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WSU E-LEARNING CONFERENCE
International Conference Centre, East London
31 October – 01 November 201`1
Eastern Cape Education e-Learning Implementation Strategies
CR Adjah (DCES: e-Learning)
Introduction
“If you just build it, they won’t come – you need to shape
users’ behaviour by acknowledging their world view rather
than your own as a technology implementer”.
(Tom Haynes, 2008)
What is the reality?
•The 3-E Strategy
•Evident – useful for easy life
•Easy to use – avoid feelings of inadequacy
•Essential – to carry out ones job
Concerns
Technology transforming learning poses concerns to educators
How to
•improve on ways to engage learners f2f or online
• become part of advanced pedagogical discussions not
readily transferable
• become users of technology and social networking
• avoid social element of learning being replaced by
technology
Change Pressure
Pressure influencing educational design:
Global
Social The process of knowledge production is
towards social models
Educational
•Transition from industrial era to information era.
•Shift from national perspective to global
perspective.
Increase in collaboration between educators,
schools within and outside the country
Change Pressure
Technological Technology:
•present in all aspects of society
•controls information creation, sharing and
interactions
•participative web “Web 2.0”, mobile
phones, social networking services,
netbooks
Components and Processes of Learning
•Social
•an emergent property of interactions
between networks of learners
•Situated
•activities mirror actual situations
•Reflective
•time for learners to assimilate new
information
•Multi-faceted
•engaging, active construction
Components
Process Self-paced
Guided
Cohort
EC Implementation Strategies
3 Provincial ICT centres:
ICT Infrastructure Models
Provincial Curriculum Website: - Curriculum related information
HR Collaboration:• E-Learning Personnel•CIMS Personnel•IT Unit•Curriculum Planners•MSTE Coordinators
Tapping into •ELI, •Algoa, •Trinset
www.eccurriculum.co.za
1 ICT centre per district: 23 ICT centres established•Training, •Planning, •Development of Website
3 School ICT Models: •ICT centre •Laptop solution•Mobile ICT Lab
HR Collaboration:•E-Learning Specialists•CIMS•IT•Subject Advisors•MSTE Coordinators
ICT Resources:•30 student & 1 facilitator workstations, 1 server, 1 Printer, 1 Screen•1 Laptop, Projector, Screen• 1 trolley with 24 Laptops, Projector, screen
EC Implementation Strategies
Resourcing
700 schools
0
61 High schools
School ICT Centres
Laptop Solution
Mobile Lab
Mobile Science Lab
500 schools
2500 licensing to schoolsSoftware
Changing Web Tools
Training
E-Content resourcing
Material Development: For LMS that are SCORM complaint
Promote instructional design
licensed and free software provision to enhance optimal use of ICT hardware
Principals: Management of ICT resources & school management (EMIS)Teachers: enhance capability in teaching and assessmentIntegrate ICT in teaching, learning, assessment and management
Social Partners
1. Vodacom- POC, resourcing and connectivity2. MTN – Resourcing and connectivity3. SchoolNet – Capacity building4. Fort Hare – Fort Beaufort5. NMMU- PE and Uitenhage6. Nokia- MoMaths• Pilot 6 schools in 2010• Extended to 61 schools with Dinaledi project
7. IBM – SmartKids to support multigrade teaching in 50 Foundation phase schools in 2 Districts (Uitenhage & KWT)
8. IBM- Reading Companion for primary schools9. Telkom Foundation schools10.Educ Beyond Borders (Canada) – capacity building
Challenges & Recommendations
Budget cuts/Funding Connectivity Physical infrastructure Government Red tapesNo follow up at the end Pilot projectsToo many small-scale projects piloted
Recommendations
Challenges
Change in the mindset of Senior managers towards issues around non-implementation of e-Learning on a large scale