eLearningExcuse me, what is that exactly?

Tutor: Mandy Peace

Objectives

• To discuss the terminology;– eLearning– Blended Learning

• To distinguish between ICT & eLearning;• To examine the module aims;• To list the types of learner centred activities

that could be enhanced through the use of technology.

What is learning?

How do people learn?

We learn by doing

“that if I hear and see and do and then practice and teach, I understand even better.”

“What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing,”

“The only source of knowledge is experience.”

“We cannot learn without pain.”

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”

Web access

Building a new programme

Skill sets for 21st century

Return home

Creativity & Publishing

Information management

A thinking pedagogy

Information management

Learning Environments

Why do people learn?

Teaching in 21st century?

eLearning?What is that exactly?

What is eLearning?

What is the difference between IT, ICT and eLearning?

• Information Technology refers to the lowest level of involvement in the use of computer technology.

• Information Communications Technology - equipment is networked together allowing communication with others on the network and in the outside world via e-mail and the internet.

• eLearning is the application of IT/ICT to the core business of education.

Do we agree?

• Technology provides teachers, tutors and lecturers with a wide range of tools that can add interactivity and engagement to teaching and learning.

• The use of technology empowers learning, widens access and enables learning to take place in ways that suit the needs of individual learners.

The way we learn is changing

Individual V

Information V

Passive V

Institutional Tools V

Social

Communication

Interactive

Personal Tools

Points to consider

• How to integrate ICT into the scheme of work;• Prioritise your move into online learning;• Use a range of delivery methods;• Less is more.

Assignment

• Portfolio– Wiki VLE

• Blog– Reflective journal

• Essay– Academic critique

Activity - Revive Blog

• Create or revive your blog• Find & evaluate eLearning blogs and wikis• Create a blog list of some inspirational sites • Add RSS feed to blog

Your VLE

• Select a wiki hosting site• Research the application with a view to

promoting it to your peers– Find the pros & cons of the site– Create a dummy site, help videos, feedback– Present findings to the class

wikispaces.com pbworks.com wikidot.com wiki.com wordpress.comsites.google.comiTunes u

Next week

Self-directed study• Based on the information presented today, select a

wiki hosting site for your personal VLE• Create your site• Establish a home page, begin to write a rationale

for your VLE– Who is it for– What do hope to achieve

• Draw a plan/overview of what you want it to look like