emerging elearning - 3 fundamental trends shaping learning
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3 fundamental trends shaping learning.TRANSCRIPT
emerging learning
concepts & examples
The Cloud
What’s in the cloud?
• Applications:• Monitoring, Content, Collaboration,
Communication, Finance• Platforms:
• Object Storage, Identity, Database• Infrastructures:
• Computer, Block Storage, Network
The Cloud
Educational purposes:: Developing Collaborating Hosting Managing
The Cloud
Technical and/or soft skill? Anything eLearning can do, it can do. Anything ILT can do, it can do
The Cloud
• Pros: Accessibility, Version Control, Evolving
• Cons: Performance, Security, Features, Evolving
Example of a cloud-based application: Claro is a cloud-based authoring tool designed
to facilitate cloud-based collaboration Other features:
Rapid Authoring GUI = PPT/Lectora hybrid Cross-platform publishing
Social LearningCharacteristics: Decentralized approach Relies on shared knowledge & experience to build new
knowledge (wherein the whole greater than then sum) Open-ended & Informal experience
Educational purposes: Highly personalized learning experiences Limitless collaboration (across time, space, culture) Build community and solidarity Multiple roles
Social Learning
Technical & Soft Skill• Collaborative courseware• User Groups, Learning Communities
Social Learning
Pros: More then scalable, fluid Embowers learners (not only to learn but to help and teach)Cons: We don’t know how to manage (fluid)? Validity of data
Social Learning
How other companies are using social learning: Topyx is a “Social LMS” Cloud-based collaboration for students and
designers/facilitators/admins Embedded learning communities (again for students and
designers/facilitators/admins) Integrate Social Media Tools such as: Facebook, LinkedIn and
mLearning
Basic definition:• Any training delivered via cell phone or tablet• Any form of instructional design can be
repurposed for a mobile device (just not as a 1:1 conversion)
mLearning
Educational purposes (technical)• Performance Support• On-site/Out of office
Educational purposes (soft skills)• Personal Learning Environment• Learning community
mLearning
Pros• Portable• Accessible• Personal
Cons• Smaller screen size• Multiple platforms can mean multiple versions to
build & manage
• HTML5 is an increasingly popular choice for developing cross-platform eLearning with particular emphasis on mLearning.
• Content developed via HTML5 can be played on an Android phone, Blackbrerry phone, iPad, iPhone, PC or Mac computer.
mLearning
HTML5-based mLearning examples
http://ow.ly/aLDDe