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E-learning inDeveloping Countries

BADRUL HUDA KHANhttp://www.BadrulKhan.com/

MCWEADON EDUCATION, USA

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E-Learning is GlobalE-Learning is here to stay

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Today, I would focus on

• A Global Framework for E-Learning• Initiative for Bangladesh Virtual

University• QA

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A high quality e-learning system

must be meaningful to all stakeholders groups:

• Learners• Instructors• Technical & Support Staff• Organization

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An e-learning system is more likely to be

meaningful to learners when it is • easily accessible• clearly organized• well written• authoritatively presented• learner‑centered• affordable• efficient• flexible, and has a • facilitated learning environment.

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When learners display a high level of participation and success in meeting a course's goals and objectives, this can make e-learning meaningful to instructors.

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When learners enjoy all available support services provided in the course without any interruptions, it

makes support services staff happy as they strive to provide easy-to-use, reliable services.

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Finally, e-learning is meaningful to an organization when it has a sound return-on-investment (ROI), a moderate to high level of learners' satisfaction with both the quality of instruction and all support services, and a low drop-out rate.

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Today, I would like to introduce a Framework which I believe will help us identify important criteria for quality E-Learning.

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A Flexible Framework

for E-Learning

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On-line and off-line resources & support

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Learning and teaching issuesInfrastructure, hardware and software Physical layout and navigation Content development and maintenanceAcademic, administrative & student services Ethical considerations in e-learningAssessment of learner, evaluation of learning environment

Learning

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Stakeholder Focused E-Learning

Put each stakeholder group (learners, instructors, technical staff, etc.) at the center of the octagon and ask questions along the eight dimensions. By doing this exercise, you will be able to understand critical e-learning issues for each group.

5. MANAGEMENT5.1 E‑Learning Content

Development5.2 E-Learning Maintenance

6. RESOURCE SUPPORT6.1 Online support6.2 Resources

7. ETHICAL7.1 Social and Political

Influence7.2 Cultural Diversity7.3 Bias7.4 Geographical diversity7.5 Learner diversity7.6 Digital Divide7.7 Etiquette7.8 Legal issues

8. INSTITUTIONAL8.1 Administrative Affairs8.2 Academic affairs8.2 Student services

1. PEDAGOGICAL1.1 Content Analysis1.2 Audience Analysis1.3 Goal Analysis 1.4 Medium Analysis1.5 Design approach1.6 Organization1.7 Methods and Strategies

2. TECHNOLOGICAL2.1 Infrastructure planning2.2 Hardware2.3 Software

3. INTERFACE DESIGN3.1 Page and site design3.2 Content design3.3 Navigation3.4 Accessibility 3.5 Usability testing

4. EVALUATION4.1 Assessment of learners

4.2 Evaluation of the instruction & learning environment

http://BooksToRead.com/framework/dimensions.htm

PEDAGOGICAL

• Content• Audience• Goals • Medium • Design • Organization • Methods

What types of content are appropriate to teach via e-learning versus classroom?

PEDAGOGICAL

• Content• Audience• Goals • Medium • Design • Organization • Methods

What types of content are appropriate to teach via e-learning versus classroom?

PEDAGOGICAL

• Content• Audience• Goals • Medium • Design • Organization • Methods

What types of content are appropriate to teach via e-learning versus classroom?

RECAPAs you can see Videoconferencing can be used by medical students and professionals to observe how a surgeon performs the surgery.

Instructional Method: E-Learning VideoconferencingLearning Strategy: Instructional Demonstration

But, medical students must be actively involved in hands‑on learning activity to learn how to operate on patients.

Instructional Method: Instructor-facilitated f-2-f classroom Instructional Strategy: Action Learning

By appropriately combining content appropriate to both e‑learning method and classroom based instruction, we can develop meaningful blended learning.

PEDAGOGICAL

• Content• Audience• Goals • Medium • Design • Organization • Methods

Content Suitability Testing

STABLE Content

DYNAMIC Content

PEDAGOGICAL

• Content

• Audience• Goals • Medium • Design • Organization • Methods

Who are the learners?

Do we have adequate information about the learners at a distance?

PEDAGOGICAL

• Content• Audience• Goals • Medium

• Design • Organization • Methods

What is the instructor’s role?

- more facilitative than didactic (instructor-

facilitated)- more didactic than

facilitative (instructor -led)- a combination of both

Technological

• Infrastructure Planning

• Hardware • Software

Does the program have personnel who can assist learners to set up for starting the course?

InterfaceDesign

•Page and Site Design•Content Design•Navigation•Accessibility •Usability Testing

Do Web pages look good in a variety of Web browsers?

InterfaceDesign

•Page and Site Design•Content Design•Navigation

•Accessibility •Usability Testing

Is the program designed to be accessible by a wider user population? (A common accessibility concern in the USA -- Is the course 508 compliant?)

Evaluation

•Assessment of Learners• Evaluation of

Instruction & Learning Environment

Does the e-learning program have a mechanism in which a learner can be truly measured and not cheat?

Evaluation

•Assessment of Learners• Evaluation of

Instruction & Learning Environment

Does the program have a system to accept students’ online evaluation of the following? - content - instructor - learning environment - learning resources - course design - technical support

Management

•Content Development

•Maintenance

Does the administration notify students about any changes in due dates or other course relevant matters (e.g., server down) via following means?- e-mail- Twitter- announcement page- alert boxes- running footer added to a page- phone call- mail- other

Resource

Support

•Online Support• Resources

Does the course providetroubleshooting (or expert technical support from specialized staff) assistance or a help line?

Resource

Support

•Online Support

• Resources

Does the course provide examples of previous student's work on the Web?

Ethical

•Social/Political Influence

•Cultural Diversity•Bias•Geographical Diversity•Learner Diversity•Digital Divide•Etiquette•Legal Issues

To improve cross-cultural verbal communication and avoid misunderstanding, does the course make an effort to reduce or avoid the use of jargon, idioms, ambiguous or cute humor, and acronyms?

The “thumbs up” gesture meaning well done in the US, represents an obscenity meaning in Iraq, Iran, and Thailand.

In Bangladesh it is a derogatory term.

Ethical

•Social/Political Influence•Cultural Diversity•Bias

•Geographical Diversity•Learner Diversity•Digital Divide•Etiquette•Legal Issues

Is the program offered to geographically diverse population? If yes ...

Is the program sensitive about students from different time-zones (e.g. synchronous communications are scheduled at reasonable times for all time zones represented)?

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Dhaka, Bangladesh4:00 AM (Night time)

USA (DC) 5:00 PM (Day time)

Can’t schedule a live chat.

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Institutional

•Administrative Affairs•Academic Affairs•Student Services

Is the institution ready to offer online courses to a globally diverse population?

Institutional Readiness

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Institutional

•Administrative Affairs

•Academic Affairs•Student Services

Does e-learning provide academic quality such as one would expect in a traditional course?

Online Education Quality

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Within the scope of today’s presentation, I have presented few learning issues in the form of questions that you can ask yourself when planning, designing, evaluating or implementing meaningful E-Learning for diverse learners worldwide.

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Bangladesh Virtual UniversityA Hub for Excellence in Open and Flexible Learning

In with collaborations with academic and training institutions in Bangladesh and abroad

BangladeshVirtualUniversity.com

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References

Website: http://BadrulKhan.com/Email: khan@mcweadon.com

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Announcement

A New Book by Badrul Khan

Meaningful E-Learning

(in Bangla)By UPL

All Presentation materials are available at:

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