IntersTICES, a Swiss Virtual Campus’ support mandate to foster a richer eLearning pedagogy in higher education and to set a general evaluation framework assessing innovative pedagogy Jacques VIENS, Ph.D. Nathalie DESCHRYVER, assistante Daniel PERAYA, Ph.D. TECFA, Université de Genève

Jacques Viens2/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece PLAN Context Mandate (goals/tasks) Method Early results Questions

Jacques Viens3/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece CONTEXT Swiss Virtual Campus (SVC) : a national response… - 50 eLearning projects (3 y., 3 uni., prof.) - 28 in 2000, 22 in Matched funding, app. 1M Euro - 4 mandates (2 ped, 1 inst., 1 tech.)

Jacques Viens4/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece CONTEXT Swiss Virtual Campus (SVC)... - Consolidation phase Maintenance of projects + user community support 2.19 professional production teams 3.A third call for projects (76 with less $) 4.Coordination, mandates and program management

Jacques Viens5/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece CONTEXT Emergent information society - eLearning is new - our culture of education is old/traditional - eLearning a catalyst for a renewed pedagogy - pedagogical innovation in 4 points 1.Learners’autonomy 2.Contextualised activities (real world), projects 3.Collaboration, co-elaboration of knowledge 4.Deep learning, high level cognitive skills/activities

Jacques Viens6/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece MANDATE Goals/Tasks To provide pedagogical support to the projects To make an inventory of the projects’ pedagogical practices, mainly the exploitation of the innovative and interactive potential of ICT; To set the bases of an evaluation framework assessing the innovative nature of eLearning pedagogy, in collaboration with the national and international community.

Jacques Viens7/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece METHOD “Recherche-action-formation” Participative and collaborative 5 initial steps First contact meeting with each projet Interview : current situation, needs analysis and follow up planning Specific support to the projects Animation of a virtual community of practice Collective face to face activities

Jacques Viens8/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece METHOD… Data collection Notes from meetings of step 1-3 Transcription of interviews (step 2) Egroup activities and s Literature review Data analyses Qualitative Cycles of readings, linking, sense making Validation by triangulation

Jacques Viens9/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece EARLY RESULTS Global observations Stepped in after launching Complex challenge : 3 uni., 3 lang., 3 cult. of ed. (vision/rep., goals, abilities/exp., practice) Systematic development: (intuitive production) Analysis Design Production Pilot/evaluation Revision Implementation

Jacques Viens10/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece EARLY RESULTS… Global observations… Some projects are eager to integrate innovative pedagogies and learning strategies More deeply involved in IntersTICES activities Some wants to go their way

Jacques Viens11/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece EARLY RESULTS… Technological aspects Platform or not platform (time/energy cons.) Members of teams are not all familiar with tech. Hire programming staff Links between technology and pedagogy…

Jacques Viens12/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece EARLY RESULTS… Pedagogical aspects Heterogeneity intra-inter projects Mostly mediated and individualized instruction Some efforts to integrate activities communicative/collaborative/knowledge construction Emergent stoppers are : How to ? Big groups ? Novice learners ? How to convince partners ? Too much is done to change ! SVC wants individualized instruction

Jacques Viens13/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece EARLY RESULTS… Institutional/management aspects Multiple partners/cultures/problems Those who have collaborated before SVC…OK Some decided to cooperate not collaborate

Jacques Viens14/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece QUESTIONS What is an innovative pedagogy ? What is to change ? How can we support transition ? How to implement active pedagogy with big groups ? What for ? When ? How much ? Online vs face-to-face activities group vs individual activities Tutoring issues … Evaluation issues … Communicate desire/know how of innovative ped.

Jacques Viens15/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece Conclusion A high level and complex challenge … A matter of culture transition ? Systemic approach with multiple perspectives Teachers, learners, institutional (society) Culture in terms of : representations, attitudes, abilities and practice

Jacques Viens16/16 July 19th 2002ICTE 2002, Samos, Greece Objects Processes Products Representations Abilities & Ressources Practices Attitudes Pedagogy/learningTechnology LearnersTeachers Institution Factors in interrelation O-P-P Content Objectives Competencies Knowledge Competencies