How can teachers create a hybrid learning environment to augment their classroom teaching with online conversation and collaboration. This presentation, which I made at Allahabad University in Oct 2012, looks at the reasons why a hybrid approach is much needed and gives an overview of mostly free tools that can be used to create such a learning experience.
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7. Knowledge Age!
"
- Knowledge in a Domain"
- Higher Order Cognitive
skills – creativity, critical
thinking, problem
solving, !
decision making"
- Self-Direction, !
Empathy,!
Collaboration"
8. We
are
currently
preparing
students
for
jobs
that
don’t
yet
exist...
using
technologies
that
haven’t
yet
been
invented...
in
order
to
solve
problems
we
don’t
even
know
are
problems
yet.
-‐ Richard
Riley,
Secretary
of
Educa3on
under
President
Clinton
14. 21st
Century
Fill
the
knowledge
gap
by
using
c online
informa1on
resources
of
online
learning
communi1es
What a student knows
15. Internet
Facilitated
Learning
The
world
has
changed
and
become
more
networked...
what
is
needed
is
not
a
new
theory
for
the
digital
age,
but
a
model
that
integrates
the
different
theories
to
guide
the
design
of
online
learning
materials.
-‐
Dr.
Mohamed
Ally,
Athabasca
University
16. An
Analogy
Our
understanding
of
solar
system
has
changed…
From
Earth-‐centric…
32. Deep
Understanding
is
about
• Connec1ng
new
informa1on
and
knowledge
with
what
you
already
know
• Using
and
applying
knowledge
in
novel
contexts
(which
shows
you
understand,
and
not
just
know)
33. The Learning Journey
1. Make
predic1ons
to
ac1vate
Prior
Knowledge
2. Build
curiosity
and
fire
up
intrinsic
mo1va1on
to
learn
3. Make
learning
contextually
relevant
4. Secure
cogni1ve
commitment
(for
the
learning
adventure)
5. Ac1vely
engage
with
the
learning
material
6. Make
connec1ons
(with
prior
knowledge
/
bigger
picture)
7. Update
Mental
Model
34. KWL-Plus Learning Strategy
KWL-‐Plus
is
a
self-‐ques1oning
strategy
for
learning
Know
-‐ making
predic1ons,
invoking
prior
knowledge
Want
to
Know
-‐ genera1ng
interest
in
the
topic
by
posing
ques1ons
about
expecta1ons
from
the
text
Learn
-‐
Plus
-‐ reflec1ng
upon
the
text
through
techniques
like
lis1ng,
mapping
and
summarising
39. Advantage of Social Learning
• Teachers
bring
coherence
• Co-‐learners
add
meaning
-‐ Par1cipatory
pedagogy
-‐ Social
Tagging
-‐ Annota1ng
• Conversa1ons
and
Collabora1on
leads
to
deeper
understanding
52. • Video
Lessons
• Quizzes
• Assignments
• Discussions
• Ques1ons
to
Professors
• Exams
(op1onal)
• Final
Score
• Statement
of
Achievement
53. • Free,
160k
students
• From
209
countries
• 20,000+
got
Cer1ficate
of
Achievement
• Video
–
2
to
6
minutes
• Quiz
(open-‐ended)
• Assignment
–
due
date
• Self-‐Organised
Forums
• Peer
Instruc1on
• Meet-‐up
Groups
58. Ingredients of an
Enriched Learning Experience
Content
Conversation
Collaboration
• Text
• Discussion
• Self-‐Assessment
• Audio
• Reflec1on
• Project
Work
• Video
• Peer
Review
• Sims/Games
• Learning
Aids
A
LEARNING
COMMUNITY
59. Ingredients of an
Enriched Learning Experience
Content
Conversation
Collaboration
• Text
• Discussion
• Self-‐Assessment
• Audio
• Reflec1on
• Project
Work
• Video
• Peer
Review
• Sims/Games
• Learning
Aids
A
LEARNING
COMMUNITY
69. Ingredients of an
Enriched Learning Experience
Content
Conversation
Collaboration
• Text
• Discussion
• Self-‐Assessment
• Audio
• Reflec1on
• Project
Work
• Video
• Peer
Review
• Sims/Games
• Learning
Aids
A
LEARNING
COMMUNITY
77. Ingredients of an
Enriched Learning Experience
Content
Conversation
Collaboration
• Text
• Discussion
• Self-‐Assessment
• Audio
• Reflec1on
• Project
Work
• Video
• Peer
Review
• Sims/Games
• Learning
Aids
A
LEARNING
COMMUNITY
90. Ingredients of an
Enriched Learning Experience
Content
Conversation
Collaboration
• Text
• Discussion
• Self-‐Assessment
• Audio
• Reflec1on
• Project
Work
• Video
• Peer
Review
• Sims/Games
• Learning
Aids
A
LEARNING
COMMUNITY
98. Ingredients of an
Enriched Learning Experience
Content
Conversation
Collaboration
• Text
• Discussion
• Self-‐Assessment
• Audio
• Reflec1on
• Project
Work
• Video
• Peer
Review
• Sims/Games
• Learning
Aids
A
LEARNING
COMMUNITY
102. Big
Blue
Budon
–
open
source
Web
Conferencing
for
Distance
Educa1on
It
supports
sharing
of
slides
(PDF),
webcams,
whiteboard,
chat,
voice
over
IP,
and
presenter's
desktop.
It
can
record
and
playback
sessions
(slides,
audio,
and
chat),
runs
on
Mac,
Unix,
and
PC
104. Ingredients of an
Enriched Learning Experience
Content
Conversation
Collaboration
• Text
• Discussion
• Self-‐Assessment
• Audio
• Reflec1on
• Project
Work
• Video
• Peer
Review
• Sims/Games
• Learning
Aids
A
LEARNING
COMMUNITY
112. TIME Magazine – October issue is on
Reinventing College Education
College
Is
Dead.
Long
Live
College!
By
Amanda
Ripley
Read
more:
hdp://na1on.1me.com/2012/10/18/college-‐is-‐dead-‐long-‐live-‐college/#ixzz2AgIplZAb
113. For
learning
modules
on
skills
relevant
for
flourishing
in
the
21st
century
visit
-‐
www.TimelessLifeskills.co.uk
114. Or
join
the
Learning
Conversa1ons
on
Facebook
-‐
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115. Thank you
Feel free to get in touch…
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