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Moving Upstream in eLearning

Moving Upstream in eLearning New Challenges in a New World Larger number of students Decreased government funding Competitive market Globalization means education alternatives UGC role statement CityU has made commitments

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Moving Upstream in eLearning

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  1. Moving Upstream in eLearning

  2. New Challenges in a New World • Larger number of students • Decreased government funding • Competitive market • Globalization means education alternatives • UGC role statement • CityU has made commitments • Students are giving their social life priority at the expense of studying (SCMP, 4/9/04) • Students continue to learn but increasingly less from us

  3. Educational Paradigm Shift • Network centered • Student centric • Experiential • learning • Campus centered • Instructor centric • Directed learning

  4. Objective Helping CityU meet the future needs of education for professional careers, where new technologies are rapidly transforming the workplace, and to create a quality life for faculty and staff in a student-centered learning environment supported by technology.

  5. Opportunities • Seamless library access • Support for student portfolios • Repository of shared learning objects • Continuously updated class rosters • Dynamic monitoring and tracking of student performance (early warning system) • Support for learning assessment • Enhanced student relationship management • Anytime, anywhere access and support

  6. Online Interactions CognitivePresence Social Presence Supporting discourse Interaction w/ Content Interaction w/ Peers LEARNING Setting climate Selecting content Teaching Presence Interaction w/Instructors Swan, K. (2003) Learning Effectiveness: What the Research Tells Us

  7. Lao Tzu • If you tell me, I will listen. • If you show me, I will see. • If you let me experience, I will learn.

  8. Project Dimensions Students Strategic / Visionary Tactical / Technical Faculty Lecturers Staff Administrators Adapted from Blackboard

  9. Organic Adoption Organic/Exploratory Adoption Initially driven by End Users End User Plateau Strategic Phase Necessary for continued growth Planned Adoption Planned/Foundational Adoption Initially driven by Executive Sponsor Accelerated growth Strategic planning upfront Organic vs. Planned Adoption Transition Management is the key to successful adoption Adapted from Blackboard

  10. The architecture of e-Learning - the extended enterprise - 3rd Party providers (other Uni’s, Publishers, Web services) C I T Y U P O R T A L Standards (SCORM, IMS, XML) I N T E G R A T I O N PC / Browser PDA / Tablet Mobile/Cell Business Intelligence (Statistical Info, AI, Performance Metrics, forecasting) Delivery Back Office Student Information Systems • Learning Mgmt Syst • Content • Test/Assessment • Sequencing • Tracking • Learner Profiles Course Content Development • Learner • Interactivity • Conferencing • Online interaction • Collaboration Content Management Resource Systems (ie Library) • Multimedia • Video • Audio • Simulation Human Resource Management

  11. Personalized Information and Branding The Blackboard Academic Suite Building Block APIs Other Campus Systems Student Information System Course Management Communication Tools Assessment Communities e-Commerce Learning Object Repository ePortfolio Library System File / Content Management Adapted from Blackboard

  12. Why CMS?(Content Management System) • Seamless library access • Integrated global learning resources • Publisher repositories • Sharable learning objects • Version control / Permission maintenance • Searching / Direct linking / eReserves • Program support / Interface customization • Life-long learning portfolios

  13. Learning Content Scenario

  14. Mobile Devices • PDA – Personal Digital Assistant

  15. Mobile Devices • Smartphone - handheld device that integrates personal information management and mobile phone capabilities

  16. Mobile Learning Synergy Technology What does it take to make mobile learning work? Institutional Support Staff Development

  17. Portfolio of Mobile Activities (in and out of the classroom) • Receiving learning materials • Taking attendance • Providing classroom feedback • Collaborative learning • M-Learning tools • Interfacing w/ Blackboard • Library catalogue search • Web browser access • Report taking in field trips • Global positioning

  18. The future is challenging, but bright!!

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