GRID 24 25 April 2001

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• GRID 24 -25 April 2001
• Experiences in virtual education
• The lecturers perspective
• Bodil Ask
• Agder University College
• bodil.ask_at_hia.no

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• OUTLINE
• Background
• Collaboration between institutions
• Development of learning material
• Creating a net based learning environment

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Background

• response to requests for lifelong learning
• focus on flexibility, availability
• general access to ICT/Internet

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Collaboration
NITOL Norway-net with IT for Open Learning -
initiated in 1994
Joint venture between 4 academic institutions
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• Collaboration -
• on organisation and administration
• on course development / modules
• between researchers / experts
• between student / teacher / researcher
• - were all key elements in the NITOL model

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• Reasons for collaboration
• sharing professional and pedagogical resources
• take advantage of professional expertise
• close contacts between different professions,
  e.g. technicians, pedagogical personnel, tutors
• participation in international R D projects
• exchange of experiences

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• Development of Learning Material
• Use already existing material (books, slides
  etc.)
• Create new or partly new material
• alone
• collaborate

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Learning material

• Models
• A common course pool

Different courses offered from different instituti
ons
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Sharing and joining efforts
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Common development of a course
Inst. I Inst. II Inst. III Inst. IV
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III
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Paradigm shift in companies Knowledge
Management

• Hierarchy
• Planned training
• Administrative responsibility
• Professional development
• Course development and distribution

• Project based
• Just in time training
• Professional responsibility
• Personal development
• Local support

Learning Organisation
Traditional courses
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The Role of the Teacher?
PBL ? CSCL ?
A Sage on the Stage?
Learner in center
- or a Guide on the Side ?
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Challenge Create a Learning Environment on
Internet
Problem based
Feedback
Vavik
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Preparing

• Moduls, distribution of work etc.
• Agree upon a layout / standard for the course?
  exercices, illustrations, links etc.
• Example

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Course Presentation

• Plan for the whole course/term
• Intro/explanation about equipment, methods,
  exercices etc.
• Date / subject / link
• Useful links news-conf, e-mail, exercises
• Teacher(s) - contactaddress
• Technical support(Orakel, - - - )
• List of Participants - homepages etc.
• Try to use common layout for all modules

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• Learning Environment - Challenges
• Models
• Electronic, networked correspondence school
• Collaborative learning environments (CSCL)
• Hyperstructured, multimedia based learning
  environments
• Problem Based Learning, PBL
• . . . .
• International learning environments
• Cultural differences
• Student support
• Syncronous / asyncronous
• Time differences

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Components in Learning Environments

• Course administrator/teacher, assistents,
• presentation of learning material, guidance,
  assessment etc.
• Peer Students
• net based discourse, e-mail, newsgroups
• Technology
• local PC w/software
• Internet, www, links, information, resources
• E-mail, news, NetMeeting, TeamWave, - - - -

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Collaborative Environment

• Working books / personal folder
• Place for own interpretation of the learning
  material, writing summaries of articles, develop
  own learning material. Basis for assessment.
• Books/folders are open to peer students
• TeamWave is one example of a collaborative tool
• Uses the room metaphor, different grouprooms
• Sharing notes
• Netmeeting- synchronous communication
• with or without video/graphics
• sharing documents

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Tools
E-mail
Meetings
Net based Environment
Physical Environment
Discussion groups
Labs
Video-conferences
Lectures
List server
Books/Libraries
Internet phone
WWW is the backbone
Chat (IRC)
Interactive websites
Simulations
Animations
Information on the net
Maribu
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Participating Students
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Benefits

• better / wider choice of courses for students
• professional and pedagogical development in an
  international, professional environment
• models and experience for new RD activities
• basis for a series of papers and presentations
• international network of professional contacts
• international perspective and understanding
• exchange of experiences between institutions

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• Success factors
• Signed agreement between participating
  institutions
• Common policy
• price
• marketing
• meeting with students
• platform
• credits
• Collaboration

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• Some models - international experience
• MECPOL - Models for European Collaboration and
  Pedagogy in Open Learning 1995-98
• http//www.idb.hist.no/mecpol
• Do ODL- Dissemination of ODL 1996-9
• http//www.idb.hist.no/DoODL
• SHARP - SHARable Practice 1997-99
• http//softlab.ntua.gr/sharp/start.html
• EuroCompetence - study programmes 1998-2000
• http//www.tisip.no/ec

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• Good Luck !
• Bodil.Ask_at_hia.no
• http//ikt.hia.no/bodila/grid01