Encouraging lifelong learning
habits in a web 2.0 enabled PLE
Jo Badge1, Stuart Johnson2,
Alan Cann1, Jon Scott1
1School of Biological Sciences
2Student Learning Centre
University of Leicester
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Do we control students ?
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VLE
A software system designed to
help teachers by facilitating the
management of educational
courses for their students,
especially by helping teachers
and learners with course
administration.
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PLE
Systems that help learners take
control of and manage their own
learning. This includes
providing support for learners to
set their own learning
goals, manage their
learning, manage both content
and process, and communicate
with others in the process of
learning.
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Image: cc flickr Stabilo Boss
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Key Skills Module
• Email • ePortfolios • Molarities &
IT
numeracy
portfolio
• Scientific dilutions
literature • Areas & vols
• Spreadsheets
• RSS
• Descriptive
• Social Statistics
bookmarking • Normal Frequency
• Office suites Distribution
• Posters • Student's t-Test
• Presentations • Χ2 Test
• Images • Correlation
• Regression
• PLE
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Context and weaving
BS1010 semester 1 BS1011 semester 2
1. Email 1. Spreadsheets
2. Scientific Literature
3. RSS 2. Descriptive Statistics
ePortfolio
4. Manipulating Numbers 3. Normal Frequency
5. Social Bookmarking
6. Office Suites
Distribution
7. Units & Conversions 4. Student's t-Test
8. Presentations & Posters
9. Molarities & Dilutions
5. X2Test
10. Images 6. Correlation
11. Areas & Volumes
12. Your PLE
7. Regression
13. Exponents & Logs
14. ePortfolios
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Personal Learning Environments
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PLE
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Totals % Totals %
Wikipedia 148 100% Gmail 23 16%
Google 146 99% ISIWoK 21 14%
delicious 120 81% GScholar 19 13%
GReader 111 75% GImages 18 12%
PubMed 105 71% Yahoo 16 11%
Blackboard 104 70% eBay 15 10%
Facebook 100 68% Skype 8 5%
YouTube 56 38% BBCiPlayer 7 5%
MSN 55 37% Dictionary.com 7 5%
Flickr 53 36% Twitter 7 5%
UoLLibrary 49 33% Banking 6 4%
GDocs 47 32% Myspace 6 4%
UoLWebmail 42 28% Ask 4 3%
Hotmail 35 24% Sport 4 3%
Amazon 31 21% Bebo 3 2%
News 31 21% Travel 3 2%
iTunes 27 18% UoLSSDS 1 1%
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ePortfolios
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ePortfolios
Appearance and navigation is clear and consistent
All links work
Multimedia elements display correctly
Text is clear and readable, spelling and grammar are correct
Previously published materials respect copyright laws
Organization connects all evidence into an integrated whole
Features or showcases evidence
Shows depth of knowledge and experience
Shows breadth of knowledge and experience
Includes a current curriculum vitae
Addresses both academic and professional development
Includes reflective comments about evidence as well as reflective comments about
what this evidence says about you
Includes short-term goals (skills to add/improve)
Includes long-term goals (professional and/or personal aims)
Interpretation of your achievements is expressed
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Can you assess reflection?
• ~50% of ePortfolios public.
• 1% updated >1 month after end of module (FAIL)
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Life long learning?
Assessment lever
Web 2.0 technologies
require experiential
learning
Individual feedback
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We gratefully acknowledge support for this project
by a grant from the Centre for Bioscience
Departmental Teaching Enhancement Scheme.
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