cannaerts wambeke verjans_eden2007
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Maarten C, Tom W. and myself presented a case study of the use of social software in an online teacher training course (www.eliseleren.be) at the EDEN 2007 conference in Naples (Italy).TRANSCRIPT
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A story about communication
Integrating social software in an online e-learning
course for teachersMaarten Cannaerts
De Nayer institute (W&K) - Belgium
Tom Wambeke Katho Tielt - Open Higher Education -
Belgium
Steven Verjans Open University of The Netherlands
www.touchgraph.com
An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field.Niels Bohr
ELISE project 2002-2005• E-Learning for In-Service teacher training in
Europe• EU-funded Minerva project ended Sept 2005• Purpose
– Develop e-learning methodology for In-Service training
– Provide on-line course on e-didactics EliseLeren course
– E-module sciences, languages, history
Course EliseLeren• Successful product of Minerva project• 240 participants since start in 2004• Continued after end of European
financing• Self-organising• Self-supporting (more or less)
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Course Concept• Who:• What:• Where:• How:• How
much:• Didactic
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• Teachers in higher & adult education
• 8 weeks of training about e-didactics
• Online & two/three f2f meetings• Strict timing – Small groups• 3 to 10 study hours / week• Group learning & learning by
doing
Course content• Introduction• Module 2: Instructional Design• Module 3: e-Assignments • Module 4: e-Communication• Module 5: e-Feedback and Evaluation • Module 6: e-Portfolio • Module 7: Learning Networks• Module 8: Learning Platforms (technology)
WHO?• Started with project team• Participants were invited to become e-
coach• Alumni invite colleagues to participate• Group of e-coaches / content developers
keeps growing• Community-of-practice is coming into
being
Content
Coach GroupElise
Import
ance
of …
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Learning is a social process… why do our VLE’s not reflect this?
Introduction Forum + IM
Instructional design Forum + IM + wiki
Tasks Forum + IM
Communication Videoconferencing / Flashmeeting
Feedback/Evaluation Wiki / Groupwork / IM
E-portfolio E-portfolio + Forum Assignment
Networks Forum + online assessment + reflection Elise-network
Digital Learning Environments
Optional
Three strategic axes• Information• Communication• Evaluation
Information• Content (Drupal): aggregated in
Blackboard or Dokeos• Online resources (social bookmarking:
Furl)• presentations: (Slideshare)• More audiovisual input (Flashvlog)• External aggregation of educational
blogs
Asynchronous Communication
• Discussionboards (Blackboard, Dokeos) and in general on Drupal
• Public Email and Private Messages• Assignments (cf. Wiki/ GoogleDocs)• Weblogs (e-portfolio)• Future = (podcasting,
screencasting ?)
Synchronous Communication
• Chat (Instant Messaging): Msn Messenger
• Videoconferencing (Flashmeeting)• Audioconferencing (Skype)
Evaluation• Online questionnaire• Online evaluation and feedback on
wiki• Quantitative and qualitative?
analysis of feedback on discussionboards
• It’s not about the content• Online socialization is really important• Information exchange within the network• Learning by practical experiences• Learning as a process, as a network phenomenon,
(learning is the network)• Multiple views, multiple technologies • Open network, bottom up, own identity
A funny thing happened…• “How do I make a blog?”• “How do I use wiki technology?”• “How do I make an inventory of
found links?”• “How do I share my links?”• “How do I keep in touch with the
ELISE network?”
A funny thing happened…• -> FURL, Del.icio.us, Netvibes,
slideshare,…
• HOW TO AGGREGATE?
Towards a PLE to support the CoP?
• (sorry for the Acronyms (AAAAA))• Advantages:
– Personal!– Learning!
Towards a PLE?• Problems?
– Chaos and Anarchy! (“learning is messy”)
– Central point of contact? – ‘Aggregating is difficult’
• Use netvibes template?
Do we need more or less individual just in time learning?
Do we need more or less technology?
Positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright
www.slideshare.net/sverjans www.slideshare.net/maartencannaertswww.slideshare.net/barcus del.icio.us/tomwambekedel.icio.us/sverjans www.furl.net/members/maartencannaerts
www.edublogs.be www.eliseleren.be
