Crossing the divide
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This document discusses strategies for bridging the divide between online and distance students. It presents 5 scenarios that use mobile and web technologies to connect students: 1) Using an LMS like Moodle to connect rural health students. 2) Employing blogs and podcasts for an eLearning module. 3) Adopting cloud tools like Google and wikis for a short ICT course. 4) A blended model with mobile apps and an LMS for a math program. 5) Web conferencing software for virtual classrooms between rural and urban clinical students. The examples illustrate how various technologies can help reduce isolation, foster communication and feedback, and build community for distant learners.
Crossing the divide
- 1. Crossing the divide - (other) mobile and web options for students at a distance JP Bosman Centre for Teaching and Learning Stellenbosch university jpbosman@sun.ac.za 16 September 2011 http://goo.gl/yl0VK
- 2. • Space • Time • Social connection • Differing contexts The divide of Steve Wheeler - http://goo.gl/QK6S6
- 3. • Feelings of isolation • Lack of motivation • Loss of relevance • Diminished chance of success Can lead to http://goo.gl/TzYY7
- 4. • A passion for student wellfare and success; • Carefull curriculum design; • Dynamic iterative instructional design; • Based on continuous evaluation; • The correct/ relevant use of ICTs But there are initiatives that bridge this divide through http://goo.gl/IAQ50 http://goo.gl/Xf1mGhttp://goo.gl/aG5aG
- 5. This video shows that in distance learning we sometimes forget to teach.
- 6. 1. The good old LMS (Ukwanda rural rotations) 2. Something from the blogosphere and the Podworld (Mphil in HSE) 3. Cloud computing in some of its forms (CHEC ICT course) 4. A blended (mobile) appraoch towards community (ACE in Mathematics) 5. Towards virtual (web) classrooms (The FHS Rural Clinical School) Here are some web and mobile scenarios that try and bridge the divide http://goo.gl/1KBvG
- 7. 1. The good old LMS (Ukwanda rural rotations) The teaching problem/ challenge: • Lack of communication between peers • Lack of community • Lack of feedback on assignments • Lack of an archive of projects Technologies: • Moodle (LMS) tools (forums, assignments, content) • Internet hotspots and netbooks Teaching and Learning event: • Dialogue • Creation • Formative assessment
- 8. Google Map van hospitale -Worcester -Hermanus -Caledon -Swellendam -Ceres -Robertson -Bredasdorp -Montagu -Malmesbury
- 9. Ukwanda Rural Health Online •Moodle •Low bandwidth •Mobile learning environment •Resources •Discussion •Assessment FHS Lecturers •Communicate •Assess •Feedback Ukwanda •Administrate •Communicate •Archive Rural platform: students •Connect •Collaborate •Resources Rural platform: facillitators •Resources •Assess •Communicate Rural virtual learning spaces •Netbooks •Resources •Internet hubs •Wireless set-up (3G or Breedenet) Rural Clinical Rotations - mobile learning process
- 10. LMS: Moodle (Rural Health)
- 11. Moodle Mobile Learning Environment Learning on the go!
- 12. 2. Something from the blogosphere and the Podworld (Mphil in HSE – e-Learning module) The teaching problems/ challenges: • Experience „e-Learning” hands-on • Facilitate the development of and reflection on an e-Learning prototype • Assessment of assignment and reflections Technologies: • Blackboard (LMS) tools (forums, assignments, content) • Blogs • Slideshare Teaching and Learning events: • Acquisition • Creation and collaboration • Formative assessment • Reflection
- 13. Blackboard Vista
- 14. Use of Slideshare in the module
- 16. A student’s blog
- 17. Podcasting the feedback on students’ assignments in MP3 format
- 18. 3. Cloud computing in some of its forms (CHEC ICT course) The teaching problems/ challenges: • 1 Month to introduce array of technologies (only three f2f days) • Experience online technologies • Facilitate a group of participants online Technologies: • Google forms (pre-course surveys) • Moodle (LMS) tools (forums, assignments, content, blogs) • Screencasting and Podcasting • Webconferencing (Adobe Connect) • Wiki (www.wikispaces.com) Teaching and Learning events: • Acquisition, collaboration • Formative feedback and dialogue • Creation and reflection
- 19. The course on Moodle
- 20. Demonstrating with a screencast
- 21. Collaborative creation on Wikispaces
- 22. Imstus Facilitators: Ingrid Mostert Marina van Heyningen 4. A blended (mobile) appraoch towards community (ACE in Mathematics)
- 23. face-to-screen face-to-paper face-to-face Residential Course Readings Discussions on LMS Interactive Telematic Sessions Administration COMMUNITY Center visits Assignments Blended Learning Model for the ACE in Mathematics
- 24. Example of a synchronous chat in Moodle
- 25. New!! Example of cell phone feedback using Maties Connect http://connect.sun.ac.za/m
- 26. Ingrid Mostert (ACE facilitator) says the following about the blended approach: “I believe that using a blended learning model allows us to reduce the sense of isolation so often experienced by distance education students. The model allows regular two way communication between us and the students and also between the students themselves. The students see us and each other at the ITE sessions; they get regular SMS's from us (and ask us questions via SMS) and they can access the online discussions and material anytime, anywhere. Little things like having profile pictures and monthly chat sessions make a big difference to a sense of belonging and this in turn helps motivate the students to make a success of their studies. “ (September 2011)
- 27. 5. Towards virtual (web) classrooms (The FHS Rural Clinical School) The teaching problems/ challenges: • Specialists are in Tygerberg H • Students are in rural hospitals • Tutorials need to be synchronous Technologies: • MS Lync – Web conference • Mimio Electronic Whiteboard Teaching and Learning events: • Acquisition • Dialogue • Practice
- 28. Virtual classrooms (MS Lync) Tutorials • TygB Hospital • Clinical Building • Stikland RCS • Worcester • Ceres Virtual Classrooms • Lync Psych • Lync O&G
- 29. Virtual classrooms (MS Lync)
- 30. Screenshot of a Lync virtual classroom
- 31. Almost done … now for the final experience of a mobile kind
- 32. Lets connect! (with Opera Mini) http://connect.sun.ac.za/m
- 33. By when do you think most of your students will have smartphones that can surf the web? (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) 2015 Question 1: Select all the technologies that you think can be used in distance education… Question 2:
- 34. On a lighter note: Whatever we do – we should remember that there are dangers and limits to working with technology …