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Implications for e-learning content design and development Madhuri Dubey, Ph.D <ul><ul><ul><li>ELELTECH 2009 </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Questions <ul><li>Are we clear about the goals of e-learning – academic, corporate and vocational? </li></ul><ul><li>Do we agree that e-learning can transform the educational landscape in India? </li></ul><ul><li>How do our teachers, trainers and learners receive and adapt to e-learning? </li></ul><ul><li>How do we address issues at implementation level? </li></ul><ul><li>How do we build in accountability in all our e-learning initiatives? </li></ul>

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E-Learning involves <ul><li>Content </li></ul><ul><li>Technology </li></ul><ul><li>People </li></ul>

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Key phases in the process <ul><li>Design </li></ul><ul><li>Development </li></ul><ul><li>Delivery </li></ul>

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Let’s look at them in the context of Web 2.0

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Technology Content and

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<ul><li>Make changes, edit, </li></ul><ul><li>Linking, networking, collaboration </li></ul><ul><li>Fast, efficient content sharing,updation </li></ul><ul><li>Different ways of getting information </li></ul><ul><li>Internet moves beyond the computer </li></ul>

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Learning in the times of <ul><li>Google </li></ul><ul><li>YouTube </li></ul><ul><li>Blogs, Wiki </li></ul><ul><li>Facebook </li></ul><ul><li>Twitter </li></ul><ul><li>… and so on </li></ul>

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Information Learning vs

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Role of Instructional Design in <ul><li>E-learning for </li></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Self-study </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Blended Learning </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Complementing traditional learning </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Implications for design and development <ul><li>E-Learning 1.0 </li></ul><ul><li>E-Learning 2.0 </li></ul><ul><li>Centralized system </li></ul><ul><li>Restricted access </li></ul><ul><li>Design, Development and Delivery are separated </li></ul><ul><li>Use of proprietary tools </li></ul><ul><li>Standards compliance </li></ul><ul><li>Difficult to make changes </li></ul><ul><li>Dependency on vendors </li></ul><ul><li>Reduced dependency on centralized systems like LMS </li></ul><ul><li>Creative ways of content development with FOSS </li></ul><ul><li>Interact and share content, multiple forms </li></ul><ul><li>Reduced dependency on technical experts </li></ul><ul><li>Cater to less formal ways of learning </li></ul>

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Individual Social Learning is moving away from to

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Google is creating Waves…

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Academic e-Learning:Example

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Vocational information sharing and e-learning: Example

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Corporate e-Learning <ul><li>Generic training </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Software training </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Sales training </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Compliance training </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Communication and negotiation skills </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Customer service skills </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Training in specific verticals </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Automotive </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Telecommunication </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Pharmaceuticals …etc </li></ul></ul>

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Ways to enhance e-learning <ul><li>Strategy to leverage Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) with special emphasis on learning needs in India </li></ul><ul><li>Integrate and synergize with Web 2.0 options, community spaces for better reach at less costs </li></ul><ul><li>Prepare teachers and trainers in working with these tools for content design, development , delivery </li></ul><ul><li>More… </li></ul>

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Web 2.0-Emerging issues <ul><li>Learning culture is changing </li></ul><ul><li>Content overload </li></ul><ul><li>Several types of digital content </li></ul><ul><li>Personalization and relevance </li></ul><ul><li>Authenticity of content </li></ul><ul><li>Inability to discriminate </li></ul><ul><li>Other issues </li></ul>

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What next <ul><li>Explore what Semantic Web (Web 3.0) has to offer for making e-learning more effective </li></ul><ul><li>As e-learning becomes ubiquitous, we need to re-think Instructional Design and content standards </li></ul><ul><li>If learning experience can empower the learners it can do the same for teachers , trainers and subject experts …explore how this can be achieved </li></ul>

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Ground reality <ul><li>Let’s not lose focus on </li></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Infrastructural issues </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Power supply, bandwidth, hardware, maintenance </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Our readiness </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Attitude, awareness, training, cultural factors, change management </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Support systems </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Learner support, community forums for teachers, trainers and experts </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Thank you Thank you Blogs, Wikis, Community Forums, Facebook ,Twitter…