WSU E-LEARNING CONFERENCE

International Conference Centre, East London

31 October – 01 November 201`1

Eastern Cape Education e-Learning Implementation Strategies

CR Adjah (DCES: e-Learning)

Introduction

“If you just build it, they won’t come – you need to shape

users’ behaviour by acknowledging their world view rather

than your own as a technology implementer”.

(Tom Haynes, 2008)

What is the reality?

•The 3-E Strategy

•Evident – useful for easy life

•Easy to use – avoid feelings of inadequacy

•Essential – to carry out ones job

Concerns

Technology transforming learning poses concerns to educators

How to

•improve on ways to engage learners f2f or online

• become part of advanced pedagogical discussions not

readily transferable

• become users of technology and social networking

• avoid social element of learning being replaced by

technology

Change Pressure

Pressure influencing educational design:

Global

Social The process of knowledge production is

towards social models

Educational

•Transition from industrial era to information era.

•Shift from national perspective to global

perspective.

Increase in collaboration between educators,

schools within and outside the country

Change Pressure

Technological Technology:

•present in all aspects of society

•controls information creation, sharing and

interactions

•participative web “Web 2.0”, mobile

phones, social networking services,

netbooks

Components and Processes of Learning

•Social

•an emergent property of interactions

between networks of learners

•Situated

•activities mirror actual situations

•Reflective

•time for learners to assimilate new

information

•Multi-faceted

•engaging, active construction

Components

Process Self-paced

Guided

Cohort

Changing Web Tools

EC Implementation Strategies

3 Provincial ICT centres:

ICT Infrastructure Models

Provincial Curriculum Website: - Curriculum related information

HR Collaboration:• E-Learning Personnel•CIMS Personnel•IT Unit•Curriculum Planners•MSTE Coordinators

Tapping into •ELI, •Algoa, •Trinset

www.eccurriculum.co.za

1 ICT centre per district: 23 ICT centres established•Training, •Planning, •Development of Website

3 School ICT Models: •ICT centre •Laptop solution•Mobile ICT Lab

HR Collaboration:•E-Learning Specialists•CIMS•IT•Subject Advisors•MSTE Coordinators

ICT Resources:•30 student & 1 facilitator workstations, 1 server, 1 Printer, 1 Screen•1 Laptop, Projector, Screen• 1 trolley with 24 Laptops, Projector, screen

EC Implementation Strategies

Resourcing

700 schools

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61 High schools

School ICT Centres

Laptop Solution

Mobile Lab

Mobile Science Lab

500 schools

2500 licensing to schoolsSoftware

Changing Web Tools

Training

E-Content resourcing

Material Development: For LMS that are SCORM complaint

Promote instructional design

licensed and free software provision to enhance optimal use of ICT hardware

Principals: Management of ICT resources & school management (EMIS)Teachers: enhance capability in teaching and assessmentIntegrate ICT in teaching, learning, assessment and management

Social Partners

1. Vodacom- POC, resourcing and connectivity2. MTN – Resourcing and connectivity3. SchoolNet – Capacity building4. Fort Hare – Fort Beaufort5. NMMU- PE and Uitenhage6. Nokia- MoMaths• Pilot 6 schools in 2010• Extended to 61 schools with Dinaledi project

7. IBM – SmartKids to support multigrade teaching in 50 Foundation phase schools in 2 Districts (Uitenhage & KWT)

8. IBM- Reading Companion for primary schools9. Telkom Foundation schools10.Educ Beyond Borders (Canada) – capacity building

Challenges & Recommendations

Budget cuts/Funding Connectivity Physical infrastructure Government Red tapesNo follow up at the end Pilot projectsToo many small-scale projects piloted

Recommendations

Challenges

Change in the mindset of Senior managers towards issues around non-implementation of e-Learning on a large scale

THANK YOU!!!!!!