 Defining e-learning and the role of emerging technologies  What do we know about impact of technology on pedagogy – ePedagogy  Identify the technologies that may make it through the hype cycles  Determine implementation strategies

 Contact between lecturer and students  Cooperation between students  Encouragement of active learning  Giving rich and rapid feedback  Emphasizes time on task  Communicating high expectations  Respect diverse talents and ways of learning (Chickering and Gamson)

 Move to a learner-centric approach  Constructivism – these factors of good learning is taken into account: ◦ personal background ◦ interpretations and perspectives ◦ social collaboration and negotiation ◦ larger cultural and social perspectives ◦ authenticity and context of knowledge (Sami Paavola & Minna Lakkala)

 Management support (buy-in)  Sound IT infrastructure  Incentives for Educator

 Standards – allowing for individualism  Operational efficiency and flexible  Constituent services effectiveness

 It is often without a clear meaning or definition: ◦ May or may not be new technologies ◦ Experiences hype cycles ◦ Satisfy the ‘not yet’ criteria of  Not yet fully understood;  Not yet fully researched (in a mature way); ◦ Are potentially disruptive, but show potential

Gartner- Hype cycle for Technology

Gartner - Hype Cycle for Education

 1 year or less ◦ Cloud Computing (especially storage) ◦ Mobile Applications ◦ Social Reading (OER or OCW for HE) ◦ Tablet Computing  2 to 3 years ◦ Adaptive Learning Environments *** ◦ (Augmented Reality) ◦ Learning analytics *** ◦ Digital Identity

A major obstacle to reaching effective, efficient and appealing integrated e- learning technologies or environments is the lack of proven pedagogical models

(Jochems et al)

 …flexibility with regard to time and place and flexibility with regard to student needs…

 …. another type of “Skills” is required for the society of tomorrow….

… Complex Learning and Flexible Learning meets in the field of Dual Learning … It stresses the importance of realistic learning tasks It may help to close the gap between formal education and professional practice

The key to adoption success is that none of the three managerial control environments of Organization, Technology or Pedagogy should be overpowering

In a time of change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned finds themselves equipped, in a world that no longer exists …. Eric Hoffer

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