Driving technology use through learning design
- 1. Through Learning Design DRIVING TECHNOLOGY USE Dr. Jerome Terpase Dooga University of Jos e/Merge Africa Seminar 5-9 December, 2016
- 3. The goal of education is “to create men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.”—Jean Piaget The world is changing, creating new possibilities, bringing new affordances and affecting how people learn Learning Design helps you reflect on what you want to do, what results you hope to achieve and paves the way for which tools will best contribute to the outcome Technological affordances are what you employ strategically to achieve your learning objectives. They are defined by your learning design Summary: Have a clear goal, know your learner and the context, design (can use a storyboard), choose what affordances to use.
- 4. Technology is neither good nor bad. It is like a gun, a knife, etc. Just a tool. It’s effectiveness lies in the purpose for which it is used and the skill with which it is used. Technology: not an end in itself, but a means to various ends
- 5. Teaching Starts with Learning Design What this means is: Every learning design must lean towards one or more theories of learning. The designer must hold a position regarding how in his/her view people learn. This will help link theory with practice
- 6. Learning Design Starts with a Concept The problem helps us define our goal
- 7. Content & Activities Are Driven by the Goal Content should be such that will create a learning pathway leading to robust activities
- 8. Technological Affordances Are Driven by the Activities & the Context Usually, the choice of affordances should be made by or in collaboration with an instructional designer, not the non-expert teacher
- 9. Teaching Online Is More Than Transfer of Content to Online Environment “If your aim is to create a meaningful online learning experience with long- lasting effects, you will have to rethink the way you teach.”—Janice Florent ‘Going from Face to Face to Online Teaching’ (2016)
- 10. Online Content Should Facilitate Learning Nicki Monahan recommends taming the content monster by careful organization, curation & use of technology.
- 11. Some Useful Websites Magna Publications: Professional Development for Higher Education: http://www.magnapubs.com/ CAT FooD (for thought): http://cat.xula.edu/food/ Faculty Focus: Higher ED Teaching Strategies from Magna Publications: http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online- education/from-f2f-to-online-getting-it-right/