Keynote ecp-29 aug2013-final2

Role of emerging technologies in ECP -‐ Is it time for

transformative approaches? Prof Dick Ng’ambi

University of Cape Town

A keynote presented at the Innovative Pedagogical Practices in Extended Curriculum Programmes (ECP) Regional Conference, Cape Town, 29 August 2013

Source: http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/giftede-‐news16p4.html

Extended what?

Process?

Source: http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/11/why-‐groups-‐and-‐prejudices-‐form-‐so.php

Institutions ‘cutting edge’

Present ‘absent’

Source: http://taoteaching.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/47-‐the-‐quintessential-‐random-‐number-‐of-‐the-‐universe/

Source: http://rryshke.edublogs.org/tag/21st-‐c-‐teaching-‐learning/

Source: http://www.teachthought.com/learning/9-‐characteristics-‐of-‐21st-‐century-‐learning/

Extend

how?

Source: http://freshmancomp.com/2013/03/11/summer-‐project-‐proposal-‐establishing-‐a-‐personal-‐learning-‐network-‐pln/

Source: http://mswaughsclass.blogspot.com/2011/04/21st-‐century-‐classroom.html

Source: http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm

Source: http://marciaconner.com/blog/what-‐is-‐social-‐learning/

Source: http://elearningfacultymodules.org/index.php/Mobile_Learning

Source: http://www.hastac.org/blogs/cathy-‐davidson/2013/08/21/mooc-‐spoc-‐docc-‐massive-‐online-‐face2face-‐open-‐uh-‐oh-‐age-‐acronym

• Wiki • Blog • Twitter •  Podcast •  Social media •  Second Life •  Mobile learning •  Cloud computing •  MOOC (Massive open online course)

Any more?

MOOC

Podcast

Google trends 2005-‐2013

Technologies not pedagogies

(Mike Sharples, 2013)

Meaningful learning and interaction

Pedagogy

Pedagogical Model

Learning Strategies

Pedagogical tools

Theory: a tightly coupled relationship between pedagogical model (learning objective), learning strategies (activities) and pedagogical tools (appropriate technologies) is required for meaningful learning (Adapted from: Dabbagh, 2005)

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Designing for meaningful learning

Adapted from: Dabbagh (2005)

We used this approach to facilitate the module, participants used it to design learning for their students. The application of the framework by participants was assessed. In the next slides, we present how participants appropriated it (framework) for their students.

Observation 1: Student engagement + participative creation of content + using Wikispaces = meaningful learning (ml) Observation 2: Collaborative learning + development of e-‐portfolios + Facebook group = ml

Conclusion

Like gifted students, ECP requires mediation at 3 levels: content, process &

Concepts…

Is it time for transformative approaches in ECP?

Thank you

Contact: Dick Ng’ambi, University of

Cape Town, email: [email protected]

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