1. Professionalisation
and Innovation :
Friends or Ennemies ?
EDEN Gdansk 2009
Marianne Poumay
University of Liège, Belgium
Source : connaissance network ©ULg

2. Overview
• « Is this an innovation » ?
• Teachers innovate… but how do they get
there ?
• Innovation and Professionalization
• Innovating online… a few success factors
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3. Add online modules for students success(orange blocks)
Sandra Florquin, ULg
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

4. Facilitate communication (videoconference)
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

5. Clearly structure the space
M. Poumay, Paris3
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

6. Multiply exercises (self-evaluation)…
Example : « clinical
reasoning » module
Sandra Florquin, ULg
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

7. … and challenges
Example : « challenge » module
Sandra Florquin, ULg
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

8. Enrich, illustrate your content
R. Laffineur, ULg
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9. Add videos and testimonies
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

10. Bring it closer to real professional tasks
B. Lenzen, ULg
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

11. Go for case based learning,…
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12. …or case/problem based learning
Ph Lepoivre, FUSAGx
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

13. Introduce online group work…
M. Poumay, Paris3
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14. … and interaction through discussion forums
M. Poumay, Paris3
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

15. Promote flexible paths…
Ch Hanzen, ULg
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

16. … or condition those paths
P. Bonnet, ULg
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

17. Use a competence model to frame learning
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

18. Allow students to monitor their own progresses
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

19. Innovation? (source : wikipedia)
• Means a new way of doing something (apply knowledge or
techniques in a new way).
• Its goal is positive change, to make so or sth better.
• Occurs whether it has positive or negative results (cf.
introduction of gadgets)
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

20. Innovation? (source : wikipedia)
• Means a new way of doing something (apply knowledge or
techniques in a new way).
• Its goal is positive change, to make so or sth better.
• Occurs whether it has positive or negative results (cf.
introduction of gadgets)
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• Should be of interest to more than one organisation.
• Those who apply the innovation are often called pioneers in
their field.
• « eLearning is no more an innovation in itself » (infrastructure for
innovation) (Rolf Granow)
• Sometimes drawing from research (from « experimental dev. » -
source : OECD 2002, Frascati manual)
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

21. Teachers innovate… but how do they get there?
(« one size will NOT fit all » - Nick Allen)
(ULg case)
• By themselves / external influence
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

23. Teachers innovate… but how do they get there?
(ULg case)
• By themselves / external influence
350
300 déc-00
• Through « services »
déc-01
250
déc-02
200 déc-03
and tools 150
100
déc-04
déc-05
déc-06
déc-07
50
juin-08
0
Year total Cumulated
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

24. WWW-new.elearning.ulg.ac.be/e-demos/

25. Teachers innovate… but how do they get there?
(ULg case)
• By themselves / external influence
350
300 déc-00
• Through « services »
déc-01
250
déc-02
200 déc-03
and tools 150
100
déc-04
déc-05
déc-06
déc-07
50
juin-08
0
Year total Cumulated
• Through training
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

26. Internal workshops (mandatory !)
This academic year :
• 112 workshops
• 348 participants
• More than 50.000 learning hours
Sends a signal : quality of teaching is important !
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

27. Poumay, M. (mars 2009). Formation tout au long de la vie – Que peut apporter l’eLearning ? Intervention au
Centre de Compétence Autoform.
WWW.formasup.eu

28. Teachers innovate… but how do they get there?
(ULg case)
• By themselves / external influence
350
300 déc-00
• Through « services »
déc-01
250
déc-02
200 déc-03
and tools 150
100
déc-04
déc-05
déc-06
déc-07
50
juin-08
0
Year total Cumulated
• Through training
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

29. Professionalization fosters innovation
Reflective practitioner model (Schön)
SoTL (Boyer 2000, Kreber 2002)
• Document your practice
• « Classroom Research »
• Share new knowledge
Both looking for positive change
Best Friends !
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

30. Innovating online? A few success factors
• Draw from research to explain the « why » ?
• Closely accompany each teacher (One size does NOT fit all)
• Practice what you preach :
– Use and combine online tools IN the programme (NOT
tools for tools, BUT tools for learning)
– Demonstrate you also need them and use them for your
own LLLearning
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

31. Poumay, M. (mars 2009). Formation tout au long de la vie – Que peut apporter l’eLearning ? Intervention au
Centre de Compétence Autoform.

32. Poumay, M. (mars 2009). Formation tout au long de la vie – Que peut apporter l’eLearning ? Intervention au
Centre de Compétence Autoform.

33. Poumay, M. (mars 2009). Formation tout au long de la vie – Que peut apporter l’eLearning ? Intervention au
Centre de Compétence Autoform.

34. Innovating online? A few success factors
• Draw from research to explain the « why? »
• Closely accompany each teacher (One size does NOT fit all)
• Practice what you preach :
– Use and combine online tools IN the programme (NOT
tools for tools, BUT tools for learning)
– Demonstrate you also need them and use them for your
own LLLearning
– Innovate yourself… and have fun in teaching 
Poumay, M. (juin 2009). Professionalization and Innovation : Friends or Enemies ? EDEN, Gdansk.

35. Professionalisation
and Innovation :
©ULg Friends or Ennemies ?
EDEN Gdansk 2009
Thanks for Marianne Poumay
your attention ! University of Liège, Belgium
©ULg