ELearning in Higher Education

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E-Learning in Higher Education

• Dr. Qetler Jensrud

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Agenda

• Increase in Distance Learning
• Best Practices
• Implementing Best Practices
• Guidelines for Set Up
• Challenges to Face

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Increase in Distance Learning

• 1997-1998 1.6 mil. (US Dept. of Ed, 1999)
• 2003 1.9 million enrolled (Allen Seaman, 2004)
• 2004 2.6 million enrolled (A S, 2004)

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Distance Learning (Wang Georhart, 2006)

• Reduces geographic barriers
• Accessible to broader range of adults
• Attractive medium
• Time flexibility
• Saves travel/living costs
• Learning outcomes are comparable to face-to-face

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Design Challenges (Wang Georhart, 2006)

• Cannot simply convert existing materials to
  electronic format
• Uneven quality of online resources
• Sequencing to lt cognitive overload
• Move to learner-centered activities
• Need gt interaction
• Time to convert to digital format

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Best Practices (Chickering Gamson, 1991)

• Communicate high expectations
• Encourage active learning
• Emphasize time on task (set up activities need
  to study)
• Respect different learning styles talents
• Give prompt feedback
• Encourage cooperation among students
• Encourage student faculty contact

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Communicate High Expectations

• Read Me First
• Syllabus
• Syllabus Quiz
• Timeline

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Encourage active learningEmphasize time on task
(set up activities need to study)

• Modules
• Textbook
• Questions
• Powerpoints
• Activities

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Respect different learning styles talents

• Reading key lecture points
• Reading textbook
• Narrated powerpoints
• Textbook worksheets
• Activities
• WIDS video
• Quiz

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Give prompt feedback

• Module Quizzes (immediate)

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Give prompt feedback

• Module Quizzes (immediate)

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Give prompt feedback

• Scoring Guide Rubrics

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Give prompt feedback

• Tablet feedback

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Encourage cooperation among students
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Encourage student faculty contact
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Guidelines for Set Up (McKeachie, 1999)

• Begins well before 1st day
• Putting materials up takes advanced time (no more
  walking into the classroom)
• Choosing methods for online (learner-centered)
• Determine class contact hours
• Medium (visual need to get more than surface
  approach to deep approach)

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Set up Courses (Nelson, 1998)

• Time before class starts (semester before)
• Instructional support services (ID Team)
• Administration services (forms)

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Future Challenges

• Cheating
• Administration
• Time to grade products
• Learning new software
• Web Cam sound
• Activities that are learner-centered/authentic

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Summary

• Have overcome many of the challenges
• Expectations
• Feedback
• Communication
• Still need to be cognizant of future efforts
• Forms
• Obtaining students own work
• Learner-centered/authentic

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Conclusion

• Cant simply translate current materials into an
  electronic format
• Planning, Planning, Planning Institutional
  Readiness
• DL is here to stay!!