Introduction To Elearning 2008

Guide to elearning Christine Smith and Mark Childs Learning Development Centre University of Warwick

Resource-based learning

Web supported learning
‘ Learning Resources’
Communication (CMC)
Assessment (CAA)
Resources CAA CMC

The whole is greater… VLEs Virtual Learning Environments

Content: (Sitebuilder) Word Web pages Video Conferencing (Forums) Assessment (Perception)

Learning resources on the web
Other peoples resources
You/Students
Finding them, Quality, IPR
Your own resources
Publishing – SiteBuilder
Designing for the web

Resources online pros / cons
Easily altered
from anywhere
Hypertext
Integrate with
multimedia
assessment
discussion
Usage data
Need access to internet
Not very portable
Best use requires restructuring
Printing

Resource-based learning
Using websites
Repositories
Interactive programs
Computer aided assessment
Games

Websites
Assist with effective presentation of materials
(e.g. web pages, PowerPoint, papers)
Provide flexible access to structured, well-organised set of material
(e.g. source, remedial, PBL resources)
Communicate to a variety of audiences
Establish a (virtual) learning community

Information on websites
Course information
Pre-course information
Web-based materials
Integrated discussion activities
Integrated co-operative work
Integrated collaborative work

Other interactive technologies
Computer assisted assessment/MCQs
Podcasting
M(obile)-learning
PDAs
Mobile phones

Diagnostic
Formative
Summative

Marking time
Accuracy of marking
Analysis
for assessment
for improving test
Time to learn system
Time to develop questions
Limitations of system
Reliability / Security

Community centred learning

Tools for communication
Email
Shared website
Forums/discussion boards
Peer-to-peer platforms
Blogs and moblogs
Instant messaging
Chat
Audioconferencing
Videoconferencing and application sharing
MUVEs
Social Networking sites
Mobiles and PDAs
wikis

Which of the communication tools listed do you
think best suits your needs and why?
How might this alter the way you interact
with your students and alter the way they
learn and you teach?

Stages (Adapted from Gilly Salmon, 2000) Setting up system and accessing Sending and receiving messages Building social bridges Welcoming and encouraging Searching, personalization features Facilitating tasks and use of learning materials Conferencing Facilitating process Supporting, responding Providing links to external resources e-Tutor Technical support Access and motivation Group socialization Information exchange Knowledge construction Development

Collaborative learning
Shared websites
Blogs
Forums
wikis

E.g. “Performance Spaces”
Course website
reviewing websites and commenting on reviews
answering questions in blogs and commenting on others’ blogs
Classroom presentations using Internet-based resources

Examples of blog use
Students answer questions using resources from gallery
http:// blogs.warwick.ac.uk/hesterbond/entry/the_eumenides /
Students look up webpages and comment on them
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/lmatthews/entry/sst1_stuffargh_work/
Blog examples ppt

Synchronous conferencing
Access to expertise
Link to distant students
Videoconferencing
Chat e.g. MSN
Audioconferencing e.g. Skype
Immersive virtual world
http:// www.secondlife.com /

In combination
Can also combine different technologies, for example:
Streaming Theatre in a Virtual Classroom
Videoconferencing, website, forum, blog, video

E.g. “Streaming Theatre”
Modules run at Warwick and Amsterdam comparing theatre in both countries
Course website including video of performances
Arrange teaching sessions A  W / W  A
Students upload ideas to joint website
Students discuss these ideas in videoconferences
Students create pictorial essays using video clips

The ‘telematic environment’

e-Learning Support
LDC: Pedagogy
Consultancy / Workshops
e-Learning award
Funding
Library: Resources
Subject Support
Resource based learning
Teaching Grid
e-Strategy
elab: Tools
Central tools and technical development
Development service
e-Learning advisors

Other support
Elab
Robert O’Toole - Arts and Humanities
Chris Coe – Social Studies
Steve Brydges – Medical School
Steve Carpenter – Sciences
Teaching Grid
Rachel Davis

Funding for elearning
Internal
TQEF
Education Innovation Fund
External
JISC
HE Academy
Eduserv

Contact
WELA / asynchronous technologies
Christine Smith
[email_address]
Manus Conaghan
[email_address]
Synchronous technologies
Mark Childs
[email_address]

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