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David M. Kennedy, PhD甘明德 博士
Associate Professor, CDSDirector, TLC
Strategies for learning with and via technology
Teaching and Learning CentreLingnan University
Outline
Lingnan Context
Issues around evidence
Opportunities
Some observations
Closing
2
Albert EinsteinWe can't solve problems by
using the same kind of thinking we
used when we created them.
21st Century graduates
Liberal Arts @ Lingnan University Independent
Critical Thinking Community and Service
LeadershipCapabilities
ToleranceIntegrity, Civility
Strong Analytic Skills
Desire for Lifelong Learning
EffectiveReasoning
ImaginativeProblem Solving
Strong Sense of Personal Responsibility
SoundPlanning Skills
InterculturalMaturity
Policy driven by evidence
Creation of an eLearning strategy current activity
Research into student uses of technology recent report just completed (later)
Trialing alternative(s) to WebCT Moodle and Mahara
Development of a workshop programme Developing an Assessment strategy
Results of recent study
Teaching spaces more flexible rooms required
Increase bandwidth (particularly Hostels) Better adoption of blended learning Classroom polling devices Use SMS more widely Integrate Blogs and Wikis
collaborative work in particular Lecture capture
Opportunities
Google apps. collaboration and tracking (history)
Social networking tools communication and lasting relationships
Second life Lingnan now has an SL island
Google Earth – campus map see http://tlcserver.ln.edu.hk/gmap/ reducing student stress – 1st Yr
What are LingU students doing?Emerging technologies
Blogs (reading 80%, commenting – 74%, maintaining – 68%)
File-sharing (music – 82%, photos – 72%) Social networking (86%) VOIP telephony (56%) Web-conferencing (62%) IM/ MSN (91%)
The evidence is students read – just not in traditional ways!
More convenient
Better understanding of material
Improves career prospects
Better results in subjects
Improves IT management skills
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
How Students Feel Technology Helps Them
Agree Neutral Disagree
Read Other People's Blogs or Vlogs
Keep Your Own Blog or Vlog
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
How Frequently Students Use the Web For....
Daily Weekly Monthly Rarely/Never
BUT: Blogging is not seen as useful!
The teachers – (using WebCT)
Use other web tools
Insufficient WebCT knowledge
Lack of knowledge about instuctional use
Not user friendly
Insufficient computer knowledge
Not interested in web-based teaching
Too time consuming
Lack of technical support
Not suitable for subject matter
Not recognized by department/University
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Reasons Against Using WebCT
Agree Neutral Disagree
TOO TIME CONSUMING
LACK OF SPECIFIC KNOWLDEGE
USE OTHER TOOLS
TLC services
Workshops and consultations for blended learning
Supporting Teaching Development Grants e.g., courseware development, pedagogy,
OBA course design, grant applications Trialing technologies
Moodle, Mahara, Video services, Mobile learning (languages)
Supporting OBA-focus for next 2 years
TLC services
Course evaluations (Online Course Evaluation of Teaching and
Learning - oCTLE) Evaluation of Core Curriculum courses
students (focus groups and surveys) staff (interviews)
Graduate Exit survey Committee work (Academic quality, IT
resources etc) Visiting scholars programme (OBATL)
Learning design
Careful design of the learning environment to achieve curriculum alignment
Integration of traditional approaches and resources with technology affordances
Use the MOSTappropriate technology (discipline-specific)
Collecting evidenceof impact on studentlearning
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Learning design in the near future
Use of ICTs Web 2.0 technologies in particular
▪ Blogs – for reflective writing▪ Wikis – for collaborative writing▪ Social networking – for
communities of practice ePortfolios for more
flexible assessment artifacts
Evaluation of outcomes14http://www.ethics.org.au/resources/img/general-content/articles/0148b-hammer-cartoon.gif
Contact details
David M. Kennedy, PhD Director, Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) Associate Professor, Department of Computing and
Decision Sciences TLC Office: Rm GE 201/1
B. Y. Lam Building Lingnan University,
Hong Kong 8 Castle Peak Road,
Tuen Mun