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Workshop 2: Approaches to using technology to promote active learning Simon Walker Head of Educational Development University of Greenwich, London, UK Online learning pedagogies at UEL Slide 2 9.30 - 9.45: introductions 9.45 - 10.15: presentation: 10.15 - 11.00: hands on Moodle activity in computer suite (part 1). (move to ITC.01) 11.00 - 11.15 - break/refreshments 11.15 - 11.45: plenary 11.45 - 12.15: action planning (group work) 12.15 - 12.30: wrap up/ evaluation/close Workshop 2: Session Outline Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Context and drivers Curriculum design and delivery Pedagogies of distance learning Staff development Business models/ USP Slide 6 New Approaches to Teaching, Learning and Assessment needed? Academics claim that their courses produce these skills, yet the evidence is unclear. What does assessment say about priorities in a course? Drivers towards teamwork, critical thinking, effective communication, problem-solving, collaboration: 21 st Century skills in K-12 schools Graduate Attributes in universities The inverted (flip) classroom Drivers towards teamwork, critical thinking, effective communication, problem-solving, collaboration: 21 st Century skills in K-12 schools Graduate Attributes in universities The inverted (flip) classroom Slide 7 Ref: Laurillard, D. (2012) Online support for academics' collaborative learning about teaching. Presentation. Royal Geographic Society. Epigeum 20/10/2012 From 20 th C to 21 st C learner? Learners activities Key: 20 th Century 21 st Century Slide 8 Context and drivers Curriculum design and delivery Pedagogies of distance learning Staff development Business models/ USP Slide 9 What pedagogies exist for DL? Generations of distance education technology (all still in existence) 1.postal correspondence 2.mass media of television, radio, and film production 3.Interactive technologies: audio, text, video, web and immersive conferencing 4.Fourth use of intelligent data bases (intelligent flexible learning), semantic web technologies? pedagogy that exploits dialogue and conversation pedagogy that allows learner and course content to be self-contained technology Slide 10 Pedagogical neutrality - example? http://www.mapmyprogramme.com Slide 11 Generation of Distance Education pedagogy TechnologyLearning activities Learner granularity Content granularity EvaluationTeacher roleScalability Cognitive- behaviourism Mass- media: print TV; radio; one to one communicat ion Read and watch IndividualFine: scripted and designed RecallContent creator: sage on the stage High ConstructivismConferencin g: audio; video; web. Many to many communicat ion Discuss, create, construct GroupMedium: scaffolded and arranged. Teacher- guided Synthesize : essays Discussion leader: Guide on the side Low ConnectivismWeb 2.0 Social networks; aggregation & recommend er systems Explore, connect, create & evaluate NetworkCourse; mainly at object and person level; user- generated Artefact creation Critical friend co- traveler Medium Comparison of DL pedagogies. Anderson, T and Dron, J (2011) Three Generations of Distance Education Pedagogy. International review of research in Open and Distance Learning; Special Issue - Connectivism: Design and Delivery of Social Networked Learning. Vol 12, No 3 ONLINE Accessed 15/06/13ttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/890/1663 Slide 12 A A Associative Focus on individual Learning through association and reinforcement Constructivist Building on prior knowledge Task-orientated Situative Learning through social interaction Learning in context Connectivist Learning in a networked environment What are learners doing? E-Assessment Drill & practice Inquiry learning Collective intelligence Resource-based Experiential, Problem-based Role play Reflective & dialogic learning, Personalised learning Ref: Mayes & De Freitas, 2004 Conole 2010 Slide 13 Examples. http://www.olds.ac.uk/home http://celtt.gre.ac.ukhttp://celtt.gre.ac.uk/ Slide 14 Whats a MOOC? Design Principles Aggregation Remixing Re-purposing Personalised Multiple channels No right pathway Ref: Conole, G. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) -, University of Leicester DL Forum presentation. 26 th March 2013 X-mooc/ c-mooc/p-mooc/ouch Martin Scorsese 1973 Mean Streets Slide 15 Slide 16 Context and drivers Curriculum design and delivery Pedagogies of distance learning Staff development Business models/ USP Slide 17 Jones, S based on ideas by.Dickinson (2007) & Cavazza. Digital Literacy CISCO Presentation. Bucks New University 2012 Expression Publication Profession Opinion Details Reputation Hobby Certificates Purchase Knowledge Avatars Audience What I share Where I work Whats said about me What I like How and where to join me Who can certify my identity What and how I buy What I know What represent me What I say Who I know What interests me FOAF iViva What tools are available? Thema: Exploring the experiences of Master's students in a digital age. Masterman, L. March 2007- 2009; Slide 18 Slide 19 Yerkes-Dodson law of arousal. Yerkes RM, Dodson JD (1908). "The relation of strength of stimulus to rapidity of habit-formation". Journal of Comparative Neurology and Psychology 18: 459482 Slide 20 Learning activity design model (2006) Beetham, H. (2004), Review of e-Learning Models. In Effective Practice in e-Learning, JISC. http://www.jisc.a c.uk/publications/ programmerelate d/2004/pub_eff_ prac_elearn.aspx Slide 21 Learning activity design model (2009) Beetham, H (2007) An approach to learning activity design, in Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age, Beetham, H & Sharpe, R (eds), Routledge, pp2638 Slide 22 Help and Support Slide 23 Teacher Learning activity or Resource Creates Mediating Artefacts (MA) Community Division of labour Rules Activity Theory Slide 24 Context and drivers Curriculum design and delivery Pedagogies of distance learning Staff development Business models/ USP Slide 25 Whats your USP? www.uel.ac.uk/research www.uel.ac.uk/teaching Slide 26 Useful links Moodle Course: https://moodle.uel.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=4860 Digital Literacy in Higher Education: http://dlinhe.ning.com/ Greenwich Connect: http://blogs.gre.ac.uk/greenwichconnect/about/ Map my Programme: http://www.mapmyprogramme.com/ Larnaca Declaration on Learning Design: http://www.larnacadeclaration.org/ http://www.larnacadeclaration.org/ Summer of Innovation: http://elevator.jisc.ac.uk/content/about Slide 27 Hvala,, Asanti, Dk, Tack, Danke, Merci, Tak, Kiitoksia, ksznet, Grazie, Dank, Takk, Dziki, Obrigado, naa goodeethank you for listening and participating. s.walker@gre.ac.uk Sialker Simon Walker Simonwalker hugh snook