Smart and authentic learning [Panel: Innovation Pedagogy: Adaptive Inter- Disciplinary Curriculum] Kinshuk Faculty of Science & Technology Athabasca University, Canada

Lecture based learning Extensive literature suggests: Everything else happens in the lecture, but learning! No authentic or contextual environment! So why we still do it ???

Lecturing en masse! Extensive literature suggests: Not every student learns the same way Not every student is at the same level Mostly from lecturer’s notes → students’ notes! So why we still do it ???

Learning authentically and in context! Elementary schools manage to take children on field trips So, why we forget the value of authentic and contextual learning as we reach to higher education!! Why so much focus on rote learning !!!

Authentic learning Learning anytime anywhere, in learners’ own environment Learning not limited to academic classrooms Authentic learning scenarios are now possible by making use of physical objects available in learners’ own environment

Aim Reform of the ways of teaching and learning through advancing current learning environments towards smart learning environments Learning so omnipresent that no conscious effort is needed.

Smart learning environments (SLEs) Although not concretely defined, SLEs encompass various contexts, in which students (and perhaps teachers) move from one context to another. So, they are perhaps overarching concept for future academia.

Vision for the future of education Pedagogy: learning paradigms, assessment paradigms, social factors, policy Technology: emerging technologies, innovative uses of mature technologies, adoption, usability, standards, and emerging/new technological paradigms (open educational resources, cloud computing, etc.) Fusion of pedagogy and technology: transformation of curriculum, transformation of teaching behavior, transformation of administration, best practices of infusion, piloting of new ideas INTERPLAY OF PEDAGOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND THEIR FUSION TOWARDS THE ADVANCEMENT OF SLE S

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