cultural influences on learning object design and development thanks to mei qi, tom boyle, yong xue...
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Cultural influences on learning Cultural influences on learning object design and developmentobject design and development
Thanks to Mei Qi, Tom Boyle, Yong XueThanks to Mei Qi, Tom Boyle, Yong Xue
Learning Technology Research InstitutionLearning Technology Research Institution
London Metropolitan UniversityLondon Metropolitan University
Design levels of LOsDesign levels of LOs
Pedagogical designPedagogical design
Interactive designInteractive design
Presentation designPresentation design
LOs can be simple or complex pedagogically or culturally
A case study of A case study of Reusing LOs in Reusing LOs in different culturesdifferent cultures
LOs of Java Programming
LOs of Java Programming
London Metropolitan University, UK (223 students took part)
Beijing Union University (BUU), China(167 students took part)
Reused after translationUsed directly
Developed by LTRI
Data analysisData analysis
The LOs were seen as helpful as learning aids for the students in both universities (92% in BUU, 86% in LondonMet)
Differences in attitudes towards the LOs and using their functions were found
Attitude towards QuizzesAttitude towards Quizzes
Students in BUU had a more positive attitude than London Met
“No answer” includes – 19% did not answer the question
– 28% never used the quizzes, so cannot answer the question
Perceptions of Quizzes
19%
47%
6%
47%
81%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Positive Negative No Answer
Sample in BUU
Sample in London Met
Attractiveness of the LOsAttractiveness of the LOs
Positive Neutral Negative No Answer
Samples in BUU 9.20% 61% 29.80% 0
Samples in London Met
67.60% 16.20% 0 16.20%
Positive answers were significantly higher in London Met than in BUU
Probable reasons:• Platform of using the LOs, London Met: WebCT BUU: Internet Explorer• Module context, London Met: Embedded in the module content BUU: Stand-alone learning aids
Culturally sensitive factors in design Culturally sensitive factors in design and development of LOsand development of LOs
Instruction Instruction Interaction Interaction Illustration and exercise Illustration and exercise Navigation Navigation Language Language Communication Communication Motivation and stimulation Motivation and stimulation Interface Interface
Further work (Mei Qi’s PhD)Further work (Mei Qi’s PhD)
Mapping the culturally-sensitive variables to the design and development stages of using an authoring tool, eg Generative LO tool: http://www.glomaker.org/
Developing a cultural reference model for design and reuse of LOs with rich pedagogy equally in different contexts