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What role does the learner and What role does the learner and technology have in the corporate technology have in the corporate
university?university?
Dr Gemma TowleDr Gemma TowleMr Rob HoweMr Rob Howe
The University of Northampton, UKThe University of Northampton, UK
Presentation StructurePresentation Structure
• Introduction
• Traditional and corporate concerns
• Back to basics
• Personal Education Flowcharts (PEF)
• Summary
• Questions
IntroductionIntroduction
• There is an ever increasing number of corporate universities with projections of them exceeding 3,700 by 2010 (Heller 2001).
• Whilst corporate universities may be organisationally aligned they still have to provide for the needs of the learner and their concerns can be similar to traditional institutions.
Traditional and corporate concernsTraditional and corporate concerns
• There is no one type of learner and institutions need to be flexible and provide choice (E4L 2009);(JISC 2009).
• There is an increasing and bewildering amount of technology available. Considerations of the pedagogical frameworks of technology use.
Back to basicsBack to basics
• Sometime we need to take ourselves back to basics and place ourselves within our learners shoes.
• So, this next part involves interaction from you….
• Consider: educational background, technology used before in a learning context, what technology you’d expect to use.
Back to basics: scenariosBack to basics: scenarios
Sam works for BigCorp as a sales executive. She has a degree in Psychology and has taken a few
short courses which are relevant to marketing and promotion. Due to the nature of her role she is highly mobile but still recognises the value to
continuous professional development. BigCorp has just established a Corporate University and has
encouraged Sam to undertake a course in Business and Marketing.
Back to basics: scenariosBack to basics: scenarios
• Learners have expectations regarding technology, sometimes unrealistic in what they are expected to use or even have previous knowledge of. They bring with them past experiences, both negative and positive (darklight and lightbulb moments).
Back to basicsBack to basics
• What technology does/would your institution provide?
• Would you change anything? How might you implement this?
• Technology used before in a learning context changes depending on the experiences of the learner – how do institutions appreciate and build upon that?
Back to basics: scenariosBack to basics: scenarios
Charlie has just developed the Business and Marketing module at BigCorp University. As an previous tutor of a similar module at another
university he has already access to vast amounts of course material which he has just located on the
BigCorp Intranet for students to access. BigCorp has a very secure network and prevents access to a
number of sites which are considered a risk such as Facebook and Twitter.
Personal Education Flowchart (PEF)Personal Education Flowchart (PEF)
• Everybody’s personal education journeys are different. As we’ve already explored from the scenarios, people bring with them to their current learning past experiences and knowledge. One way to further understand and appreciate the differences in learners to help maximise their learning potential is to look at their personal education flowchart (PEF).
Personal Education Flowchart (PEF)Personal Education Flowchart (PEF)
International Baccalaureate
Hardware
Desktop computerLaptop computer
IT whiteboardDVDs
TV
Software
Microsoft Word, Excel, Access &
PowerPointEmail
Cambridge University Language
Project
Hanban Chinese
Learning
Hardware
Desktop computerLaptop computer
CDsInteractive penMusic player
Software
Internet site
Mandarin Chinese
Hardware
Desktop computerLaptop computer
CDs
Software
Internet site
Hardware
Desktop computerLaptop computer
Software
Moodleemail
Personal Education Flowchart (PEF)Personal Education Flowchart (PEF)
• What would your educational flowchart look like?
Personal Education Flowchart (PEF)Personal Education Flowchart (PEF)
High School
Hardware
VideosDesktop computer
TV
Software
Microsoft Word
Community College(Word
processing)
Evening class(Accounting)
Hardware
Desktop computerLaptop computer
Software
InternetAccounting Packages
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Evening Class (Pottery)
Hardware
Desktop computer
Software
Microsoft Word
Hardware
TVDesktop computer
DVD
Software
MoodleEmail
Internet
SummarySummary
• Learners can come from very different backgrounds with different educational and technology experiences.
• In order to maximise learning potential and to provide the best learning development we not only need to understand and appreciate company goals but to provide a more personalised learning experience within the framework available.
Thank you for listening.Thank you for listening.
Any questions?Any questions?
Dr. Gemma Towle, Senior Research Associate.Dr. Gemma Towle, Senior Research [email protected]@northampton.ac.uk
Mr Rob Howe, Head of Learning Technology and Media DevelopmentMr Rob Howe, Head of Learning Technology and Media [email protected]@northampton.ac.uk
Department of Information Services, Department of Information Services, The University of Northampton, The University of Northampton,
Park Campus, Park Campus, Broughton Green Road, Broughton Green Road,
Northampton, Northampton, NN2 7ALNN2 7AL
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
• E4L., 2009. E4L project background. (URL: www.northampton.ac.uk/e4l), [accessed 20.04.10].
• Heller, N., 2001. Changes sees corporate universities on the rise. Heller report on educational technology markets, 12 (8).
• JISC., 2009. Learner experiences of e-learning(URL:https://mw.brookes.ac.uk/display/JISCle2/), [accessed 20.04.10]
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