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Converging Technologies

‘Tools of the Trade’ Learning technologies for distance learners Paula Williams Open Training & Education Network (OTEN) TAFE NSW. Converging Technologies. Contextual information. OTEN is the major DE provider in TAFE NSW 38,000 distance education students

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Converging Technologies

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  1. ‘Tools of the Trade’ Learning technologies for distance learners Paula Williams Open Training & Education Network (OTEN) TAFE NSW Converging Technologies

  2. Contextual information • OTEN is the major DE provider in TAFE NSW • 38,000 distance education students • 50% located in Sydney metropolitan area • 50% in regional NSW, Australia and OS • predominantly in the 24-40 age group • mostly studying part-time • 3,000 students studying online (7.8%)

  3. BackgroundOTEN Learning Support (0LS) site used the opportunity of the Internetto support all DE students not just those studying online. • 24 x 7 online support & services to all students • Communication tools • Email (broadcast) • Forums • Announcements • Provision of personalised information • Support for off-site teachers • Managed using a devolved model

  4. OLS Site Statistics 2005 • Module logons YTD – 209, 214 • Course logons YTD – 30633 • Emailed assignments YTD – 10,009 • Students with email and/or mobile phone - approx 23,000

  5. OLS continues to grows…

  6. Where to Now? The OLS is a core part of OTEN’s support strategy. As it continues to develop, it is important that we ensure a robust and sustainable system. This will include implementation of strategies and technologies that provide personalised learning. Researching, trialing and evaluating appropriate technologies for future integration on the OLS is critical to success.

  7. Sydney Morning Herald (SMH)10 October 2005 Today’s students have been described as having an ‘information age’ mindset, being Millennials or members of the Net Generation. While this portrayal of generational learning styles can be oversimplified, the technology and media used by children during their formative years do have an influence on how they learn, as do the media used by adults. However, technology is no more static than people. The internet is a constantly evolving infrastructure that now supports many media, (Dede, 2005) Converging Technologies

  8. What our students want • Easy access to administrative information For example: • to update their contact details • dispatch information. • Easy access to teachers and support staff • Tools to communicate with other students • Prompt processing of their assignments

  9. What staff need • Awareness of available technologies • More tools and time to provide educational support • Less time on administrative tasks • More effective tools for communicating with students and off-site teachers

  10. Sydney Morning Herald - 1st October 2005 OTENstudents are predominantly 24-40yrs

  11. OTEN distance education tools • Hard copy (paper-based resources/notes) • CD ROM • Personal Computers with access to Internet • Email - broadcast Email • Online delivery via LMS (Janison) • OTEN Learning Support (OLS) Site • my assignments • my forums • my dispatch • my progress • my planner

  12. OTEN Options for Converging Technologies • MP3s (iPods, nanopods) • Podcasting • Mobile Phones • SMS/MMS • Moblogging/audioblogging/ • Social Software • Blogs, wikkis • Personal Digital Assistants MMS,Video • Like technology (Photostory 3) • Experiential (Virtual Classrooms)

  13. OTEN’s Commercial Partnerships Convergence OTEN is also working with commercial organisations such as Telstra and Optus, and with others like Hewlett-Packard, Palm Os and Red Oxygen to assist with the numerous mLearning trials.

  14. Products Evaluated Currently OTEN is evaluating the following learning technologies for potential application and convergence on the OLS site:

  15. Evaluation criteria

  16. The Big S’s Secure Scalable Sustainable • Must cover: • activity design • infrastructure design • user interface • Must be able to: • grow in size • Be replicate able • handle varying use • (interoperability) • Must: • not rely on a few • practitioners to work • be kept going • indefinitely • integrate with offline • process • be devolved OTEN processes approximately 180,000 Learning Activities (LA) per year. If 100% completion =1 million LAs

  17. OTEN must continue to adopt innovative approaches to make education relevant and accessible to all learners nationally and internationally. One of OTEN’s students said in support of SMS trials: “I was thrilled to get an SMS from OTEN to ask how I was going with my studies and to offer more help with my learning… OTEN is really on the ball.”

  18. Conclusion Already, new socio-economic trends have arisen along with new and emerging technologies. This will require change to educational curricula, workforce skills, new teaching and learning models, and as consequence business strategy models. ‘…So what are your thoughts about anywhere, anytime and m-Learning?’

  19. OTEN SMS Trial 2005 Hi K… Ru f3 2 c my nu car 2day or L8r on 2moro ?

  20. LA 3459 due in 2days 1/5/05 The SMStrial will give OTEN the opportunity to provide greater feedback and communication to enhance student support for personalised learning

  21. MMS Hi dudes ! C g8 pic of my lil brother with nu ipod goto Mpeg + hear downloads on my blogsite.. Audiopeg and Video Messaging…

  22. Future Outcome of Trial Message Data Base MMS SMS Student Administration & Management Mp3 SMS/Email/Post Video Students will have the choice via OLS to have messages communicated to them either by SMS/Email/Post Information Delivery Motivation Broadcast SMS From Teachers OLS PLANNER

  23. My Planner

  24. It’s NO use his mobile isn’t switched on! “….Mmmm Learning …anywhere, anytime!”

  25. Virtual Classrooms - Interwise Virtual Classroom – reach students around the world for small group work, skills training Meetings- launch quickly & easily for situations where you can’t be there in person Voice Conferencing-Fully integrated using VOIP, traditional or a cell phone all in the same event Web Broadcasts- Large group presentations Web Seminars- Reach large numbers very quickly Record & Reuse- Capture live events for those unable to attend, pre record subject from experts

  26. Age of Transitions 2010-2015 Biology Nano -Science The Future Information Today 1965 The Computer Communication Revolution 2nd Industrial Revolution 1865 The S Curves of Technological Change

  27. x X x x x OTEN’s Transition Stages 2010-2015 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 1999 Mid-2005 Presence IntegrationTransformation Convergence The S-curve for OTEN is just at the point of entering the ‘Convergence Stage’

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