This document discusses elements of e-didactics, including definitions of didactics, main issues in didactics like target group, location, content, methodology, teacher, and goals, and concepts of teaching strategies like face-to-face training, e-learning add-ons, blended learning, and fully virtual training. It also covers basic types of e-learning, new teaching and learning paradigms, competencies of e-teachers, definitions and reasons for blended learning, examples of blended learning, and the structure of blended learning courses.

1. Elements of E-Didactics
Uwe Wieckenberg
(c) Uwe Wieckenberg

2. Agenda
1. What is Didactics?
2. Main issues of didactics
3. Concepts of Teaching Strategy
4. Basic Types of E-Learning
5. New Paradigm in Teaching and Learning
6. Competences of E-Teachers
7. Blended Learning as a Concepts of a
Teaching Strategy
8. Definition of „Blended Learning“
9. Why Blended Learning?
10. Examples
11. Structure of Blended Learning Courses

3. 1. Definitions
Several Definitions of „Didactics“:
a. Theory of Instruction
b. Theory of Teaching and Learning
c. WHO should learn WHAT with
WHOM, WHERE, HOW
and WHAT FOR?

4. 2. Main Issues of Didactics
target
group
Location
Content
Metho-
dology
teacher,
instruc-
tor
Goals/
objectives
Who?
Where?
What?
How?
With
whom?
What
for?

5. Depending on the specific composition
of these six components we have
to choose the appropriate
teaching strategy
target
group
Loca-
tion
Content
Metho-
dology
teacher
instruc-
tor
Goals/
objec-
tives

6. 3. Concepts of Teaching Strategy
There are 4 basic concepts:
1. Face-to-face training
2. E-learning components as
Add-On of face-to face-training
3. Blended Learning
4. Fully virtual training

7. 4. Basic Types of E-Learning
I. Computer Based Training (CBT)
II. Web based training (WBT)
III. Online Seminars
IV. Virtual Classroom
+ a combination of these basic types
(e.g. Online Seminar + WBT)

8. 5. New Paradigm
in Teaching and Learning
„old“ paradigm
• Listening
• „push“
• Formal learning
• Emphazise on
knowledge
„new“ paradigm
• Interaction
• „pull“
• Formal + informal
learning
• Know how to know
If we want to implement successful E-Learning,
we need a new teaching and learning culture

9. 6. Competences of E-Teachers
• Methodological-
didactical
competences
• Media
competences
• Technical
competences
• Social
competences

10. 7. Blended Learning as a Concepts
of a Teaching Strategy
4 basic concepts of teaching:
1. Face-to-face training
2. E-learning components as
Add-On of face-to face-training
3. Blended Learning
4. Fully virtual training

11. 8. Blended Learning
Definition:
• Blended Learning is a certain combination
of both traditional ways of learning and
ways of e-learning

12. 9. Why Blended Learning?
• To get the best out of traditional learning
and E-Learning
• To be able to serve
- knowlegde
- skills
- attitudes
• Reduction in physical presence

13. 10. Examples
• InWEnt Long term training
• Short courses
• ...

14. 11. Structure of Blended Learning
Courses
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online F 2 F online F 2 F online
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