The potential of elearning Examples of good practise

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The potential of e-learning - Examples of good
practise

• Reinhard Donath
• www.reinhard-donath.de
• Hildesheim Sept 27th, 2007online

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Learning...

• learning is an active process
• of individual learners and/or groups of learners
• in a motivating and challenging environment
• with tasks to be worked on and results to be
  presented
• in a structured learning environment
• with a clear time-frame

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Learning in a multimedia environment
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Learning in the information age follows the same
basics

• active process
• individual learners and/or groups of learners
• motivating and challenging environment
• tasks presentations
• structured learning environment
• time-frame

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Examples from school practise

• learners work with the web _at_home and _at_school
• the web is used as a resource of information and
  presentation
• special web-featuresenable e-learningapplication
  s

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Example Books, blogs more

• grade 13 reading Mma Ramotswe
• blogs used as diaries
• web-pages createdto present resultswith links
  topupils blogsblog web-pageearlier
  example

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Learners multimedia skills

• creating a blog
• blogging with photos, links, etc.
• commenting blogs of others
• using HTML-editor Frontpage
• working with graphicssoftware
• ...

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Teachers multimedia skills

• the same like the learners
• but not in depth...
• more important creating a multimedia learning
  environment
• perhaps with a blogor a web site
• course website - teachers blog

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What has all this got to do with e-learning?

• e-learning has to follow concepts of
  classroom-based learning and should include
  blended learning
• e-learning makes use of various applications of
  the web web-pages, blogs, e-mail, mailing
  lists, etc.
• ....
• but the key-element is the human factor

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e-learning the human interface
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The basics of e-learning

• learning in a digital group
• with a real teacher on the side
• who knows her/his sheepand theirneeds
• and how tofeed them -)

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The basics of e-learning

• computers, web-access
• basic IT-skills
• digital platform
• tutors, tutors
• co-ordinator
• technician

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e-learninglearner web-tutor
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Basics but how?

• example an e-learning course for teachers of
  German as a foreign language worldwide
• aim to gain skills for the integration of
  web-based learning into their lessons
• organized by Goethe-Institutes since 2001

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Multimedia drivers licence D

• 6 months, international web-groups of 12-15
  teachers and one web-tutor
• new topic/module each month, three tasks per
  module, results to be sent to web-tutor who gives
  feed-back and decides on certificate
• web-pages, mailing list, results on web-pages
  example basic-course last term example
  advanced course last term new
  Moodle-structure

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e-learning train the tutors

• tutors are the key for success
• they need contents training and technical
  competences for a digital environment
• but mainly they need leadership qualities to
  motivate participants
• they have to be real and true teachers...

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e-learning train the tutors
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e-learning teach the tutors

• contents of e-learning course in detail
• all the technical aspects of e-learning a
  digital platform
• how to give feedback by mail, e-mail, telephone,
  skype, ICQ
• how to be personally involved

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e-learning teach the tutors

• attitude this is MY e-learning course, these are
  MY group-members and their success is MINE, as is
  their failure my fault...
• ...no, not really, yet MY should become an OUR
  and the motivating learning atmosphere is set by
  the tutor ? to avoid a usually high number of
  drop-outs

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e-learning teach the tutors

• web-tutors need assistance from co-ordinators and
  technicians
• web-tutors have to meet personally after a course
  to evaluate the course and to get more training
• web-tutors deserve praise and incentives

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e-learning blended learning

• e-learning works quite well, yet blended learning
  works much better...
• ...when groups really meet once a month and
  share experiences, evaluate work, solve
  challenges together
• getting to know each other means working together
  digitally becomes easier.

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blended learning Swiss ex

• teachers qualification course
• part of it MMF as e-learning course
• real meetings with tutors once a month
• teacher coordinated group by help of a blog
• happy teachers ?

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e-learning outlook

• a digital platform makes life for everybody
  easier as all sorts of co-operative working
  methods are enabled
• e-learning needs a clear structure, clear tasks,
  exact time-frames and a motivating tutor/teacher
• e-learning isnt too much different from
  classroom-based learning

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e-learning shouldnt isolate people but bring
them together ?
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e-learning is the future

• Thanks for your interest
• and all the best for your project.