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Trends in Technology Enhanced Learning. Peter Chalk Associate Dean Faculty of Computing London Metropolitan University. London Met is…. Distributed International Widening participation Developing Blended Learning: Technology Enhanced Learning Supporting face-to-face learning
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Trends in Technology Enhanced Learning Peter Chalk Associate Dean Faculty of Computing London Metropolitan University
London Met is… • Distributed • International • Widening participation • Developing Blended Learning: • Technology Enhanced Learning • Supporting face-to-face learning • Not (yet) distance learning
RLO-CETL – London Met in partnership with Universities of Cambridge and Nottingham • Interactive, graphic – fun! • http://www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk:8080/open_virtual_file_path/i1967n2922t/muscle_mechanics_load_arm.html • http://www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk/joomla/index.php
Download to students’ mobiles • http://www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=98 • Diversion: introducing Carl Smith and Debbie Holley from London Met’s RLO-CETL… [virtually]
For learning programming • http://learning.north.londonmet.ac.uk/java1/lm_jav1_basrep/lm_jav1_whileloops_x/lm_jav1_whileloops_1.htm • Blended learning with RLOs improved pass rates & student satisfaction • Increased opportunities to learn, obtain feedback and be assessed…
Keep it simple! Consider cross-cultural implications: Diversion: Introducing Mei Qi, working on her PhD at London Met [virtually]
Note taking RLO • Produced by study skills ‘experts’ • Based on research & student experience (in Learning Development Unit) • http://learning.londonmet.ac.uk/LMBS/study/files/noteTaker.htm
Second Life • Towards virtual reality… • Examples: role play, research supervision at a distance, on-line learning (eg OU owns a building) • http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFU9oUF2HA&NR=1
Computer Games • Games ideal for e-learning: • Performing Hands – educational software for deaf children • My Future (video 2) – support for special needs • http://www.gamelablondon.com/ • http://www.gamelablondon.co.uk/work.html
BSc Computer Games @ London Met • Various courses now based on technologies developed for e-learning, such as BSc Computer Games • http://www.thinkmakeplay.co.uk/ • http://www.thinkmakeplay.co.uk/portfolio.htm • …and Multimedia Solutions (e-Learning)
Distributed e-Portfolios – Reflection & Showreels… • PDP integrated into most university courses • Consisting of: • Reflective writing & action planning • Using specific tools, or… • Showcase of evidence & CV: • http://www.thinkmakeplay.co.uk/portfolio_showreel.htm • Using web 2 services…
E-Portfolio research findings at London Met • Web 2 blogs are hard to manage • Learn about students’ identity & transformation • Students can relate to us with their achievements ‘as equals’? • Distributed e-portfolios are very powerful expressions of identity… • …and allow personalised learning environments • Far more entries than in Blackboard journal (similar number of students) • Therefore, Google generation more confident, web 2 pioneers, ‘digital natives’, happy to dwell (& therefore build) in web 2 cloud? (Heidegger, M. (1971) Poetry, Language, Thought)
Conclusions • Modern students: • Digital natives • Technology rich • Modern university • (Blended) Technology Enhanced Learning essential, but.. • Must maintain interest, motivate, integrate, enthuse, make it fun!