Technology-Enhanced Learning

Technology Enhanced Learning

Mike Sharples

Learning Sciences Research Institute

University of Nottingham

www.nottingham.ac.uk/lsri/msh

http://www.hearcom.org/main.html

detailed assessment

when you next see your GP

Don’t worrybelow normal

How can we help people learn

to cope with hearing problems?

Personalised learning

that is part of everyday life

and is motivating

Learning as…

• Changing behaviour

• Enhancing skills

• Storing information

• Gaining knowledge

• Making sense of the world

• Interpreting reality in a different way

Changing behaviour Tone/ syllable/ speech discrimination

Enhancing skills Sound localisation

Storing information Improving working memory

Gaining knowledge Knowing when to wear a hearing aid

Making sense of the world

Interpreting noisy conversation

Interpreting reality in a different way

Adjusting socially

Mobile learningTaking learning into everyday life

Personalised training

• Matched– Training matches hearing problem

• Adaptive– Training continually adjusts to performance

• Contextual– Training adjusts to location, time available

• Customisable– User can adjust the visual appearance and

presentation

• Informative– Gives feedback on performance

Cognitive tutoring

• Mastery learning

– Identifies weaknesses in each person’s ability to perform tasks

–Customises training

• Open learner model

–Shows progress towards goals

Motivation

• Intention -> action

• Extrinsic motivation– Graphics

– Feedback

– Reward

• Intrinsic motivation– Challenge

– Levels

– Cycle of engagement and reflection

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCrd6MV0ehU

Results suggest your hearing may be below

normal