elearning a to z - midsouth distance learning conference 2013
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Keynote address on 10/24/2013 at #MidSouthDLC at University of MemphisTRANSCRIPT
e-Learning Alphabet
E-Learning Zealots
E-Learning Atheists
Senior Community Manager
Barry Dahl
@D2Lbarry
community.desire2learn.com
@barrydahl
Barry Dahl dot com
A
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The e-Learning Battle• These are the
naysayers.• They are the non-
believers when it comes to online learning.
• In fact, they’re pretty sure that it’s the DEVIL.
E-Learning Atheists
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Sample Atheist Comment
Online education is fake-education.It is not "real".
Convenient? Yes. Profitable? Yes.
Popular with students who mostly just want a "degree"? Yes.
And it is garbage in the end. Source: http://chronicle.com/article/How-Big-Can-E-Learning-Get-At/128809/
e-Atheists Viewpoints1. Online students are missing the “true”
college experience.2. Online students are lonely.3. Online students can’t possibly learn as
much.4. Online students are being ripped off.
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The e-Learning Battle• The Zealots are those
that tout the benefits of online learning without having any evidence to back it up.
• Zealots begin many of their sentences with “one time there was this one student …”
E-Learning Zealots
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Sample Zealot Comment
• And here we are, in 2011, fer cryin‘aloud, with dodgy naysayers STILL kicking and screaming and throwing fits in regards (sic) to online teaching and learning. Get over it, already – the days of having students seated around your flowing toga in utter awe of your knowledge and acumen are LONG GONE. Welcome to the present.
Source: http://chronicle.com/article/How-Big-Can-E-Learning-Get-At/128809/
B
Badges
C
Can’t• You can’t do
THAT online!• Get a haircut• Train your dog• Deposit cash
Can’t
Some things just cannot be taught
online
You can’t effectively teach Interpersonal
Communication online.
Public SpeakingPhysical EducationSTEM Courses
Developmental EdWrong on all counts
“On-Ground?”Maybe some things shouldn’t be taught
in the classroom
D
Data
“On-Ground?”You’ve waited 10 years for this…
Are you ready??
E
Edutainment
Most Faculty Agree…
Entertaining Students is NOT my Job
Few Faculty Agree…
Engaging Students is NOT my Job
Not this kind of entertainment
Who said this?“Anyone who tries to make a
distinction between education & entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either.”
Marshall McLuhan
F
Online learning is Anyone
Anytime Anywhere
Online learning is Anyone
My AnyoneDoes NOT include my group mates
on diff scheds
Online learning is Anyone
Anytime
My Anytime
My AnyoneDoes NOT include Mon-Wed nights
or weekends
Does NOT include my group mates
on diff scheds
Online learning is Anyone
Anytime Anywhere
My Anytime
My AnyoneMy Anywhere
Does NOT include Mon-Wed nights
or weekends
Does NOT include my group mates
on diff scheds
Does NOT include places
withoutfree wi-fi
Online learning is Anyone
Anytime Anywhere
My Anytime
My AnyoneMy Anywhere
Does NOT include Mon-Wed nights
or weekends
Does NOT include my group mates
on diff scheds
Does NOT include places
withoutfree wi-fi
My Anyone,Anytime,
Anywhere
Is differentfrom theirs!
Conventional Wisdom
• eLearning enables anyone, anytime, anywhere learning.
Unconventional Wisdom
•No, it doesn’t. You do that!
Flexibility
Flexibility• #1 Reason why student take
online courses• Not distance, not cost, not
preferred learning modality
TIME FLEXIBILITY
G
Generations
Take a moment to think about all the things you’ve heard and read about Digital Natives, Gen X, the Millennials, etc.
Generations
H
Handheld Devices
Wearable Devices
I
Is this Innovation or Insanity?Culture, Gender, and Identity – taught with World of Warcraft
CC Flickr photo by glenn.batuyong
Is this Innovation or Insanity?History of Rock-n-Roll Music course – taught with Guitar Hero
CC Flickr photoBy 5th Ape
Innovation
Who said this?
J
Jargon
K
The Khan Academy
Is NOT the problem
The Khan Academy
Is NOT the solution
The Khan Academy
Just move on
L
Learning Styles
With technology, we can better match content with students’ learning styles
Learning Styles• Hello Professor …• As we start this new semester, I just
want you to know that I have determined that my learning style is, ummmh…
Aquatic!
Learning Styles
http://elearnmag.acm.org/archive.cfm?aid=2070611
M
What do these guys have in common?
What do these guys have in common?
Let’s get MOOC-y!
MOOC
MassiveOpen
OnlineCourse
Day of the MOOC, by Michael Branson Smith
Are MOOCsDisruptive?
Are These Things Disruptive?• 7% Completion rate
(Coursera Software Engineering – 2/12)• No interaction with faculty• Impersonal feedback via auto-grading• No technical support• An acronym that means anything you want
it toNOTE: these apply to xMOOCs
Is This Disruptive?
At Stanford, “I normally teach 400 students.”
In the MOOC, he “taught” 100,000 students.
Is This Disruptive?
• $134 per credit –less than $7,000 total cost
Is This Disruptive?
MOOCs, hah! What are they good for?Absolutely...
something
cMOOCsProfessional Development
Lifelong Learning
N
Networked Learning
How many people are in
this room?
Everybody Stand
Stay standing if you have an account at each of the following.
O
Open
P
Postman
Now this...
Neil Postman
• Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business• Published 1985
Amusing Ourselves to Death
• Many of the remarks he made about television can be made today about computers and social networking
Graphics by Stuart McMillen
Graphics by Stuart McMillen
• All words from “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business” by Neil Postman … a book about the possibility that Huxley, not Orwell, was right.
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Atheists View of Postman• Much like television
turning serious discourse into entertainment…
• Technology and eLearning are turning education into nothing more than entertainment…
E-Learning Atheists
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Zealots View of Postman• There’s no comparison
between Honey Boo Boo on television and eLearning in education…
• eLearning is not trivializing education, but expanding access and opportunity
E-Learning Zealots
Q
Quality
E-Learning Quality =
Quality Matters
Right?
Quality
E-Learning Quality
I’m so sick of this, …
This is typically our goal
Learning LevelIs High
Teaching LevelIs High
Course DesignMeets Standards
Learning Assessment
Performance Eval Qua
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atter
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R
Readiness
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Success
In particular…Student Success
in eLearning
Expectations of Success Rates?
75%25%
On-ground Success
A,B,C D,F,W
Expectations of Success Rates?
75%25%
On-ground Success
A,B,C D,F,W
75%25%
Online Success
A,B,C D,F,W
Equal?
Expectations of Success Rates?
75%25%
On-ground Success
A,B,C D,F,W
75%25%
Online Success
A,B,C D,F,W
WHY?
Why, indeed. For example…
• Do we expect that every math instructor will have the same success rates?
Why, indeed. For example…
• Do we expect that the accounting program and the art program will have the same success rates?
Why, indeed. For example…
• Do we expect that the urban community college and the rural community college will have the same success rates?
Demographics Differences?
50%
50%
Gender On-Campus
Male Female
32%
68%
Gender Online
Male Female
More Differences?
65%
35%
On-Campus Ages
24 & ↓ 25 & ↑
51%
49%
Online Ages
24 & ↓ 25 & ↑
First-time Learners?
• Each term, how many students are sitting in a F2F (traditional) classroom for the very first time?• Est. < 1%
First-time Learners?
• Each term, how many students are sitting in a F2F (traditional) classroom for the very first time?• Est. < 1%
• Each term, how many online students are “sitting” in an online classroom for the very first time?
• Est. >= 40%
Instructors?
• Do we expect that the new online instructors will have the same success rates as experienced online instructors?
Typical “Learning Curve”
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 560%
70%
80%
90%
Success Rates – New Online Instructors
Instructor 1Intsructor 2Instructor 3
Fair Comparison?
On-GroundSuccessRates
OnlineSuccessRates
=
Fair Comparison?
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T
Speaking of Twitter …….
Twitter is Stupid!!!
My Twitter Network
• Social Learning• I learn more every
day from my Twitter network than I ever did in school. (Blasphemy, I know)
U
Un
UnfriendUnfollow
Uncircle
Twitter makes me like people I’ve never met and Facebookmakes me hate people I know in real life. @shaylamaddox
V
Value Added
• How does the use of emerging technologies add value?
• If we aren’t adding value, are we simply trying to amuse ourselves?
W
Web Accessibility
Is NOT optional!
X
X
T U V W X Y Z
A-Z
A-Z
A-Z
A-Z
Xena, Warrior Princess
Y
You Tube
The State of YouTube
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The e-Learning Battle
E-Learning Zealots
Higher Ed Moves Slowly