Scenarios for the future of Elearning

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Scenarios for the future of E-learning
Flexible Learning Development Centre Aston
University
Professor Gilly Salmon
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Beyond Distance
Distance Learning business development
Research Innovation in learning teaching
Promotion support of e-learning
efficiency
effectiveness
Research alliance
E-learning strategy implementation
Media zoo
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Thinking about flexibility
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Product/ process
Present
New
On campus blend, scale up, enthuse
Exploit strengths organizational capabilities
improve accessibility, numbers, quality
Present
20th Century distance to 21st Century 4th
generation courseware delivery
Mission/ Market
new countries, new disciplines new challenges
Respond to weak signals viable
opportunities collaborations exploit research
findings
New
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Quality control
synchronous
asynchronous
Print
Curriculum choices Pedagogical design Assessed
components
Lectures?
delivery presentation Human intervention
Course resources
FF Groups work seminars
TRADITIONAL DISTANCE LEARNING
interaction
? Local office
Telephone letter
support
Physical exam
written assignments
assessment
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synchronous
asynchronous
Quality control
RBLE-libraries Learning objects RSS feeds Web
resources
webcasts
Course resources
e-enabled, e-delivered flexible LEARNING
Online conferencing Remote group work learning
sets E-tivities
Video conferencing Text Chat Voice chat
interaction
Electronic assessment
Electronic Assignments PDP Quizzes E-feedback
assessment
Web chat ( follow The sun)
E-mail Web information Self support
support
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Moves towards flexibility using e

• Increased design for interaction (as well as
  courseware)
• !!!The more codified and given the content,
  the less flexible!!!
• Flexibility adds costs
• Staff development provides for the greatest
  flexibility at the lowest cost

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Making choices...
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4 e-learning scenarios
Planet of Contenteous
Planet Instantia
Nomadict Planet
Planet of Cafélattia
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Contenteous

• Transmission
• model of teaching
• content rich
• Big Brother learning
• virtuality
• simulations

• Technology
• as a delivery system
• content learning
• management systems,
• multi media,
• digital radio
• DVDs,
• digital cable TV.
• standards

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Contenteous

• Assessment
• Diagnostic
• tests determine
• content pathways
• reproduction
• critique
• frequent automated testing
• sophisticated feedback
• guidance

• Technology
• very good navigation,
• multi media capacity
• eye into reality simulations
• virtuality
• automatic tracking testing
• robust scheduling

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Contenteous

• Teaching
• content experts
• build online libraries resource pathways
• become e-lecturers
• captivate big audiences
• (support of the elite few
• needs high level of research)

stand deliver
stand deliver
content is king
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E-content/courseware

• Transmission
• model of teaching
• content rich
• Big Brother learning
• virtuality
• simulations

• content learning management systems,
• e.g. Blackboard, FD.
• multi media
• digital radio
• digital cable TV
• DVDs

Technology as a delivery syste
standard
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E-content/courseware

• Design
• very good navigation,
• multi media capacity
• eye into reality simulations
• virtuality
• automatic tracking testing
• robust scheduling

• Assessment feedback
• Diagnostic
• reproduction
• critique
• frequent automated testing
• sophisticated feedback
• guidance

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E-content/courseware

• Staff development
• content experts
• build online libraries resource pathways
• become e-lecturers
• captivate big audiences

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There are millions of sites using RSS worldwide
and millions of people reading RSS.
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4 e-learning scenarios
Planet of Contenteous
Planet Instantia
Nomadict Planet
Planet of Cafélattia
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Instantia
Tick-tock
choice Just for me, just in time, just for
now, just enough
Computer based courses from desks learning
centres IT as tools learning objects rule! Speed
of mind absorption speed of technology
E-learning Continuous, applied, Flexible Equip
for the unexpected as well as planned!
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Planet Instantia
Tick-tock
Technology available 24/7/52 sophisticated
metagged data bases easily manipulated highly
reliable and scalable quick easy customisation
assessment authenticity, tracking, links to
performance assessment submittable in different
media Evaluate by relevance applicability
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Planet Instantia
Tick-tock
Teaching support autonomous learning, available
24 hours a day, synchronously
asynchronously focus on skills development
adoption of in-house knowledge cultures
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Learning Objects

• The technology delivered learning of tomorrow
  will be assembled, not authored from large
  reservoirs of content presented to the
  learnerand more emphasis will be on building
  knowledge bases that can be published on the
  fly Elliot Masie
• Learning objects may be constructed through
  combining several elements, such as HTML,
  graphics, audio, video, documents, Java, to
  provide interactivity
• Charles Jennings

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webquestdirect.com.au
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Instantia
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Deploying learning objects

• Computer based courses
• from desks learning centres
• IT as tools

choice Just for me, just in time, just for
now, just enough
E-learning Continuous, applied, Flexible Equip
for the unexpected as well as planned!
mobility
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Using reusable learning objects
Teaching support autonomous learning, available
24 hours a day, synchronously
asynchronously focus on skills development

• Technology
• available 24 x 7
• sophisticated
• metagged data bases
• easily manipulated
• highly reliable and scalable
• quick easy customisation

• Assessment
• authenticity,
• tracking,
• links to performance
• assessment submittable
• in different media
• Evaluate by relevance
• applicability

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4 e-learning scenarios
Planet of Contenteous
Planet Instantia
Nomadict Planet
Planet of Cafélattia
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Learners travel to the learning? Learning
travels to the learners?
Clicks, Bricks, Both?
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Mobility distance

• Mobile, portfolio teaching
• work with varying cultures traditions,
• create tiny chunks of learning activities,
• relate to students without meeting,
• promote student ownership of learning process

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Mobility distance

• truly any time any place learning,
• learner chooses style,
• time
• focused learning
• components interact with learners environments

• Wearable, portable embedded
• PDAs, Palms tops,
• Tablet PCs
• GPS, wireless
• Personal,national international comms networks

Assessment small bites, highly
transferable mainly outcomes, projects student
designed assessments Biometrics provide
security of identity?
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Goodbye PCs forecasts

• By 2008 PDAs and smartphones outstrip sales of
  PCs
• Voice messaging on mobiles take over txt
  messaging (Push-to-talk buddies)
• Geo-location based services
• Digital radios with re-wind
• Ubiquitous Hotspots, wireless connection when
  travelling
• Iceboxkitchen digital entertainment
  surveillance

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Geobabble Perpetual Learning

• Information is becoming embedded in things, and
  associated with places - presenting grave dangers
  and unprecedented opportunity.
• (Howard Rheingold 2002)

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Presented to MLearn 2004 by Georg Strohlein
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4 e-learning scenarios
Planet of Contenteous
Planet Instantia
Nomadict Planet
Planet of Cafélattia
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Cafélattia

• social context for
• learning,
• acquisition, argument
• application,
• find interact with
• like-minded others,
• free expression,
• intellectual extension by dialogue
• reflection,
• professional communities,
• sharing of tacit knowledge

• Developed Internet
• (beyond the browser!)
• technologies
• as mediating devices
• as contexts
• community space,
• asychronous
• synchronous groupware,

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Cafélattia

• assessment
• negotiated
• knowledge construction
• complex problem solving
• emphasis on outcomes

• contextualised
• Learning
• Learning as an environment
• (not content or object)

• Complex issues
• Intellectual property
• Digital rights
• Right to publish
• Governance
• management

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Cafélattia
E-moderating E-mentoring E-leadership E-mediating
E-tutoring E-facilitating Designing for
interaction, participation inclusion These
will be the scarce and critically important
skills for human intervention on Cafélattia
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E- learning as knowledge management Knowledge
management as e-learning
data - search, collect, analyze, reduce meaning
surface, exchange, construct judgment
experience, supply, evaluate reflection - embed
in practice
from J.C. Spender 2003
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We will inspire other institutions to
openly share their courseware..and create a
worldwide web of knowledge that will
benefit mankind Charles Vest President MIT
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2 million students enrolled in corporate
universities
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Development
Integration External links search
Mentor Enabler
Knowledge construction
Facilitator
Conferencing Contact interaction
Information exchange
Navigation Personalisation Time saving
Task setter Teacher Tutor
Socialisation
Receiving sending
Host Process establisher
Access motivation
Passwords Getting on
Welcomer supporter
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Response to response
Response to response
E-moderator weave
spark
invitation
Response to response
Response to response
Individual response message
h
Response to response
Response to response
E-moderator summary
time line
days
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25 hours 5 weeks entirely online constructivist
dialogue based 30 e-tivities
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Product/ process
Present
New
On campus blend, scale up, enthuse
Exploit strengths institutional
capabilities improve accessibility, numbers,
quality
Present
20th Century distance to 21st Century 4th
generation courseware delivery
Mission/ Market
new countries, new disciplines new challenges
Respond to weak signals viable
opportunities collaborations exploit research
findings
New
E-learning strategy
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E- learning as knowledge management Knowledge
management as e-learning
data - search, collect, analyze, reduce meaning
surface, exchange, construct judgment
experience, supply, evaluate reflection - embed
in practice
from J.C. Spender 2003
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Learning technologies scenarios
human intervention
Planet of Contenteous
Planet Instantia
Build content pathways, E-lecturing, Captivate
big audiences
Support develop autonomous learning,
skills Applications to practice
Content delivery, archives, e-libraries multi
media, VLEs, broadcast, simulations
Learning objects, databases, authenticity
personalization
Nomadic Planet
Planet of Cafélattia
Integration support of formal informal
learning relate without face to face
E-moderating E-mentoring Mediation Peer to peer
support
Knowledge sharing managing systems,
PBL community spaces Groupware
Mobile wireless laptops, PDAs, portable
storage, pacing devices, GPS
Salmon 2004
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Making it happen
A strategic resource based view Collaboration
based on strengths
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Anticipating learning adapting. Harness new
technologies In the service of educational
objectives
From Built to Last J. Collins J.I.
Porras HarperBusiness 1997
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Government Cumulus
Peaks of Duty
Mount Administration
Research Heights
Isle of Instead Of
Shadowlands Techno Jungle
Early Adopt River
Temple Of Pedagogy
Techie Firewall
Management Camp
Spring of Innovation
Crafters Plain
Opportunity Falls
Fresherslanding
As Well Bay
Dot.com Marsh
E-learning island
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Beyond Distance Research Allianceat the
University of Leicester
Establishment of a cross unit, department,
faculty, research unit a resource and idea
sharing media zoo Colleagues with research
interests in this field are invited to become
Beyond Distance Associates Please e mail me
if youd like to be involved. Gilly.salmon_at_le.ac.u
k
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Thanks for your attention
You may say Im a dreamer, but Im not the only
one John Lennon over to you very best wishes
for the great Success of the Flexible Learning
Development Centre
Gilly.salmon_at_le.ac.uk
www.e-moderating.com www.e-tivities.com