eLearning Challenges for the Future

Silicon Valley

Innovation

TechnologyPedagogy Teaching & Learning Change Agents Change Process Foundation for Success

Transforming Learning Events n Online library catalog n Personal computer & WWW. n Enterprise systems (LMS)

Concerns n Institutional / Technical Infrastructure n Faculty support –Development / delivery n Student support n Institutional policy n Incentives for development and teaching

Creating the Infrastructure n Institutional commitment n Built on Pedagogy n Technology power n Faculty / Student support

What we know No-significant difference Accessibility counts Academic disciplines attributes can facilitate learning Learner attributes contribute to success/failure Online teaching pedagogy transfer to on-ground instruction

C- Sloan: Pillars of Success n Learning Effectiveness n Cost Effectiveness n Access n Faculty Satisfaction n Student Satisfaction

Teaching / Learning: Built on Pedagogy n Principles of Learning –Contiguity –Repetition –Reinforcement –Factual Information –Intellectual Skills –Strategies n Instructional Design

New Technologies... n Transforming Education n Providing a vehicle for effective learning n Creating opportunities to reach more learners

Collaboration and Connectivity n Web 2.0 n YouTube n Facebook n Smart phones

e-Learning... A Catalyst for Institutional Change

Educators – Agents of “Change” Catalyst Process HelperResource Helper Solution Giver

Rate of Adoption Innovators Early Adopters Early Majority Late Majority Laggards

e-Learning Benchmarks... n Institutional Support n Course Development n Teaching/Learning n Course Structure n Student Support n Faculty Support n Evaluation and Assessment

e-Learning creates: n Exploration n Experience n Engagement n Ease of use n Empowerment n Effectiveness*

e-Learning generates... n New Partnerships n New Audiences / Markets n A review of institutional goals n A review of organization and governance n Quality n Institutional Policies

e-Learning benefits... n Greater learning experiences n Improved access to education n Learner flexibility n Increase in audience and type n Collaboration n Interaction

e-Learning concerns… n Financing? n Faculty rights and traditions? n Articulation? n Digital information? n Values? n Culture?

e-Learning future... n Collaborations n Greater distributed learning populations n Research on Learning n Globalization of Learning n New technologies

Steve Zlotolow, PhD Associate Dean International and Extended Studies San Jose State University

Themes –Faculty Incentives –Student Life Cycle –Senior Administration –Academic Quality & Effectiveness –Administrative & Financial Models –Technology NASULGC – Benchmarking Study 009

n *Truman-Davis, “Support for Online Teaching,” 2000 n “Va.’s Tech’s Math Emporium…” Educause, 99 n Chaffee, “Keeping your Eyes on the Target…”, 2001

Distributed Education and Its Challenges: An Overview Oblinger, Barone, Hawkins n American Council on Education n Center for Policy Analysis