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Avatars and Open Courseware in Distance Education Freshman Physics

Avatars and Open Courseware in Distance Education Freshman Physics. Farook Al- Shamali and Martin Connors Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada. 2012 AAPT Winter Meeting Ontario, California, February 4–8, 2012. Education – Any Questions?. Face-to-face or Distance Education?

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Avatars and Open Courseware in Distance Education Freshman Physics

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  1. Avatars and Open Courseware inDistance Education Freshman Physics Farook Al-Shamali and Martin Connors Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada 2012 AAPT Winter Meeting Ontario, California, February 4–8, 2012

  2. Education – Any Questions? Face-to-face or Distance Education? Synchronous or Asynchronous Instruction? In-Class Lecture or Video Broadcasting? Campus lab or Home lab? Instruction or Learning? Tool or content?

  3. Education in Transition • Conventional Classroom • Conventional Distance Education • Evolving technology • Instant world-wide communication • Global collaboration and sharing • Tools to enhance quality and reduce cost of learning objects

  4. Learning is not Changing • People still learn the same old way • Our understanding of how people learn is changing • Constructivism • Cognitive Load Theory • Theory of Multimedia Leaning

  5. Instruction is Changing Information delivery Knowledge construction Facilitating learning Information age World wide flea market

  6. Open Courseware – Challenges and Concerns • The Learner View • Quantity? • Quality? • Suitability? • The Instructor View • Compatibility? • Availability? • Legality?

  7. Multimedia Learning Professional multimedia is expensive! Amateur multimedia is cheap! More options and new possibilities are added! The question of effectiveness. The answer should be research-based. The goal is increased Learning Efficiency

  8. The Video Options Grab a video from the web. Record your own amateur video Videotape a regular lecture Shoot a documentary style video Make an animation video

  9. PHYS 204 (Physics for Scientists and Engineers) • An online course with a standard textbook • Includes a video component • Video clips customized from MIT Open Courseware lectures by Dr. Walter Lewin • 3D video animations using text-to-speech technology

  10. Xtranormal 3D Animations Text-to-speech technology One-person show Cost effective Editable Less voice and accent concerns Technology is improving www.xtranormal.com

  11. Sample Videos

  12. Thank you very much!Farook & Martin

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