2. Theme and problem: teaching „e-way”
E-learning, distance learning – clarification
of definitions
Student, educator and the World Wide
Web
Educator as a „shapeshifter”: ways to go
with
Possible and required roles in the system of
e-learning
3. E-learning, distance learning –
clarification of the definitions
Special position of e-learning: halfway between face-
to-face and distance education
Mixed phrases: e-learning, distance learning, digital
learning etc.
Differences and common points:
Technology vs target group
Distance - space and time
Student in the centre
Curriculum as main tool
Motivation and relationship
Interactivity
4. Student, educator and the Web
Cultural and sub-cultural standards of the Internet:
Importance of having a personal tone
Democracy and culture of anonimity
Special communication habits
Codes of visual
Linguistic codes, „web language”
Non-central information production and –sharing
Thinking in games
5.
6. Educator as a „shapeshifter”
Keep position – loose students?
New tasks and roles required – which ones?
7. Educator as a „shapeshifter”
Results of development and testing process:
Asking for continuation
Mentioning particular parts that they most enjoyed
Reporting test results without asking
Questions about the costumizability of excercises
Complaining about the length
Asking for further materials
8. Educator as a „shapeshifter”
Teacher is required to:
research for /develop and provide new contents
give feedbacks
dispose „learning-time” for the students
Required roles of the educator:
Orientator: source and selector of information
Controller (of the group and of the process)
Supporter
Possible roles of the educator: motivator and partner
Not allowed role: educator can’t and mustn’t limit
information sources
9. Educator as a „shapeshifter”
Student’s attitude towards the educator is
determined by
the behavior of the educator
the structure and role culture of the course / institution
Connectivist pedagogy and maturity of students:
vanishing of different position is not necessary and not
necessarily a problem…
