Learners Reshaping Learning Landscapes Owen

Overview

ICTELT - does it work?

Communities of learning

Example from Dubai

Issues with writing proficiency

ICT enhanced writing interventions

Results

Does ICTELT work?

ICT enhanced learning & teaching (ICTELT)

Blended learning

“… knowledge is viewed as a social construct, facilitated by peer interaction, evaluation and cooperation” (Hiltz, 1998).

give / receive feedback experience together plan share common goals solve problems create innovate share ideas reflect on experiences Communities of Learning

Practical academic skills Literacy, Language, numeracy Cognitive & reasoning skills ICT & collaborative skills Foundation/ Freshman tertiary education

Awareness register genre purpose Mechanics grammar syntax revision/editing semantics vocabulary Structure & Organization summarizing / paraphrasing arguing applying support synthesizing describing Referencing & Avoiding Plagiarism search selection techniques conventions ethics Academic Writing Conventions

(Adapted from Johnson, & Bray, 2007)

Text has no value; may be lost & forgotten ‘ Broken record’ Model: Slaughtered Again! Why bother? It’s always the same… Finished! I can forget it now Write, Discard, Forget, Repeat! Draft Feed back Re-draft Submit Overall negative experience

(Adapted from Johnson, & Bray, 2007)

Brainstorming ideas; focus on rubric; peer collaboration Iterative process Awarenessgrows with each cycle Draft Feed back Reflect & act Publish Overall positive, informed experience Peer review (strongly scaffolded); teacher review; meta-skills; discussion of reasons Define / discuss positives / negatives; identify remedial support where required Seek small, regular improvements

Research and Study Skills Assimilation of ideas Communication of ideas Academic writing conventions WRITING

Research Study

4 HDF sections (n=74 students)

4 instructors

2 quasi-experimental / 2 control

Data collection tools: observations, surveys, interviews, assessments, reflective blog postings, discussion board postings

In conclusion From the horse’s mouth…

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