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Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Supporting & Enhancing Online Teaching & Learning
byCatherine Ogilvie
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning & Teaching
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Some Key Components of Online Learning
• Administration• Course Materials• Interaction• Activities • Assessment • Evaluation• Student Support
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Going online . . .
• What are the benefits?• Interaction?• Curriculum design• Learning styles?• Activity times?• Assessing learning?• Academic integrity?• Resources and
logistics?
• Educational purpose?• Whom do I teach?• How do I teach?• How many?• What tools are
available?• Did it work?
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Navigation
Where am I?Where can I go?
How do I get there?
When I get there, how do I get back?
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Navigation
• Ensure it is easy to find information
• Logical links• Course map• Signposts: table of
contents, navigation, aims, assessment
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Types of Course Materials
• text resources– glossary / help text
• multimedia resources• lecture notes• presentations• video conferences• images• simulations
• web pages• pdf files• spreadsheets• databases• audio files• email messages, posting
and chat dialogues• virtual tours
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Course Materials
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Course Materials
• Reading online or offline?• Build in interactivity• Think about accessibility issues• Create easy to read pages• Linking to enhance knowledge and
understanding
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Course Materials• Meaningful headings
and subheadings• Lists• One idea per
paragraph• Inverted pyramid• 50% less words• Background & font
colours• Consistency
• Use summaries• Highlight and
emphasise keywords• Plain, simple
straightforward language
• Catch reader’s interest• Thoughtful linking• Concise sentences• Stand alone pages
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Online Discussions
• Aim to generate a purposeful interaction to increase knowledge and skills
• Encourage active participation:– compare, classify, induce, deduce, analyse errors,
construct support, make abstractions, analyse perspectives
• Creates a sense of community• Reference source e.g. FAQs
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Online Discussions
• Benefits– Ability to build upon perspectives and gain
deeper understanding– Encourages participation from everyone– Address sensitive issues– Identify problem areas
DrawbacksToo much participationLack of participation
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Online Discussions
• Single Topic Discussion - asynchronous– sequential dialogue
• Threaded Discussion - asynchronous– respond directly to specific topics
• Chat - synchronous ‘real time’– not very good for educational purposes– little time to think about a response– unstructured, difficult to follow– Good, for building online community
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Online Discussions
• Present text as ‘points for discussion’, encourage collaboration
• Time consuming• Respond to postings, give credit• Numbers?• Netiquette• Interacting with people NOT technology• Nurture community feeling• Motivation to participate?
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Assessments
• To ensure learners have integrated the desired knowledge
• On or off-line?• Development of products or portfolios• Suggestions:
– critique a website, problems based upon using the web, identify useful links, design a web page, work through simulations, online self assessments with immediate feedback
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Activities
• Create small project groups to work on a specific topic
• Assign roles within a group• Structure projects promoting collaboration• Use problem based learning
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Evaluation
• Check educational objectives• Usability of the whole package• Feedback from users• Redesign as appropriate• Development is an iterative process
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
The Online Learning Experience
OnlineLecture
OnlineNotes
Links
Tutorials
Support
Discussions
ProjectWork
Communities
VirtualTours
Images
Chat
AssessmentsGlossaries
Audio Simulations
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What are the benefits?
• Large number of students access information
• Allows flexible pace• Constant source of
reference and revision material
• Accessible anywhere• Geographically dispersed
students• Up to date
• FAQs• Reduce marking• Self assessment• Stimulating
environment• Consistency• Address new skills• Improve channels of
communication
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Words of caution
• Curriculum should drive technology
• Tools relevant to learning experience
• Technology can enhance learning
• Create and maintain the human touch
• Time consuming
• Cannot assume your site will be visited
• Easy to click elsewhere• Beware of too many
links• Motivation and
participation• Equal interaction
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
To summarise . . .
• Document length• Writing style• Graphics• Standardisation• Contact details• Facilitate Scanning• Use of Headings• Hyperlinks• Interaction• Activities
• Describe links• Accessibility Issues• Consistent layout• Test the design and
modify• Up to date• Biographies• Archives• Assessment
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Thank youfor your attention
Catherine OgilvieEducational Development OfficerCELT
email: [email protected]: 3343
