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The Open University and Borderless Education

The Open University and Borderless Education. Professor Robin Mason. Institute of Educational Technology The Open University Milton Keynes. The much-vaunted f-t-f learning. The so-called second-best option. What do we mean by online education?. Terminology

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The Open University and Borderless Education

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  1. The Open University and Borderless Education Professor Robin Mason Institute of Educational Technology The Open University Milton Keynes

  2. The much-vaunted f-t-f learning

  3. The so-called second-best option

  4. What do we mean by online education? • Terminology • e-learning, web-based training, online courses, virtual universities, computer-mediated conferencing, cyber-learning, • Simple classification • online course content • online support (tutoring, resources, admin) • blended combinations

  5. Content delivery and student support • delivery of content still largely print based • online content is conceived and designed for the web • focus on online tutor support: 170,000 students accessing online conferences • administrative resources online: study support, course tasters, registration, assignment submission

  6. Effectiveness and the Context of Use • Need to be clear about why you are using an online environment • Online learning is not a silver bullet and needs to be appropriate for the context of use • Motivation of learners matters more than the technology, the teacher, the content or the context • Assessing effectiveness is more complex than measurement of outcomes

  7. Authoring for a Multicultural Student Body • Impossibility of culturally neutral content • BUT • Careful use of language: editing, piloting • Use of a range of examples, resource materials, case studies • Preparatory materials for students: study skills, assessment criteria, online interaction

  8. Encouraging Effective Interaction • begin with pairs and move to small groups • assign roles so people know what to do • use email to encourage reticent students and dampen the over-enthusiastic • provide clear directions for those with little time and outlets for those with ‘too much’ time • use tutor time to weave and summarise the discussions

  9. Quality Assurance in Borderless Education • Course design: • 3 stage process of drafting and commenting • piloting by mock students • confirmation by external assessor • Course presentation • monitoring tutors: effectiveness of feedback to students on assignments and in conferences; speed of response

  10. Content on the Web • should capitalize on the unique qualities of the web: • the hypertext relation of materials • the extensive resources which can be referenced • the ability to present material in multimedia • the empowerment of students as publishers • the ability to personalise learning

  11. Motivating Students • appropriateness of the learning context • clarity of purpose and instructions • challenging but not overloading activities • integrating online use with assessment • individual attention • scaffolding support to develop independence

  12. Feedback To and From Students • To students from the tutor • detailed comments on their work, how to improve • summaries of discussions • general comments on all the assignments • From students to the tutor • web questionnaires at the end of each module • suggestions (rather than whingers!) conference

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