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Digital Literacy and New Teaching Digital Literacy and New Teaching Skills for University Teachers Going Skills for University Teachers Going OnlineOnlineSusanne KochUniversity of [email protected]
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The ScopeThe Scope
Challenges and solutions of a small university department which focuses primarily on lifelong learning setting out to meet some of the central requirements of the Bologna process
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A Big LeapA Big Leap• From only one assessment at the end of each course to
formative assessment throughout the entire course • So, in a course with 100 students, was the lecturer to
invite each student into his office for a conversation? • Online support was the answer
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New Tricks for Old New Tricks for Old DogsDogs• A need for new skills:
pedagogical, technical and even social
• A shortage of resources: Online teaching is often time consuming and the lecturers are already pressed for time
• A problem of motivation: When implementing an extensive reform, there are a number of changes to be implemented and both lecturers and students can get weary.
2005Our SolutionOur Solution• Offer short one-on-one sessions in e-
pedagogy when needed• Develop an online toolbox for e-learning
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TToolbox for e-learningoolbox for e-learning• Writing for Internet• LMS tips and hints• Intro to technical tools for teaching online• Intro to pedagogical tools for teaching online• Reviews of books on e-learning• Teach yourself to teach online, short pdf introductions to
teaching online• Online discussions on the pitfalls of online communication
and how to avoid them
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Portal for Online Portal for Online PedagogyPedagogy
• An expansion of the toolbox for e-learning
• Made available to the entire University
• Readily available, practically oriented, bite sized pieces of teaching skills and digital literacy
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Elements of the PortalElements of the Portal• A short and simple manual in pdf format to be used as
an introduction or to refer to when in doubt• LMS course pages with general resources for lecturers
to cut and paste when preparing their own courses• Advanced LMS tips and tricks• A short introduction to using online discussion forums• Practical tips for using forums in teaching• How to search the net for material suitable for teaching• Link bank of quality tested scholarly web links• http://www.tf.uio.no/nettlaering/ansatte.html
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In ShortIn Short• In order to take advantage of the benefits
of e-learning, it is important that technical and pedagogical support is available.
• Instructional design teams with technicians, educationalists and web designers who work together is an ideal solution, but unaffordable for us
• We are hoping that a system with a portal for online pedagogy offering help for the novice and the adept alike, and with some degree of personal support, might be a way to go
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Our next adventureOur next adventure• An online bank of cases for case based teaching• Teachers and students building the cases
together• Using mind map technology