1. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Considering the dimensions of life-long learning tools Chris Douce

2. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Outline Introduction Learner profiles Dimensions Tools Learning Trajectory Summary

3. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Learner Profiles Who are the learners? Who, what, where, when and how “The collection of attributes of a class of ‘typical users’” Life-long learners: Jim, Dave and Sue

4. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Learner Profile : Jim Call centre worker On-demand e-learning Connected to local community Part time youth worker Two types of life-long learning: formal and informal

5. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Learner Profile : Dave Works in an IT department of a company Aspirations to become a systems administrator Knows about professional qualifications Communicates with peers in other organisations Little formal training by employer Time limited: a way to gain promotion and understanding

6. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Learner Profile : Sue Retired Enjoys local and family history No clear objectives or formal study plan Discusses interests with others Different sources of information Less use of technology

7. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Learner Profiles Jim : formal and informal Dave : formal, qualification directed Sue: informal, personal interest

8. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Dimensions Objectives: defined – undefined Formality: formal – informal Time: bounded – unbounded Interconnectivity: group – solitary Support: high – low Identity: open – closed Like user experience/usability goals - not completely separate from each other ‘Adaptability’ or how these can change

9. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Dimensions Objectives: defined (10) – undefined (0) Formality: formal (10) – informal (0) Time: bounded (10) – unbounded (0) Interconnectivity: group (10) – solitary (0) Support: high (10) – low (0) Identity: open (10) – closed (0)

10. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Dimensions

11. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Tools Virtual learning environments Personal learning environments Web tools Discussion forums Client tools Peer to peer

12. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Learning Trajectory A summary of decisions that have contributed to your learning history. A summary of decisions (including your successes and failures) that have contributed to your learning history. The path that you share with others that may help others learn about the things you have discovered.

13. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Summary Looked at three different learner profiles Divided into dimensions Mapped dimensions to a chart Dimensions change between users and over time Dimensions can inform tool requirements Notion of a learning trajectory Building tools: understand users, needs and constraints

14. The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology Outline Introduction Learner profiles Dimensions Tools Learning Trajectory Summary

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