Embrace eLearning

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Embrace eLearning
WB ProjectsWalter Behnke
Professional Development Workshop atThe
University College of the Cariboo Sept. 1, 2004
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• Why bother with eLearning?
• How does eLearning work? 13
• How can I use eLearning in my classes? 17
• How can I get started with eLearning? 20

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Why Bother with eLearning?
The Online/eLearning Advantage

• Anybody
• Typical students, stay-at-home parents, working
  people, retired persons
• Anywhere
• Through internet connection from home, from
  learning centres, from anywhere
• Anytime
• 24/7 learning, earn and learn, time-shifting

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The Online/eLearning Advantage

• Opportunity
• People who would not be able to attend
  regularly-scheduled, face-to-face classes
• Class offerings that would not be possible due to
  space/capital scarcity
• Flexibility
• Earn and Learn is supported
• Learn/Review anytime, anywhere (learners online
  at night, early in the morning)
• Eliminate obstacles to fixed location learningno
  travel/transportation obstacles
• Increased accessmore Canadian households than
  not have computers and internet access

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Assessing the eLearning Experience
BCA632002-111
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Assessing the eLearning Experience
BCA632003-111
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eLearning Instruction Resources

• A Good Starting Point
• Follow Discussions, interact with practitioners,
  assess effectiveness, etc.
• Join Learning Times
• Join BC Campus Community

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The Online/eLearning Advantage
eLearning Instruction Resources
Link tolive VideoPresentationson
eLearningissues
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eLearning Instruction Effectiveness

• Effectiveness of eLearning
• Online Learning is as Good as Being There (a key
  study)Sloan Consortium Study
• The Value of Online Learning Perspectives from
  the University of Illinois
• Ten Ways Online Education Matches, or Surpasses,
  Face-to-Face Learning by Mark Kassop
• Univ of Alberta eLearning From Grass-Roots to
  Mission-Critical what began as a grassroots
  movement by students and faculty has evolved into
  an institution-wide eLearning program that is
  closely aligned with the university's core
  mission and goals.

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Online/eLearning what do we mean?

• Distance Learning
• student(s) and instructor(s) are not in the same
  place
• distance learning may employ correspondence
  study, and/or audio, video, computer and
  communication technologies
• may be synchronous or asynchronous

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Online/eLearning what do we mean?

• Distance Learning
• Computer-Based Learning
• Course content and instructional processes are
  based/presented on computer (often utilizing
  media and CD/DVD technology)
• May NOT require internet connection (could be
  delivered on stand-alone stations, independent of
  a network)
• Instructor and student(s) may or may not be
  geographically separated

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Online/eLearning what do we mean?

• Distance Learning
• Computer-Based Learning
• Online/eLearning
• Internet, web-based learning (intranet/internetLA
  N/WAN)
• Virtual classrooms and digital collaboration
• The use of network technologies to create,
  foster, deliver, and facilitate learning, anytime
  and anywhere.
• Although eLearning could be defined more broadly
  (electronic learningcomputer-based) its usage is
  much more in line with eCommerce, eBay using
  the internet as the interaction medium

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Online/eLearning a Perspective

• I used to livein a Global Village
• Until they pulled it downto build
  theInformation Superhighway,
• Where I nowlive in Virtual Reality
• Unfortunately,My Reality Check just bounced

(anonymous)
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Participants and Processes
Online/eLearning
Three Participants in eLearning
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Participants and Processes
Online/eLearning

• Hostsserve up eLearning
• Over a Network(LAN or WAN)
• Public Institutions
• Private Sectororganizations

• Learnersaccess eLearning
• Student
• Reader
• User
• Worker
• Consumer

• Producerscreate eLearning
• Designer
• Author
• Writer
• Illustrator
• Photographer
• Animator
• Videographer

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Participants and Processes What do they Need?
Online/eLearning
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Levels and Tasks
Online/eLearning
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KISS and TASS to Get Started
Online/eLearning

• KeepItSimple . . .
• TakeASmallStep

No point trying to get started on a whole course
curriculum if we are just getting our feet wet in
the realm of eLearning. Start with a small task
take a small step.
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Where Do I Start with online/eLearning?
Online/eLearning
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Why Use eLearning with my Classes?
Online/eLearning

• Enhance Learning
• To illustrate or reviewa difficult or complex
  concept
• Learners can access anytime, anywhere
• Increase Quality and Productivity of Instruction
• Create once use many times over
• Reusability encourages employing high quality
  production resources (graphics, video clips,
  simulations)
• Examplesgtgt What is an OS and what does it do?
  gtgt How does magnetic storage work?

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How can I get started with eLearning?
Online/eLearning

• Pick a concept that can be explained on a page
• A single concept that needs clarification,
  review, illustration
• A concept that has great reusability
• Create a layout/storyboard to develop the single
  concept lesson
• State the Learning Objective (expected outcome)
  clearly
• Sketch out the lesson development
• Identify illustrations needed (photos, diagrams,
  clipart, media, etc.)

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How can I get started with eLearning?
Online/eLearning

• Learn a webpage creation tool
• Take a step to get comfortable with a webpage
  creation tool
• Macromedia Dreamweaver or other
• Use the webpage creation tool to build a lesson
  webpage
• Follow your lesson development plan
• Preview the webpage in an internet browser

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How to host an eLearning webpage?
Online/eLearning

• Discuss hosting arrangements with the
  institutions webmaster
• Outline the extent to which you may go in
  creating lesson pages or a whole learning site
• Institutional websites typically link
  instructional resource pages/sites from
  departmental sites
• Single concept illustration pages and/or whole
  sites are commonly linked from faculty members
  pages
• Example WWBs Computer Studies Site
  VCC Humanities linkage to Economics
  WWB Economics Site

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Lets Discuss . . .
Online/eLearning
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Opportunities to develop skills in eLearning
authoring . . .
Online/eLearning

• WebCT Workshop
• Dreamweaver Workshops
• SIE sponsored skill development opportunities
• Personal Development
• Get a Webpage Construction Tool or Authoring Tool
  and start experimenting

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Thats it Have Fun . . .
Online/eLearning
KISS and TASS
Presentation PowerPoint slide set is available
for review atVCC Learns Instructional Skills
gtgt eLearninghttp//vcclearns.vcc.ca/html/elearn.h
tmlhttp//vcclearns.vcc.ca/eLearn_Ovw_Workshop_20
02B.pdf