Developing ELearning Forums for Global Distance Learning

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Developing ELearning Forums for Global Distance
Learning
CREATING COMMUNITIES OF KNOWLEDGE The Power of
Social Learning
Presented by POWERi Technologies Inc. March 17,
2009
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The internet is changing the way we interact,
communicate, and more importantly how we learn..

• Web 2.0 First coined in 2005, Web 2.0 describes
  the evolution of the Internet from static web
  sites to a ubiquitous platform for new types of
  publishing collaboration
• Social Media / User-generated Content (blogging,
  video sharing, podcasts, etc)
• Social Networking (Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn,
  etc.)
• Communication Collaboration (twitter, wikis,
  forums, IM, etc.)
• Mobile Computing (Iphone Apps, SMS, etc)

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eLearning 2.0 creates a whole new way of gaining
knowledge
eLearning 2.0 - is built around an assumption
that knowledge is socially constructed. Learning
takes place through conversations about content
and grounded interaction about problems
actions.
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Benefits to Educational Institutions

• Key benefits from the adoptions of Online
  Learning Communities
• Greater sense of community
• Improved student satisfaction retentions rates
• More accurate measurement of student
  participation
• Easier course facilitation reduces faculty
  workload
• Much better content with higher re-use
• Higher Revenue

We have to do better than an technologically
advanced version of a correspondence schoolMary
Bauman PhD, University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Adoption of Web 2.0 Technologies
Planned Usage of eLearning 2.0 over the Next 12
Months
Apply More eLearning 2.0 Approaches
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No Change
Apply Fewer eLearning 2.0 Approaches
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360 Report, Learning in a Web 2.0 World, Sept 2008
The most modern learning communities include key
features such as blogs, discussion forums,
comment walls, interactive QA, online polls and
much more.
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Adoption of Web 2.0 Technologies
Evaluation of Usefulness of Web 2.0 Technologies
57
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Accommodates Learner Needs
Increases learner access availability
65
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Increases speed of information dissemination
65
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63
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Reduce training costs
Improves learner performance
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360 Report, Learning in a Web 2.0 World, Sept 2008
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Our Proposal Integration of Three levels of
eLearning

• Our Proposal revolves around integrating three
  major e-learning tools to develop the best
  distance/elearning environment for global
  disciplines
• Deploy Web 2.0 Social Netlearning Environment
• Connect to existing Elearning platform
• Access existing curriculum from trusted sources
  (i.eHarvard Publishing)

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Social NetLearning Platform

• A modular framework for building communities that
  can be easily incorporated into existing
  pedagogies, and can be optionally integrated with
  existing eLearning content systems

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• Threaded Discussions

• Student Professor Blogs
• Community Comment Wall

• Interactive QA

• Online Polling

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• Social Profile Networking

• Community Zeitgeist

• Quick Tools Index

• Collaborative Calendar

• Community Bookmarking

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E-Learning Platform
The broader goal of OLCs is to create a platform
that can be a resource for both onsite and
distant learning. OLCs can be made up of a
broad network of interests, course and outreach
communities all connected through a common user
and publishing engine.
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• Allows for multiple courses
• Test taking in Real Time
• Syllabus and course descriptions
• 100 online, server based solution
• Customizable course environment to match your
  business.
• Online Quiz, Exam, and customizable assessment
  capabilities.
• Ability to link courses to a "knowledge base" of
  related documents and resources

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Complete Student Interface
Complete Administrative Interface
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Curriculum and Course Work
Exclusive Partnership with Curriculum Providers
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Target End-Users

• Universities
• Business Managers
• Corporations
• Secondary Schools
• Individual users

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Business Model

• Establish E-Commerce feature for Individual
  users seeking specific courses.
• Sell individual or complete modules to
  universities, corporations and/or businesses with
  ongoing maintenance support
• Establish revenue sharing options with end-users
  with large numbers.
• Provide distance learning modules to companies
  through government grants and/or foundations.

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For more information please contact Marvin
Dejean SVP of Media Strategies POWERi
Technologies 8551 West Sunrise Boulevard Suite
302 Plantation, FL 33322 [phone]
(Office) Dejean_at_Poweri.com