IWALT 2000 : December 4-IWALT 2000 : December 4-66

Panel-1:Panel-1:Asynchronous Learning Process Asynchronous Learning Process

DynamicsDynamics

Discussion Chair - Dr Elspeth McKay

RMIT University : School of Business Information TechnologyMelbourne, Victoria, Australia elspeth@rmit.edu.au

PanellistsPanellists

Prof.M. David Merrill, Utah State University, USA

Prof.Brian J. Garner, Deakin University, Australia

Prof.Toshio Okamoto, University of Electro-Communications,Japan

Christine Steeples, Lancaster University, UK

Henric Beiers, RMIT University, Australia

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Panel-1 : Discussion Panel-1 : Discussion ForumForum

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Instructional Conditions

Meta-Knowledge Processing Meta-Knowledge Processing Model Model

Method of Delivery Agent

Instructional Format

VerbalVisual

Measurable InstructionalOutcomes

Learner characteristics

Event Conditions Internal External

Asynchronous Learning Asynchronous Learning EnvironmentEnvironment

Instructional Format

l e v e l o f f a c u l t y p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n

p l a n n i n g p r o g r e s s

m i l e s t o n e s

E x t e r n a l S t a k e h o l d e r I n f l u e n c e :

Learner characteristics

w o r k i n g w i t h i n s t r u c t i o n a l

m a t e r i a l

w o r k i n g w i t h i n s t r u c t i o n a l

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A L N C o a l F a c e :

Panel-1 : Discussion Panel-1 : Discussion FocusFocus

Instructional Conditions

Method of Delivery Agent

Instructional Format

VerbalVisual

Learner characteristics

Event Conditions Internal External

Questions: 1 - Questions: 1 - 55

Do ALNs present the issue of Do ALNs present the issue of transactional distance as a blessing transactional distance as a blessing

or a curse ?or a curse ?

working with instructional

material

ALN Coal Face:

Question: Question: 11

What is the impact of teaching What is the impact of teaching style on ALN instructional style on ALN instructional

outcomes ?outcomes ? Question: Question: 22

working with instructional

material

ALN Coal Face:

Method of Delivery Agent

M e a s u r a b l e I n s t r u c t i o n a l

O u t c o m e s

M e a s u r a b l e I n s t r u c t i o n a l

O u t c o m e s

working with instructional

material

ALN Coal Face:

Method of Delivery Agent

M e a s u r a b l e I n s t r u c t i o n a l

O u t c o m e s

M e a s u r a b l e I n s t r u c t i o n a l

O u t c o m e s

Will asynchronous education Will asynchronous education push older teaching paradigms push older teaching paradigms

out ?out ?

Instructional Conditions Forum: Guided communication tool

Text generates a visual hierarchy of responses

Question: 3Question: 3

Is the issue of formalising personal Is the issue of formalising personal knowledge in an ALN environment knowledge in an ALN environment

relevant ?relevant ?Question: 4Question: 4

working with instructional

material

ALN Coal Face:

Method of Delivery Agent

M e a s u r a b l e I n s t r u c t i o n a l

O u t c o m e s

M e a s u r a b l e I n s t r u c t i o n a l

O u t c o m e s

Instructional Conditions Forum: Guided communication tool

Text generates a visual hierarchy of responses

Learner characteristics

Event Conditions Internal External

Do courseware designers have Do courseware designers have enough expertise to identify enough expertise to identify

educational granularity?educational granularity?

External Stakeholder Influence:

varying degrees of

planning for tool integration

level of faculty participation in

planning progress

milestones

Question: 5Question: 5

working with instructional

material

ALN Coal Face:

Method of Delivery Agent

M e a s u r a b l e I n s t r u c t i o n a l

O u t c o m e s

M e a s u r a b l e I n s t r u c t i o n a l

O u t c o m e s

Instructional Conditions Forum: Guided communication tool

Text generates a visual hierarchy of responses

Learner characteristics

Event Conditions Internal External

Instructional Format

Instructor guided resons for discussions:

quality, frequency, adaptiveexperiences of instructor