Technology Enhanced Learning: Psychological Foundations and Current Trends

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Technology Enhanced Learning Psychological
Foundations and Current Trends

• Seminar SS 2005
• Jürgen Heller

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Overview

• Psychological Foundations
• Theoretical Background
• Design of eLearning Course
• Evaluation of Distance Learning
• Blended Learning
• Game-based Learning
• Learning Styles

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Psychological Foundations

• Topics and resources
• Learning Theories (e.g. Constructivism)
  http//tip.psychology.org/theories.html
• The Educators Reference Deskhttp//www.eduref.or
  g/cgibin/res.cgi/General_Education/
• Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., Cocking, R.R.
  (1999). How People Learn Brain, Mind,
  Experience, and School. http//books.nap.edu/html/
  howpeople1/index.html

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Psychological Foundations

• Topics and Resources
• Papers by Educational Psychologist Richard
  MayerMayer, R. E. (2001). What good is
  educational psychology? The case of cognition and
  instruction. Educational Psychologist, 36, 83-88.
  Mayer, R. E., Heiser, J., Lonn, S. (2001).
  Cognitive constraints on multimedia learning
  When presenting more material results in less
  understanding. Journal of Educational Psychology,
  93, 187-198. Mayer, R. E., Chandler, P.
  (2001). When learning is just a click away Does
  simple user interaction foster deeper
  understanding of multimedia messages? Journal of
  Educational Psychology, 93, 390-397.

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Theoretical Background

• Topics and Resources
• Theoretical Sources in IThttp//carbon.cudenver.e
  du/mryder/itc_data/theory.html
• Instructional design models, constructivism,
  learning environments, media theory (CMC)
• Formal Representations
• Ontologies (incl. software Protégé)
• Educational Modelling Language (EML)http//eml.ou
  .nl/eml-ou-nl.htm
• IMS Learning Designhttp//www.imsglobal.org/learn
  ingdesign/index.html

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Design of eLearning Course

• Topics and Resources
• Roadmap to Course Redesignhttp//www.center.rpi.e
  du/R2R/R2R.html
• Program in course redesign
• Redesign projects
• Planning resources
• Academic practices

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Evaluation of Distance Learning

• Topics and Resources
• The No Significant Difference Phenomenonhttp//ww
  w.nosignificantdifference.org/
• Phipps R. Merisotis J. (1999). What's the
  difference? A review of contemporary research on
  the effectiveness of distance learning in higher
  education. http//www.ihep.org/Pubs/PDF/Difference
  .pdf
• Sloan-C Publications http//www.aln.org/resources/
  entering_mainstream.pdfhttp//www.sloan-c.org/res
  ources/sizing_opportunity.pdfhttp//www.aln.org/p
  ublications/books/epsyn1104.pdfhttp//www.aln.org
  /effective/pillarreport1.pdf

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Blended Learning

• Topics and Resources
• ALN Principles for Blended EnvironmentsSloan-C
  Publicationhttp//www.aln.org/publications/books/
  alnprinciples2.pdf
• Journal of Asynchronous Learning
  Networkshttp//www.aln.org/publications/jaln/inde
  x.asp
• Benbunan-Fich, R. Hiltz, S.R. (1999). Impacts
  of asynchronous learning networks on individual
  and group problem solving A field experiment.
  Group Decision and Negotiation, 8, 409426.
• Blended Learning Designhttp//www.knowledgenet.co
  m/pdf/Blended20Learning20Design_1028.PDF

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Game-based Learning

• Topics and Resources
• Mitchell, A. Savill-Smith, C. (2004). The use
  of computer and video games for learning. A
  review of the literature.http//www.e-learningcen
  tre.co.uk/eclipse/Resources/games.htm

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Learning Styles

• Topics and Resources
• Index of Learning Styles (ILS)http//www.ncsu.edu
  /felder-public/ILSpage.html
• Learning style resourceshttp//www.support4learni
  ng.org.uk/education/lstyles.htm
• iClass Deliverable on learning styles
• Provides reference to comprehensive review and
  various theoretical conceptions