New trends in technology-enhanced learning

Daniel K. SchneiderSenior lecturer in educational technologyTECFA – FPSE - Université de Genèvedaniel.schneider@tecfa.unige.chhttp://tecfa.unige.ch/

Let the data talk – Geneva – December 2, 2009

New trends – 5 topics

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Menu of the talk …

1. Scenario design

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Rationales: • Create more sophisticated learning designs that include writing, reflection, collaboration, etc.• Be able to share/talk about designs

Scenario Design – CompendiumLD design editor

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Concept map editorby Open UniversityStatus: Usable prototype

http://compendiumld.open.ac.uk/

Scenario Design - IMS Learning Design formalism

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Others !e.g. IMS Simple sequencingLearning Flow Patterns, …

Role Activityperform

EnvironmentResourceResourceService (tool)Service (tool)

Result

Status: • International IMS standard• Many research systems• … none that is truly useable

http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/IMS_Learning_Design

Scenario Design - Sequencing with the LAMS system

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Functions: • Authoring, delivery & monitoring combined (!) • many built-in activity tools• sophisticated sequencing (flow)

Status: • Well supported life project, • gaining recognition• Free

http://www.lamsfoundation.org/

Screen capture of the authoring environment

2. Personal learner/learning environments

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Rationales:• Help the learner organize his/her development over long periods (years)• Integrate materials and activities• Encourage reflection

Context: the personal environment = a MY Space

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My hobbies

My calendar

My social Life

My classes

My filesMy publications

E-portfolios

My profile

My conversation(s)

My work

Learners do have an environment (increasingly online), and school is part of it.But they organize it …

(Anderson & Hutrum)

Example: ELGG e-Portfolio / social software

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Functions: Multi-blog, file management, friends, groups, ….

Status: Free and functional

http://elgg.org/

Example e-portfolio/social software: Mahara

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Functions: •Profile information (CV tool, goals and skills management )•Filing system / blogs•Views, to expose/define portfolios for a chosen audience • Group activities (files, expositions, forum)• Friends management

Status: Free and functional

http://mahara.org/

Web 2.0 example: Webtops and web 2.0 widgets as PLEs

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Systems: Pageflakes, NetVibes, Zoho, Goggle, Yahoo, …

Functions: • Assemble a variety of web widgets (information flows, productions, productivity tools). • Sharing of pages.

Status: •Free and functional

3. Teacher enablement: some issues

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Teacher enablement and training is a big issue

Some elements:• Help the teacher integrate various activities• Help him/her select appropriate design languages and tools• Help with other technology (other than for teaching because 20% of all jobs are IT intensive)

Example problem: Split personality of university teachers

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Four scholarships- Boyer (1997)

Be a good researcher:

+ Publish quality articles

Be useful as knowledgemediator:

+ Pull ideas together + Share knowledge with all + Teach well (+ Be able to use technology)

Splitworlds

(1) Discovery

(2) Integration(3) Application(4) Teaching

Is there a way to find time (and tools) for both, i.e. some synergy ?

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Example (cont.) activities and products in different scholarly activities

Course planning & organizationCourse planning & organization

exercisesexercises

Literature reviewing (note taking & synthesizing)Literature reviewing (note taking & synthesizing)

Reflecting / expressing opinionsReflecting / expressing opinions

Linking / mapping / categorizingLinking / mapping / categorizing

Courseware writing and readingCourseware writing and reading

E-Tutoring / e-coachingE-Tutoring / e-coaching

Practitioner Teacher Students

Write / use manualsWrite / use manuals

Introduction to conceptsIntroduction to concepts

Technical Tutorials Technical Tutorials

How toHow to

Referencesand links

Referencesand links

Syllabus & tasksSyllabus & tasks

Discussion /annotation

Discussion /annotation

Q/A (forums)Q/A (forums)

Internal linksCategories

Menus

Internal linksCategories

Menus

Text genres

….. (more)….. (more)Lots of similar activities !Rethink the problem in terms of knowledge communities ?(… see next trend)

The TPACK framework (teacher development)

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Dimensions of teacher skills …

TPACK = be able to create technology enhanced teaching designs (that include use/teaching of domain technology too)

(Koehler & Mishra)

4. Knowledge communities

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A way to integrate various activities and actors ?

Example: Wikis as knowledge building student community

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External resources

(living document system,including discussion)

The learning-by-writing cycle Wiki

Discuss Read

Write

Old style use of wikis:Separate worlds for learning and others …

Example: Wikis as global knowledge building community

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External resources

(living document system,including discussion)

The learning-by-writing cycle(Student)

Wiki

Read

Write (1)Take notes

Write (2)Pre-Publish

Discuss

Teach

Discuss/Coach

Read

Write

The knowledge management cycle(Professor, practitioner, …)

Example: EduTechWiki

Example: All-in-one portals (C3MS)

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LearningScenario

Work

Activity ..

Activity 1

Activity 3

Activity 2

Activity 4

Tool 1

Tool 2

Tool 3

Products

Learner Product 1

Learner Product 2

Teacher Product 1

Status: Customize existing web application frameworks/portals for content/community/collaboration (c3) managementExample: http://groups.drupal.org/drupal-education (Also could use the ETI portal)

(News engine, blog, wiki, file upload, links manager, albums, glossary tool, calendar, forum, IM, project mgmt, databases, …)

Teacher Product 2

5. Repurposing

• Not actually a new trend• About 50% of successful use of technology in education

is repurposed (e.g. portals, wikis, web 2.0 social software, professional software, …)

• Do not make the mistake to believe that so-called learning management systems necessarily will fit your needs …

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Some issues & challenges & solutions

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Follow-up link (background information)http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/

Slides:http://tecfa.unige.ch/tecfa/talks/schneide/eti09/

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Other trends:• Assessment software (support for grading rubrics)• Classroom technology • Serious games, simulation and cognitive tools• Shared open contents (creative commons)• Pedagogical use of professional software• …….