Presentation of NKI Distance Education

- and the services at NKI

Aleksander Dye• started at NKI Distance Education in

2001 in the R&D department as a system developer. Working with the development of SESAM - the LMS (learning management system) of NKI

• comprehensive knowledge about SESAM and how to adapt it to different needs.

• have been part of the research team on mobile learning since 2001 being part of four projects on mLearning.

• currently project manager for web development at NKI

NKI Distance education

• NKI Distance Education (www.nki.no)• Online distance education since 1987 (100,000+ enrolments)• Broad specter of subjects from secondary to master level• One of Europe’s largest providers of online distance

education• 12225 online students in at least 34 countries (09.02.2010)• 60 % women (09.02.2010)• More than 250 courses online• Startup every day• Individual progress plans• Always room for more students• Exams at local schools and embassies

Important dates

• 1910: started as a correspondence school in Sweden

• 1959: in Norway• 1987: first online course• 2001: first mobile learning course• 2007: our 6th generation LMS• 2009: new CMS for prospective students• 2010 Still developing the LMS and

courses

NKI basic philosophies concerning distance learning

• Views of knowledge and learning– The result of learning is a change in the student’s perceptions– Learning is a qualitative change in understanding– Learning is an active process– Learning is a socially supported individual process

• “NKI Distance Education aims to offer distance education solutions that make the students attain their learning objectives through optimum individual flexibility where the students shall represent resources for each other without being dependent on each other.”

CLIPCooperative Learner Information Profile

• Cooperative Learning Information Profile

By Morten Flate Paulsen

My student presentation

Personal information

Courses and programs I attend with completion dates

Textual presentation + picture I have entered myself

Teacher workload

• work hours vs. leisure time

• Institutions must supply the tools

• teachers wants increased flexibility

• students wants answers now!

Cooperation in distance educationwith e- and mLearning at NKI Distance Education

LP

• Learning Partners

How does this work?

A program with the courses in reccomended reading order

News feed

Link to course study guide

Planning Delivery of assignments

Shows progression

Course study guide introduction

Study guidesContacts

Student forum

Course contacts

Name with presentation icon

Where students live

When they last logged in

Next assignment

Invite as learning partner

Teacher and the students contact at NKI

Questions?