Research Initiatives

Research Lens – Impact on end user

Background

• Challenges of Pakistan• Open Educational Resources – access, improve

quality, reduce cost

Initiatives

• Mobile Learning – M Learning• Design of Contextualized Open Educational

Resources• Intelligent Adaptive Learning System

Mobile Learning or M Learning

LOW COST SIMPLE MOBILE PHONES

Instructional Design

• Limitations of Technology• Linked with Curriculum/Context• Cognitive process• Understand• Assessment for Learning, Assessment as

Learning, Assessment of Learning

Math & English

• Instructional Design of Math• Instructional Design of English

OER Contextualized Digital Content

IT labs and other Initiatives

Contextualize Open Education Resources

• Improve teaching and learning• Instructional Design• End users

Context

What will the learners learn?

• Constructivism• Multimedia Principles• Cognitive Load Theory

Instructional Design

• Focus on assessment – conceptual understanding

• Narrow focus on curriculum – symbols and formulas

• Too much content is covered in limited time• Background knowledge• Practical application

Intelligent Adaptive Tutoring System

ENGAGE, CHALLENGE, ASSESS, LEARN, INVOLVE

Difference between ITS and IATS

• Rule based system – set rules based on expert knowledge

• Follow rules• Various examples• Hopefully learn content

Need for IATS• One on one attention• Emotions and Motivation• Cater to individual learning style of each

student

Design of IATS• Different learning strategies/ styles• Pedagogies• Different pace• Content in different Pedagogical Framework• Different ways of presentation• Social interaction• Feedback from facial expression • Assessment for learning, Assessment as learning,

Assessment of learning• Multiple opportunities to learn

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