1. The document discusses the cycle of hype and disappointment with new educational technologies. It notes how technologies are initially talked up but then fail to live up to expectations.
2. It addresses challenges with the gap between formal and informal learning, the abundance of digital content, developing teaching skills and quality assurance for online learning.
3. The author argues for a cautious approach to new technologies rather than rushing headlong into changes, and emphasizes the need to confront challenges facing higher education.
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The Fickle and Fad of eLearning
1. The Fickle and Fad of eLearning: Going Beyond the Technology Bungy Mark Brown Director, Teaching, Learning and Distance Education WITT July 21 st , 2011
2. • Director, Teaching, Learning & Distance Education • Previous Coordinator of the Doctor of Education (EdD) • Current Horizon Report Board Member • On several executive committees (ACiLiTE, DEANZ, DEHub,) • On several journal editorial boards ( Research in Learning Technology, Journal of Further and Higher Education, etc) • First New Zealand Apple Distinguished Educator • Recipient of National Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching • Try to share some of my musings in “Pass the SoLT” [email_address] About Mark
9. Most elearning initiatives are based on great leaps of faith! They offer nothing more than a (dangerous) quick thrill The Fickle and Fad of eLearning
10. Technology Expectation Cycle (Cuban, 1986) Cuban, L. (1986). Teachers and machines: The classroom use of technology since 1920. New York: Teachers’ College Press. The Fickle and Fad of eLearning
11. High expectations Growing support Subsided enthusiasm Rebukes and blame Technology Expectation Cycle (Cuban, 1986) Cuban, L. (1986). Teachers and machines: The classroom use of technology since 1920. New York: Teachers’ College Press. The Fickle and Fad of eLearning
12. A perennial cycle of the initial ‘talking-up’ and later ‘letting-down’ of educational technologies (Terry Mayes, 1995). The Fickle and Fad of eLearning
13. A perennial cycle of the initial ‘talking-up’ and later ‘letting-down’ of educational technologies (Terry Mayes, 1995). Educational technology – an ongoing cycle of hype, hope and disappointment (Anastasia Gouseti, 2010). The Fickle and Fad of eLearning
14. A perennial cycle of the initial ‘talking-up’ and later ‘letting-down’ of educational technologies (Terry Mayes, 1995). Educational technology – an ongoing cycle of hype, hope and disappointment (Anastasia Gouseti, 2010). Gartner Hype Cycle The Fickle and Fad of eLearning
15. How do we design untethered learning… … that truly disrupts the ‘old’ normal? The Fickle and Fad of eLearning
18. 1. Gap between formal and informal learning 2. Abundance of digital content for learning 3. Developing the skill and the will 4. What to do about quality 5. Lack of evidence The great challenges… The Fickle and Fad of eLearning
19. "The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together...” William Shakespeare. Central thesis… The Fickle and Fad of eLearning
28. A completely new type of globally connected learner is expecting a new type of Education for new times. What does all this mean? 1. Gap between Formal and Informal Learning
29. Not all digital natives… “ The digital native and digital immigrant may be useful slogans for provoking debate but the distinction does not stand up to inspection… the profound changes taking place need to be situated in diversity rather than dichotomy” (Brown, 2005, p.3). Brown, M. E. (2005). The next generation: Looking to the future. Computers in New Zealand Schools, 17 (2), 3-7. July Editorial. 1. Gap between Formal and Informal Learning
34. Places Tools Learner-Content Interaction Learner-learner Interaction Spaces Teacher-Learner Interaction eLearning Interactions 1. What is eLearning? What we do… 2. Abundance of Digital Content for Learning
35. Learning by sharing (Connectivist) Learning by listening (Instructionist) Learning by doing (Constructivist) Learning by making (Constructionist) Still has a role but… 2. Abundance of Digital Content for Learning How we do it…
43. Renewed focus on learning design 2. Where is eLearning heading? 2. Abundance of Digital Content for Learning
44. Avoiding the dominant ‘pump, pump, dump model’ of online learning… http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebestfriend/4534455439/sizes/z/in/photostream/ 2. Abundance of Digital Content for Learning
46. • New demands on staff • Growing range of electronic tools • Lack of time to devote to pedagogy and professional development 2. Where is eLearning heading? 3. Developing the Skill and the Will
47. Potential increases in academic workload… More with less! 2. Where is eLearning heading? 3. Developing the Skill and the Will
48. 1 st Layer Core Tools (Moodle, Adobe Connect, Turnitin, etc) 2 nd Layer Custom Tools (SBL-I, Wimba Voice, Lightwork, etc) 3 rd Layer Edge Tools (Facebook, Delicious, Skype, YouTube, Twitter, etc) Full Support Limited Support No Support Integrated eLearning Framework Personal Learning Environment KISS Principle… 3. Developing the Skill and the Will
52. But deep pedagogical change is hard… Stream = VLE 2. Where is eLearning heading? Brown, M., Walker, R., & Hughes, H (2011). A story of two tales: What do College of Business staff say about the Stream experience? Research report, Massey University. 3. Developing the Skill and the Will
53. (Brown, 2006) and remains a site of struggle … 3. Developing the Skill and the Will
56. Scholarly Peer Review Teaching Evaluation Data Course Planning & Development Tool Guidelines for Effective Practice Accessibility Guidelines Course Self-review Checklist Student Workload Calculator Design for Learning Resources for Learning Facilitating Learning Assessment for Learning Evaluating Teaching Professional Learning Quality Enhancement Framework… 4. What to do about Quality
61. 5. Lack of Evidence • Is elearning better than traditional teaching?
62. 5. Lack of Evidence • Is elearning better than traditional teaching? - wrong question - not a single entity - holds to a different standard - need to understand the conditions - problematic to measure empirically
63. Allen, K., Galvis, D., Katz R. (2004). Evaluation of CDs and chewing gum in teaching dental anatomy. Journal of Dental Research , 83. VS. 5. Lack of Evidence Example from Professor Tom Reeves…
64. 5. Lack of Evidence http://www.flickr.com/photos/linnybinnypix/430967476/ Learning is like chewing gum (messy)
65. No one should doubt that online learning works as well as face-to-face teaching. 5. Lack of Evidence
66. No one should doubt that online learning works as well as face-to-face teaching. 5. Lack of Evidence But the challenge is finding the right mix ?
67. "Using technology to improve education is not rocket science ...it is much, much harder than that" (Diana Laurillard, Opening Up Education, 2009). 5. Lack of Evidence
69. Before we leap into the unknown we need… Conclusion
70. … the courage to confront some of the great challenges facing tertiary education in uncertain times. Before we leap into the unknown we need… Conclusion
71. “ All education springs from images of the future and all education creates images of the future. Thus all education, whether so intended or not, is a preparation for the future. Unless we understand the future for which we are preparing we may do tragic damage to those we teach” (Toffler, 1974). Conclusion
72. “ A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. ” Francis Bacon Questions [email_address] http://www.slideshare.net/mbrownz/
Editor's Notes
A real hallmark of my research is the critical lens I bring to elearning from a broad perspective. Although it’s slogan, ‘the light comes through the cracks’. This saying defines my academic work as in the words of Socrates, the unexamined life is not worth living.