In formal learning in the blended mix

anything new? or a corporate bandwagon for trainers and e-vendors? a cost effective cut-back on estate ? an exciting new landscape of pods and virtual spaces? a turn to liberating pedagogies? Image: supernova Blended, crushed and pulverised . . .?

anything new?

or

a corporate bandwagon for trainers and e-vendors?

a cost effective cut-back on estate ?

an exciting new landscape of pods and virtual spaces?

a turn to liberating pedagogies?

WebCT Vista, the industry's premier Academic Enterprise System (AES), is specifically built to address the mission-critical challenges of enterprise-scale deployment. WebCT Vista provides a state-of-the-art teaching and learning environment that streamlines course management for faculty, offers capabilities to help improve student outcomes , and creates powerful efficiencies institution-wide … At the institutional level, WebCT Vista offers an enterprise-wide solution for institutions to fully leverage their content and learning assets, reliably scale their e-learning environment and support the growing needs of diverse constituencies. webct

WebCT Vista, the industry's premier Academic Enterprise System (AES), is specifically built to address the mission-critical challenges of enterprise-scale deployment. WebCT Vista provides a state-of-the-art teaching and learning environment that streamlines course management for faculty, offers capabilities to help improve student outcomes , and creates powerful efficiencies institution-wide … At the institutional level, WebCT Vista offers an enterprise-wide solution for institutions to fully leverage their content and learning assets, reliably scale their e-learning environment and support the growing needs of diverse constituencies.

webct

MMU is committed to e-learning, with an MLE that will provide a sound e-learning structure... e-learning at MMU ... is now ubiquitous and mainstream. MMU has agreed the use of a single VLE ... to support a high quality location-independent experience for staff and students that encourages and stimulates independent, autonomous learners. E-benchmarking Report

MMU is committed to e-learning, with an MLE that will provide a sound e-learning structure...

e-learning at MMU ... is now ubiquitous and mainstream.

MMU has agreed the use of a single VLE ... to support a high quality location-independent experience for staff and students that encourages and stimulates independent, autonomous learners.

E-benchmarking Report

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And the learners? In the WebCT model the students 'belong' to us, log-in to us, navigate according to our decisions, publish at our discretion on our server ... We have control and they get … a rather lonely learning experience And very different to their other digital learning experiences

In the WebCT model the students 'belong' to us, log-in to us, navigate according to our decisions, publish at our discretion on our server ...

We have control and they get … a rather lonely learning experience

And very different to their other digital learning experiences

By the time he or she has reached 21 years of age, the average NetGener will have spent: 10,000 hours playing video games, 200,000 e-mails, 20,000 hours watching TV, 10,000 hours on cell phones, and under 5,000 hours reading (Bonamici et al. 2005). Digital natives Fully half of all teens and 57% of teens who use the internet could be considered content creators, according to a survey by Pew Internet and American Life Project. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=195492568&size=m

By the time he or she has reached 21 years of age, the average NetGener will have spent:

10,000 hours playing video games, 200,000 e-mails, 20,000 hours watching TV, 10,000 hours on cell phones, and under 5,000 hours reading

(Bonamici et al. 2005).

The gamer’s learning style Ignores any hint of formal instruction. They are self-directed learners. Includes trial and error and approaching a problem from different angles. Relies heavily on learning from peers with a distrust of information from authorities. Focuses on small, focused bits of information Demands just-in-time information . They don’t want to learn about what they might need. Is not focused on books and reading . Karl Kapp

Ignores any hint of formal instruction. They are self-directed learners.

Includes trial and error and approaching a problem from different angles.

Relies heavily on learning from peers with a distrust of information from authorities.

Focuses on small, focused bits of information

Demands just-in-time information . They don’t want to learn about what they might need.

Is not focused on books and reading .

Karl Kapp

informal learning the degree of informality of learning is the degree to which you have been told what to do i.e. informal learning by definition can only be influenced by creating an environment and not by direct instruction. juliette white

the degree of informality of learning is the degree to which you have been told what to do

i.e. informal learning by definition can only be influenced by creating an environment and not by direct instruction.

juliette white

Informal learning is social communication conversation connection community

communication

conversation

connection

community

Does webct take all this on board? Social software is something that can support communication, conversation, connection, and community blogs

Social software is something that can support communication, conversation, connection, and community

blogs

Adding the blog to webct

Content blog http://feed2js.org/

Keeping track - rss http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english

Getting it into webct

But what a faff! Warwick university has hosted its own blogging service since 2005 4593 blogs 91990 entries 14798 tags 194081 comments 111162 images

Warwick university has hosted its own blogging service since 2005

4593 blogs

91990 entries

14798 tags

194081 comments

111162 images

Brighton & Elgg

Easier to use a Wiki

Where are we now …? Bewildered, confused …? Why do we always want to integrate and standardise? Might separate tools be better? The whole thing then becomes a learning experience – changing technologies picking and choosing the most appropriate for you and the task. Image: JakeBrewer

Why do we always want to integrate and standardise?

Might separate tools be better?

The whole thing then becomes a learning experience – changing technologies picking and choosing the most appropriate for you and the task.

Isn’t this the students’ elearning system? Is it yours? And content? A question of content

Isn’t this the students’ elearning system?

Is it yours?

And content?

A question of content If content is becoming an almost free commodity - should we be basing our elearning work on it? Should we be teaching students different skills using a different pedagogy?

If content is becoming an almost free commodity - should we be basing our elearning work on it?

Should we be teaching students different skills using a different pedagogy?

Blended, crushed and pulverised . . .? management learning systems digitalising classrooms formal learning personal learning environments connecting and extending ideas through the power of networks informal learning exploiting a variety of technologies

management learning systems

digitalising

classrooms

formal learning

Webct vista? Formal learning spaces Learning for the masses Competitive Restricted and constructed All about instruction lecturers content Management learning systems Digitising the classroom Informal learning spaces Personal learning Collaborative Creative and extended Personal authorship Knowledge and understanding Personal learning spaces using powerful networks

Formal learning spaces

Learning for the masses

Competitive

Restricted and constructed

All about instruction

lecturers content

Management learning systems

Digitising the classroom

Informal learning spaces

Personal learning

Collaborative

Creative and extended

Personal authorship

Knowledge and understanding

Personal learning spaces using powerful networks