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Fostering learning-centered experiences
with web-based technology.
Fostering learning-centered experiences
with web-based technology.
Donald P. Buckley, Ph.D.Donald P. Buckley, Ph.D.Associate Professor of BiologyAssociate Professor of Biology
Director of Instructional Technology, School of Health SciencesDirector of Instructional Technology, School of Health SciencesQuinnipiac UniversityQuinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT 06518Hamden, CT 06518
[email protected]@quinnipiac.eduhttp://faculty.quinnipiac.edu/health/biology/buckley/welcome.htmlhttp://faculty.quinnipiac.edu/health/biology/buckley/welcome.html
SICB 2001SICB 20016 January 2001, Chicago IL6 January 2001, Chicago IL
A Revolution in Education?
1. Poor student performances1. Poor student performances
Have provoked soul-searching about learning and teachingHave provoked soul-searching about learning and teaching
Emergence of the Learning ParadigmEmergence of the Learning Paradigm
2. The 2. The Decade of the BrainDecade of the Brain::
New insights about the cognitive development of learningNew insights about the cognitive development of learning
3. Computing tools facilitate3. Computing tools facilitate
Simulation, data collection/analysis, comm., & authoringSimulation, data collection/analysis, comm., & authoring
AssessmentAssessment
““What we need to learn beforeWhat we need to learn before doing, we learn by doing.”doing, we learn by doing.”
Aristotle
the Learning Paradigm
Active Learning
Critical Inquiry & Synthesis
Cognitive Development of Learning
Multiple Intelligences - Multiple learning Styles
Assessment of Learning Outcomes - Mindful Engagement
Emphasis: Learning Outcomes ...Not Content Delivery
Pedagogical Principles
Students need to build meaning
Learning should be inquiry-oriented
Student experiences should be learning-centered
Learning should be socially situated
Pedagogical Innovation must be coupled to institutional change processes
Faculty development should be transformational
A Dilemma
Coverage
Learning& Inquiry
NOW
Emphasis on Delivery of Content
Emphasis on Effective Learning
A Solution to the Dilemma?
GOAL
Coverage
Emphasis on Delivery of Content
Learning& Inquiry
Emphasis on Effective Learning
COMMUNICATING
VISUALIZING
ANALYZING
MODELING
DATACOLLECTION
Technology can be an Enabler
COMMUNITYOF
LEARNERS
SIMULATING
BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium
Overview
• Pedagogical Feature Set of Advanced Instructional Technology• Interactivity fosters active learning
• Sensory rich information formats enable brain-based teaching/learning
• Computers facilitate routine assessment
• Course Management Systems• Web-delivered content
• Routine assessment
• Communication tools to promote cooperative learning styles
• Faculty Development• Technology integration …to serve learning-centered pedagogies
• Transition to the Learning Paradigm
• Faculty development should be transformational & community wide
A Promising Tool:
The Interactive Multimedia Feature Set
• • InteractiveInteractive Multimedia: Multimedia: foster active-learning experiencesfoster active-learning experiences
• • Interactive Interactive MultimediaMultimedia: : engage cognitive processesengage cognitive processes
• • Computer component:Computer component:integrate powerful assessment toolsintegrate powerful assessment tools
Goals of Assessment
• Mindful engagement ...”chunking” contentMindful engagement ...”chunking” content
• Provide feedbackProvide feedback
• Build incentive systemsBuild incentive systems
• Collect diagnostic clues about Collect diagnostic clues about individualindividual needs needs
Assessment Tools in Education Technology
Open-endedassessment styles
Structured assessmentstyles
Utility ofUtility ofCompetingCompeting
AssessmentAssessmentStylesStyles
LearnFactsLearnFacts
LearnInquiryLearn
InquiryLearn
Concepts
LearnConcept
s
main learning goal
foundational information
Back to the Coverage Dilemma
GOAL
Coverage
Emphasis on Delivery of Content
Learning& Inquiry
Emphasis on Effective Learning
Registrar
CMS Database
Course Management Systems:The Enabling Technology
Infrastructure?
Faculty
Content Comm Tools Assessment
Student Experience on the Web
Some Emergent Differences:Traditional versus Web-assisted
Content
Communication
Assessment
LectureContent delivery
ActivitiesProblem-basedProject-basedCase-based
Episodic PervasiveRoutine reflection within and among
teams
Summative Formative
Traditional Web-assisted
Can we use technology to mitigate
the Coverage Dilemma?
Routine Online Assessment In Class
TraditionalApproach
WebAssisted
Foundational InformationInquiry-orientation and powerful pedagogies
smart tutor homework
A Coverage Dilemma Fix?
• Reduce class time commitment to foundational information
• Move the authority of learning foundational information to student time
• Use “smart tutors”, assessment-rich web homework assignments
• Feature set of assessment systems:o Real-time feedbacko Incentive systems to foster competency-based learning
standardso Collection of diagnostic clues about individual and class
learning needs
• To allow more attention to powerful learning-centered and inquiry-oriented pedagogies in class
S U M M A R Y
• We need to integrate pedagogies that are learning-centered and inquiry-oriented.
• Interactive, sensory-rich, assessment-rich technology learning environments can foster these goals
• Communication technology and authoring tools can promote cooperative learning experiences and help students to build meaning, when coupled with pedagogies such as case-based and problem-based learning
• The Coverage Dilemma. These time-intensive pedagogies are commonly viewed as a conflict with coverage demands. However, assessment-rich web “homework” systems may be able to move the coverage of foundational information to student time with a competency-based learning standard, making room for more learning-centered and inquiry-oriented pedagogies in class time.
• New course management systems will provide an enabling technology infrastructure.
Fostering learning-centered experiences
with web-based technology.
Fostering learning-centered experiences
with web-based technology.
Donald P. Buckley, Ph.D.Donald P. Buckley, Ph.D.Associate Professor of BiologyAssociate Professor of Biology
Director of Instructional Technology, School of Health SciencesDirector of Instructional Technology, School of Health SciencesQuinnipiac UniversityQuinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT 06518Hamden, CT 06518
[email protected]@quinnipiac.eduhttp://faculty.quinnipiac.edu/health/biology/buckley/welcome.htmlhttp://faculty.quinnipiac.edu/health/biology/buckley/welcome.html
SICB 2001SICB 20016 January 2001, Chicago IL6 January 2001, Chicago IL
Learning Paradigm Instructional Paradigm
• Student-centered • Teacher-centered
• Emphasis on learning • Emphasis on content delivery
• Problem-based • Content-based
• Open-ended problems • Closed-ended problems
• Epistemology/Hypotheses • Answers
• Formative assessment • Summative Assessment
Supporting Inquiry Learning
Motivating context
Learner appropriate activity
Data collection
Scaffolding interfaces
Support for learning
Edelson, Gordon, Pea, 1997
Is There A Revolution in the Is There A Revolution in the Academy ?Academy ?
1. Poor student performances have provoked soul-searching1. Poor student performances have provoked soul-searching
the Learning Paradigmthe Learning Paradigm
2. From the “Decade of the Brain”,2. From the “Decade of the Brain”,
the cognitive development of the cognitive development of
learninglearning
3. Educational interactive multimedia technology:3. Educational interactive multimedia technology:
a platform for all kinds of cool stuffa platform for all kinds of cool stuff
Overview
• Pedagogical Feature Set of Advanced Instructional Technology• Interactivity fosters active learning
• Sensory rich information formats enable brain-based teaching/learning
• Computers facilitate routine assessment
• Course Management Systems• Web-delivered content
• Routine assessment
• Communication tools to promote cooperative learning styles
• Faculty Development• Technology integration …to serve learning-centered pedagogies
• Transition to the Learning Paradigm
• Faculty development should be transformational …authoring
A Revolution in Education?
1. Poor student performances1. Poor student performances
Have provoked soul-searching about learning and teachingHave provoked soul-searching about learning and teaching
Resulting in the Learning ParadigmResulting in the Learning Paradigm
2. The 2. The Decade of the BrainDecade of the Brain::
New insights about the cognitive development of learningNew insights about the cognitive development of learning
3. Computing tools facilitate3. Computing tools facilitate
Emulation, analysis, communication, and authoringEmulation, analysis, communication, and authoring
Routine assessment, varied stylesRoutine assessment, varied styles