InformationCommunicationTechnology in Education(Onderwijs)

Background Nynke Kruiderink

• The Network University 1996-1999

– Instructional designer, webmaster, web developer

• International Agricultural Centre 2002-2004

– E-learning and Digital Projects

• The International Institute for Communication and Development 2004-2009

– Knowledgesharing Officer / Knowledge and Information Management Coördinator

ICTO Team

1. Bart Koot (GSSS)

2. Elgin Blankwater (Politicologie)

3. Elianne Anemaat (ASW)

4. Juan Carlos Goilo (Antro)

5. Marcel Slaman (GPIO)

6. Pepijn Uitterhoeve (Soc)

ICT in Education

“Het onderwijs is een sector waarin het overbrengen van kennis, vaardigheden en attitudes met vooraf vastgelegde doelen centraal staat.”

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onderwijs

ICTO aims to:

• Knowledge: – Transfer/exchange/development via online,

digital platforms/media

• Skills:– ICT (up to date) docenten & studenten

• Attitudes– Open, sharing

ICTO tasksPrimairy work processes

– Helpdesk – Lecturer ICT skills– Innovate/explore/experiment (learn)– Learning goals– Curriculum specific projects– ICTO (knowledge) networks

Secundary work processes– ICTO systems (Ephorus, EvaSys)– Advising management– Assisting support staf with technical problems

2009-2010

• SMS Project Political Science• International Development Studies (May-Sept dev;

Sept-Dec prod)• Geonatris (Sept-)

• Poverty and Development (Okt-Dec 2009)• Filmed/edited 9 courses & adhoc occassions• Social Media in Social Sciences project• DvDs design & production (portable/offline weblectures)• Webklassen• Ongoing…

2010-2011 key issues/projects

• ICTO Masterclasses

• Migration to Blackboard 9

• Awareness raising– On ICTO– Open Content– Methodology with Blackboard– Social Media

“06 experiment”in International Relations course

Prof. dr. G.C.A. (Gerd) Junne International Relations, Political Science

Goals

• Originally: facilitate students to place themselves in a persona

• Apply lecture materials by answering concrete questions

• SMS/text messages: connect to current means of expression

Framework• 190 students total, 171 participated

voluntarily

• Sent via a sms marketting tool

• Received on a “SIM only” phone• Published on : http://ib-uva.blogspot.com/

(anonimous at first, later with name)

• Amount of characters in a sms message: 160 (two responses with +600 characters)

Responses

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Feedback students32 submitted feedback forms of which 2 where somewhat negative.

– ‘Questions made me think’, – ‘challenging’, – ‘fun’, – ‘usefull’, – ‘innovative’, – ‘original way of teaching’, – ‘a trigger’, – ‘forced to contemplate for a moment’.

• Several students indicated their knowledge was not sufficient to give short summarized answers

• Even if students did not respond, they found receiving the questions a usefull experience.

• Since the names where included it got more personal, which was better.

Lessons learned• Not all sms sent where received• Keep questions simple• Automatic publishing, direct result, user

satisfaction• Make it personal! “ownership”• Feedback loop in face-to-face encounters

(comment during lectures from the beginning)• Amount of responses is not rate of “success”• Consider bonus points

ICTs in Education

Opportunities

Challenges

ICT in research

Opportunities

Challenges