Whose education is it anyway? - Blackboard UK User Group 2010
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![Is professional educationinherently anti-social?,[object Object],Whose education is it anyway? ,[object Object],Ian Gardner – Jan 2010,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-1-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![About this presentation,[object Object],Open,[object Object],courseware,[object Object],More details at the below URL – comments welcome:,[object Object],tinyurl.com/,[object Object],Y9827q5,[object Object],Probably should have been a discussion not a presentation!,[object Object],Role of PE/HE,[object Object],Programme design,[object Object],VLE/PLE,[object Object],Today,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-2-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Why Professional Education?,[object Object],Blackboard customer group:,[object Object],“the e-Learning needs of corporations, the U.S. government, associations and for-profit education providers... fully engage employees and develop talent across your organizations”,[object Object],Source:,[object Object],http://www.blackboard.com/newsletters/proedjune07b.htm,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-3-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Presentation overview,[object Object],Whose education is it anyway? Conflicting views from different stakeholders including:,[object Object],on group work vs. independent learning,[object Object],on collaboration tools (inc. Blackboard’s) and their use in education,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-4-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Popularity of content,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-5-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Take up of tools,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-6-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Take up of tools,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-7-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Group work vs. Independence,[object Object],Image source: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/3079465935_9ca3dfb507.jpg,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-8-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Is it just Professional Education?,[object Object],Different motivations than compulsory education,[object Object],Different timescales, implications for:,[object Object],Pedagogy,[object Object],Instructional design,[object Object],Relationships,[object Object],Access to Blackboard,[object Object],However...,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-9-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Ongoing relationships,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-10-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Is it just Professional Education? (2),[object Object],Overall, a lot of similarities,[object Object],Realism over idealism,[object Object],What is ‘employability’ and other questions outstanding,[object Object],Student preference,[object Object],FE has history of employer influence, HE different discipline requirements, PE influence of employers/accreditation,[object Object],Location and reputation still key,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-11-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![‘Our’ solution,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-12-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Student choice,[object Object],“Students learn differently and want choice. Such as paper or book, computer or internet, handout or VLE.”,[object Object],Student, University of Edinburgh,[object Object],Source:,[object Object],JISC Responding to Learners,[object Object],http://tinyurl.com/ye9zb5x,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-13-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Student choice (2),[object Object],“The main way that students would like to be involved in shaping the content of the course is through providing feedback on the course design.”,[object Object],Source:,[object Object],NUS/ HSBC Students Research Experience Report: Teaching and Learning (November 2009),[object Object],http://tinyurl.com/y8vnuk9,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-14-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Online/offline flexibility,[object Object],Topic focused:,[object Object],Guidance,[object Object],Support materials (inc. reading),[object Object],‘Lecture’ materials,[object Object],Test,[object Object],‘Tutorial’ materials,[object Object],Further practice,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-15-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Conclusion,[object Object],Anti-social okay?,[object Object],‘Who you know not what you know’,[object Object],Constructivism,[object Object],Educational values,[object Object],Fee payer expectations,[object Object],Expect large amounts of directly relevant content, ‘for the money we pay‘,[object Object],Ultra competitive,[object Object],Continue at: tinyurl.com/Y9827q5,[object Object],& in “Turning the anti-social...”,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-16-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
![Q&A,[object Object],Is professional education a ‘breed apart’? ,[object Object],Are ‘courses’ anti-social whereas professional events (such as user conferences), workshops, webinars social?,[object Object],What students really want [spoon feeding?], and what they should be encouraged to experience [new styles of learning /assessment, ePortfolios, etc.]. Is the approach described the ‘balance’ here?,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bbuk2010-100309131338-phpapp01/75/whose-education-is-it-anyway-blackboard-uk-user-group-2010-17-2048.jpg?cb=1670622058)
Whose education is it anyway? - Blackboard UK User Group 2010
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A very basic set of slides to go with my presentation on the conference theme of social learning - subtitle = "Is professional education inherently anti-social?"
