Fons Vernooij

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In-Casa Innovation In Computer Assisted Study
Anywhere The effectiveness of a mix of learning
media
Fons Vernooij Thomas Thijssen
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The dilemma of media If you read this, I run the
risk that my verbal message is not communicated
/ received. If you do not read this, I run the
risk that the information on this sheet is not
communicated, but you will never know. Maybe I
should have used a different medium.
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• Bates (1994)
• It is a relatively untested assumption that
  advanced technologies,, are pedagogically more
  effective than older ones.
• Hara (2000)
• The literature about distance learning is
  dominated by enthusiastic studies and accounts.
• Kling (2000)
• Frustrations with new technologies are caused by
• technological problems
• minimal en slow feedback
• ambiguous instructions via website and email.

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• THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEDIA
• Functionalities
• activated
• potential
• Disfunctionalities

Conclusion you dont choose for a medium, but
for its functionalities and you must account for
its disfunctionalities
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EXAMPLE Discussion as an instructional format
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• THE LEARNING PROCESS
• Desired Learning outcomes
• Learning Activities
• Cognitive
• Regulative
• Affective

Attained learning outcomes
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• EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL CONTROL
• Future research should focus
• on the transformation of externally to
  internally controlled learning processes
• and on how this should be translated into
  effective learning environments.
• In this respect, the role of new technologies is
  an important issue.
• A lot of research still has to be done on this
  subject.
• (Vermunt, 1992)

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Design process
Media
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• CONCLUSIONS
• You never choose for a medium, but for the
  critical
• functionalities, related to the learning
  activities.
• You get the disfunctionalities for free.
• For every medium you choose you must ask
• What are critical functionalities?
• Which potential functionalities are forgotten?
• What are the disfunctionalities?
• How to compensate for these disfunctionalities?
• Only then an optimal mix of media can be
  selected.

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FURTHER RESEARCH What are critical
functionalities? What are critical
disfunctionalities? Can we reach new learning
outcomes with a new mix of media?
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