Student-active learning in online settings

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Overview

Conditions of active learningAspects of practice

A few provoking reflections

Independence of time and distance

face to face

video conferencing

audio conferencing

radiotelevision

correspondence

Inter-action

computer conferencing

Anderson, Terry. (Ed.). (2008). The Theory and Practice of Online Learning. AU Press: Athabasca University.

Independence of time and distance

face to face

video conferencing

audio conferencing

radiotelevision

correspondence

Inter-action

computer conferencing

Anderson, Terry. (Ed.). (2008). The Theory and Practice of Online Learning. AU Press: Athabasca University.

Web based learning

Participation

"… an approach to learning that is based on conversation and interaction, on sharing, creation and participation, on learning not as a separate activity, but rather as embedded in meaningful activity such as [dialogue] games and workflows"  Downes (2006)http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/paper92/paper92.html

Myths

Myth 1: Teaching online will take less time since you don't have to be in class Myth 2: Everyone who teaches the courses are qualified to teach online Myth 3: There will be little or less class-participation.  http://blog.acm.org/elearn/2010/09/3_biggest_myths_about_teaching.html

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Aspects of Practice

Initial Confusion

• Am I in the right course? It’s the same every time I start a new course! (Aug 30)

• Where and how can I upload what I want to write in its proper place? It takes all my time to worry about this? (Sep 14)

• I think you should stop worrying. We will solve this together. To the left you have the folder [for the particular theme] in it you will find the group folders. (Sep 14)

Managing the Setting • I say, this is deep, a book which is so loaded with difficult expressions

that you will get stuck even on the author’s name! This book is heavy reading! (Oct 3)

• Well, my goodness …it was a severe test … luckily I can use [an online dictionary] … in addition you are supposed to grasp the meaning of it too … [smiley inserted] … unfortunately I didn’t read the tutor’s guide in advance … (Oct 8)

• Hi, group! [Name] seems to be the only one who is aligned with the time-table on this theme! How about you others? (Oct 4)

• Hello [name] and others. I struggle with the book and I am nearly finished … I will really try to keep up. (Oct 4)

Cognitive Issues

• … who is actually the teacher in this kind of CSCL environment. … perhaps we are all tutors in a way … each one of us must take on a great responsibility to ensure that learning occurs. Is it, … a task for all of us … to practice arguing and persuading? (Oct 12)

• … it is about giving and taking in order to appropriate new concepts in a context. …, you cannot create knowledge on your own. You always create together with someone else. (Oct 14)

Benefits of online collaboration

• Participants must be prepared and ready to contribute• Writing is a powerful tool for the development of thinking • Discussing asynchronously gives each participant time to

reflect • Gradual elimination of communication barriers

....after all we are still traditional:

fixed curriculumpredetermined learning goals set textsindividual assessmentscaled grading

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