1. Technology Enhanced Learning: Psychological Foundations and Current Trends Seminar SS 2005 Jürgen Heller

2. Overview Psychological Foundations Theoretical Background Design of eLearning Course Evaluation of Distance Learning Blended Learning Game-based Learning Learning Styles

3. Psychological Foundations Topics and resources –Learning Theories (e.g. Constructivism) http://tip.psychology.org/theories.html http://tip.psychology.org/theories.html –The Educator’s Reference Desk http://www.eduref.org/cgibin/res.cgi/General_Education/ http://www.eduref.org/cgibin/res.cgi/General_Education/ –Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., & Cocking, R.R. (1999). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. http://books.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/index.html http://books.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/index.html

4. Psychological Foundations Topics and Resources –Papers by Educational Psychologist Richard Mayer Mayer, R. E. (2001). What good is educational psychology? The case of cognition and instruction. Educational Psychologist, 36, 83-88. Mayer, R. E., Heiser, J., & Lonn, S. (2001). Cognitive constraints on multimedia learning: When presenting more material results in less understanding. Journal of Educational Psychology, 93, 187-198. Mayer, R. E., & Chandler, P. (2001). When learning is just a click away: Does simple user interaction foster deeper understanding of multimedia messages? Journal of Educational Psychology, 93, 390-397.

5. Theoretical Background Topics and Resources –Theoretical Sources in IT http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/theory.html http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/theory.html Instructional design models, constructivism, learning environments, media theory (CMC) –Formal Representations Ontologies (incl. software Protégé) Educational Modelling Language (EML) http://eml.ou.nl/eml-ou-nl.htm http://eml.ou.nl/eml-ou-nl.htm IMS Learning Design http://www.imsglobal.org/learningdesign/index.html http://www.imsglobal.org/learningdesign/index.html

6. Design of eLearning Course Topics and Resources –Roadmap to Course Redesign http://www.center.rpi.edu/R2R/R2R.html http://www.center.rpi.edu/R2R/R2R.html Program in course redesign Redesign projects Planning resources Academic practices

7. Evaluation of Distance Learning Topics and Resources –The No Significant Difference Phenomenon http://www.nosignificantdifference.org/ http://www.nosignificantdifference.org/ –Phipps R. & Merisotis J. (1999). What's the difference? A review of contemporary research on the effectiveness of distance learning in higher education. http://www.ihep.org/Pubs/PDF/Difference.pdf http://www.ihep.org/Pubs/PDF/Difference.pdf –Sloan-C Publications http://www.aln.org/resources/entering_mainstream.pdf http://www.sloan-c.org/resources/sizing_opportunity.pdf http://www.aln.org/publications/books/epsyn1104.pdf http://www.aln.org/effective/pillarreport1.pdf http://www.aln.org/resources/entering_mainstream.pdf http://www.sloan-c.org/resources/sizing_opportunity.pdf http://www.aln.org/publications/books/epsyn1104.pdf http://www.aln.org/effective/pillarreport1.pdf

8. Blended Learning Topics and Resources –ALN Principles for Blended Environments Sloan-C Publication http://www.aln.org/publications/books/alnprinciples2.pdf http://www.aln.org/publications/books/alnprinciples2.pdf –Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks http://www.aln.org/publications/jaln/index.asp http://www.aln.org/publications/jaln/index.asp –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. –Blended Learning Design http://www.knowledgenet.com/pdf/Blended%20Learning%20Design _1028.PDF http://www.knowledgenet.com/pdf/Blended%20Learning%20Design _1028.PDF

9. Game-based Learning Topics and Resources –Mitchell, A. & Savill-Smith, C. (2004). The use of computer and video games for learning. A review of the literature. http://www.e-learningcentre.co.uk/eclipse/Resources/games.htm http://www.e-learningcentre.co.uk/eclipse/Resources/games.htm

10. Learning Styles Topics and Resources –Index of Learning Styles (ILS) http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSpage.html http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSpage.html –Learning style resources http://www.support4learning.org.uk/education/lstyles.htm http://www.support4learning.org.uk/education/lstyles.htm –iClass Deliverable on learning styles Provides reference to comprehensive review and various theoretical conceptions