Self-paced yet connected learning: How to have your cake and eat it too

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Self-paced, yet connected learning: How to have your cake and eat it too Samantha Slade et Yves Otis BCedOnline April 2004

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Self-paced online learning that includes collaboration.

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Self-paced, yet connected learning: How to have your cake and eat it too

Samantha Slade et Yves OtisBCedOnline

April 2004

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1. The challenge2. Examples of learning activities3. Examples of performance tasks4. Tools to manage self-paced learning and learners5.The future

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1. The challenge

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1. The challenge

- Constraints in time and pace (dependancy on teacher and group)

- Lacking community, collaboration and communication

Self-paced learning

+ Community, collaboration,

communication

+ Freedom and flexibility

(time, pace)

Group-paced learning

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2. Examples of learning activities

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2. Examples of learning activities

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2. Examples of learning activities

Examples- allow self-paced learning while feeling part of a

learning community- require no teacher intervention

Collaboration CommunityCommunication

Alone

Need to find ways of integrating self paced collaborative learning activities

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3. Examples of performance tasks

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3. Examples of performance tasks

WorkTeacher

interventionPublishing++

Work + PublishingTeacher

intervention+

Collaboration CommunityCommunication

Alone

How to create self-paced collaborative performance tasks ?

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4. Tools to manage self-paced learning and learners

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4. Tools to manage self-paced learning and learners

A digital dashboard to keep track of all unpaced online activities

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A digital dashboard to display recent activity in a course (progression in content, overview of comments)

4. Tools to manage self-paced learning and learners

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4. Tools to manage self-paced learning and learners

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4. Tools to manage self-paced learning and learners

A dynamic planning tool to facilitate management of learning

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5. The future

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5.The future

1. Demand for self paced learning2. Expectation for communication and collaboration

Therefore the need for self paced connected learning

Problem-based learningEportfolios

Self-directed learningCollective knowledgeAuthentic audience

Going global

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5.The future

grouppaced

learner paced

closedobliged

openchoices

Most onlinelearning

Some onlinelearning

Some onlinelearning

ex. fanfiction.netevaluation?

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Samantha SladeR & D advisor

Yves OtisIT advisor