Blogtracks 2006 Emerging Trends in the Research on Online Learning Environments
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Blogtracks 2006Emerging Trends in the Research on Online Learning
Environments
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Blog: Presence & Connections
Janette R. Hill
Instructional Technology
Image from: myvie.ws/ archive/12/2002-11
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What I Knew about Blogs…
• Blog (weB LOG): A blog is basically a journal, updated on a regular basis and arranged in chronological order
• Used before…– Information seeking– Class
• Eager to explore how to use for other forms of info sharing and connecting
Adapted from Matisse Enzer's Glossary of Internet Terms : http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html
Image from:http://www.lyptonvillage.org/shutterfly/writing%20copy.jpg
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Presence & Connections
• Why this topic? – Long standing interesting in HCI
• Considerable research is out there….
- Short, William and Christie (1976)- Gunawardena (1995+), U New
Mexico- Picciano (2002), Hunter C. NY- Tu (many studies), George Wash.- Biocca et al. (M.I.N.D. labs), global- International Society for Presence Re
search
• Many sessions here at AECT that you can explore…
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Presence & Connections
• What did I learn? – It’s harder than it appears!– Can be very lonely
• My insights on making it work….– Frequent and consistent posting– Blend of opinion and “fact”– Reading and connecting with others
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Denise Domizi: Informal Learning
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Michael Barbour: Virtual Schools
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Online Learning at Work
Frankie S. Jones, PhD
• Blog Discussion– Very little rigorous research exists on the effectiveness of
online learning at work– Online learning is a significant portion of training, but it
needs to be interactive and well-designed– Instructional designers should design courses that are
appealing to learners in order to increase the likelihood that workers will apply what they’ve learned
• Future Blogtrack Presentations– Motivation– Public participation
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Rick West: Trends in the DL Literature
Cognitive Dimensions of TEDLEs
Course Management Systems
History of Distance Learning
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Metacognition in TEDLEs
The use of hyperlinking and repetition that is common in these environments provides cognitive cueing and supports metacognitive awareness
• BUT nonlinear environments require more cognitive load to mentally organize material, reducing metacognition.
• SO, metacognitive prompting is a helpful strategy.
• FUTURE QUESTIONS?: Whether, and in what ways, students are more or less prone to use metacognitive strategies in an information-overload, nonlinear Internet
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Intrinsic Cognitive Load in TEDLEs
Not very much done!
• We could learn from information literacy research.
• Example: Jones, Ravid, and Rafaeli (2004) reported a trend towards high intrinsic load in informal online spaces, causing less participation.
• FUTURE QUESTIONS?
• Is ICL a predictor of attrition in DE?
• Can design compensate for high ICL in DE?
• How can you measure the ICL?
• Can a strong online community keep participation high in
subjects with high ICL?
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Extraneous Cognitive Load in TEDLEs• Limited prior knowledge of the technology used
to facilitate the distance learning environment could lead to increased extrinsic load
• Web-based hyperlinking, in the absence of organizational guides, increased extraneous cognitive load associated with learning.
• FUTURE QUESTIONS?
• More replication of studies to verify results
• How can design improve material organization and lower ECL?
• How can we ease ECL with new technologies?
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Germane Cognitive Load in TEDLEs• Not very much done in online environments, although
heavily researched by many IT and DL folks!
• We could learn from communications research on navigation and surfing patterns.
• Example: Eveland et al. (2004) reported participants learned factual information best from linear websites, but nonlinear sites improved knowledge structure density.
• NOW WHAT?
• How do you use standard GCL-building methods online?
• How are mental models constructed online?
• How do you measure GCL online??
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Course Management Systems• Literature audit found 70+ research articles
• Most of these were one-shot, convenience studies
• Less than 10 were studies of more generalizable impacts
• But 95% of colleges and universities use CMS tools!
• Discussion Questions:
• Why isn’t more research conducted about CMS technologies?
• What kind of research should we be conducting about CMSs? What outcomes? What measures?
• Have we missed the opportunity to really see what happens from implementing a CMS because the tools are now ubiquitous?
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Generations of Distance Education• First Generation: CBI/CAI
• Second Generation: Distance transmission
• Third Generation: Distance interaction
• Fourth Generation: CMS tools
• Fifth Generation: Mobile learning
• Sixth Generation: Read/Write Internet
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Other Topics I’m Discussing …• What can we learn from popular social networking sites?
• Are we different personalities online?
• Social Network Analysis and DE
• Can “cool” be created?
• The Creative Digital Divide
• Educating a global economy
•No family left behind
• Digital natives
• Sexy research
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Making a Successful BlogTracksHave defined goals that are discussion-based.Define your boundaries.Engage nontraditional conference participants.
Come join the chatter!Michael Barbour, University of Georgia (Virtual Schooling)
* http://mkbvs.edublogs.org/Denise Domizi, University of Georgia (Informal Learning)
* http://denisedomizi.edublogs.org/Janette Hill, University of Georgia (Trends and Issues)
* http://janettehill.edublogs.org/Frankie S. Jones, University of Georgia (Corporate Settings)
* http://frankiejones.blogspot.com/Rick West, University of Georgia (Research History)
* http://rickwest.edublogs.org/