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E-Learning Decisions

This article discusses criteria for selecting an e-learning strategy and technology, including different instructional methods, learning styles, and available technologies. It also considers technical constraints and the devices learners may have access to.

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E-Learning Decisions

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  1. Criteria For Selecting Your E-learning Strategy and Your E-Learning Technology. E-Learning Decisions

  2. Part 1 – E-learning Strategy How Should You Instruct Them?

  3. When Can The Students Meet? • Daily– e-learning augmented classrooms, “flipped” learning, technology often mainly for note-taking, videos, labs. • Weekly – flipped learning, TEE, blended learning, content is mainly online, discuss in class, some online discussion as well, exams in class • Monthly – TEE, blended learning, content and discussion mostly online, testing online, meet for main exams, final discussions, application, outreach etc. • Rarely – online learning plus face-to-face residential intensives like many seminaries. • Never – fully online, very careful attention to pedagogy.

  4. TERMS • Flipped = content online, discussions in class • Blended = online learning plus face-to-face meetings • TEE = Theological Education By Extension, study manual, revise and do exams in a group.

  5. If This Content-> Then That Strategy • Straightforward Content: meant to be read, and quickly checked e.g. knowing a child safety policy or a travel reimbursement policy. PDF + quiz or similar. • Simple How-To Skills: taught by video, pictures plus text, how-to-wikis etc. • Complex Technical Skills: to be mastered in order to complete a ministry objective and tested by competence (apprenticeship style) if-this-situation-then-that e.g. running a sound booth • Basic Theology and Bible Knowledge: TEE or online classroom, standardized and tested via exams or online. • Advanced Theology: Stimulateresearch and reflection, discussion, research projects, praxis, action/reflection

  6. If This -> Then That 2 • Controversial Issues: apologetics, cults, culture-wars material - discussion, argument, case studies, research, tested by stating your case. Moots (practice trials for lawyers) • Spiritual Skills: prayer, healing, exorcism, learn by video + mentoring, impartation and example, practice in small groups then in ministry, evaluate by visible results achieved. • Homiletics/Performance Skills: best taught in class but could be taught by video and students send in audio/video of their 7 minute sermons etc.

  7. If This -> Then That 3 • Contextual and Community Issues: learn biblical basis, go out into the community, use qualitative research methodologies, report back • Statements of Faith: and other standard core values material to be deeply internalized, and reflected upon and tested by case studies and discussion in online forums. • Leadership and Management Skills: which can only be taught by 1:1 mentoring (perhaps some of it by Skype) and tested in case studies and in real life

  8. Learning Styles? • Solitary scholars vs. Group learners • Oral Learners vs. Highly Literate Learners • Reflective, analytical learners vs. Conventional, authority driven students • Learn by argument vs. Dislike argument • Outdoor, kinesthetic, apprenticeship style vs. Indoor, content driven, lecture style • Spiritual Intelligence • Emotional Intelligence • Mystical / Analytical / Concrete-Relational

  9. Reading / Orality • Advanced readers – books, ebooks, textbooks plus media and apps • Eager readers – simplified textbooks, ebooks plus media and apps • Reluctant readers – media and apps with short explanatory text, orality strategies, storying • Non-readers - orality strategies, storying, media and apps only

  10. Part 2 – E-Learning Technology What Is The Most Appropriate Technology?

  11. Technical Constraints • Electricity, reliability of Internet access, speed of Internet, cost of data plans • Are there physical issues such as dust, heat and device security? • Can the technology be maintained and repaired in that environment? • Can the software be supported, updated easily, debugged, and maintained.? • Does it have the required features? • Is it culturally acceptable? Will it cause conflict or jealousy? • What are the costs of producing the educational materials for that device or learning strategy?

  12. What Technology Do They Own? • Feature phones – SMS text, PhonePublish, voice technologies, answering machines • MP3 players, audio books, Megavoice etc – audio curriculum • Radio – audio curriculum plus feedback mechanisms e.g. text, email. • TV, video, DVDs, YouTube, etc: video-based curriculum possibly with feedback. • Smartphones– numerous elearning apps, brief video, audio, ebooks, Skype • Internet cafes – elearning platforms, ebooks, audio, Skype, video can be problematic • Tablets –responsive elearning platforms, simplified layout, audio, video, ebooks • Laptops / fixed line Internet/ desktops – full range of elearning options

  13. Qns To Keep In Mind • How many different learning contexts are we operating in? • Which is the best two or three STRATEGIES for each context? • What are the two or three best TECHNOLOGIES for each context? • How can we get organizational buy-in for BOTH the strategy and the technology?

  14. John Edmiston 21615 Berendo Ave Ste 400 Torrance CA 90502 johned@cybermissions.org 310-748-9274 Cybermissions.org GlobalChristians.org BiblicalEQ.Com NewTestamentPrayer.Com

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