Current topics in online and blended learning researchStefan Stenbom, [email protected]
Educational research
“Educational research refers to a variety of methods, in which individuals evaluate different aspects of education including: student learning, teaching methods, teacher training, and classroom dynamics.”(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_research)
Qualitative and Quantitative methods
The iron triangle
Cost
Quality Access/Scale
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Learning analytics
the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs. (http://www.solaresearch.org)
Connectivism
Innovation in education vs.Innovation in technology
Community of Inquiry
Methods• Coding analysis• Survey study
http://coi.athabascau.ca/
Teaching presence
Teaching presence is the design, facilitation, and direction of cognitive and social processes for the purpose of realizing personally meaningful and educational worthwhile learning outcomes.
Cognitive presence
Cognitive presence is the extent to which the participants in any particular configuration of a community of inquiry are able to construct meaning through sustained communication.
Social presence
Social presence is the ability of learners to project their personal characteristics into the community of inquiry, thereby presenting themselves as ‘real people.’
LH218V : Teaching Strategies and Design for Online and Blended learning3 ECTS credits, given in a blended mode.
A part of the eligibility requirement of 15 credits for teaching appointments and promotion at KTH.
Next planned course round:Fall 2014
Given by:Marti Cleveland-InnesStefan Stenbom