Conole Utretcht Workshop

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The OU Learning Design Initiative

Gráinne Conole, Open University, UKLearning Design Workshop, Utretcht, 10th March 2010

Slides and links:http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloudscape/view/2030

+OutlineOverview of OULDI

Demonstrations of some of the tools

DiscussionThe landscape of the web 2.0 world….

Exploring new digital territories

+The gap between promise & reality Common reactions:

“I haven’t got time” “My research is more important” “What’s in it for me?” “Where is my reward?” “I don’t have the skills to do this” “I don’t believe in this, it won’t work”

Common resistance strategies: I’ll say yes (and do nothing) Undermine the initiative Undermine the person involved Do it badly

Classic mistakes: Emphasis on the technologies, not the people and processes Funding for technology developments but not use and support

Free resources Little reuse

Array of technologies

Not fully exploited

+Designing for Learning Representing pedagogy

Guiding design Sharing ideas

Tools and resources to help teachers design better

OULDIOpen University Learning Design Initiative

OLnetAbout designing and using Open Educational Resources

+OULDI….

Design methods:schema & patterns

Visualisation: CompendiumLD

Support and guidance:Events

Sharing and discussing:Cloudworks

+Focus today

Cloudworks A space to share and discuss learning and

teaching ideas and designs

The power of visualisation Making design explicit Seven course views Tools for visualisation

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Teaching is a ‘craft’ practice: Developing Discussing Adapting Improving

Key aspects to support Sharing best practice Ideas, support and advice Enhancing professional

knowledge

Communication

+Cloudworks: sharing teaching practice A space for sharing and

discussing learning and teaching ideas and designs

Application of the best of web 2.0 practice to a teaching context

Iterative development and evaluation – based on use

Part of OU Learning Design Initiative Juliette Culver – developer Rebecca Galley – cloudworks

facilitators Growing international

‘cloudworks champions’

+Why was it developed?

Aim To bridge the gap between

technologies and use

Issues Lack of uptake of technologies

in education Teachers say they want

examples/want to share/discuss New skills needed for engaging

with new technologies

+Key concepts

Clouds: core objects in Cloudworks

Cloudscapes: collections of clouds

Activity streams: dynamic filters of new activity

Follow and be followed: Personal activity stream

and peer recognition

+Homepage

Active clouds

New Cloudscapes

Orientation Search Browse Login User panel

Cloudstream

+Clouds

Clouds: IdeasDesign or case studiesTools or resourcesQuestions or problems

+Active clouds

Current topics

Hot issues

Questions

Flash debates

Presentations

+Cloudscapes

“Learn about” Cloudscape: Presentations 24 Clouds Twitter stream Recent activities

Space to Discuss Add Follow Collate Archive

+Individuals, collectives, communities Views from 160 countries Users:

Teachers (from K-12, tertiary, independent) Researchers Educational technologists/support staff Policy makers Researchers Learners

Characteristics Boundary crossing Multi-purpose, different motivations Lurking through active participation

+Digital trails and pathways

Filtering – personalisation and tailoring RSS feeds for people and cloudscapes Different levels of email alert Activity streams

Public activity stream (all activities on the site), Cloudscape activity streams, User activity streams

Tabbed views – all, clouds, cloudscapes, comments links, references, extra content

Your favourites

Serendipity Active clouds on home page Featured cloudscapes on home page Browse clouds, cloudscape, tags, people Search for keywords

+Uses and benefits

Events: conferences and workshops ETUG workshop, 20th-21st October 2009 http://cloudworks.ac.uk/index.php/cloudscape/view/1903

Discussions: Flash debates The changing nature of conferences http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/2577

Eliciting expertise and open reviews Literature review of Web 2.0 use in Higher Education http://cloudworks.ac.uk/index.php/cloudscape/view/1895

Aggregating resources Personalising formal learning with technology http://cloudworks.ac.uk/index.php/cloudscape/view/1871

+Some stats….Aspect Everyone Team Non-team

Cloudscapes 227 97 130

Clouds 1830 1141 689

Comments 2894 944 1950

Links 2602 1549 1053

1932 registered users

Added Sept.

From 160 countries

+New features!

Recently added Tag users Events Deadlines Sections Favourites, recommendations Reputation

+Recently added

User tagging

Dynamic events list

Deadline clouds

Sections for Cloudscapes

Favourites

Recommendations

Reputation

+User profile

+ LD Toolbox

A ‘pick and mix’ of learning design tools and resources

Supporting advice and guidance

Trialled across a range of teaching and learning environments

http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloudscape/view/1882

+Using the toolbox

Activities graded: Introductory Intermediate Advanced

4 interventions offered: Independent, Community-peer support Tailored events Side-by-side mentoring

+Activity Take the Cloudquest challenge

http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/2454

Exploring the site, find the following: How many people registered from the OU? What reputation does Martin Weller have? Can you find anything interesting about collaborative learning? What’s the latest Cloudscape on the site? Name an event which will run in June 2010? What happens if you click you are attending an event? What’s a good place to find out more about the site? Post your reflections http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/3056

+Visualisation

Helps articulate and share designs

Supports effective design

Highlights key requirements at different levels

Integrates design advice and support at key points in the process

+Course views Three levels:

Micro (activity level) Meso (block level) Macro (course level)

Seven views Course map Pedagogy profile Course dimensions Learning outcomes map Task swimlane Cost effectiveness Course performance

+Benefits and drawbacks of models Can be used to guide:

Design of learning activities and courses Development of learning systemsThe student experience and learning

environmentAnalysis and understanding of learning and

teaching

Drawbacks

Simplicity of views belies their complexityMismatch between theory and actual practice

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Guidance and Support“Learning pathway”: Course

structure and timetablee.g. course calendar, study

guide, tutorials

Thinking and reflection“Meta-cognition”: Internalization and

reflection, e.g. in-text questions, blogs, e-portfolios

Evidence and demonstration

“Assessment”: Diagnostic, formative or summative, e.g.

multiple choice questions, assignments, exams

Information and experience

“Contents and activities”: Course materials, prior

experience, learner-generated content, e.g.

readings, DVDs, podcasts, labs

Communication and Interaction

“Dialogue”: Social dimensions of the course,

interaction between learners and tutors, e.g.

course forum, email

Course Map View: Course title

Course summaryLevel, credits, duration, key features

Key worksDescription words indicating pedagogical

approach, special features

+Pedagogy profile Map of student tasks to time

periods (weeks, semesters, etc)

Six types of student tasks + assessment: Assimilative Information handling Communication Productive Experiential Adaptive Assessment

Each cell indicates the amount of time spent in that period on each type of task

Web-based interactive version available

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+ Course dimensions

Communication & collaboration

% Interactivity

Content & activities

Reflection & demonstration

Guidance & support

% Student-generated

% Peer-communication

% Multimedia

% Web 2.0

% Collaboration

% OER

% Reflective

% Diagnostic

% Summative

% Formative

% Student-centred

% Tutor-guided

% Peer-supported

+Spider diagram

+Learning outcomes mapping

Biggs – constructive alignment

Mapping learning outcomes to: Activities Assessment

Drawn using CMap

+Task swimlane

Based on: Roles – student, tutor, etc. Tasks – read, discuss, etc. Tools and resources Outputs

Advantages Makes design explicit Maps out design Sharable with others Good at activity level

Tool: CompendiumLD

+Cost effectiveness and course performance views

Cost effectiveness view is derived from finance data and compares production/presentation costs against income generation

Course performance view is derived from student satisfaction, course retention and progression data and gives an indication of how well the course is perceived overall

+Activities and discussion

Strategies for design activity

Task swimlane view

Exploration of tools – CompendiumLD and CMap

Course views activity

Pedagogy profile

Cloudquest challenge activity

Exploration of the LD toolbox

+Strategies for design

Think of a resource you have created

Describe its inherent design

Share with the person next to you

Group discussion

+Task swimlane activity

Previous activity can be represented in the task swimlane view

Represent the design you discussed as a task swimlane view

List what you think the pros and cons of this are

+Tools to explore CompendiumLD:

Visual maps with icons + connections Generic + customised design icon set Multiple layers, maps within maps Drag and drop different file formats In-situ design help – customised

google search and links to cloudworks Aggregation of task times by roles Design templates Flexible export options from picture to

interactive web page

Cmap Free to download Good at mapping meso-level

+Course views activity

Working in pairs decide on a course to map

Use the excel template to complete the views for the course: Course map Course dimensions

Discuss how and where these views might be used

Can you see any limitations or improvements that would be made?

+Pedagogy profile

Work with the pedagogy profile widget in Cloudworks http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/2459

This enables you to profile student tasks across a course

Think of a course (or part of a course)

Complete the pedagogy profile

Compare with the person next to you

What do you think are the pros and cons of this view?

How might it be used

Olnet - Design, use, reuse

Teacher A

Resources

Design

Creates

Deposits

Deposits

Learner A

Resource

DesignLearner B

Teacher B

Chooses

UsesQuiz + beginners route

UsesQuiz + advanced route

Repurposes & deposits

+Activity: evaluation Use post-its to answer the following

What did you think of the format and content of the workshop? What did you like about the session? What could be improved? What three  words would you use to describe the

representations presented? What 3 words would you use to describe Cloudworks? What action points have you identified as a result of this

workshop?

Use the evaluation cloud to add any additional thoughts http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/2701

+Flickr images

Treasure island 1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tontoncopt/2075310775/

Web 2.0 city http://www.flickr.com/photos/4everyoung/313308360/

Grand challenges http://www.kamaelia.org/GrandChallengesCover.png

Flexible Open Space InQbate CETL in Creativity University of Sussex http://www.flickr.com/photos/jiscinfonet/403331689/

Secondlife image http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramona538/ / CC BY 2.0