E-learning: Key Concepts and Issues Presentation for the YourSchoolLibrary Virtual Conference By Daniel Churchill The University of Hong Kong

Welcome! Dr. Daniel Churchill Room 116, Runme Shaw Building The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong Email: [email_address] Web: http://www.learnactivity.com Tel: +852 28591141 Slide

What is E-learning? Source: Dave Cutler http://www.theispot.com/

Contexts for E-learning E-learning as in distance learning E-learning as in blended learning E-learning as technology integration in a classroom Slide

E-learning as in distance learning

E-learning as in blended learning

E-learning as technology integration in a classroom

Slide Institutional Leadership Perspectives Teachers’ Perspectives Students’ Perspectives E-learning Strategy Technology, network, facilities, home computers, skills, technical support Policies, curriculum, assessment, budget, training Mission, vision and core values Community expectations, parents, industry, NGOs Government, national infrastructure, global issues

Why e-learning? Increase teacher effectiveness Improve learning of subject matter content Enable assessment for learning Development of “new literacies” Make learning more relevant for students Empower research activities Transformation of practices Increase global/regional competitiveness Create distance learning opportunities Slide

Increase teacher effectiveness

Improve learning of subject matter content

Enable assessment for learning

Development of “new literacies”

Make learning more relevant for students

Empower research activities

Transformation of practices

Increase global/regional competitiveness

Create distance learning opportunities

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Some Important Transformations Learning FROM to Learning WITH technology Student-centered learning Students as technology users Changes in curriculum and assessment Disruptive pedagogies – teacher changes Slide

Learning FROM to Learning WITH technology

Student-centered learning

Students as technology users

Changes in curriculum and assessment

Disruptive pedagogies – teacher changes

Critical issues Access to Internet – on-campus and at home, wireless network, mobile network Access to Computers and Other Technologies Learning Management System ( LMS ) Software – rise of free software, open sources, web-as-a-platform Content and Institutional Repositories Pedagogical design Transformation management Slide

Access to Internet – on-campus and at home, wireless network, mobile network

Access to Computers and Other Technologies

Learning Management System ( LMS )

Software – rise of free software, open sources, web-as-a-platform

Content and Institutional Repositories

Pedagogical design

Transformation management

Access to Internet On-campus and at home, wireless network, mobile network… Slide

On-campus and at home, wireless network, mobile network…

Access to Internet Source: http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats3.htm Slide

Access to Internet Source: http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats3.htm Slide

Access to Computers Slide

Access to Computers Classmate PC from Intel http://www.classmatepc.com/ Free to be??? from http://www.asiatotal.net/ Asus Eee PC from http://eeepc.asus.com/en/ Slide

Asus Eee PC from http://eeepc.asus.com/en/

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Linutop from http://www.linutop.com/ Nova5000 from http://www.nova5000.com/ From http://www.ncomputing.com/ Slide

E-learning -- beyond just a computer Slide

System and Tools E.g., Blackboard, WebCT Open source – Moodle, Sakai Emerging Web 2.0: User control of information Web as a point of presence Web as a social environments Web as a platform Slide

E.g., Blackboard, WebCT

Open source – Moodle, Sakai

Emerging Web 2.0:

User control of information

Web as a point of presence

Web as a social environments

Web as a platform

Web 2.0 Tools Environments Blogs Digital Storytelling Sharing, Diggs, Recommendations, and Folksonomy Wikis and Social Software RSS Feeds Podcasting API for Mashups Mobile Web 2.0 Slide

Blogs

Digital Storytelling

Sharing, Diggs, Recommendations, and Folksonomy

Wikis and Social Software

RSS Feeds

Podcasting

API for Mashups

Mobile Web 2.0

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Pedagogical Design Content design for learning purposes Activities and engagement Support and on-line facilitation Evaluation of learning and formative actions Slide

Content design for learning purposes

Activities and engagement

Support and on-line facilitation

Evaluation of learning and formative actions

Content Content is still critical for learning Access to Internet provides access to huge amount of potentially useful information, tools and services amount However, it also introduces challenges: Selecting appropriate content Determining whether information and sources are reliable and trustworthy, Quality of presentation for learning Predominant language of the Internet is English Slide

Content is still critical for learning

Access to Internet provides access to huge amount of potentially useful information, tools and services amount

However, it also introduces challenges:

Selecting appropriate content

Determining whether information and sources are reliable and trustworthy,

Quality of presentation for learning

Predominant language of the Internet is English

Learning Objects Slide

Expansion of the Internet Source: http://news.netcraft.com/archives/web_server_survey.html Slide

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/ Slide

New Skills for Teachers Harvesting Mashing Design Slide

Harvesting

Mashing

Design

Harvesting Identifying useful educational material for teaching and other resources (e.g., for own professional development) Increased growth of new information on the Internet makes this process more complex Skills in use of new tools to facilitate harvesting Slide

Identifying useful educational material for teaching and other resources (e.g., for own professional development)

Increased growth of new information on the Internet makes this process more complex

Skills in use of new tools to facilitate harvesting

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Mashing Mixing and re-mixing existing resources and media to create new resources: e.g., in LMS, blogs, wiki, Youtube videos, Slideshare presentations, Voicethread , or social networking sites such as Facebook Slide

Mixing and re-mixing existing resources and media to create new resources: e.g., in LMS, blogs, wiki, Youtube videos, Slideshare presentations, Voicethread , or social networking sites such as Facebook

Demonstration of RISAL http://risal.cite.hku.hk Slide

Copyright in Digital Age Traditional copyright? Why is copyright important in the digital age? Creative Commons Slide

Traditional copyright?

Why is copyright important in the digital age?

Creative Commons

Teachers as Designers Design of learning content Design of learning tasks Design of learning environments Slide

Design of learning content

Design of learning tasks

Design of learning environments

Transformation Management Professional development of teachers Development of students for e-learning Intervention beyond just organized training: Communication letters, Seminars and conference, On-demand e-learning, Education technology champions and communities of practice, reports on best practices, Incentives, R&D grants News feeds and podcasts, blogs and wikis, Learning design templates, content and social repositories Roles of a School Library? (e.g., Learn. Commons) Slide

Professional development of teachers

Development of students for e-learning

Intervention beyond just organized training:

Communication letters,

Seminars and conference,

On-demand e-learning,

Education technology champions and communities of practice, reports on best practices,

Incentives, R&D grants

News feeds and podcasts, blogs and wikis,

Learning design templates, content and social repositories

Roles of a School Library? (e.g., Learn. Commons)

Modified image from : http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/77 Slide