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eLearning in Canada: Future Research Directions Griff Richards, Ph. D. Technology Enhanced Learning Research Institute Electronic Kazan Kazan, Russia, 26 April 2009

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eLearning in Canada: Future Research Directions. Griff Richards, Ph. D. Technology Enhanced Learning Research Institute. Electronic Kazan Kazan, Russia, 26 April 2009. Canadian Provinces. 60 o N. 49 o N. Population distribution in Canada. (35 Million). Distance Learning in Canada. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: eLearning in Canada: Future Research Directions

eLearning in Canada:Future Research Directions

Griff Richards, Ph. D.

Technology Enhanced Learning

Research Institute

Electronic KazanKazan, Russia, 26 April 2009

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Canadian Provinces

60oN

49oN

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Population distribution in Canada(35 Million)

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Distance Learning in Canada

Distance Education in Canada is growing especially in K-12 public schools

15% of 2008 high school graduates in BC took at least one on-line course

DL designed for remote learners but gives access and flexibility to all students

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Declining enrolment in

British Columbia

• http://www.walking-europe.co.uk/pictures/British_Columbia_4.jpg

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French Virtual High School

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2,2214,633

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DL Student Enrolments

Enrolment Growth: Headcount

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BC DL Course completions(2007/8)

Level Completion Exams?

Elementary K-7 89% no exams

Secondary 8-12 65% exams

Adult finishers 60% exams

Source: BC Min Education

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Question 10

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Would you take anotherDE course?

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Anderson’s Equivalency Theory

Learning through meaningful interactions

CourseContent

Instructor

Other learners

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Both technology + pedagogy

How to use the power of the computer

How to be a guide on the side

Teacher Professional Development

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Shift to Learning Activities

• Synchronous -> leads to transmissive pedagogy

(boring lectures)

• Asynchronous -> constructive learning activities

engage learners

• Most courses have a blend 1s : 2aSynch -> pacing and presentations

Asynch -> assignments and reading

• Need to build on each other

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Are we developing better learners?

• Expectations?

• Self-reliant?

• Better organized?

• Pro-active communicators?

• Social constructive learners?

• Better meta-cognitive skills?

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Promote student meta-cognition

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“If you build it, they will come”…But they won’t stay if it’s not good

• DL improves ACCESS and FLEXIBILITY

• As quality improves, Acceptance increases– Professional Development for teachers– Course Development to reduce lectures– Collaborative activities to increase engagement – Teach learners to learn

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Technology Enhanced LearningResearch Institute

Personalization &Adaptive systems

Social Networking Mobile Learning

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Technology Enhanced LearningResearch Institute

Personalization &Adaptive Systems-Kinshuk-Dragan Gasevic

Social Networking-Terry Anderson-Jon Dron

Mobile Learning-Rory McGreal-Mohamed Ally

Opportunities forsynergy-Griff Richards

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Quality in Distance LearningMDDE604 = Instructional Design

Group Work (30%)Group Work (30%) Individual Project (70%)Individual Project (70%)

Do’s & Don’ts for Quality Needs Assessment

Learning Object CritiqueTeleconference

Task Analysis

Develop Unit of Instruction

Peer Evaluation (Formative)

Professor Evaluation(Summative)

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Would you include collaborative learning activities…?

MDE604 Adult learners acceptance of collaborative learning

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Personalization

• Follow the paths of those who have gone before

• Follow the paths of those who have similar needs or interests to me

• Optimize my learning path (POLR)

• “The right materials at the right time”

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Lyrix Inc. on-line homework

• “Homework” system for most popular texts in math, economics and accounting

• Textbooks used by many universities

• 100,000 students per text

• research projecta. Compare my progress with other students

b. statistical pattern analysis {learner traits,

system usage, common problems}

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M-learning & Nurses

• trials with nursing student clinical terms

• increased use of mobile devices as – job aids, – Pharmaceutical references, – Communications among peers, – Procedure checking & note-taking

• Job re-engineering – potential impact in clinical practice – training and tracking

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3 pedagogies (Cummins, 2008)

• Transmission– I tell you my knowledge of X

• Social constructivism– You build your own knowledge of X

• Transformative– You decide what X is

so you can change your world

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