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I created this digital artifact during the MOOC E-Learning and Digital Cultures. It attempts to express something in a visual way about humans, machines, communication technologies, and the future of learning institutions.
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Learning Institutions and Communication Technologies
An #EDCMOOC Digital Artifactby Laurence Lachapelle-Bégin
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Today, communication technologies are
part of human life…
ed yourdon| Flickr | CC BY-SA 2.0
…and will inscreasingly be.
espinr | Flickr | CC BY 2.0
They are already in the hands of students and teachers.
Right here.
Tommy Huynh | Flickr| CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
So what does it mean for learning institutions?
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Students don’t need communication technologies to learn, to be creative, or to socialize.
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But technologies can help. (So I disagree with you, Lowell Monke.)
They’re engaged in learning.
She’s being creative.
They’re sharing life experiences (between Thailand and Australia).
flickingerbrad | Flickr| CC BY 2.0
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And they make parts of school work more efficient too.
Anyone misses those?
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Will technology replace teachers?
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Not likely for now. Machines can score essays, but are not good at giving feedback.
They are.
citrixonline | Flickr| CC BY-NC-ND 2.0UBC Libraries | Flickr| CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Yet, communication technologies create new learning opportunities.
Online education
Open educational resources
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To make the most of it, learning institutions must have a clear picture of the field…
The measure of mike| Flickr| CC BY-ND 2.0
…and make informed decisions about online learning design and educational technologies.
John Daniel’s four B’s are a good tool to weigh things out.
VCU Libraries | Flickr| CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Because a boring face-to-face course…
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…will still be boring online.
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In conclusion, technology is neither good or bad. It is what learning institutions make of it.
Indeed!That sounds very posthumanistic…
mrairie| Flickr| CC BY-SA 2.0
Because in the classroom or online, education is still in human hands.
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Laurence Lachapelle-BéginTwitter: @llbeginLinkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/laurencelb
Thank you!
