1.Designing Fluid eLearning Environmentsfor Learning Organizations:A Systemic ApproachISPI Montreal 2006 Fall Conference September 29th, 2006 Kristina Schneider Documdia inc. Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic Approach All Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca

2. Good morning What is your field of work/study? What are your expectations of this session? Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic Approach All Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 3. OutlineThe evolution of learning technologies The learning organisationg g Generation Y A new generation of eLearning tools Considerations for implementation A fluid eLearning environment TakeawaysDesigning Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic Approach All Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 4. The evolution of learning technologiesA rough estimate1960 19701980199020002010 Instructor-Led TrainingSound Video - Multimedia Computer Aided LearningOffice applicationsAssessment toolsInteractive communication toolsWorld Wide Web A return to active learning, g,with creation, communicationeLearning 1.0 (WWW deployment) and participation eLearning 2.0 (Learning communities)Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic ApproachAll Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 5. The learning organizationLearning Organization A Complex and Adaptive Systempp y Theory elaborated by Senge in 1990 Requires transformation through systems thinking primarily at three levels:Aligning objectivesEmpowering individualsCultivating communities Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic Approach All Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 6. Generation YBorn between1977-19941977 1994(12-29 years old)Aka.Aka Echo Boomersor Millennials Source: quot;The Gen Y Factor.quot; CADM EF Academic Update. May 13, 2005 Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic ApproachAll Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 7. Generation Y 1st generation to grow up with technology Source: Harris Interactive Born to be Wired 2003 Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic ApproachAll Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 8. Generation Y 1st generation to grow up with technology Source: Harris Interactive Born to be Wired 2003 Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic ApproachAll Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 9. Generation Y What Marketing Firms Have Noticed about Gen Y Stressed for successAcutely aware that the stakes are higherCoopetition amongst friendsOnly as good as last report card/gradeEvery second countscounts Hyper-tasking Brand Me: filter to create own personality and imageSource: quot;The Gen Y Factor.quot; CADM EF Academic Update. May 13, 2005 Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic ApproachAll Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 10. A new generation of eLearning toolsOnline Communities ofPracticeDiscussion ForumsBlogsWikisPodcasts Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic ApproachAll Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 11. A new generation of eLearning toolsOnline Communities of Practice (or Interest)Environments in whichindividuals with Large local group similar interests Local coordinatorinteract withone anotherSmall local groupRegionalR ilat a distancegroup GlobalcoordinatorEx: couchsurfingcommunity Small localgroupA distributedcommunity with afractal approach Source: McDermott and Jackson (2000), Designing Global CommunitiesDesigning Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic ApproachAll Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 12. A new generation of eLearning toolsDiscussion boards or Internet forums Roles change:gInstructor as Facilitator/ModeratorStude tStudent as Participant/Contributora t c pa t/Co t butoConversations as co-construction ofunderstanding Original Post Response 1 to Original Poster Response 1 to Respondent 1 Response 2 to Respondent 1Response 1 to Respondent 2 Response 2 to Original Poster Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic Approach All Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 13. A new generation of eLearning toolsBlogs short for weblogg virtual diaries created by individuals chronological quick way to publish through a browser based admin panel Ex: TechnoratiSource: Coates, T (2003) Discussion and Citation in the Blogosphere... http://www.plasticbag.org/archives/2003/05/discussion_and_citation_in_the_blogosphere/ Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic ApproachAll Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 14. A new generation of eLearning toolsWikiswebsite resourceadd/edit content collectivelygathering global knowledgeDesigning Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic Approach All Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 15. A new generation of eLearning toolsPodcasts Internet published filesp feed subscription usually at no cost used most for audio/video files Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic ApproachAll Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 16. A new generation of eLearning tools Open-source solutions Moodle A socio-constructivist course management system integrating discussion and wiki phpBB Highly customizable bulletin board package WordPress Blog tool and webblog publishing platform MediaWiki wiki package originally written for Wikipedia More solutions on Sourceforge Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic Approach All Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 17. A new generation of eLearning tools Facts:Generation Y already knows how to use these toolsvery wellThese tools are easily accessible, many low-cost/no-cost applications If you arent implementing and managing these applications in your organisation:You are restricting and limiting communicationYou are not capturing the ongoing discussion (seeLaurillard & Pask)) Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic ApproachAll Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 18. Considerations for implementation 1. Performing a technological needs assessment 2. Profiling end-users and modeling archetypes 3. Developing implementation strategies 4. Prototyping collaborative learning technologies 5. C d i usability tests and fConductingbili d focus groups 6. Motivating users to engage 7. 7Assessing learning o tcomes outcomesDesigning Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic Approach All Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 19. A fluid eLearning environment Aligning objectives Generation YLearning organisation Online Communities of Practice Discussion ForumsWikisBlogs Cultivating Podcasts Empowering communitiesindividuals eLearning 2.0 Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic ApproachAll Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca 20. Take-Take-aways What stands out the most for you? What did you get out of this session?Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic ApproachAll Rights Reserved 2006 Documdia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca