Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: July 30, 2009
Reading: Beetham and Sharpe (2007) ‘An introduction to rethinking pedagogy for a digital age’. (a) How do Beetham and Sharpe view the relationship between learning and teaching? The authors acknowledge that teaching and learning are complimentary, where teaching is an activity in which students are being helped to learn. Learning naturally (informally) or through social interactions (more formal). (b) [...]
Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: April 15, 2009
The emphasis here is to give you some exposure to using these tools. We want you to concentrate not on the user interface or structure of the tools per se but to think about how they are guiding the design process and to what extent they are useful. Phoebe – pedagogy planner http://phoebe-app.conted.ox.ac.uk/ London Pedagogic [...]
Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: April 15, 2009
In this activity a learning design different from the previous two has been analysed. This Hybrid Learning Model (HLM) developed in Belgium by LabSET is learning-centred view. This contrast with the other activities which dealt with a teaching-centred approach. site of project: http://cetl.ulster.ac.uk/elearning/hlm.php This model takes into consideration both learner and teacher roles thus is [...]
Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: April 13, 2009
Conole (2008), ‘The role of mediating artifacts in Learning Design’ “The chapter argues that this approach to learning design, which centres on the concept of mediating artifacts and their role in the design process, can be used as a descriptive framework for describing the dynamics, processes, and different aspects involved in learning design.” pg 187 [...]
Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: April 10, 2009
In your discussion forum share your views on each of the three schemas. How did the schemas compare? Can you imagine using any of the schemas? Do you think the schemas help in terms of getting teachers to adopt a less technology-centred approach to design? The Hybrid Learning Model is learning-centred view. (site of project: [...]
Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: April 5, 2009
Now start to map out this activity in CompendiumLD. Reflect on your experience as a student working through this activity as you map out the design. What isn’t represented? How much does the design match to your own experience of working through the activity? Is there a difference between representation of an activity as a [...]
Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: April 5, 2009
My choice for this activity is; ‘Large cohort introductory statistics course for students in a range of disciplines.’ Cloudworks It took me some time to realise what exactly this site is about. The introductory presentation helped a bit but still the site’s navigability was not so easy for me. The searching engine of this site [...]
Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: April 5, 2009
Tools and a description of their use in a particular context For example: an individual blog being used as a reflective diary or a group-based blog being used to collect a set of class resources to support a particular course. Types of learning Thinking and reflection Experience and activity Conversation and interaction Evidence and demonstration [...]
Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: April 5, 2009
Individual–social: any learning activity can be located somewhere along a spectrum from being an individual, isolated experience to being essentially social in nature. Active–passive: some learning activities involve active engagement, whereas other aspects of learning may occur through some degree of passive immersion. Information–experience: learning activities vary in the degree to which they are information [...]
Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: April 1, 2009
The tutor creates the forum and posts a welcome message [Tutor] [Forum]. Students read the very brief introduction [Students] [H800 website]. Students read the linked paper while considering Questions 1 and 2 [Students] [2 websites]. Students post one or more forum messages re Questions 1 and 2[Students] [Forum]. Students look for helpful messages [Students] [Forum]. [...]