MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY Critical Factors for Success in Online Learning(e-learning) of Thailand Innwoo Park (Korea University)

MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY

Critical Factors for Success in Online Learning(e-learning) of Thailand

Innwoo Park(Korea University)


Introduction of KU: History

• 1905 Bosung College founded : the belief of “Education Saves the Nation ”

• 1946 Established as a University & Renamed as Korea Univ

• 2005 Celebrated its Centennial in May 5th

• 2011 present: Global KU towards the New Millennium


Introduction of KU: Brief Facts

• # of Students (about 39,000)- 24,845 (Undergraduate)- 9,509 (Graduate)- about 4,000 (Multicultural Students)

• # of Faculty : 3,043 persons - including 1500 full-time members

• # of Admin Staff : 483 persons• # of Educational Institution

- Departments : 81- College & Division: 20- Graduate School: 22- Research Institution: 120

• Courses in English: 35%


About the presenter

• Professor at Korea University Since 2001

• Ph. D in Educational Technology from Florida State University

• Has interested in the use of technology for education, including e-learning and online learning


What I want to do

• To give critical factors for success in online learning suggested in the existing literature

• To identify the critical factors for success in online learning of TCU

• To help you get ideas to succeed in implementing online learning in Thailand


What is online learning

• The nonexistence of a physical classroom, flexible schedules, and reduced personal interactions

• Online education is a type of distance learning---taking courses without attending a brick-and-mortar school or university. Instead, online students and teachers interact over the Internet.

• According to the U.S. Department of education, online learning is learning that is undertaken on a computer by means of the Internet.


What is online learning?

• Types of Online Learning – Distance Learning– Cyber Schooling– Blended Learning– Online public Education (K-12)– Online Secondary Education (college and

university classes)– E-learning– M-learning


What is e-learning?

• The use of Internet technologies to deliver a broad array of solutions that enhance knowledge and performance(Rosenberg, 2001)

• E-learning is Internet-enabled learning (http://www.cisco.com)

• All learning involving technology in any way whatsoever (Dempsey & Van Eck, 2012)

http://www.cisco.com/


Online(E-) learning is

• an online learning environment:– teaching & learning is ‘one-to-one’ (individual)

– more interactivity with contents, not with people

– learner-centered or learner-directed– monitoring & grading system(LMS)


Traditional & Online(E-) learning Approach

Traditional Classroom E-Learning

Classroom • Physical – limited size• Synchronous

• Unlimited• Anytime, anywhere

Content • PowerPoint/transparency/etc• Textbooks/library• Video• Collaboration

• Multimedia / simulation• Digital library• On demand• Syn & Asyn. Communication

Personalisation • One learning path • Learning path and pace determined by learner


Benefits

• Convenient– self-service (mix and match)

– on-demand (anytime, anywhere)– private learning– self-paced– Flexibility: (modular package)


• Cost-effective– Virtual learning environment– Share lessons among schools– Reduce material cost– Reduce travel/accommodation costs

Benefits


Benefits

• Consistent– Central control of content– Same quality of content for all– Same quality of education for all


Benefits

• media-rich– Easier to understand & more engaging

• repeatable– As many times as you like

• easier to monitor progress– less administrative work– can be more precise


Disadvantages

• Learners with low motivation and bad study habits can easily fall behind

• Lack of routine structure• Students may feel isolated from classmates

or instructor• Instructor may not always be available• Slow Internet connections or older

computers make accessing course difficult


Disadvantages

• Hands-on or lab work is difficult to simulate in a virtual classroom

• Lack of student customization • Lack of personal community and connection• Lack of quality assessment and feedback,

which may hinder learning• A lot of downtime and “play” issues• Digital divide may short circuit improvement


Disadvantages


Disadvantages

• Underutilized talents and facilities• Cost is still equivalent if not more than

brick and mortar school• Course availability• Employment• Working Alone• Missing out on non-verbal communication


Disadvantages

• Potential for less networking opportunities• No facilities to use or access• Exclusion of fun campus activities• COMMITMENT


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Will online(e-) learning be successful?

Internet has started reshaping education.Education will not be the same in the next decade

There is no going back. The traditional classroomhas to be transformed

Web-based Education Commission, US

Many universities/colleges may not surviveby the end of this decade



• 2012 Survey on Online Education in USA– Over 6.7 million students were taking at least one online course

during the fall 2011 term, an increase of 570,000 students over the previous year.

– Thirty-two percent of higher education students now take at least one course online.

– Seventy-seven percent of academic leaders rate the learning outcomes in online education as the same or superior to those in face-to-face.

– A majority of chief academic officers at all types of institutions continue to believe that lower retention rates for online courses are a barrier to the wide-spread adoption of online education.

http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/survey_report/changing-course-ten-years-tracking-online-education-united-states/



• Today’s Learners– The modern college student is interested in online learning,

small modules and short programs…and in learning that can be done at home and fitted around work, family and social obligations (Tony Bates)

– Information-age learners prefer doing to knowing, trial and error to logic and typing to handwriting. Multitasking is a way of life for them, staying connected is essential and there is zero tolerance for delays. Modern literacy includes not only text but also image and screen literacy – it involves navigating information and assembling knowledge from fragments (Oblinger; Jones and Pritchard)


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• What is learning?– Can we teach students directly or only

motivate them to learn? – Can learning simply be done alone? or should

be done in a group?


“I cannot teach anyone, all I can do is make them think.” ~ Socrates

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...but we still try to teach…



• What is learning?– We really know very little about the process of

learning, how the mind works when learning. … Learning creates neural connections and rewires your brain.(Cross, 103)

– One of the best ways to learn is social; we learn with and from other people. We learn by doing.(Cross, 104)


Which one is your choice and why?

• If you can choose one from face-to-face and distance(e-learning) for a course, which one do you choose and why? Both courses almost identical in terms of reading materials, assignments, participation, weekly hours, and cost(tuition).


How can we succeed in online(e-) learning?

Learner:

Self-directedSelf-motivatedSelf-regulatingLifelong learning

Teacher:

Develop knowledge & skillsUnderstand learning and its needFacilitate learningCreate learning opportunities

Administrator:

Create Learning environmentProvide ICT infrastructureResources for lifelong learning

To be successful


How can we succeed in online(e-) learning?

Student

Discipline

Computer Competency

e-Attitude

Participation & involve-

ment

Faculty

e-Mindset

Technical Competency

Course De-velopment

Evaluation & Assessment

e-Learning Environment

Technology

e-Learning Platform

Tech Support

Tech Quality

e-Course Maintenance

Institution

Subject Mat-ter Experts

Intellectual Property

Institutional Support

Sustainability

Frimpon(2012)


Let’s find CFSs

• Review the supplementary materials• List the critical factors for success in

online learning of TCU based on your experiences and expertise.

• Share the results with your peer.• Plan an action to make TCU online

learning successful.


Q & A

• Thank you~

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MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY Critical Factors for Success in Online Learning(e-learning) of Thailand Innwoo Park (Korea University)