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1. and Online Technologies in
Support of experiential learning
Mokhtar Bouba & Gustavo Negreiros

2. BLENDED LEARNING AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
• Blended Learning in Higher education
• How does technology support the study abroad
experiential learning model?
• CMS: Moodle in support of the experience
• Moodle and web 2.0: sharing the field study
experience.

3. WHAT IS BLENDED LEARNING ?
“A blended learning approach combines
face to face classroom methods with
computer-mediated activities to form an
integrated instructional approach. In the
past, digital materials have served in a
supplementary role, helping to support
face to face instruction.”
psu.edu

4. WHAT IS BLENDED LEARNING ?
“Blended learning preserves the necessary
consideration of how people learn, offers
options for learning, improves learner
retention, increases completion rates for
learning programmes, and has been shown
to produce measurable savings in learning
offerings.”
Amy
Finn, trainingreference.co.uk

5. WHAT IS BLENDED LEARNING ?

6. BLENDED LEARNING
• Emergence of blended learning approaches in higher Ed
have been a direct result of resent advances in technology.
• ITC has not created BL but increased its growth.
• In 2002, the president of Pennsylvania State University
expressed his belief that blended learning was “the single
greatest unrecognized trend in higher education” (Young,
2002, p. A33).
• The American Society for Training and Development also
identified blended learning as one of the top 10 emergent
trends in the knowledge delivery industry (Finn, 2002).

7. BLENDED LEARNING
E-learning F2F
blended learning
(Online & f2f)

8. BLENDED LEARNING
Family
Stay
Excursions
Field trips
F2F Site visits
E-LEARNING
FSS/ ISP
BLENDED LEARNING
(ONLINE & FACE TO FACE)
Classroom
(THS/LANG)

9. BLENDED LEARNING / MOODLE
Family
Stay
Excursions
Field trips
F2F Site visits
E-LEARNING
FSS/ ISP
BLENDED LEARNING
(ONLINE & FACE TO FACE)
Classroom
(THS/LANG)

10. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
• Traditional Experiential Learning cycle.
• Cross cultural training and the focus on processes.
• SHARING : A new way of processing.

11. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
• New ways of exploring and analysis: online search and instant
communications (web and social media)
• Survival of the Model will depend on inclusion…

12. BLENDED LEARNING/ MOODLE
RESOURCES:
• DOCS
• PDFs
• AUDIO
• VIDEO
• PPTs
• WEB PAGES
• IMAGES
• LINKS
• ETC …
ACTIVITIES:
• FORUM DISCUSSIONS
• CHATS
• SOCIAL MEDIA INTERATION
BLENDED LEARNING • SHARING DOCS
(ONLINE & F2F) • ASSIGNMENTS
• COLLABORATIONS
• ETC …

13. ACTIVITIES
RESOURCES:
THEMATIC • PAPERS
• LIBRARY
SEMINAR • REFLECTION
RESOURCES
• GROUP
• DATABASES
DOSCUSSION
• JOURNALS
• FSS
FSS • LIBGUIDES
• HOMESTAY
….
…
( TEACHER / AD)
( STUDENT )
STUDENTS CREATE
CONTENT

14. FORUM MODULE
IN MOODLE
• The forum module in Moodle is an activity where participants can
interact with teachers and peers.
• They can post ideas, field notes, discuss processes, reflections, etc…
and get feedback from teachers and peers.
• EXAMPLES OF MOODLE FORUM DISCUSSIONS

15. FORUM MODULE
IN MOODLE

16. FORUM MODULE TEACHERS CREATE STUDENTS
IN MOODLE FORUMS RESPOND
STUDENTS
STUDENTS POST
COMMENT ON
ATTCH. LINS ETC
POSTS

17. CONCLUSION
LANGUAGE
FIELD WORK
SEMINAR
HOMESTAY
ISP TIME
ISP PRESENTAIONS
REFLECTIONS
PROSSESSING
FSS & RESEARCH FORUM MODULE
IN MOODLE
ISP PROCESS

18. CONCLUSION
LANGUAGE
FIELD WORK
SEMINAR
HOMESTAY
ISP TIME
ISP PRESENTAIONS
REFLECTIONS
PROSSESSING
FSS & RESEARCH FORUM MODULE
IN MOODLE
ISP PROCESS

19. ?
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QUESTIONS