Distribution channel for linear documents

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MOTIVES WHY ICT IS APPLIED...

’ODD MOTIVES’:

• all others are doing it…

• we have the technology…

• it’s sexy…!

• to save money and resources…

• putting national policy into practice…

• funding available...

’NOT SO ODD MOTIVES’:

• the quality of learning and teaching will be higher...

• enables new pedagogical approaches...

• more opportunities for interaction…

• access & outreach...

• ICT is already a part of reality...

CHARACTERISTICS OF ADULT LEARNING & WEB-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Self-direction (need for…)

Life situation

Experiences

Problem based learning

Community (importance of...)

Communicative learning

Reflection

Emansipatory learning

Expansive learning

Work as learning environment

Contextual learning environment

Expertise (development of..)

active role, self management access and flexibility (time + place) opportunity to share to others tailor-made paths; information resources discussion forums, web-communities discussion forums, interaction & dialogue

delayed text-based communication sharing and reflecting experiences making habits of thinking and action explicit

(enables sharing and evaluation) opportunity to study at workplace learning in real environments equal roles, distributed expertise