Topic 4: Social Issue

Dan RuISYM-540-P07/30/2009

• Technology-enhanced learning (TEL)• Computer, digital technology• “Pedagogy empowered by digital technology”• Planned teaching/learning experience• Company: employee training• University: distance education• 80s in China: TV-university

Technology-Enhanced Learning

Goals• Support any learning

activity through technology• Provide socio-technical

innovations• Improving efficiency and

cost effectiveness

Benefits• Access to quality education• Affordable education• Convenience and flexibility

to learners• Reducing environmental

impact

Navy e-Learning

• Knowledge management and reusability• Available to military members

• active duty• Retired• disable

• Certificate courses• Military training• civilian skill sets

• E-learning system• Provide learning objectives• Evaluate the progress of student

e-Learning Content Development

Development

E-learning 1.0• First 10 years• Focus on using internet• Replicate instructor-led

experience• Lead learner through

content• Provide a wide set of

interactions, experiences, assessments, simulations

E-learning 2.0• Built around collaboration• Emphasis social learning• Conversation and grounded

interaction• Use social software, social

networks• Virtual

classroom

E-learning 2.0

• Social software• Blogs, wikis, podcasts • Virtual worlds (Second Life)

• Social networks• Online learning communities• Test preparation • Language education

• Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL)• Handheld computers • Cell phones

• Virtual classroom – Live online presentation (Temple Fox School)

E-learning 2.0

3D Virtual Learning Environments

• Second Life become virtual classroom in colleges and universities

• Harvard University• University of Edinburgh (UK)• Open University (UK)

• Most widespread – Language learning• Many universities• Mainstream language institutes• Private language schools

Market

• e-Learning industry worth over $53 billion• Basic enabler of e-learning

• Internet• Multimedia

• Three key sectors of e-learning industry• Content • Technology• Services

• Covers a wide range of instructional material that can be delivered

• On CD-ROM, DVD• Over a local area network (LAN)• Or on the Internet

Growth

Industry• Self-paced (asynchronous)

– Continuously grew– Highest in 2007 to 20%– First drop in 2008 to 16%

• Virtual class (synchronous)– Dropping year-by-year– From 16% in 2005– To 8% in 2008

High Education• Rapidly growth• By 2006, nearly 3.5 million

students• Majority of

– higher education institutions– for-profit institutions

• Half of – Private schools– non-profit schools

• Online doctoral programs– developed at Leading research

universities