france - atlanta 2014 "digital learning in the 21st century"
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Introduction to the France -Atlanta 2014 seminar about digital learning held at Georgia Tech, October 20-21 2014TRANSCRIPT
Y. Epelboin Digital learning…, Atlanta 20-21 October 2014
www.upmc.fr
Université Pierre et Marie Curie,Paris
Digital Learning in the 21st centuryA Franco-American Perspective
Yves EpelboinProfessor Emeritus
Y. Epelboin Digital learning…, Atlanta 20-21 October 2014
Agenda
• The French HE organization
• Digital learning?
• MOOCs and online learning
•Conclusion
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The French HE organization
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The Bologna declaration
• June 1999: A European Higher Education Area in which students and graduates could move freely between countries
• In France, since 2002:– Bachelor (licence): 6 semesters– Master: 4 semesters– PhD (Doctorat): 3 years
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The French HE system
Universities Grandes Ecoles
IUT (Technology
colleges)
Years
PhD 8
Master Grande Ecole5
Bachelor 3
2High School training
Technological studies
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HE organization
• Universities:– National diploma: curses must be approved– Tuition fees very low and controlled– No selection at entrance in universities
• Grandes Ecoles:– More freedom for tuition and diploma– Very selective– Tuition fees vary
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University cooperation: OER
• UNT (Universités Numériques Thématiques): a national initiative about Open Educational Resources since 2004• per discipline• Peer reviewed• With national grants
• FUN-MOOC: a national MOOC consortium
• http://www.france-universite-numerique.fr
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University cooperation: UNR
• Universités numériques en région: Regional digital universities
• Regional cooperation between universities:– Portals– WiFi networks– Students smart ID cards…
2003 2008
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University cooperation: digital
• Access to Student Information Systems: timetables, grades, diploma,...,
• Information & communication: email, forums, ..., desktop services,
• Access to LMS,
• Library & Documentation,
• Podcast, video,23%
8%
10%
9%5%
45%L1
L2
L3
M1
M2
Divers
23%
22%
17%
10%
7%
21% Santé-sport
Sciences sociales
Droit
Sciences fondamentales
Economie-gestion
Divers
level study taught disciplines
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Digital learning?
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A cultural approach
• US and France: a different approach– US: a technological culture and a faith in technology– France: a Cartesian approach: from concepts to practice
Thus:France: a cautious approach to the use of technology in
teaching and learning (valid for teachers as well as for students)
US: jumping into technology?
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Technology and teaching
• Most French universities use a LMS (Moodle 90%)
• Main uses:– Documents storage– Exchanges between teachers and students
• Except for the minority of pioneers, the pedagogical use has started with the MOOCs
Really different in the US?
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LMS use: teachers at UPMC
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LMS use: students at UPMC
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MOOC and online learning
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It’s changing: MOOCs in Europe
http://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/en/european_scoreboard_moocs3/09/2014
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MOOC: an impulse towards online learning
• Distance learning: an old tradition in France
• New means: SPOC– Change in learning: flipped classes– Remedial courses– Distance learning
• MOOC: mostly another use of SPOC
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Communities and technology
• Students use Web 2.0 tools in their private life
• Faint interest in using university tools but growing– Few students live on campus: dormitories not managed
by universities?– No sense of the university community?
• Must be educated in using Internet and collaborative tools– C2I: Certificat Informatique et Internet (Computer and
Internet certification)
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Certification and diplomation
• In France diploma are delivered under state control– Portable ECTS (European Credit Transfer System)– Recognition by industry– Possibility to move from an institution to another
• Assessments and online teaching– Automatic assessments mainly in Medicine– Online assessments?
• Certification for distance learning– Value of online distance certification
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Conclusion?
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Conclusion: an irreversible change
• MOOCs have given the impulse for online learning
• Rapid growth of blended learning
• Flipped learning: students must also be convinced!
But:
• How to cover the expense with fixed tuition fees and revenues?– A 6 weeks course: 30 000 – 60 000 €
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http://www.dunod.com/loisirs-scientifiques-techniques/ouvrages-generaux-dictionnaires/les-mooc
Everything you need to know about MOOCs (in French) to be published in English