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E-learning inDeveloping Countries
BADRUL HUDA KHANhttp://www.BadrulKhan.com/
MCWEADON EDUCATION, USA
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E-Learning is GlobalE-Learning is here to stay
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Today, I would focus on
• A Global Framework for E-Learning• Initiative for Bangladesh Virtual
University• QA
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A high quality e-learning system
must be meaningful to all stakeholders groups:
• Learners• Instructors• Technical & Support Staff• Organization
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An e-learning system is more likely to be
meaningful to learners when it is • easily accessible• clearly organized• well written• authoritatively presented• learner‑centered• affordable• efficient• flexible, and has a • facilitated learning environment.
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When learners display a high level of participation and success in meeting a course's goals and objectives, this can make e-learning meaningful to instructors.
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When learners enjoy all available support services provided in the course without any interruptions, it
makes support services staff happy as they strive to provide easy-to-use, reliable services.
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Finally, e-learning is meaningful to an organization when it has a sound return-on-investment (ROI), a moderate to high level of learners' satisfaction with both the quality of instruction and all support services, and a low drop-out rate.
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Today, I would like to introduce a Framework which I believe will help us identify important criteria for quality E-Learning.
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A Flexible Framework
for E-Learning
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Eth
ical
Inst
itutio
nal
Resource
Support
On-line and off-line resources & support
Management
Meaningful
Pedagogical
Evalu
atio
n
TechnologicalIn
terfaceD
esign
Learning and teaching issuesInfrastructure, hardware and software Physical layout and navigation Content development and maintenanceAcademic, administrative & student services Ethical considerations in e-learningAssessment of learner, evaluation of learning environment
Learning
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e-learning
Stakeholder Focused E-Learning
Put each stakeholder group (learners, instructors, technical staff, etc.) at the center of the octagon and ask questions along the eight dimensions. By doing this exercise, you will be able to understand critical e-learning issues for each group.
5. MANAGEMENT5.1 E‑Learning Content
Development5.2 E-Learning Maintenance
6. RESOURCE SUPPORT6.1 Online support6.2 Resources
7. ETHICAL7.1 Social and Political
Influence7.2 Cultural Diversity7.3 Bias7.4 Geographical diversity7.5 Learner diversity7.6 Digital Divide7.7 Etiquette7.8 Legal issues
8. INSTITUTIONAL8.1 Administrative Affairs8.2 Academic affairs8.2 Student services
1. PEDAGOGICAL1.1 Content Analysis1.2 Audience Analysis1.3 Goal Analysis 1.4 Medium Analysis1.5 Design approach1.6 Organization1.7 Methods and Strategies
2. TECHNOLOGICAL2.1 Infrastructure planning2.2 Hardware2.3 Software
3. INTERFACE DESIGN3.1 Page and site design3.2 Content design3.3 Navigation3.4 Accessibility 3.5 Usability testing
4. EVALUATION4.1 Assessment of learners
4.2 Evaluation of the instruction & learning environment
http://BooksToRead.com/framework/dimensions.htm
PEDAGOGICAL
• Content• Audience• Goals • Medium • Design • Organization • Methods
What types of content are appropriate to teach via e-learning versus classroom?
PEDAGOGICAL
• Content• Audience• Goals • Medium • Design • Organization • Methods
What types of content are appropriate to teach via e-learning versus classroom?
PEDAGOGICAL
• Content• Audience• Goals • Medium • Design • Organization • Methods
What types of content are appropriate to teach via e-learning versus classroom?
RECAPAs you can see Videoconferencing can be used by medical students and professionals to observe how a surgeon performs the surgery.
Instructional Method: E-Learning VideoconferencingLearning Strategy: Instructional Demonstration
But, medical students must be actively involved in hands‑on learning activity to learn how to operate on patients.
Instructional Method: Instructor-facilitated f-2-f classroom Instructional Strategy: Action Learning
By appropriately combining content appropriate to both e‑learning method and classroom based instruction, we can develop meaningful blended learning.
PEDAGOGICAL
• Content• Audience• Goals • Medium • Design • Organization • Methods
Content Suitability Testing
STABLE Content
DYNAMIC Content
PEDAGOGICAL
• Content
• Audience• Goals • Medium • Design • Organization • Methods
Who are the learners?
Do we have adequate information about the learners at a distance?
PEDAGOGICAL
• Content• Audience• Goals • Medium
• Design • Organization • Methods
What is the instructor’s role?
- more facilitative than didactic (instructor-
facilitated)- more didactic than
facilitative (instructor -led)- a combination of both
Technological
• Infrastructure Planning
• Hardware • Software
Does the program have personnel who can assist learners to set up for starting the course?
InterfaceDesign
•Page and Site Design•Content Design•Navigation•Accessibility •Usability Testing
Do Web pages look good in a variety of Web browsers?
InterfaceDesign
•Page and Site Design•Content Design•Navigation
•Accessibility •Usability Testing
Is the program designed to be accessible by a wider user population? (A common accessibility concern in the USA -- Is the course 508 compliant?)
Evaluation
•Assessment of Learners• Evaluation of
Instruction & Learning Environment
Does the e-learning program have a mechanism in which a learner can be truly measured and not cheat?
Evaluation
•Assessment of Learners• Evaluation of
Instruction & Learning Environment
Does the program have a system to accept students’ online evaluation of the following? - content - instructor - learning environment - learning resources - course design - technical support
Management
•Content Development
•Maintenance
Does the administration notify students about any changes in due dates or other course relevant matters (e.g., server down) via following means?- e-mail- Twitter- announcement page- alert boxes- running footer added to a page- phone call- mail- other
Resource
Support
•Online Support• Resources
Does the course providetroubleshooting (or expert technical support from specialized staff) assistance or a help line?
Resource
Support
•Online Support
• Resources
Does the course provide examples of previous student's work on the Web?
Ethical
•Social/Political Influence
•Cultural Diversity•Bias•Geographical Diversity•Learner Diversity•Digital Divide•Etiquette•Legal Issues
To improve cross-cultural verbal communication and avoid misunderstanding, does the course make an effort to reduce or avoid the use of jargon, idioms, ambiguous or cute humor, and acronyms?
The “thumbs up” gesture meaning well done in the US, represents an obscenity meaning in Iraq, Iran, and Thailand.
In Bangladesh it is a derogatory term.
Ethical
•Social/Political Influence•Cultural Diversity•Bias
•Geographical Diversity•Learner Diversity•Digital Divide•Etiquette•Legal Issues
Is the program offered to geographically diverse population? If yes ...
Is the program sensitive about students from different time-zones (e.g. synchronous communications are scheduled at reasonable times for all time zones represented)?
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Dhaka, Bangladesh4:00 AM (Night time)
USA (DC) 5:00 PM (Day time)
Can’t schedule a live chat.
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Institutional
•Administrative Affairs•Academic Affairs•Student Services
Is the institution ready to offer online courses to a globally diverse population?
Institutional Readiness
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Institutional
•Administrative Affairs
•Academic Affairs•Student Services
Does e-learning provide academic quality such as one would expect in a traditional course?
Online Education Quality
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Within the scope of today’s presentation, I have presented few learning issues in the form of questions that you can ask yourself when planning, designing, evaluating or implementing meaningful E-Learning for diverse learners worldwide.
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Bangladesh Virtual UniversityA Hub for Excellence in Open and Flexible Learning
In with collaborations with academic and training institutions in Bangladesh and abroad
BangladeshVirtualUniversity.com
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Recommendation
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Announcement
A New Book by Badrul Khan
Meaningful E-Learning
(in Bangla)By UPL
All Presentation materials are available at:
eSonarBangladesh.com