Through Learning Design

DRIVING TECHNOLOGY USE

Dr. Jerome Terpase Dooga

University of Jos

e/Merge Africa Seminar

5-9 December, 2016

ToolsTeaching

&

Learning

Introduction

The goal of education is “to create men and women who are capable of

doing new things, not simply repeating what other

generations have done.”—Jean Piaget

The world is changing, creating new possibilities, bringing new affordances

and affecting how people learn

Learning Design helps you reflect on what you want to do, what

results you hope to achieve and paves the way for

which tools will best contribute to the outcome

Technological

affordances

are what you employ strategically to achieve your

learning objectives. They are defined by your

learning design

Summary: Have a clear goal, know your learner and the context,

design (can use a storyboard), choose what

affordances to use.

Technology is

neither good nor

bad. It is like a gun,

a knife, etc. Just a

tool. It’s

effectiveness lies in

the purpose for

which it is used and

the skill with which

it is used.

Technology: not an end in itself, but a means to various ends

Teaching Starts with Learning Design

What this means is: Every learning

design must lean towards one or more

theories of learning. The designer must

hold a position regarding how in his/her

view people learn.

This will help link theory with practice

Learning Design Starts with a Concept

The problem helps us define

our goal

Content & Activities Are Driven by the Goal

Content should be such that will

create a learning pathway

leading to robust activities

Technological Affordances Are Driven by the Activities & the Context

Usually, the choice of

affordances should be made

by or in collaboration with an

instructional designer, not

the non-expert teacher

Teaching Online Is More Than Transfer of Content to Online Environment

“If your aim is to create a meaningful

online learning experience with long-

lasting effects, you will have to rethink the

way you teach.”—Janice Florent ‘Going from Face to

Face to Online Teaching’ (2016)

Online Content Should Facilitate Learning

Nicki Monahan recommends taming the

content monster by careful organization,

curation & use of technology.

Some Useful Websites

Magna Publications: Professional Development for Higher Education: http://www.magnapubs.com/

CAT FooD (for thought): http://cat.xula.edu/food/

Faculty Focus: Higher ED Teaching Strategies from Magna Publications: http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/from-f2f-to-online-getting-it-right/