The New Learning Technologies

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Learning Delivery Systems

• What are they?– Means by which educators deliver

critical content and concepts to students

• Types of courses:– Campus-based– Online– Web-enhanced– ITV and telecourses– Blended– Off-campus*

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Learning Delivery Systems

• Aspects of learning delivery systems work well – in specific situations– with certain content and concepts

– with particular types of students*

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Supplemental Course Sites

• Can be useful for integration with any of the learning delivery systems – develop simple content rich course

sites– built around the learning outcomes for

the course*

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• Supply students with foundational course information– instructor information– course syllabus– lecture notes– course

presentations– handouts– assignments*

Supplemental Course Site

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Supplemental Course Site

• Course site then becomes the delivery system for critical course content for which the student is responsible

• Leaves the face-to-face time (campus-based, web-enhanced, or blended) available for other activities*

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Hybrid and Blended Programs• Another option is the flexibility to

develop an entire program with a combination of learning delivery systems – Labeled as hybrid or blended programs – Foundation is the web site for each

course, which houses the content for the courses

– Additional mix of delivery systems may be incorporated into the courses and/or program*

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Hybrid and Blended Example• Instructional television may be

used to meet the needs of a group of geographically located students– When combined with a course web

site, this can save • student travel

time and money • institutional

resources*

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Learning Hub

• An innovative option to the standard course web site

• Serves as the basis for a myriad of learners co-enrolled in one course site

• Results in a new student status– co-enrolled students

• on-campus and online students enrolled in the same course site*

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• This type of course site is centered around one faculty member – Learning hub for

• online• campus-based• undergraduate students• graduate students

– Design provides a unique way by which an instructor can easily manage students and courses

• reduces the amount of time spent developing and maintaining individual course sites*

Learning Hubs

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Learning Hubs

• Minimizes course site development

• Supports sharing of resources

• Promotes community of learners*

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Learning Hubs– Instructors can develop assignments

for each learning group • assignments can be associated with a

particular group– Course tools can also be associated

with a specific learning group or opened across various groups

• threaded discussion• chat• e-mail• document sharing• drop box*

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Wireless Classrooms: 2 Options• Wireless Classroom

– Cost: $3,000 and up for one access point

• Mobile Cart Model– Cost: $20,000 and up depending on

number of computers plus access point

• Can be moved from room to room

• Setup– Location of power, floors surrounding

room, etc.*

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Wireless Classrooms• Training

– Users will need to be trained on how to access

• Pedagogical – Where no lab is present, wireless allows

students easy access to the Internet for use in class on projects and discussions

• Management – Scheduling of cart – Controlling student browsing and other

non-academic uses*

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Student Response Systems: Clickers

• Cost– eInstruction’s Classroom Performance

System – Cost per student unit purchased at

campus bookstore: $22.85 new and $17.15 used

– Instructor system is free– Activation

Activation/ all courses per trimester Activation capped(becomes lifetime

activation)

Activation/ Lifetime (when made with first

purchase)

$13 $39 $35

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Student Response Systems: Clickers• Setup

– Faculty must register course and have students register their clickers for that course

– Simple hardware setup for faculty– Students must sign in at beginning of

class

• Training– Faculty training needed to fully use

software system*

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Student Response Systems: Clickers• Pedagogical

– Provides opportunity for student interaction with content

– Provides feedback to instructor about student understanding

• Management– Need to register courses each

semester– Need for students to “remember” to

bring clickers to class– Coping with dead batteries*

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Podcasting using iTunes• Cost

– Digital recorder to create MP3 files• $100--$1,000

– Sound editing software• Sound Forge--$299 and up• Audacity—free

• Setup– Creation of iTunes account or other

web-accessible storage site– Recording of “live” classroom

lectures*

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Podcasting using iTunes• Training

– Need to train faculty how to best record lectures

– Need to train on sound editing tools• Pedagogical

– Portable, on-demand– Mobile learning– Assist auditory learners– Additional way to review/access materials– Assist non-native speakers, – Provide supplementary content– Means to deliver content– Means to provide feedback*

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Podcasting using iTunes

• Management – May not have “inherent” pedagogical

value• Depends on student motivation and

learning context of the podcast

– Need to supply and maintain iPod or MP3 players for instructors

– Need to setup and maintain a repository for recordings and subscriptions*

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Wikis• Wikis allow anyone to easily create and

edit pages, promoting group collaboration

• Cost– Service to host a wiki such as

• Wikispaces.com, Wikihost.org or Schtuff.com– Free with advertising

– Per month or per year hosting fee ($5/month or $50/year) for advertising-free or private sites

• GeboGebo: http://www.gebogebo.org – Open source wiki software*

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Wikis• Setup

– Creation of Wiki account

• Training– Need to train faculty how to best

integrate a Wiki

• Pedagogical– Provides collaborative environment

for groups– Provides data sharing and repository

area*

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Wikis

• Management– Need to maintain organized system– Maintain pertinence of content*

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Mobile Computing• Includes notebooks, Tablet PCs,

PDAs, and cell phones• Cost

– Depends upon implementation model• Integrate into room and board fees• Purchasing programs through campus

computing services and/or bookstore

• Setup– Funding for program– Wireless access points*

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Mobile Computing• Training

– Need to train faculty on instructional options available

• Pedagogical– Use web-enabled cell phones to log into

course sites– Use web-enabled cell phones as student

response tools– Have students respond to questions posted

in the course site– Use Tablet PCs for collaborative learning

during presentations– Use Tablet PCs for grading*

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Mobile Computing

• Management– Distribution and maintenance of

equipment– Network load issues– Managing use* in the classroom