Slide3: Tan Sri Dato’ Emeritus Professor
Gajaraj Dhanarajan
First Vice-Chancellor & CEO
Wawasan Open University
Malaysia,
Slide4: Novice Expert Experienced Competent Time Learning Low High Show me how? Help me do it better. Help me find what I need. I’ll create my own learning. (Training) (Practice, Coaching) (Access to knowledge and performance resources) (Collaboration and problem solving) Different levels of mastery require different learning and performance strategies.
Slide5: Evolution of Technology-Based Learning Time Non-Networked Networked Keyword Search Technology Social Constructivism Semantic Search Technology e.g. Google, AltaVista e.g. Wikis, Twitter, Facebook e.g. CDs, DVDs e.g. Hakia, SenseBot
Slide6: Web 2.0 offers teachers and learners with rich opportunities for e-Learning. In this digital world, knowledge exists in the world rather than in the head of an individual.
(Connectivism Theory)
Slide7: Global E-Learning Mainstream 21st Century Education Web 2.0 tools for active learning Learner centered
Inquiry based
Interactive units of work
Customizable contents Collaboration
Communication
Creation
Social Media
OER & FOSS** e-Learning Courses & Resources Virtual Classroom and LMS ** OER = Open Educational Resources
FOSS = Free and Open Source Software
Slide8: Definition of e-Learning Electronic (e)-learning refers to the use of the Internet and computer-based technologies to facilitate teaching and learning. “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”
- Alvin Toffler
Slide9: The e-Learner Digital natives of Cyberspace
IT savvy teenagers
IT savvy adults
IT savvy senior citizens The e-Teacher The guide on the side e-Learning focuses primarily on the needs of the learner, instead of on the abilities of the instructor.
Slide10: Hi, I’m a ‘digital native’ My Digital World of ABC ...
Slide11: 21st Century Literacy Find and validate information
Synthesize information and leverage on it
Ability to communicate and collaborate
Ability to solve problems Literacy today depends on understanding the multiple media that make up our high-tech reality and developing the skills to use them effectively.
Slide12: Sources: OECD (2006) & Accenture (2008) 21st Century Graduates and K-Workers
Slide13: The 21st century Teacher Innovatively engage the students
Don’t just instruct, ask what students want to know
Let students use technology (Internet and Social Media)
Enrich student’s learning experience
Give students an open learning environment
Show students the outside world
Slide14: Photo Sharing Message Boards Micro-blogging Video Sharing Chat Rooms Blogging RSS Podcasts Social Networking
Slide15: E-Portfolios
Google Docs
Learning Management System
Mind Mapping Activities
Wikipedia, WikiEducator
Blogs, etc … Ways to engage e-Learners
Slide16: Level of academic challenge
Active and collaborative learning
Student-instructor interaction
Enriching education experiences
A supportive learning environment Five indicators for student engagement in university
Slide17: e-Learning Best Practices Promoting knowledge sharing with networked collaboration (connectivism)
Encouraging student centered learning and inquiry
Connecting what students are learning to the real world
Anchor student learning with digital-age tools and resources
Gauge student understanding with formative assessments
Slide18: Seven critical success factors for e-Learners Access to tools
Technological competence
Learning preferences
Study habits and skills
Learner’s goals and purposes
Lifestyle factors
Personal traits and characteristics
Slide19: Source: Johnson, L., Smith, R., Willis, H, Levine, A., & Haywood, K. (2011). The 2011 Horizon Report. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium. Technologies to watch … in the context of their mainstream use for teaching, learning and creative inquiry. Mobile computing
Electronic books
Augmented reality
Game-based learning
Gesture-based computing
Learning analyticsSlide20: Thank You Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ho Sinn Chye Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
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