Networks & Communications Social, Moral, Economic Effects Part 2 Learning Patterns

Networks & CommunicationsNetworks & Communications

Social, Moral, Economic Effects

Part 2

Learning Patterns

What you need to investigate:

• Learning in schools & colleges

•Distance Learning

Networks & communications affects the way we learn today

The fast networks & communication systems we have today enable

teachers to…• Use computers to demonstrate

information. • PowerPoint displayed on

overhead projectors. • Step by step instructions on

overhead projectors. • Share information easily.• Monitor student progress more

easily• Online Quizzes.

• Communicate with students via email

>>> Learning Patterns

• One assignment question you have to explore is…

Digital Digital Classroom Classroom

Could schools and colleges replace teachers with CD-ROMs of information?

What are other people’s opinions?

What is your own opinion?

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• This sort of question concerns

How do you learn best?

How people learn

Different people learn in different ways depending uponAgeExisting level of knowledgeLearning patterns developed from childhood

Can we say that one learning method is appropriate for all?



• There are different ways of teaching & learning

What is appropriate for a•Child

•Teenager

•College student

•Adult

Learning Methods

Repetition (e.g. chanting the 7 times table)Practical interactionResearch tasksLearning games

Can we say that one learning method is appropriate for all?



• Which is a better learning environment: reality or virtual reality?


•Teenager

•College student

•Adult

Some think that computers help with learning. Others think… On the two dimensional screen,

children see only the choices a programmer has developed for them. A computer can only deliver a limited number of options.Children cannot physically touch or interact with the virtual worldSo perhaps children don’t benefit that much from computers



• Are computers useful for teaching?


•Teenager

•College student

•Adult


“… E-mail, for example, provides greater opportunity for students to raise questions while allowing them more flexibility to do so. Multimedia demonstrations decrease distance by bringing clarity to concepts that are essential to understanding and appreciating the material….”

“…However, many faculty reported that sometimes technology can unintentionally increase the gap between student and teacher. For example, some were dismayed that their beautifully prepared computer presentations had resulted in students sitting passively in the dark with no real opportunity to interact with the teacher.”


Quote from http://www.psu.edu/celt/PST/tech.html

http://www.psu.edu/celt/PST/tech.html







• How can computers be used to help teach?


•Teenager

•College student

•Adult



And…

Hands-on experience/practice•Active learning •Capacity for drills •Test of literacy

Access to information

What about…

Clarify and explain•Illustration •Animation •Simulation •Integration

Polish and entertain

• So what use are CD-ROMS?



Advantages?

Can hold a lot of dataGood media for storage of data and records Good as dictionaries, encyclopaedias etc.

Interactive CD-ROMs can pose questions and provide answers and/or feedback to students.

Interactive CD-ROMs can pose questions and provide answers and/or feedback to students.

Disadvantages?

inflexible even if they do provide hypertext linkages. expensive and cannot be updated readily.

• How do I go about investigating the How do I go about investigating the CD-ROM question? CD-ROM question?

Different people Different people will have different will have different opinions.opinions.

The InternetThe InternetTo find out general info on the Digital Classroom use a good search To find out general info on the Digital Classroom use a good search engine such as Google with appropriate search terms such as engine such as Google with appropriate search terms such as teaching teaching learning patterns computerslearning patterns computers

To find out info on CD-ROMS try terms like To find out info on CD-ROMS try terms like interactive CD-ROMSinteractive CD-ROMSSave any web pages of interest for reading at your leisure.Save any web pages of interest for reading at your leisure.Don’t forget to keep a record of web addresses for pages you save.Don’t forget to keep a record of web addresses for pages you save.


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Ask friends, family.Ask friends, family.Conduct interviews Conduct interviews Create a short questionnaire Create a short questionnaire


• How else do I go about investigating How else do I go about investigating the CD-ROM question? the CD-ROM question?

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• Another assignment question you have to explore is…

Distance Distance LearningLearning

Do you think distance learning will replace formal taught education?




• This sort of question is



Asking for an opinion on something that may or may not happen in the future. We have to..

Look at current trends in distance learning

Decide if current trends make it likely for distance learning to replace current formal teaching in the classroom in the future.



• What sort of person does distance learning suit at the present?

How would Distance Learning suit you?

How about...

People who live in remote placesWorking peoplePeople with familiesIndividuals that dislike classroom teachingSolitary types?Disabled peopleSelf-disciplined types



• What sort of person would distance learning not be suitable for?

How would Distance Learning suit you?

How about...

Young childrenTeenagers?Gregarious social types?Undisciplined typesIndividuals that need to interact with teachers



• Does present technology help or hinder distance learning?

Let’s collect a few opinions

Here is one opinion..

“…In some ways, the value of the WWW as a publishing and information distribution platform suggests that the Web is likely to evolve into a sort of high-bandwidth, "smart" TV, but with a degree of interactivity that TV has never had. …”

Quote from Susan Mernit

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Futures/mernit.html








• Does present technology help or hinder distance learning?

Here is another opinion..

“…the benefits of the use of technology and distance learning will not be apparent in an educational organization until all students and teachers have equitable access to the technology and educational programming provided through voice, data and video…”

Quote from Sheila Cassidy and Carla Lane, Ed.D. (1996)

http://www.wested.org/tie/dlrn/dl.html.


Distance Distance LearningLearning Let’s collect a

few opinions

http://www.wested.org/tie/dlrn/dl.html





• Will future technology help increase the usefulness of Distance Learning?

“…Collaborative tools, virtual reality, dynamic linking, and advances in languages and browsers also mean profound change as the Internet becomes a fully robust environment. As the Internet grows, we must consider the implications for learning. So we come to our question: What is the future of networking technologies for learning?”

Quote from http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Futures/overview.html


Distance Distance LearningLearning Let’s collect yet

another opinion

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Futures/overview.html



• Will future technology help increase the usefulness of Distance Learning?

Here are a few points

At present, it is not economically advantageous for institutions to offer entire courses based on video-conferencing technologyThe number of schools, and educational organizations launching WWW sites is increasing every year.The Web enables lecturers to publish their writings and curriculum materials in a way that is both similar to and different from traditional methods. In the future, higher bandwidth will make it possible for students to interactive more effectively with web based applications and help bring tools such as Shockwave, Java, television and video to the desktop.



• Advantages

– Good forPeople who live in remote placesWorking peoplePeople with familiesIndividuals that dislike classroom teachingSolitary types?Disabled peopleSelf-disciplined types

– If Internet forums are used students can interact with each other

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I hate computers!

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• Disadvantages– Bad for

Young childrenTeenagers?Gregarious social types?Undisciplined typesIndividuals that need to interact with teachers

– Costly?

– Slow Internet link will cause frustration

– Must wait for response from tutor if using email or forum to communicate


I still hate computers!


• Don’t forget to explain how you think future technology will change Distance Learning


• How do I go about investigating the How do I go about investigating the Distance Learning question? Distance Learning question?


The InternetThe InternetTo find out general info on the Digital Classroom use a good search To find out general info on the Digital Classroom use a good search engine such as Google with appropriate search terms such as engine such as Google with appropriate search terms such as ‘distance ‘distance learning’ learning’ oror ‘learning on-line’ ‘learning on-line’ oror ‘distance learning technology present ‘distance learning technology present future’future’Save any web pages of interest for reading at your leisure.Save any web pages of interest for reading at your leisure.Don’t forget to keep a record of web addresses for pages you save.Don’t forget to keep a record of web addresses for pages you save.




Ask friends, family.Ask friends, family.Conduct interviews Conduct interviews Create a short questionnaire Create a short questionnaire


• How else do I go about investigating How else do I go about investigating the Distance Learning question? the Distance Learning question?


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