Brief presentation on eLearning & MOOC, held at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI Lugano, Switzerland), at the Swissnex meeting

1. Digital Technologies
in Education
Local and global insights into
digital initiatives in higher
education
by Lorenzo Cantoni
USI, 24.10.2014
lorenzo.cantoni@usi.ch ¦ @lorenzocantoni
http://newmine.blogspot.ch/

2. Education, communication and (old/new) media
 Communication is needed to
 share learning goals/‘pedagogical contract’
 present and discuss knowledge
 coordinate the teaching/learning process
 All available communication
media/technologies tested and adopted within
education – f2f and distance
 press, photo, cinema, tel, radio, tv…

3. eLearning as a context vs. as a strategy
 “The use of new
multimedia
technologies and
the Internet to
improve the quality
of learning by
facilitating access
to resources and
services as well as
remote exchanges
and collaboration”
(CEC 2001: 2).
 Context
 In the information/knowledge
society every learning is
eLearning
 = ICTs are everywhere in the
«Natural history» of our
knowledge
 Strategy
 Some ICTs can be integrated
within our teaching/learning
practices
 = ICTs enter the echological
system of education

4. Diversions, conversions, and perversions…
 Printed press and university
 endless opportunities
 risks of closure and self-referentiality
 ICTs are challenging several assumptions
 OER movement: knowledge is to be shared
 there is a global community there that
wants to learn (even from us…)
 be relevant for society at large

5. Re-connect Research/innovation with Teaching & Service
Re-discover disputatio
Ensure relevance and support for Life Long Learning
MOOCS’ OPPORTUNITIES…

6. Balance different teaching/learning strategies
Avoid (extreme) commercialization and privacy violations
Consider carefully cultural issues
… AND CHALLENGES

7. Digital Technologies
in Education
Local and global insights into
digital initiatives in higher
education
by Lorenzo Cantoni
USI, 24.10.2014
lorenzo.cantoni@usi.ch ¦ @lorenzocantoni
http://newmine.blogspot.ch/