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Designing Fluid eLearning Environments Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: for Learning Organizations: for Learning Organizations: for Learning Organizations: A Systemic Approach A Systemic Approach ISPI Montreal 2006 Fall Conference September 29 th 2006 September 29 , 2006 Kristina Schneider – Documédia inc. Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations: A Systemic Approach All Rights Reserved © 2006 Documédia Inc. / http://www.documedia.ca

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My presentation at ISPI-Montreal's 2006 Conference discussed A Systemic Approach to Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organisations.P resentation SummaryIn a learning organization, a shared vision is built by linking individual and organizational performance objectives. The design of this organization's eLearning environment must reflect this vision, empowering individuals, cultivating communities of practice and encouraging a holistic performance improvement perspective.Thi s presentation focuses on strategies for designing participative and collaborative eLearning environments. You will identify ways of assessing and implementing a new generation of eLearning tools that have the potential to keep learners curious, engaged, communicating and sharing, ultimately fulfilling a learning organization’s objectives.At the end of this session, participants should be able to:* Recognize the principle requirements when designing eLearning environments for learning organizations;* Identify techniques and tools for designing networks that offer both collaborative and self-directed learning;* Describe the new generation of eLearning technologies, potential uses, strengths and weaknesses;* Select strategies for developing and implementing participative eLearning environments, and* Define criteria for success and growth.

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Designing Fluid eLearning Environments Designing Fluid eLearning Environments for Learning Organizations:for Learning Organizations:for Learning Organizations: for Learning Organizations:

A Systemic Approach A Systemic Approach

ISPI Montreal 2006 Fall Conference September 29th 2006September 29 , 2006

Kristina Schneider – Documédia inc.

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Good morningGood morning

What is your field of work/study?What are your expectations of this session?

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OutlineOutline

The evolution of learning technologiesThe learning organisationg gGeneration YA new generation of eLearning toolsA new generation of eLearning toolsConsiderations for implementationA fluid eLearning environmentA fluid eLearning environmentTakeaways

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The evolution of learning technologiesThe evolution of learning technologies

A rough estimate…

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Instructor-Led Training

Sound – Video - Multimedia

Computer Aided Learning

Assessment tools

Office applications

Assessment tools

Interactive communication tools

World Wide WebA return to active learning,

eLearning 1.0 (WWW deployment)

eLearning 2.0 (Learning

communities)

g,with creation, communication

and participation

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communities)

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The learning organizationThe learning organization

Learning OrganizationA Complex and Adaptive Systemp p yTheory elaborated by Senge in 1990Requires transformation through systemsRequires transformation through systems thinking primarily at three levels:

Aligning objectivesAligning objectivesEmpowering individualsCultivating communitiesCultivating communities

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Generation Y Generation Y

Born between1977 19941977-1994(12-29 years old)Aka Echo BoomersAka. Echo Boomers or Millennials

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Source: "The Gen Y Factor." CADM EF Academic Update. May 13, 2005

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Generation Y Generation Y

1st generation to grow up with technology

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Source: Harris Interactive “Born to be Wired” 2003

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Generation Y Generation Y

1st generation to grow up with technology

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Source: Harris Interactive “Born to be Wired” 2003

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Generation Y Generation Y

Stressed for success

What Marketing Firms Have Noticed about Gen Y…

Stressed for successAcutely aware that the stakes are higher

Coopetition amongst friendsCoopetition amongst friendsOnly as good as last report card/gradeEvery second countsEvery second counts…

Hyper-taskingBrand Me:Brand Me: filter to create own personality and image

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Source: "The Gen Y Factor." CADM EF Academic Update. May 13, 2005

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A new generation of eLearning toolsA new generation of eLearning tools

Online Communities of PracticeDiscussion ForumsBlogsWikis Podcasts

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A new generation of eLearning toolsA new generation of eLearning tools

Online Communities of Practice (or Interest)Environments in which individuals with similar interests Local

coordinator

Large localgroup

interact with one another

R i lSmall local

group

coordinator

at a distanceEx: couchsurfing

Regionalgroup

groupGlobal

coordinator

communitySmall local

group

A distributed

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Source: McDermott and Jackson (2000), “Designing Global Communities”

A distributed community with a fractal approach

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A new generation of eLearning toolsA new generation of eLearning tools

Discussion boards or Internet forumsRoles change:g

Instructor as Facilitator/ModeratorStudent as Participant/ContributorStude t as a t c pa t/Co t buto

Conversations as co-construction of understandingunderstanding

Original Post

Response 1 to Original Poster

Response 1 to Respondent 1

Response 2 to Respondent 1

Response 1 to Respondent 2

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Response 2 to Original Poster

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A new generation of eLearning tools A new generation of eLearning tools

Blogsshort for webloggvirtual diaries created by individualscreated by individuals chronologicalquick way to publishquick way to publishthrough a browserbased admin panelbased admin panelEx: Technorati

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Source: Coates, T (2003) Discussion and Citation in the Blogosphere...http://www.plasticbag.org/archives/2003/05/discussion_and_citation_in_the_blogosphere/

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A new generation of eLearning tools A new generation of eLearning tools

Wikiswebsite resource add/edit content collectivelygathering global knowledgegathering global knowledge

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A new generation of eLearning tools A new generation of eLearning tools

PodcastsInternet published filespfeed subscriptionusually at no costusually at no costused most for audio/video filesaudio/video files

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A new generation of eLearning tools A new generation of eLearning tools

Open-source solutionsMoodle

A socio-constructivist course management system integrating discussion and wiki

phpBBphpBBHighly customizable bulletin board package

WordPressBlog tool and webblog publishing platform

MediaWikiwiki package originally written for Wikipedia

More solutions on Sourceforge

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A new generation of eLearning tools A new generation of eLearning tools

Facts:Generation Y already knows how to use these tools very wellvery wellThese tools are easily accessible, many low-cost/no-cost applications

If you aren’t implementing and managing these applications in your organisation:

You are restricting and limiting communicationYou are not capturing the ongoing discussion (see Laurillard & Pask)& )

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Considerations for implementation Considerations for implementation

1. Performing a technological needs assessment2. Profiling end-users and modeling archetypes3. Developing implementation strategies4. Prototyping collaborative learning technologies

C d i bili d f5. Conducting usability tests and focus groups6. Motivating users to engage7 Assessing learning o tcomes7. Assessing learning outcomes

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A fluid eLearning environment A fluid eLearning environment

Aligning objectives

Generation Y

Online Communities of Practice

Learning organisation

Discussion Forums

Wikis

Blogs

Podcasts Empowering individuals

Cultivating communities

eLearning 2.0

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TakeTake--aways aways

What stands out the most for you?What did you get out of this session?

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