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Deborah JudahE-Learning Advisor (HE)

www.rsc-yh.ac.uk RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

Using technology to encourage active & interactive learning

Active learning

Less emphasis on transmitting information

More emphasis on developing student’s skills– Analysis

– Synthesis

– Evaluation

– Exploration of own attitudes and values

7 principles

let your students get to know you encourage collaborative learning get students to reflect on and apply learning provide prompt feedback allocate realistic time for students to effectively

complete tasks encourage students to aim high cater for different learning styles

Encouraging Communication

Benefits: participation and contribution from

diverse students become more equitable and widespread.

Ease of use for students with English as Second Language

Asynchronous communication Social networks

Collaboration

Wikis Video Conferencing; Elluminate, DimDim Skype Online Surveys eg SurveyMonkey Google Apps Blogs Twitter

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Reflection

Blogs Digital Storytelling Concept mapping

ePortfolios

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Feedback

Personal Response Systems/Clickers Twitter/Twitter Wall Comments on Blogs Video performance Audio ePortfolios

Time

Library Skills Lecture Capture Webinars Podcasts

Aim High

Use of VLE to publish expectations, outcomes of course

Publish anonymised work of previous students

Publication of work to web pages, Flickr,

Peer assessment and feedback

Learning Preferences

ePortfolios Twitter Different digital media in coursework and

assessment

Summary

References

Saltzberg, S, Gasen, J, Roberts, L.H, Fowler, T (1996) Collaborative Learning Using Technology: Issues and Approaches. Online http://www.educause.edu/Resources/CollaborativeLearningUsingTech/149988

Chickering, Arthur and Stephen C. Ehrmann (1996), "Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever,” AAHE Bulletin, October, pp.  3-6. 

Karrer, T (2006) http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2006/05/collaborative-learning-using-web-20.html

Zuo M, Yi, L, Zhang , G (2007) Using Knowledge Management Technologies to Develop Reflective Learning Intelligent Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing, pp301 - 304

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d.judah@leeds.ac.uk