‘In what ways can e-learning enhance the learning experience of students in Higher Education?’

Richard Hav ingaIT Suppor t FBSE

Southampton So lentUnivers i ty

Introduction

• What is E-Learning?

• Benefits of E-Learning

• My Experience and Story Telling

• VLEs as the tools of Learning Architects

What is E-Learning?

E-Learning and virtual learning environments are not just the process of a document management system

“E-Learning is the learning process

created by interaction with digitally delivered

content, services and support”Imperial college

What is E-Learning intended to do?

• Extend the Teaching space – online further reading and interactive exercises

• Enhance the Teaching space – Interactive computer games in class such as

Markstrat used for business marketing simulations

• Replace the Teaching space – Virtual worlds such as Second Life and using

Webinars in combination with VLEs

Benefits of E-Learning

• Accessibility

– Page layouts, Text2Speech, Location, language.

• Multimedia

– Webinars, Videos, games, pictures, E-Portfolios, Blogs, forums,

quizzes

• Learning Styles

– Kinesthetic (learn by doing), Visual, Auditory

• Collaboration (student and lecturer)

– forums, blogs, peer review, Grademark, electronic chat, projects, wikis

• Flexibility

– Student paced and focused, E-submission and assessment, reduced

contact hours, ‘location free’

VLEs as the tools of Learning Architects

• Delivery

– Videos, instructional tutorials

• Teaching

– Webinars

• Assessment

– E-Portfolios, Wikis, quizzes, Online submission

• Feedback

– Online Marking, Feedback Polls, Discussion forums, Email

• Contingency Planning

– Sickness, dynamic teaching content, weather conditions

Mood Hoovering Towards Acceptance

• Incremental Changes

• Story Telling of Success e.g. University Top 30 Units, MA Business Studies,

• Continuous Training and Development

• Just in Time Support

• Open Education Resources (OER)

• Staff Incentives

• Passionate E-Champions

• Mentoring and Coaching

Any Questions?Thanks for listening