We need to bring intimacy in the learning experience to support open and distance learning

1. CHRISTA VAN STADEN

2. (UN)SUCCESS RATE
Contact institutes for higher education
55%do not complete within 5 years
Unisa
78%do not complete within 5 years
Do we know our customers?

3. FORMAL LEARNING

4. PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORKS

5. HOW DO YOU LEARN EFFECTIVELY?
Formal learning? Beginners might disagree
Files? Ask colleagues 5x more than using files
Conferences & workshops? Put into practice?
Internet searches? OR textbooks?

6. LEARNING PREFERENCES
56%
22%
11%
0%
11%
Learning preference
Ask a colleague
Search internet
Read books
As in meetings
Struggle by myself
31%
11%
58%
Preferred learning styles
Individualistic Competitive
Cooperative

7. LEARNING HAPPENS IN GROUPS
• Communities of
practice
• Learning
communities
• Professional
learning
communities

8. PEDAGOGY VERSUS HEUTAGOGY

9. HEUTAGOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Assignment
…….
E-Portfolio
What do I need to
know?
Where can I find
the information?
Who knows what to
do?
Complete
assignment
Get feedback
Peer review

10. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORKS
Set of relationships we purposefully establish to support learning

11. CONTACT VERSUS DISTANCE

12. OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNERS

13. HOW CAN I PROVIDE …..
learning opportunities

14. NETWORKING INTERFACES
Create own
content
Access to
content
Collaborate
with others
Connect
with others

15. VARIOUS TOOLS IN ONE PLACE
ARENDConstant
feed
Browse
members
Groups
Blog
Documents
Articles
Forum
Images
videos
Polls
Quizzes

16. NETWORKING INTERFACES ARE …
ArendSocial
networks
Networks of
computers
Communities
Tools for
social
interaction
Contexts for
learning
Stores
knowledge
base

17. INFORMAL LEARNING SPACE
Functions
One space

18. THREE TYPES OF LEARNERS
Individualistic
Not value collaborative
activities
Competitive
Withholds information
to create advantage
Cooperative
Value collaboration –
whole more than parts

19. GUIDELINES
• Positive interdependence
• Face to face interaction
• Individual accountability
• Interpersonal and small group skills
• Group reflection
(Johnston & Johnston 2013)

20. EXAMPLE OF LEARNING
Even provided
references

21. ASK AND YOU WILL GET HELP
Ask a question
Likes indicate problem
Problem solved for
more than one
student

22. INTIMACY OF LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Can “see” your peers
Who viewed you?
(relationships)
Who like what you
have shared?
(relationships)

23. COOPERATIVE BASE GROUP
I am lost (3 likes)
No problem: I am here
to help, we are the
Super heroes
5 agree
Will support peers

24. INTIMACY OF LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Does not have to, but
share important
information
Five likes
Ask more help
Provide more help
I wish you could see me
downloading it ,,,

25. EFFICIENCY OF COLLABORATION
I knew my customers before I got
the FIRST assignment

26. THEY BECOME THE TEACHERS
Identified who knows and asked
Provides information
Provide further support
I just need to check that they are
fine …..

27. RESPONSIBILITY FOR OWN LEARNING
Artificial intelligence

28. INTIMACY LECTURER 24/7 AVAILABLE

29. INTRINSIC MOTIVATED STUDENTS
Do not hope 50% involvement
equals 50% pass rate?
Will not disappoint ourselves

30. ASSESSMENT: DISJUNCTION

31. EMBEDDED IN NETWORKS

32. ASSESSMENT ADJUSTED

33. ADJUSTED ASSESSMENT

34. ASSES QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIPS

36. RESULTS: SELF-DIRECTED LEARNERS
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christa@arendsig-akademie.com