Converging and emerging Online Learning Systems meeting the needs of learners

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Converging and emerging Online Learning Systems
meeting the needs of learners

• Janine Bowes
• Principal Education Officer
• (Discover Online Services)
• Department of Education, Tasmania

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Context

• Flexible Learning Leader focus
• Flexible Learning models that suit the needs of
  15-19 year olds, particularly in VET in Schools
  context
• LeAP - Tas Learning Architecture Project
• Project Manager of the LMS Review sub-project
• (refer LeAP presentation Dont get lost in the
  technology, Phil Dilger, LeAP Project manager)

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3 areas to address

• Concepts, language and terminology (culinary
  metaphor)
• Meeting learner needs
• Convergence and emergence of technologies

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Jargon
digital repository
Online learning systems
LMS
VLE
BELTS
(L)CMS
metadata
IMS
learning objects
learning sequences
compliance standards
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Jargon cont

• Definitions provide meaning for individual terms
• Language evolves over time
• New terms emerge
• MCEETYA Learning Architecture Framework has
  definitions
• More extended list in Framework for Evaluating
  Online Learning Systems (in trial)
• Metaphors help build mental maps of how it all
  fits together

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Culinary metaphor
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Culinary metaphor cont
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Producing quality outcomes

• When planning, we need to keep in mind that an
  excellent meal can be prepared from a relatively
  unsophisticated kitchen, while a sophisticated
  kitchen does not necessarily guarantee an
  excellent meal. Much depends on the cook, the raw
  materials and techniques at his/her disposal. But
  a good cook in a good kitchen will generally
  produce excellent results.

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Producing quality outcomes

• The person who has not travelled widely thinks
  his or her mother is the best cook.
• Ugandan Proverb ( - )
• Even the best cooking pot will not produce food.
• Chinese proverb

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Culinary arts/ art of teaching
Catering to individual needs
Range of cuisines/ teaching styles
Different ways to dine - alone/in groups
formal/informal A la carte/ smorgasboard/banquet
Need to consider balanced nutrition, variety,
individual requirements
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Meeting the needs of learners

• Not just (or even mainly) about software
  platforms
• Appropriate pedagogy needs to be planned for
  effective outcomes
• Research shows that blended models of learning
  are more effective than 100 online
• Learning online has implications for student
  support

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Convergence and emergence

• planning learning and teaching

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Being online is empowering

• Teachers and learners are empowered by having an
  easy to use online space where learning materials
  can be organised, information posted and
  communication take place. (scaffolding into
  online learning)
• This process is becoming easier with emerging
  tools that are not necessarily marketed as
  Learning Management Systems

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Online Learning systems highlighted at ACEC2004

• Constructing a Virtual Classroom (Centra
  Symposium)
• Be great collaborate with Centra virtual
  classroom
• Short term project based collaborative websites
  for teachers STS
• Using the Janison Toolbox Jetty Environment
• Live online learning with Centra Symposium
• E-learning magic with Moodle
• Online learning with a human touch (Janison)
• Options in Learning Management Systems
• Does Open source software have a place in
  Australian schools?
• The costs, benefits and risks of open source
  software a view from the chalkface
• Helping Teachers Successfully Use E-Learning
  Environments
• Using online collaboration tools to achieve
  project-based learning outcomes (MyClasses)
• Several products in trade exhibition

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Online learning processes at ACEC2004

• Exploration of Better Practices in Online
  Teaching and Learning via an Online Delphi
• Improving Bulletin Board use in face to face
  classes
• Developing and Implementing Getsmart in a
  blended learning environment
• The Role of Synchronous Interactions in eLearning
  Environments
• Using an online lesson planning tool yet?
• Exciting learners within an online collaborative
  learning environment
• Limitations of Online learning A Focus on
  Authentic Assessment
• Virtual Schools A Critique of Two Models (ref)
• Individual Differences and their Implications in
  Web-based Learning Design (ref)
• Multicultural Perspective And Online Learning and
  Teaching-A Case Study
• Online learning a snapshot

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Contact details

• Janine Bowes
• Principal Education Officer (Discover Online
  Services)
• School Education Division
• Department of Education, Tasmania
• Janine.Bowes_at_education.tas.gov.au
• Ph 03 6233 7949