2. Learning Communities Labs for Innovation in Teaching and Learning Brent G. Wilson University of Colorado at Denver January 2003 Tel Aviv Israel

3. What Is Knowledge? Three Contrasting Views...

4. Acquiring Content

5. Constructing Meaning

6. Developing & Sharing Cool Stuff

7. Knowledge as... u Content acquisition u Meaning construction u Participation in inquiry and sharing u All of the above!

8. Teaching Architectures Three basic models...

9. Teacher-Centered Environment

10. Learner-Centered Environment

11. Learning Community

12. Self-Organizing Systems u Autonomous agents u Diversity of perspectives u Innovative actions and solutions u High levels of connectivity u Self-organization u Emergent intelligence

13. Classroom Communities

14. Cohort Groups

15. Alumni and Field Communities

16. Starting Over: Designing a Learning Environment From Scratch If we wanted to design a learning environment, without ever having seen one, what would we come up with? From Tom Carroll, PT3 Grants

17. T S ?

18. S T P S S T

19. L P L L L L L L L L L

20. Put Problems in the Middle u Teacher on the side u Local resources all around u Leaky boundaries to outside world allowing access to –people –info & resources –places

21. Projects for Communities u Design studio u Inquiry (e.g., action research) u Cases for study & exploration u Group support for exams u Discussions of readings u Writer’s workshop

22. Inquiry Cycle

23. Star.Legacy

24. The Legacy Principle u Build on what you find. u Leave something for the next group. u Texts define communities, but interpretation of texts is always evolving.

25. More Strategies u Case-based reasoning u Problem-based learning u Service-learning u WebQuests u Epistemic games u Slashdot forums u Field experiences

26. Varieties of e-Learning u Self-paced self-instruction u Support resources on the Web u Group-paced courses online u Informal interests & support u Blended learning experiences Do what best fits your situation.

27. Adoption Strategy u Start small w/Web resources u Move to blended learning u Choose a target for online delivery u Convert to online delivery u Target programs and repeat process u Evaluate at every stage.

28. Good Targets for Online Delivery u Deliverable content u Online adds value u Access a concern u Available resources and expertise (e.g., willing instructor)

29. Learn More About Inquiry Learning... u http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/incel/secti on_4.html http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/incel/secti on_4.html u http://scied.gsu.edu/Hassard/mos/7.4.html http://scied.gsu.edu/Hassard/mos/7.4.html u http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mo nth6/index_sub5.html http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mo nth6/index_sub5.html u http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/win2002/514/index. html http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/win2002/514/index. html u http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lpintro5e.html http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lpintro5e.html u http://emints.more.net/info/area1/iblearning.html http://emints.more.net/info/area1/iblearning.html

30. Further Reading and Resources u Dynamic Learning Communities http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/dlc.html http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/dlc.html u 7 Principles for Undergrad Teaching http://www.tltgroup.org/programs/seven.html also http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/gui debk/teachtip/7princip.htm http://www.tltgroup.org/programs/seven.html http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/gui debk/teachtip/7princip.htm u Cognitive Load Theory http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/education/CLT_NET_Aug_97.HTML http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/education/CLT_NET_Aug_97.HTML u Problem-Based Learning http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/pbl http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/pbl u Case-Based Teaching http://www.edtech.vt.edu/edtech/id/models/casebased.html http://www.edtech.vt.edu/edtech/id/models/casebased.html u Tom Carroll on Networked Learning Communities http://www.citejournal.org/vol1/iss1/currentissues/general/articl e1.htm