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Bridging the gap between policy & practice: a reflective review & looking forward to the future
Gráinne Conole, Open University, UKVI Congresso Nazionale della SIe-L: E-learning, creatività ed innovazioneSalerno University, 17/09/09
More info, slides and references:http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/2295
+Outline
Scrutinising the e-learning history line lessons from the past a glimpse into the future
Emergent themes and challenges
A framework for making policy work
Illustrative case studies
Reflections and questions for the future
+Key focus
Is there a gap between e-learning policy and actual practice? How can we bridge the gap?
Does e-learning policy adequate reflect current technological advances If not how can we ensure it does?
+Scrutinising the e-learning timeline Context
Globalisation, networked society, changing societal norms, ICT advances
UK: Dearing review of ICT TLTP projects, CTI, HE Academy, JISC
US: Fragmented policy, driven by individuals and commercial imperative
Education/Industry partnerships, spin offs, Open Educational Movement
Impact
Local culture vs global hegemony, changing roles & structures, commercial vs. government supported, dissemination and impact evaluation
Policy Practice
DriversWidening participation, personalization, lifelong learning, quality assurance, developing the work force, commercial imperative
Conole, (2007) in Andrews & Haythornwaite
+ A glimpse into the future
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Inspire by Pea &Wallis, 2008
We can now interactat a distance, accessing complex & useful resources in ways unimaginable in early eras
What’s the next stage of the co-evolution?
Phases of development Tool-user co-evolution
Internet
Mobile devices
TV
Radio
Smart tools
Phone
+Converging practices
Modern technologies Modern pedagogy Web 2.0 practices
Location aware technologies
Adaptation & customisation
Second life/immersive worlds
Google it!
“Expert badges”, World of warcraft
User-generated content
Blogging, peer critiquing
Cloud computing
From individual to social
Contextualised and situated learning
Personalised learning
Experiential learning
Inquiry learning
Peer learning
Open Educational Resources
Reflection
Distributed cognition
+Loosely coupled tools
Integrated IT systems
Personalised tools
Institutional tools
Student controlled
Institutional controlled
Tensions & implications
The VLE/LMS is dead debatehttp://cloudworks.ac.uk/index.php/cloud/view/2162
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Policy
Teacher practice
Research & development
The learner’s experience
A framework for making policy work
+Avoiding failures of the past
Common reactions: “I haven’t got time” “My research is more important” “What’s in it for me?” “Where is my reward?” “I don’t have the skills to do this” “I don’t believe in this, it won’t work”
Common resistance strategies: I’ll say yes (and do nothing) Undermine the initiative Undermine the person involved
Classic mistake: Emphasis on the technologies, not the people and processes Funding for technology developments but not use and support
Great policy initiatives often fail – why?
+Cloudworks: Harnessing web 2.0
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Clouds: Learning & teaching ideasDesign or case studiesTools or resourcesQuestions or problems
Cloudscapes:ConferencesWorkshopsCourse teamStudent cohortResearch themeProject
Key concepts
+User profile
+Activity stream
+Features Dynamic list of clouds + new comments
Comments on clouds + cloudscapes
Can “follow” people + cloudscapes
RSS feeds of cloudscapes + people
Embedding: pictures, video, presentations
Twitter feeds for people +cloudscapes
Email alerts
Activity streams
+Emergent patterns of use
Events: conferences and workshops ALT-C conference, 8-11th September 2009 http://cloudworks.ac.uk/index.php/cloudscape/view/1870
Discussions: Flash debates Is Twitter killing blogging? http://cloudworks.ac.uk/index.php/cloud/view/2266
Eliciting expertise Literature review of educational technologist http://cloudworks.ac.uk/index.php/cloudscape/view/1872
Aggregating resources En Rumbo Spanish course http://cloudworks.ac.uk/index.php/cloudscape/view/776
Olnet: redefining openness
+A definition
The open provision of educational resources, enabled by information and communication technologies, for consultation, use and adaptation by a community of users for non-commercial purposes
(UNESCO 2002)
+A broader definition of OER
Learning resources
Courseware, content modules, learning objects, learner support & assessment tools, online learning communities
Resources to support teachers
Tools for teachers and support materials to enable them to create, adapt and use OER; training materials for teachers
Resources to assure the quality of education and educational practices (UNESCO 2004)
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“Open Design”
Characteristics of good pedagogy
Affordances of new technologies
Bridging the gap
PersonalisedSituativeSocialExperientialReflective
AdaptiveContextualNetworkedImmersiveCollective
+ A mediating layer
Designer DesignHas an inherent
OERCreates
Mediating artifacts
Mediating artifacts1.Design visualisation tools - CompendiumLD2.Design methods3.Pedagogical patterns4.Cloudworks
Can we develop new innovative mediating artifacts?How can we make the design more explicit and sharable?
User – can now repurpose
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Policy
Research & development
Teacher practice
The learner’s experience
Mapping the case studiesInstitutional & national fundingEmbedding in strategyAligning to technology trends
Changing user behaviourDrivers and challenges
Actual use in practiceWhat’s in it for me?
Evidence of impact
+Questions and reflections
What is the relationship between Government rhetoric and actual practice?
How can technologies support new forms of pedagogy?
What is the relationship between technologies, physical and virtual spaces and pedagogy?
How do we take account of a digital divide that is ever narrower but deeper?
What new digital literacy skills will learners and teachers need ?
E-learning innovation will require a radical rethinking of the curriculum,
E-learning challenges existing norms about assessment
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Bridging the gap between policy & practice: a reflective review & looking forward to the future
Gráinne Conole, Open University, UKVI Congresso Nazionale della SIe-L: E-learning, creatività ed innovazioneSalerno University, 17/09/09
More info, slides and references:http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/2295