Current Issues in Technology Enhanced Learning Seminar WS 2005 Jürgen Heller

Topics Course SS05 Psychological Foundation: Learning Theories Evaluation of Distance Learning Blended Learning Game-based Learning Learning Styles

Topics List Design of eLearning Courses Learning Design Cooperative Learning Theoretical Background Learning Platforms ?

Contributions Presentation –Theoretical Background –Review Article –Original Journal Article –Learning Platforms and Technology Practical Work –Design of a Online Course

Design of eLearning Courses Topics and Resources –Roadmap to Course Redesign Program in course redesign Redesign projects Planning resources Academic practices

Learning Design Topics and Resources –Review –Advances in Learning Design (Special Issue). Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2005/01 –Koper E.R.J. (2001). Modelling Units of Study from a Pedagogical Perspective: the pedagogical meta model behind EML –Constructivist Learning Design –Online Support –UNFOLD EC-Project –LAMS Learning Activity Management System

Cooperative Learning Topics –Group learning –Computer Supported Cooperative Learning (CSCL) –Groupware –Computer mediated communication (CMC) Media Theory Communication Tools

Cooperative Learning Resources Online – – nts/collaborative_learning.html (lots of further links) nts/collaborative_learning.html – – – perative_Workhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Supported_Coo perative_Work

Cooperative Learning Resources Papers –Dietz-Uhler, B. & Bishop-Clark (2001). The use of computer-mediated communication to enhance subsequent face-to-face discussions. Computers in Human Behavior, 17, 269–283. –Benbunan-Fich, R. & Hiltz, S.R. (1999). Impacts of Asynchronous Learning Networks on Individual and Group Problem Solving: A Field Experiment. Group Decision and Negotiation, 8, 409–426. –Dennis, A.R. & Valacich, J.S. (1999). Rethinking Media Richness: Towards a Theory of Media Synchronicity. Proceedings of the 32nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. –Briggs, R.O., de Vreede, G.-J., Nunamaker, J.F.Jr. & Tobey, D. (2001). ThinkLets: Achieving Predictable, Repeatable Patterns of Group Interaction with Group Support Systems (GSS). Proceedings of the 34th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. –Veerman, A.L., Andriessen, J.E.B. & Kanselaar, G. (2000). Learning through synchronous electronic discussion. Computers & Education, 34,

Learning Platforms Open Source Platforms –Moodle –Claroline –ILIAS Commercial Systems –WebCT –Microsoft Learning Gateway rosoftLearningGateway.mspx rosoftLearningGateway.mspx

Theoretical Background Topics and Resources –Theoretical Sources in IT Instructional design models, constructivism, learning environments, media theory (CMC) –Formal Representations Ontologies (incl. software Protégé) Educational Modelling Language (EML) IMS Learning Design

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