CASE STUDIES OF GOOD PRACTICESIN E-LEARNING AT HKPOLYU

CITE Research Symposium 2010 (HKU): e-Learning Design & Designs for Learning

Presenters:

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

Why eLearning (at PolyU)? Facts & Figures What makes ‘GOOD’ eLearning? Our Showcase Questions

WHY ELEARNING AT POLYU?

Policy Practicality Practice

WHY ELEARNING AT POLYU?

Policy - Position Paper on eLearning, Strategic Plan

Practicality - 334, OBE, WIE, Freshman Practice - Preparing Students for Knowledge Based

Economy (KBE), Changing nature of Teaching and Learning and QAC

WHY ELEARNING AT POLYU? A Student Perspective

IMG REF - http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/evolve.jpg

WHY ELEARNING AT POLYU? A student PerspectiveA Teacher Perspective

REF - http://www.ard.net/TimeManagement.jpg

FACTS & FIGURES

Background Student Population of ~29,000 (Largest in

HK) Academic Staff of ~ 2,000 Annual Budget of around 5 Billion HKD

E-Learning (~150 projects) Institutional projects for supporting major

university initiatives (Level 1); Faculty, inter-departmental or

department-wide (Level 2); Individual academic subjects or teachers’

projects to appropriately integrate technology into teaching and learning (Level 3); and,

Maintenance and updating of previously developed projects (Level 4)

WHAT MAKES GOOD ELEARNING?

A good strategy Good teamwork

WHAT MAKES GOOD ELEARNING?

A good strategy Good teamwork

WHAT MAKES GOOD ELEARNING?

A good strategy Good teamwork Good understanding

of the learning process

WHAT MAKES GOOD ELEARNING?

A good strategy Good teamwork Good understanding

of the learning process

WHAT MAKES GOOD ELEARNING?

A good strategy Good teamwork Good understanding

of the learning process Good eLearning applications Good eLearning structures

WHAT MAKES GOOD ELEARNING?

Initiate active learning Let learners create their own knowledge Design the class around the learners' life contexts Use simulators and multimedia to practice something that is

more complex in the 'real world' Support collaborative learning in learning context Don't re-invent the wheel - use existing resources Share resources and exchange your experiences

(e.g.through a discussion forum) Make it fun

A Checklist – IDEAS!

WHAT MAKES GOOD ELEARNING?

A Checklist – for assessing good practice in eLearning

DISCUSS with the person beside you and identify 3 things essential to good eLearning Design OR Practice

SHOWCASE

VIRTUAL WORLDS

http://coresl.edc.polyu.edu.hk/index.html

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ARGUMENT MAPPING1

http://goodpoint.elc.polyu.edu.hk/

FACULTY BASED2

RAPIDS – Rapid Authoring Platform for Instructional Design Scenarios

3 Subject based: Blogshttp://ettl.edc.polyu.edu.hk/~livedemo/el063x0053/wordpress/

SUBJECT BASED3http://ettl.edc.polyu.edu.hk/~livedemo/el073x0021/

SUBJECT BASED3http://ettl.edc.polyu.edu.hk/~livedemo/el063x0075/moulding.html

SUBJECT BASED3http://ettl.edc.polyu.edu.hk/~livedemo/el073x0012/boardgame.htm

EXPLORE

Go to: WikiSpaces Website

http://hkpolyu-elearningresources.wikispaces.com/

Play around with the examples in Showcases A and B and use the Checklist for assessing good practice

http://hkweb2.wikispaces.com/

http://www.polyu.edu.hk/careerwiki/

http://www.youtube.com/user/HongKongPolyU

OTHERS…

SHOWCASE

QUESTIONS?

Ianetian@inet.polyu.edu.hk

Peteretpeterd@inet.polyu.edu.hk

Contact us:

www.3c.edc.polyu.edu.hk/Symposium/

Hans Rosling

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html

PRINCE 2eLearning movie