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e-LEARNING DESIGN LABORATORY

Mission. Plan. Organization. Demos. Discussion. e-LEARNING DESIGN LABORATORY. Ed Meyen & John Gauch Co-Directors of the e-Learning Design Lab. Mission. Plan. Organization. Demos. Discussion. OUTLINE. Mission Plan Organization Demonstrations Discussion. Mission. Plan.

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e-LEARNING DESIGN LABORATORY

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  1. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion e-LEARNING DESIGN LABORATORY Ed Meyen & John Gauch Co-Directors of the e-Learning Design Lab

  2. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion OUTLINE • Mission • Plan • Organization • Demonstrations • Discussion

  3. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the e-Learning Design Laboratory is to create new solutions to the emerging challenges and opportunities in optimizing the application of technology to enhanced learning environments that transcend the educational and training needs of society. This involves the study, development, and research of new designs, principles, practices, tools, policies and learning environments that contribute to the engagement of learners across the life span in the pedagogy of e-learning.

  4. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion VISION • Become an internationally recognized leader in e-learning research • Demonstrate enhanced learning environment prototypes • Develop content for enhanced learning environments • Work with industry to test and evaluate new e-learning products • Transfer IP developed in the Lab to industry

  5. Mission Learning Technologies EconomicImpact SocialImpact e-Learning Pedagogy Plan Policy RESEARCH Organization Demos Discussion DEVELOPMENT Technology Transfer Content Development Demonstration Prototypes Evaluation Services FOCUS AREAS Enhanced Learning Environments

  6. Mission Learning Technologies EconomicImpact SocialImpact e-Learning Pedagogy Plan Policy Online Assessment Learning Variables SCO Style Identification Organization Intelligent Agents Sensors Demos SCO Enhanced Learning Environments Discussion State Steppingstones Content Online Academy Online HS Exam IKME Staff Development Tools Technology Transfer Content Development Demonstration Prototypes Evaluation Services LAB PROJECTS

  7. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion STRATEGIC PLAN • Leverage faculty talents within the lab by building research collaborations • Develop, deploy and evaluate e-Learning systems and products • Publish results to move e-Learning forward and to support future funding

  8. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion EXTERNAL FUNDING • Research development Fund (KUCR) • National Science Foundation • Department of Education • National Institute On Disability andRehabilitation Research

  9. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion FOCI OF PROPOSALS • Primarily research • Secondary development • Model building • Public agencies • Private industry • Foundations

  10. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion PUBLICATIONS TO POSITION THE LAB • Conceptual papers • Papers on results of work • Broad base of publication • eDL conference proceedings

  11. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER • Spin off companies • Licensing of products • Joint ventures

  12. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS • Development • Research • Services e.g., beta testing

  13. Mission Plan Project Project Project Project Organization Demos Discussion Council of Principal Investigators PI PI PI PI Co-Directors Management Team National Board of Directors Advisory Board ORGANIZATION

  14. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS The National Board of Directors has representatives from industry, academe, e-commerce, national centers, training, and the research community. The role of the board will be to advise the directors of ITTC and the CRL on opportunities, external relationships, emerging trends, funding/revenue opportunities, unmet needs and new technologies. The board will meet annually and via teleconferencing as needed. Officers will include a chair and associate chair. Terms will be for two and three years (3 each) and staggered to insure continuity. Membership: The board will be comprised of six members from Academe, Industry (2), e-commerce, Research and National Centers

  15. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion ADVISORY BOARD The board will advise the directors of the ITTC, CRL and the e-Learning Design Laboratory on mission, policies, procedures, opportunities and relationships to the University. They will also advise on relationships with the University. The board will meet semi-annually. Officers will include a chair and associate chair. Terms will be for two and three years (5 each) and staggered to insure continuity. Membership: The board will be comprised of nine members Affiliated Project PIs (2) ITTC (1) CRL (1) The Division of Continuing Education Lawrence Campus (2) Kansas University Medical Center (1) K-12 Education (1) Business training (1)

  16. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion ADVISORY BOARD Bill Fuerst, Dean, School of Business Susan Gauch, Associate Professor, EECS, School of Engineering Jimmy Gentry, Dean, School of Journalism Ken Heitland, Sprint Joe Kitchens, Superintendent, Western Heights School District, OK Karen Miller, Dean, School of Nursing and School of Allied Health Bob Senecal, Dean, Division of Continuing Education Tom Skrtic, Chair, Special Education, School of Education Nona Tollefson, School of Education, Psychology and Research in Education

  17. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion MANAGEMENT TEAM Ron Aust (Fellow), Associate Professor, Teaching & Leadership, School of Education James Miller (Fellow),Associate Professor, EECS, School of Engineering Cheryl Harrod, Administrative Coordinator John Gauch, Co-director, Associate Professor, EECS, School of Engineering Ed Meyen, Co-director, Professor, Special Education, School of Education Bob Issacson, Staff Representative

  18. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion STAFF Research Faculty 6Professional Staff 4Graduate Research Assistants 12Undergraduates 7

  19. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion PRIOR WORK- (Part I) - • 1980 Development of instructional units of Instruction (Meyen) • Apple IIe Tutorial Course (Meyen) • Unified Network Informatics for Teacher Education UNITE (Aust) • Explorer: First web-based client server data base for the distribution of educational resources (Aust, Evans, Minden, Miller) • 1993 Online web-based support for courses in Electrical Engineering (J. Gauch) • 1993 Digital Video Library (J. Gauch)  • 1995 4 Directions (Aust) • SCRTEC: (Chaffin and Aust)

  20. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion PRIOR WORK - (Part II) - • 1996 Development of two fully online streaming media courses (Meyan) • WALDO: Way Finding Agents for Locating Distributed Objects (S. Gauch, Aust) • 1997 Technology-enhanced Learning Environment for course on Multimedia Tools and Techniques for Interactive Presentations and Learning Modules at the University of Colorado (Hinton) • Technology-enhanced Learning Environment for course on Optical Fiber Communications at the University of Colorado (Hinton) • 1997 Development of online seminar (Meyen)

  21. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion PRIOR WORK - (Part III) - • 1997 Online Academy (Meyen, Aust and Deshler) • 1998 Online Staff Development: Online staff development • modules (Meyen, Aust and Deshler) • 1998 Technology-enhanced Learning Environment for course on Circuits/Electronics III at the University of Colorado (Hinton) • 1999 Online Pedagogical Academic Literature: OPAL. This is a searchable data containing the literature pertaining to online instruction (Meyen, Aust and Deshler) • Steppingstones: National Curriculum Standards- online modules (Meyen, Smith, and Deshler)

  22. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion PRIOR WORK - (Part IV) - • 2000 Technology-enhanced Learning Environment for course on Circuits I at the KU (Hinton) • 2000 Technology-enhanced Learning Environment for course on Semiconductor Devices at the KU (Hinton) • Online assessment project (Hinton) • Formation of the e-Learning Design Lab (ITTC & CRL) • Think Like a Commander Module delivered as part of IKME project (Meyen and Hinton)

  23. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion CURRENT PROJECTS • Online academy • Steppingstones • Staff development • Intelligent knowledge management environments (IKME) • Online HS computer proficiency exam • State educational agency projects

  24. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion DEMONSTRATIONS • Online Academy consists of 22 content rich modules in support of teacher training (used at hundreds of universities nation wide) • Think Like a Commander module

  25. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion ONLINE ACADEMY

  26. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion INTELLIGIENT KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTS

  27. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion DISCUSSION • Commercialization of Academy Products and Tools: Implications for the Lab • Research and Development Opportunities in the Private Sector

  28. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion GOALS OF COMMERCIALIZATION • Revenue stream for future work • Added flexibility • Incentive for researchers and developers • Dissemination of e-Learning products • Overcome bureaucratic limitations

  29. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion CURRENT AND FUTURE PRODUCTS • Academy modules (22) • Staff development modules (8) • Production process and tools • Literature data base

  30. Mission Plan Organization Demos Discussion R&D OPPORTUNITIES • Building large scale e-Learning module production environments • Creating software necessary to support the next generation of online learning systems

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