anita monty, e-learning consultant, it learning center, the faculty of life sciences, university of...
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Anita Monty,E-learning Consultant, IT Learning Center, The Faculty of Life Sciences,University of Copenhagen
Save the planet online - it’s all about collaboration
Seminar on teaching and learning activities,ITU 20th of November, 2009
1. E-learning at LIFE
2. Climate Change course
3. Teaching method
4. Staff training and support
5. E-learning strategy and how to scale up
6. Future perspectives
Overview of presentation
Face-to-face teaching
Blended learning (mixed mode)
Completely online (distance education)
All teachers at LIFE
use *LMS for
communication
with students
*LMS = Learning Management System
E-learning at LIFE
Some teachers at
LIFE use a
combination of
online excercises
and face-to-face
teaching
Completely online courses
• Animal Health Economics
• Applied Socio-Economics in Tropical Forestry
• Applied Statistics for Researchers and Developers
• Climate Change - Impacts, Adaption and Mitigation
• Disease Outbreak Management
• Environmental Management in Europe
• Food Safety – Chemical and Microbiological
• Participatory Forest Management.
Perspectives in delivering e-learning at LIFE
Foto: ”The Wikimedia commons”. Author: unknownSource: Official Nobel Prize in Physics photograph (1921), from nobel.se website.Albert Einstein, official Nobel Prize in Physics photograph
Delivering quality teaching for online
students (completely online)
Improving access to courses – career
changers
Increasing no. of students
Multi-institutional collaboration
Increased flexibility for students and
teachers
Access to new “markets” for online
courses e.g. Asia, Africa, etc.
Climate Change – from idea to realisation
Testimonials from students
“This is definitively one of the best courses available. You have made an excellent choice by choosing it!“
“This course has been really worthwhile.New topics, new methods, new ways of learning, new ways of thinking.. all joined in one course! :)”
“The best course I ever had.”
A high demand for courses
International experts
International students
Carbon reduced
CO2 footprint
Flight Car Train Bus/coach
Metro Laptop
Actual -27.71 -6.99 -1.46 -0.22 -0.05 +0.90
Potential -79.22 -7.10 -1.57 -0.32 -0.08 +0.90
Billede af en gruppe internationale studerende
Billede af nogle fra undervisere fra Climate Change kurset
Avisklip om efterspørgsel på viden om klima
Climate Change - facts
Interdisciplinary 15 ECTS MSc E-learning course on Climate
Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation.
100 % online
60 students with 25 nationalities
Developed in close cooperation between University of
Copenhagen, the Danish Meteorological Institute, UC Berkeley
and Australian National University
Interdisciplinary team of 21 teachers including four members
of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC)
Teaching method
E-moderator + e-tivities = active students
Gilly Salmon, University of Leicester: The five-stage model Students have to participate in
E-lessons
Online learning activities which
can be either
• Multiple-choice
• Questionnaires
• Assignments
• Discussions
Based on online literature for students to read
E-lessons/e-tivities
E-lesson 1.1: Let’s get started saving the planet :)
Spark: Can we save the planet? Yes we can! (link to youtube video)
Objective: Meet your fellow group members and your E-sister/E-brother, and learn how to reply to discussion posts
Task: Go to the E-lesson 1.1 discussion forum of your group and reply to the welcome messages from your E-dad and E-sister/E-brother with a couple of words to say you are here, ready to start E-learning and saving the planet! Post your first contribution by Tuesday 3 February 2009
Resources: You and your fellow group members :)
Start: Monday 2 February 2009 at 8.00 CET
Deadline: Friday 6 February 2009 at 17.00 CET (Post your first contribution by Tuesday 3 February 2009)
E-lessons/e-tivities
E-lesson 1.3: Climate Change – where are we?
Spark: US president Barrack Obama reverses Bush policies on Climate Change
Objective: Share thoughts about climate change and present the status of the climate change debate in your country
Task: In the E-lesson 1.3 discussion forum of your group post a reply to the first thread and discuss the three questions:
1. What does climate change mean for you personally? 2. What is the impression of the climate change debate in your country? 3. Watching the video presentation by IPCC chairman R.K. Pachauri and/or reading the IPCC Fourth Assessment Synthesis Report Summary for Policy Makers, what are the three most important messages for you? Give reasons for your choice. Comment on posts from your fellow group members. Return to the discussion forum next week to read the Tuesday summary by the E-teacher.
Resources: Video presentation by IPCC chairman R.K. Pachauri, IPCC Fourth Assessment Synthesis Report Summary for Policy Makers
Start: Monday 2 February 2009 at 8.00 CET
Deadline: Friday 6 February 2009 at 17.00 CET
E-lessons/e-tivities
E-lesson 5.2: Climate change adaptation practices, options and constraints
Spark: Restoration of mangrove forests is an adaptation practice thay may serve to protect coastal areas against the impacts of climate change
Objective: Insight into adaptation practices, options and constraints
Task: Answer the questionnaire using the learning resources below to test your knowledge in climate change adaptation practices, options and constraints. Please note that some questions have several correct answers and that you have two permitted tries. (Tip: Before you start the actual test you may take a look at the questions in the PDF copy of questionnaire questions). You are very welcome to discuss the questions with your fellow students in the associated discussion forum in the E-lesson 5.2 folder
Resources: IPCC Fourth Assessment WG2 Report, Chapter 17, pp 718-737
Start: Friday 27 February 2009 at 17.00 CET
Deadline: Friday 6 March 2009 at 17.00 CET
Climate Change - Collaboration
Climate Change – Online literature
Requirements and expectations – Climate Change 2008/09
• In order to qualify for the exam at least 75% of the E-modules in the course must be completed, corresponding to 13 out of 17 E-modules.
• An E-module is completed if at least 60% of the E-lessons in the E-module have been passed, corresponding to 3 out of 5 E-lessons.
• Active participation in all E-lessons is expected and advised, since it will build a good foundation for answering the exam questions. Please note that all communication should be kept in a friendly and respectful tone. Let's create a fruitful learning environment!
With permission from the student. Students have the copyright of their written messages in discussions in online courses.
Results from Climate Change
Out of 48 students who took the exam 44 passed
For the 44 students the average grade was 9.6
For all 48 students the average grade was 8.6.
The 4 students who failed the exam will take the re-exam in November
The evaluation shows that 81.5% of the students either agree or very much agree that all in all the course was good
Teaching method
Gilly Salmon, University of Leicester: The five-stage model
• Students are divided into groups
– in Climate Change: 4 groups
• Group rooms are open – knowledge sharing
• Each module: Teacher team responsible for
all students
• Assistants through course: 1 assistant to
each group (social role, helping teachers)
How do we ensure the interactivity?
Staff training and support – Carpe Diem!
Meetings between ITLC and the course responsible to plan the project
Meetings between ITLC and all teachers to discuss the content in general
Meetings between ITLC and teachers in teams to introduce to the pedagogy
ITLC arranges pedagogical workshop ”Carpe Diem” with support from Gilly Salmons team at University of Leicester
Working meetings between ITLC and each teacher team to develop course and e-tivities
Finally ITLC gives technical help (uploading materials to LMS, how to speak a power point presentation etc. )
How to scale up an online course?
Use assistants to be able to interact with a higher number of students
Use teacher teams for discussions with students
Use librarians to help with online literature
Make sure that the roles of teachers, assistants, librarians, e-learning consultants are defined
Make sure that teachers can get both the pedagogical and technical help
Scaling up online courses
to get a higher number of
students online (return-
on-investment)!
How to scale up e-learning?- or how to use learning technologies for teaching and learning at universities?
Face-to-face teaching
Blended learning (mixed mode)
Completely online (distance education)
How many courses use learning technologies in new ways for teaching and learning?
How do we get more teachers involved?
Can we link strategic aims with e-learning?
Be careful when you select online courses. Is it possible to scale them up?
Learning technologies are not transparent, it’s not obvious how we use them for teaching and learning!
Tools are userfriendly but it’s doesn’t neccesarily imply that we know how to use them
Future perspectives - focus on pedagogy!
Face-to-face teaching
Blended learning (mixed mode)
Completely online (distance education)
Pedagogy to build up capacity for teachers for using new media
Pedagogy to build up capacity for use of learning technologies to enhance teaching and learning at universities
More focus on pedagogy!
E-learning strategy – the first steps
LIFE has a policy framework of using ICT in education (e-learning strategy)
The visionary management at LIFE supports e-learning
Selection of pilot projects
The outcome of the pilot projects resulted in a pedagogical method for online courses
The experiences are spread by IT Learning Center to other teachers at LIFE
We have hard-working brave teachers at LIFE!
Foto: ”The Wikimedia commons”. Source: My first stepsOctober 02, 2007
Future perspectives
Universities are complex environments
E-learning is complex
Learning technologies are not transparent
The new students – what are their needs?
Challenges for universities (scaling up e.g.)
More pedagogical support and staff training
Billede af ”Anistar”, som er Anitas world of warcraft figur. Hun er en warlock, som har personlighed: ”sejere end man tror, og elsker at vinde”.
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Thank you!
Anita MontyIT Learning Center, LIFE