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Institutional, Instructional, and Learning Perspectives of E-education. Hele-Mai Haav Concordia International University Estonia and Institute of Cybernetics Estonia. “I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn” A. Einstein. A Problem.
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Institutional, Instructional, and Learning Perspectives of E-education Hele-Mai Haav Concordia International University Estonia and Institute of Cybernetics Estonia
“I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn” • A. Einstein
A Problem Students cannot attend lectures scheduled by universities They are • too far from the classroom • too busy to attend lectures
A Solution E-education - teaching and learning using web-based technologies
Perspectives of E-education • Institutional perspectives • Instructional perspectives • Learning perspectives
Institutional Perspectives Critical success factors of e-learning strategy • Learner readiness • Course readiness • Institutional readiness
Instructional Perspectives Design of an e-course • choosing instructional model • instructor-centred • learner-centred • group-centred • designing courseware • e-instruction
Learning Perspectives Benefits • learner-centred • anytime-anyplace availability • fast feedback Limitations • lack of human touch • effectiveness?
Virtual MBA program at CIUEoffered since 1998using Lotus LearningSpace 2.5
Numbers • 27 courses • 17 instructors • 130 MBA, 6 Doctoral, and 65 baccalaureate students took at least one online course • 50 % of MBA students combine virtual and classroom learning
Institutional Perspectives • Institutional readiness • strategic goal • administrative procedures • infrastructure • resources • project-based management • course readiness • students readiness • evaluation and quality control
Students Perspectives Number of new virtual students per year
Students Perspectives Success factors E. Hülp, Self-directed Learning in Web-based LearningEnvironment, Tallinn 2001
Students Perspectives Limitations of e-learning
Instructors’ Perspectives • E-instruction is a challenge • time demanding process of preparation of e-courseware • online communication • independent on time and place • training (not only software) • e-learning software platform
Virtual Classroom Based on Lotus LearningSpace 2.5 • Schedule • course syllabus, contents, due dates • MediaCenter • courseware (video, audio, images, multimedia, links to web pages) • CourseRoom • discussions, assignments, groupwork • Profile + Portfolio
Assessments Assessment Manager • create quizzes, exams, and post to Schedule • completed assessments are collected back for private review by the instructor • graded assessment can be emailed back to the student • repository of for test bank questions • grade-book for class progress
Lessons Learned Success Factors • Making delivery of e-education a part of university’s strategic goal • Using easy-to-use course delivery platform • Establishing fast and reliable Internet connection • Teaching instructors as well as students how to use new learning environment • Providing excellent course content (teamwork, discussions, assignments, assessments, ect) • Providing resources to support development of e-education in organization
References http://www.ciue.edu.ee/main.php?virtual.html Username:Demo User Password:password The LearningSpace Assistance
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