Will it blend? Innovative course designs for today's knowledge workers This is a presentation I gave at the PLE conference in Cologne, Germany in Sept. 2011.

1. Will it blend?
Innovative course designs for today's knowledge workers
Dr. Roman Götter,
At Professional Learning Europe, Köln, 21. September 2011
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2. • Blended Learning
How should you structure training offerings to meet the needs of todays
knowledge workers?
• Cross Cultural Trainings
Lessons learned from two distant learning programs:
Innotalk: Innovation & Technology Management for Latin America
• Mobile Learning with an iPad
Insights from an effort to create a learning App for the iPad
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3. Definition of Blended Learning: Just a Mix?
Computer Based Interaction
Class Room Interaction
Face-to-Face Blended - Learning E-Learning
20-80% mix
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4. Definition of Blended Learning: Just a Mix?
Computer Based Interaction
Class Room Interaction
A bit simple!
Face-to-Face Blended - Learning E-Learning
20-80% mix
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5. Quantitative Dale‘s Cone: People Learn…
10%
by Reading
20%
by Seeing
30%
by Hearing
50%
by Seeing & Hearing
70%
by Collaboration
80% by Doing
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6. Quantitative Dale‘s Cone: People Learn…
10%
by Reading
20%
by Seeing
30%
by Hearing
50%
It is a myth!
by Seeing & Hearing
70%
by Collaboration
80% by Doing
Will Thalheimer: No quantitative research was used:
http://www.willatworklearning.com/2006/05/people_remember.html
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7. Quantitative Dale‘s Cone: People Learn…
10%
by Reading
20%
by Seeing
30%
by Hearing
It is a myth!
50%
by Seeing & Hearing
70%
But not wrong!
by Collaboration
80% by Doing
Will Thalheimer: No quantitative research was used:
http://www.willatworklearning.com/2006/05/people_remember.html
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8. Will it blend?
Of course it does!
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9. Mixing the right ingredients
Source: Forrester Research
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10. Mixing the right ingredients
Is there a
standard recipe?
Source: Forrester Research
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11. Technical Dimensions
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12. Technical Dimensions
Is there a one
technical standard?
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13. Technical Dimensions
Is there a one
technical standard?
No, and it is not a
technical problem!
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14. Coaching Seminar
My My
Life Work
Team Work-
shop
Short
term Chat
Online/
Offline Blog
Just in Mobile
time Online
Every- Forum
where
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15. Source: testbag.com
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16. Always have your
customer in mind!
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17. Example 1: Mastering a Cross Cultural Challenge
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18. Inwent International Leadership Training
See also:
http://www.academy.fraunhofer.de/innotalk/
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19. Can we teach Innovation Management to this group?
Yes we can!
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20. Well mixed groups
(Source: Master thesis Karla Sosa, 2011)
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21. Understanding Latin America
(Source: Master thesis Karla Sosa, 2011)
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22. Human development Index
(Source: Master thesis Karla Sosa, 2011)
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23. Stages of development in Latin America
(Source: Master thesis Karla Sosa, 2011)
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24. People in Latin America are different (Examples)
Cultural dimensions High Low
Power Distance Latin America Germany
Beliefs about how power
should be distributed within a
society.
Uncertainty avoidance Latin America Denmark
Extent to which uncertainty Germany Sweden
can be tolerated and its impact
on rule making within a
society.
Time Polichronic: Monochronic:
Extent to which individuals Latin America Germany
approach one task at a time or
multiple tasks at the same
time.
(Source: Master thesis Karla Sosa, 2011)
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25. Learning Environment JOSEF
(JOSEF, © Fraunhofer Academy)
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26. Main elements of success
1. A lot of Multimedia 5. Rich Resources
2. Simulation Techniques 6. Many different exercises
3. Customized Content 7. Interaction and Feedback
4. Short Logical Sequences 8. Individual and teamwork
(Source: Master thesis Karla Sosa, 2011)
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27. Main elements of success
1. A lot of Multimedia 5. Rich Resources
2. Simulation Techniques 6. Many different exercises
7. Interaction and
3. Customized Content Feedback
8. Individual and teamwork
Blended Learning works
4. Short Logical
Sequences
for Latin America!
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28. Example 2: Mobile Learning with iPad
Fraunhofer Learning App: iAcademy
A current project (Release planned end 2011)
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29. Mobile Learning the latest Trend?
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30. Mobile Learning the latest Trend?
Chasing the next pig?!
German saying for: Jump the bandwagon
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31. Mobile Learning is a Trend !
The Horizon Report consistently
describes the changes in the
learning landscape
• Mobile Learning
• Open Content
• Electronic books
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33. Mobile Learning is
a stable Trend !
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34. Apple iPad
Most successful technical innovation
Apple sold more than
25 Millionen iPads already
Sales quarters since launch
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35. Mobile Learning
flexible in time and space
Lokal
mit Lernapp
iAcademy
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36. Fraunhofer Learning App iAcademy
Native App with elegant and intuitive
User Interface for many learning units
(iAcademy prototype, © Fraunhofer Academy)
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37. Appealing Design
Different layouts allow
a flexible design
(iAcademy prototype, © Fraunhofer Academy)
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38. Learning Map provides intuitive access
• Short sequences
• Interactive
content
• Glossary
• PDF Library
• Questionnaire
• Games
• Non linear
sequence
• Learning
progress is
indicated
Learning Map
(iAcademy prototype, © Fraunhofer Academy)
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39. Story telling: Let your target group act
Guiding the user through
the lessons
(iAcademy prototype, © Fraunhofer Academy)
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40. Interactive Games (no Adobe Flash needed)
Drag & Drop Games
are fun repetitions
MJ(2009)
(iAcademy prototype, © Fraunhofer Academy)
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41. iAcademy architecture
iAcademy is a
native App for
the Apple iPad
Learning units are iAC Files
(ZIP Container) which are
stored on the iPad
(iAcademy prototype, © Fraunhofer Academy)
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42. (List by Martin Fischer, Fraunhofer Academy)
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43. Thank you for your attention!
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44. Contact and further information
Dr. Roman Götter
Managing Director
Fraunhofer Academy
Hansastraße 27c
80686 München
+49 89 1205 1515
roman.goetter@fraunhofer.de
www.academy.fraunhofer.de
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