Trends in e-learning: Research & Practices by Ana Paula Correia PhD

Research & Prac+ces

Universidade Aberta, Lisboa

Trends in

Ana-‐Paula Correia, PhD Iowa State University, USA

School of Educa+on Human-‐Computer Interac+on Program

November 30, 2013

•  Over 6.7 million students took at least one online course between August and December, 2011

•  69% of academic leaders iden+fy online learning as a cri+cal part of their long-‐term strategy

•  75% of academic leaders rate the learning outcomes in online educa+on as the same or superior to those in face-‐to-‐face

•  Over 80% of American corpora+ons use e-‐learning

GROWTH O

F E-‐LEARNING

E-‐LEARNING DEFINED

•  Study and ethical prac+ce •  Purpose: facilita+ng learning and improving performance •  Process: appropriate use of different technologies •  Delivery: online •  Audience: variety of audiences (based on Januszewski and Molenda’s (2008) defini+on of Educa+onal Technology)

RESEARCH DIRECTIONS IN E-‐LEARNING

Computer-‐supported collabora+ve learning

Learner and community support

Teacher’s transforma+on

Social responsibility

What technologies and design features be_er support collabora+ve learning? What are the roles of teachers in computer-‐supported collabora+ve learning environments? Does computer media+on require the development of new pedagogical approaches? How to assist virtual learning teams to be produc+ve?

Computer-‐supported collabora+ve learning

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Design and development of “Advanced Instruc+onal Systems Design” online collabora+ve experience with Universidade do Minho, Portugal

ADVANCED PRACTICES


How to increase interac+on (student-‐instructor, student-‐student, student-‐content, and student-‐community) in online learning environments? What facilita+on strategies are more suitable to promote learning? How to support the development of self-‐regula+on strategies? How to create a dynamic online learning community?

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Blueprint of an Online Student Orienta+on for Iowa State U. Engineering Learning Online

ADVANCED PRACTICES

Online student orienta@on


Which teaching methods and strategies are effec+ve in online environments? How to improve teachers’ performance when teaching online? How to determine high quality online teaching? How teachers transi+on from classroom to online teachers? How to assist teachers in this transi+on? What are teachers’ new roles in online environments? How to iden+fy and describe exemplary online teaching prac+ces?

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Collabora+ve program analysis on Des Moines University (Des Moines, Iowa) post-‐professional online program in physical therapy

ADVANCED PRACTICES

Social responsibility

What does social responsibility mean in e-‐learning as a field of study and prac+ce? What kind of processes (e.g., social design) and resources can support social responsible research? How can e-‐learning address problems that prevent the quality of life for individuals and groups in society, especially those related to learning and human performance?

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Answers About Radia0on Therapy, an applica+on for cancer pa+ent educa+on developed at no cost for a medical center in Ames, Iowa.

ADVANCED PRACTICES

LOOKING AHEAD

Be ready to play the game strategically: •  Massive Open Online

Courses –Curt Bonk and Adrian Sannier

•  Educa+ng crea+ve and entrepreneurial students– Yong Zhao

•  Gamifica+on – James Gee

The European and Asian online educa+on markets are predicted to grow steadily over the next 5 years, contribu+ng many $$$$$ the industry.

Resources •  Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Educa+on in the United States (Sloan

Consor+um 2012) h_p://sloanconsor+um.org/publica+ons/survey/changing_course_2012 •  Curt Bonk’s website h_p://php.indiana.edu/~cjbonk/ •  Stephen Downes’ e-‐books h_p://www.downes.ca/me/mybooks.htm •  The Pew Internet & American Life Project: The future of Apps and Web h_p://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Future-‐of-‐Apps-‐and-‐Web.aspx •  The New Media Consor+um Horizon Report > 2012 Higher Ed Edi+on h_p://www.nmc.org/publica+ons/horizon-‐report-‐2012-‐higher-‐ed-‐edi+on •  Evalua+on of Evidence-‐Based Prac+ces in Online Learning: A Meta-‐Analysis and Review of

Online Learning Studies by Barbara Means et al. (2010) h_p://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-‐based-‐prac+ces/finalreport.pdf •  Soqware Evangelist wants to put Learning Management Systems in the Cloud h_p://chronicle.com/ar+cle/Adrian-‐Sannier/130933/ •  World Class Learners: Educa+ng Crea+ve and Entrepreneurial Students, a book by Yong Zhao h_p://www.amazon.com/World-‐Class-‐Learners-‐Educa+ng-‐Entrepreneurial/dp/1452203989

Open-‐source Books •  Correia, A.-‐P. (2012) (Ed.). Breaking the Mold: An Educa0onal Perspec0ve on Diffusion of Innova0on. Wikibook/textbook, available at:h_p://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Breaking_the_Mold:_An_Educa+onal_Perspec+ve_on_Diffusion_of_Innova+on

•  Correia, A.-‐P., & Yusop, F. (2010). Teaching Online: A Quick Reference for Online Instructors. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Seed Science Center, 47 p.

Purpose of the research study

Findings/outcomes

Naturalis+c case study that looked at strategies u+lized by student facilitators to promote meaningful dialogue and par+cipa+on in asynchronous online discussions

−  Peer-‐facilita+on strategies help generate innova+ve ideas, mo+vate students to par+cipate ac+vely in the discussions, and provide an atmosphere for involvement and commitment and an empowering opportunity for students

Baran, E., & Correia, A.-‐P. (2009). Student-‐led facilita+on strategies in online discussions.

Distance Educa0on, 30(3), 339-‐361.


Purpose of the research study

Findings/outcomes

Look at exemplary online teachers’ transi+on to online teaching with a focus on their successful prac+ces

−  Planning and designing extensively to eliminate unan+cipated problems

−  Knowing the students to tailor the course ac+vi+es to their needs

−  Enhancing student teacher rela+onship to reduce the emo+onal and physical gap

−  Providing feedback on +me to guide and monitor students’ learning

−  Demonstra+ng teacher presence to eliminate students’ frustra+ons and to be “seen” and “heard” in the online environment

−  Forma+vely evalua+ng the course and reflect on the teaching and learning experience

Baran, E., & Correia, A.-‐P. & Thompson, A. (2013). Tracing successful online teaching in higher educa+on: Voices of exemplary online

teachers. Teachers College Record, 115(3).


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The A to Z Guide To Top Online Learning Trends A is for App B is for Blended Learning C is for Crowdsourcing & Cyberbullying D is for Digital Ci+zenship E is for E-‐book F is for Flipped Classroom G is for Gamifica+on H is for Hangout & Hashtag I is for ICT & Interface J is for Java K is for Kinestethic learning

L is for LMS M is for MOOC N is for Ne+que_e O is for OSS P is for PLN and Podcast Q is for QR code R is for RSS S is for Social learning & Self-‐learning T is for Tablet & TED Talk U is for USB V is for Virus W is for Webinar &Wiki Y is for YouTube

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