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Modeling Collaboration: Researching
Professional Development and Learner needs from a national
perspective
George Siemens, University of ManitobaHeather Kanuka, University of Alberta
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A quick review
Anderson: nature of elearning research, need for agenda
Conole: Areas of research, international perspectives
Biss: Policy dimensions and potential paths forward
Carey: Faculty learning, “knowledge mobilization”
Paquette: need for policy, innovation, changed views of teaching and learning
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Technological elements for creating a strategy are in place…will/vision/collaboration is
lacking
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Discussion last few weeks
Tension points– Formal vs. informal– Policy vs. impact– Centralized vs. decentralized– Organized/mandated vs. grassroots
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On a multi-prong approach…
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What will an agenda achieve?
• Conole• Anderson• Paquette
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Adding another layer…
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What can we achieve without an agenda?
• Networks• Development• Awareness• Dialogue• Collaboration
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What if we don’t start with research at a policy level
…but instead start with research based on need and model collaboration in order for policy to follow?
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Starting point:
Begin collaborating while waiting for other details to be addressed
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Collaboration outside of policy
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Do academics and administrators have the information needed to make
decisions?
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Where’s the Canadian perspective?
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Three stages:– Pilot (fall, ’08)– COHERE institutions (spring, ’09)– Canadian colleges/universities (spring ’10)
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Decentralized, networked
“Coordinating agency” (Paquette)?
Research network?
More traditional?
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Breadth
Formal researchers…
But also include practitioners
Research practices as a continuum
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On educating researchers…
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Educating researchers, formally (Levine)
http://www.edschools.org/EducatingResearchers/educating_researchers.pdf
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Educating researchers through networks and communities
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Q & A
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Study
Talked to leaders in faculty development centres in Canada and Unites States
– How are professional development centres using e-learning ?
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Findings
Technologies, particularly web-based technologies, were being used by all the professional development centres in this study.
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Things tried…
Not much success
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F2F versus Online?
E-learning is seen, if brought up at all, as something that might be good once in awhile to make get-togethers more convenient and feasible given everyone’s busy schedules.
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How to leverage technology?
Although most participants admitted they are not currently taking advantage of the technologies available, they are thinking about how they want to use it.
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Numerous Challenges…
1. Tension between being technologically driven vs. being pedagogically driven
2. Competing for time
3. What do we really know…
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Uncertainty
Part of the uncertainty professional development centres were experiencing about how best to leverage technology was uncertainty about the receptivity by their participants (specifically, faculty members)
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Future Directions
At present we lack (1) a national strategy/agenda on elearning
(2) Professional development in the area of e-learning
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A Collaborative Approach… We need:
1. An evidence-based approach that clearly articulates a need for change
2. a better understanding of how students are using technology in the following three areas:
– A tool for learning– A learning environment– Communication technologies
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Questions?