© ole lauridsen, asb, 2003 get wired! on the pros and cons of modern technology based learning ole...

© ole lauridsen, asb, 2003

get wired!on the pros and cons

of modern technology based learning

ole lauridsen aarhus school of business, denmark

ciuti - genève, may 2003


presentation

Ole Lauridsen, associate professor, mag.art. (≈ ph.d.)German DepartmentAarhus School of Business

ICT: • Chair of the ICT-Board of the Faculty of Modern

Languages• Study Director of the Master Program “ICT in Language

Teaching and Learning”• Member of an Expert Team on NT in Language Teaching

and Learning (ELC) • Various Lingua Funded Projects in the same field


preamble

it is beyond doubt that• HE institutions all over Europe have trained

very good translators using the classical instructivist teaching methods

• these classical methods will remain part of all sorts of training at all educational levels – from primary school to HE

• the use of e-learning and constructivist methods can make the graduates even better and give them crucial tools for living in the learning society of the 21st century


program

• what is e-learning (not)?• why constructivism?

· the instructivist paradigm vs. the constructivist one

• why base the training or part of the training on ICT/e-learning?

• concrete examples· partly leading on to Morten Pilegaard’s paper

• discussion


what is e-learning (not)?


what is e-learning? the two schools

school 1: on-line learning • distance learning• blended learning

a mixture of on-line learning and on-campus (F2F) learning

school 2: the mere use of ICT tools• information retrieval• pp-presentations• databases• various web based tests, and so on

standardization needed


e-learning standards

international standardization• Information Technology for Learning,

Education, and Training (ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36)

• Collaborative Technology (ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36 WG2)

• standards ready 2005-2007


what is e-learning?

e-learning mere online learning

tel(l), cal(l)cbs, cbt…

the mere use of ICT in the learning process

= distance learning, virtual classroom, virtual university

= supplement to on-campus/F2F, subset of e-learning


focus of the standardization so far

database structure

data flow

data transfer

collaborative workspace

L2L interaction

technicalities


focus on technical aspects: reasons and problems

reasons• costs and profits are the cardinal point in many

educational activities• for years now, e-activities have been driven by

techniciansproblems• pedagogical aspects are being ignored or

suppressed• the users are being forgotten and often give up e-

learning

solution:

focus on the user (t

oo)

integration of soft v

alues


what is meant by ‘soft values’

the ‘Danish model’:• based on the leitmotif of

Grundtvig’s folk high school pedagogy: the living word in true dialogue and not the word in dry books

N.F.S.Grundtvig 1783-1872human values

human contact


in summa

• e-learning is web based or web supported learning

• but e-learning is more than a web site used for storing materials combined with a communication platform


in summa

• e-learning is learning and not teachingfocus: the subject and the individual learning process of the learner

focus: the subject

autonomy, personalization, knowledge processing and knowledge management

imitation, learning by rote, no active processing

• learning, in its purest form, supports skills and competences; teaching, in its purest form, supports only skills


why constructivism? the instructivist paradigm vs.

the constructivist one


why human contact and human values?

• human contact and human values are, in fact, the fundament of the constructivist paradigm which is gaining ground world-wide

• constructivism focuses on the individual learner and his/her individual learning process as well as the subject

• ≠ instructivism that focuses merely on the subject and the material


why human values and why constructivism?

• HE institutions are now mass institutions with quite another segment of students than 5-10 years ago• because of their social background and

inheritance, many of these “new” students are not acquainted with the study life – but, still, they are very competent individuals; they only need a helping hand

solution:

the constructiv

ist

paradigm with its

focus on

the individual le

arning

process

NB!NB!• also strong students benefit

from the constructivist teacher’s individual support

• constructivism is by no means a life vest for new segments of students, but a strong tool that focuses on and supports all types of learners


why human values and why constructivism?

• it is crucial that all students know their learning potential and know how to make their learning process even more effective • otherwise they have but limited

possibilities as members of the learning society

solution:

the constructiv

ist

paradigm with its

focus on

the individual le

arning

process

so altogether:• constructivism helps new segments of students

finding their feet in a world into which they are not born and of which they are therefore insecure

• like instructivism, constructivism focuses on the subject and on skills, but, besides that, personal competences are crucial to the concept

• constructivism supports all types of learners and prepares all students for the learning society

• constructivism thus makes all students more competent


why ICT?why e-learning?


teaching and technology

Imagine a technology that instantly connects teachers to resources around the world, that allows teachers to reach parents on a moment's notice, that helps teachers reach out to the community and even helps bring the community into the classroom. Imagine a time when virtually all professionals have such terminals in their work spaces, and virtually all homes - even those of the poorest citizens - are connected to the net work.

Imagine the day when all teachers in the state of California have that crown of 1880s technology, the telephone, in their classrooms.



“The ……………………… is destined to revolutionize our educational system and (...) in a few years it will supplant largely, if not entirely, the use of textbooks."

motion picture

Thomas Edison 1922



“The time may come when a.................................. will be as commonin the classroom as is the blackboard.”portable radio receiver

William Levenson 1945



the language laboratory

the audio visual method


why ICT? why e-learning?

• modern times call for a shift in pedagogical method, i.e. the use of the constructivist paradigm, and only ICT can support this shift

• ICT is the tool in a constructivist concept• it supports autonomy• it supports differentiation, personalisation,

individualisation – and democratization• it lets us help the individual student in

accordance with his/her individual needs


why ICT? why e-learning?

• ICT is pervasive and has an impact on all parts of our lives – therefore education must be affected, too, and therefore education must take ICT seriously• ICT must be considered the fifth cultural

skill besides reading, writing, arithmetic and foreign languages


how?

• social contract with the students • how often am I on-line as the teacher?• response time – students and teacher• communication styles – set of rules

• use of web site and communication platform (CampusNet)

• dynamic course web site managed by all participants (materials etc.)

• all course materials adapted to the learning styles of the students based on tests and interviews


how?

• process translation writing• all activities via the Internet (e-mail)• translations marked (MARKIN) in

correspondence with learning styles• feed back in print (visually) or individual

F2F (auditively), later audio files


how?

• electronic logbooks and electronic portfolios• for weekly or monthly discussion of

progress• in the long run, as part of course

assessment –a good alternative to the traditional exams


results so far

• the students are very satisfied• they like the individual approach• they like the just-in-time and just-in-

place concept• they like the overall flexibility

• their progress seems to pick up speed• their human competences grow (self

assurance, capability of working in teams, autonomy, etc.)


results so far - reasons

• is it really the new concept?• or is it, after all, only the enthusiasm

of the teacher and the charm of novelty that is crucial to apparently good results?

• we need action research and broad longitudinal investigations of the effect

Give it a try! – Get wired!

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Documents

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learning member

learning process

learning society

summa elearning

e learning solution

web supported learning

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