E-learning: Issues and Concepts for 21 st Century Teaching and Learning -- DANIEL CHURCHILL-- The University of Hong Kong Background image source: Flickr by Noah SussmanNoah Sussman This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 Hong Kong License

What is E-learning? Source: Dave Cutler

Contexts for E-learning 1. e-learning as in distance learning  2. e-learning as in blended learning  3. e-learning as technology integration  in a classroom …..

WHY E-LEARNING? 1. improve teaching, learning  and assessment … 2. make learning more relevant  3. transform practices  4. increase global/regional competitiveness 

21 st Century Literacy Traditional Literacy Reading, writing, speaking and listening Information Literacy The ability to identify what information is needed and the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information Visual Literacy The ability to understand and produce visual messages Critical Literacy The ability to question, challenge and evaluate the meanings and purposes of texts Media Literacy The ability to question, analyze, interpret, evaluate, and create media messages. Tool Literacy The ability to use tools to manage, consume and create information Digital Literacy The ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use and create information

SOME CRITICAL ISSUES 1. Access to In ternet – on-campus and at home,  wireless network, mobile network ….. 2. Access to Computers and  Other Technologies ….. 3. Learning Management System (LMS)  4. Access to Software – rise of free software,  open sources, web-as-a-platform ….. 5. Access to Content  6. Pedagogical design and implementation  7. Transformation ma nagement 

ACCESS TO INTERNET Source:

ACCESS TO COMPUTERS Classmate PC from Intel ► Asus Eee PC from

M-LEARNING

LMS SYSTEM vs. Both have limitations

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WEB 2.0 The Social Web 1. user controls information  2. web as a point of presence  3. web as a social environments  4. web as a platform/cloud computing 

MOODLE 2.0 Moodle 2.0 promises support for  integration with Web 2.0, repository ….. and M-learning …..

KEY SKILLS FOR TEACHERS IN 21 st C 1. harvesting  2. mashing  3. designing and redesigning 

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CONTENT DESIGN 1. Blogs (e.g., Blogger) Blogger 2. Wikies (e.g., Wikispaces) Wikispaces 3. Web-as-a-platform applications  (e.g., GoogleDocs)GoogleDocs 4. Podcasting (e.g., Gcast) Gcast 5. Digital Storytelling (e.g., Voicethread) Voicethread 6. Elluminate or similar technology Elluminate 7. Mashing -- Mixing and re-mixing  existing resources and media to create new resources

LEARNING OBJECTS

– Web 2.0 Social Space

ADDING ASSETS

SAVING ASSETS

REUSES (EMBEDDING)

SUBSCRIBING

MANAGING SUBSCRIPTIONS

NETWORKING

RISAL V Further Integration with Moodle  2. Mobile Technology  3. Social Networking  4. Capture of Digital Assets  5. Real-time Conversation  6. E-Portfolio Features 

REAL-TIME ON-LINE

HKU on iTunesU?

G-LEARNING 1. Blogger  2. Gmail  3. Google Docs  4. iGoogle  5. Google Sites  6. Google Earth  7. Google Books  8. Android 

QUATIONS? Dr. Daniel Churchill  Program Director, MSc (IT in Education) …. Faculty of Education …. THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG …. …. Web: …. Tel: ….