JCPC Department Initiatives Intervention
Building eLearning Communities at the University of Jos
Donna Oti, PhDConsultant
Overview
DII background Goals and objective The ICT environment
which necessitated them The eLearning
Fellowship The concept Roles and responsibilities
The Departmental Initiatives learning model significance
DII Background
Goal: To support and empower departments, faculties, and units to use ICT to improve the quality of teaching, learning, research, and administration
DII Objectives
To stimulate the use of existing ICT facilities for effective teaching and learning
To support ICT initiatives at the department and unit level by awarding innovative ideas
To empower academic staff to use technology to improve the quality of teaching and learning
To encourage female participation in ICT departmental initiatives
JCPC eLearning Fellowship What is a Fellowship?
A professional or academic community or like-minded individuals collaborating to achieve a common goal or advance the discipline
What is your primary role as a Fellow? To boldly go where no woman has gone before To master the online pedagogy literature To solve pedagogical challenges facing Unijos To share your knowledge with wider academic
communities
eLearning Fellowship Curriculum Module 1: Building the
Foundation for Successful eLearning Initiatives
Module 2: Enriching Teaching and Learning Through the Use of Technology
Module 3: Pedagogical Challenges for the Jos Context
Module 4: Discipline Specific Pedagogical Issues
JCPC eLearning Fellowship
Research
Implement
TrainResearch
Share
eLearning Fellowship Example
Web Initiative in Teaching Fellow, 2001-2002 Created course web site for journalism Advised student newspapers for three
universities Created online newspapers for two
universities Trained individual to teach online at
the University of Maryland University College
Consultant for educational software for test administration and course management
Departmental Initiatives
To support ICT initiatives at the department and unit level by awarding innovative ideas
To encourage active learning, to support collaboration, and emphasize application and relevance
DI Learning Model
Active teaching and learning
Collaborative teaching and learning
Emphasis on application and relevance
Active Learning
The assumption that the learner’s active involvement in the learning process is essential to good practice.
Instructors serve not only as lecturers but also as facilitators of learning who manage the learning process by engaging learners in a variety of activities (lectures being but one) that lead students to an understanding of course content and the development of academic and professional competence.
Collaborative Learning
Structures that encourage and facilitate collaboration are central to the Teaching and Learning Model.
Students find benefit in instructional practices that encourage collaboration. This adds a robust “horizontal” dimension to the learning exchange as students teach and learn from one another.
Application and Relevance
There is wide agreement in the literature that the best learning occurs when bridges are built between new knowledge and the learner’s experience—it makes learning relevant to the learners.
New Knowledge
Learner’s Experience
Significance and Similarities
ELEARNING FELLOWSHIP Engage students by
teaching with technology Team course
development encourages intra and inter-group collaboration
Emphasis on a number of technology solutions for enabling students to apply knowledge and learn in context: games, simulation, case studies…
DEPARTMENTAL INITIATIVE Using technologies to
address discipline-specific challenges
Departmental initiatives support varied perspectives on teaching and learning challenges
Opportunities for lecturers to collaborating on experimental learning projects
Summary
The fellowship and Departmental Initiatives help support the common goal of empowering departments, faculties, and units to use ICT to improve the quality of teaching, learning, and research.
Conclusion – what now?
It’s all about you Your role Your leadership
style Your responsibility
It’s time to set goals Learning Sharing
Commitment is Key Ask questions Finish the race
References
Engaging the Online Learner: Activities and Resources for Creative Instruction (Online Teaching and Learning Series (OTL)) by Rita-Marie Conrad and J. Ana Donaldson (2004)
Exploring the Digital Library: A Guide for Online Teaching and Learning (Online Teaching and Learning Series (OTL)) by Kay Johnson and Elaine Magusin (2005)
Faculty Development Companion Workbook Module 9:: Teaching Online by Amy Solomon and Quantum Integrations (2006)
Teaching Online: A Practical Guide, 2d Edition by Susan Ko and Steven Rossen, (2004)
The Tools for Successful Online Teaching by Lisa Dawley (2007)
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