eLearning @ UFHRenée Coetzee

Head: eLearning Unit

What is eLearning?eLearning is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.

“Teaching and learning through the use of information and

communication technologies (ICTs).”

What is eLearning?e = electronic

e = enhanced, enriched, engaged, empowered

But why?HET context changes

Demands of job market

Global village

Unique capabilities: learning styles,

communication, collaboration, access to

information

Opportunity / Potential!

eLearning @ UFH ObjectiveTo develop a critical scholarlyculture encouraging research-based

and context-driven transformativeand innovative teaching andlearning practices that involve theintegration of technology.

eLearning @ UFHMainstream practice; “transparent

“technologyContextually relevant knowledge baseDevelop community of practiceIndependence: knowledge and skills

reside in facultiesSensible expansionResearch subsidy

eLearning ToolsMS Office (e.g. Word, PowerPoint)Email (Outlook)Institutional NetworkLearning Management System

(Blackboard, Moodle)Internet: social networking, podcastingMultimediaCellphones, PDAs

eLearning OptionsLow-threshold activities

Low-threshold LMS

Intermediate LMS

Advanced LMS

“Into the Wild”

Development OpportunitiesDesign and Development of Web-

based Learning module of PGDHET

Teaching with Technology

Consultation with eLU staff

Getting startedeLU staff

Alice: LivingstoneEL: Main Building

Brief proposalDevelopmentMentoring/consultationAction research (includes

evaluation)

The Beginning...

Questions?

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

eLearning

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. Erich Fromm

An allegory in pictures taken to an unnatural conclusion.

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What’s the moral of the story?Tools are not neutral

Not always transferable

Customise for context