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e-Learninge-LearningA Global RevolutionA Global Revolution
Adnan BadranAdnan BadranMIT LINC Conference, DubaiMIT LINC Conference, Dubai
November 2007November 2007
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What is e- LearningWhat is e- Learning
Is generally defined as Is generally defined as any form of learning that any form of learning that
utilizes a network for utilizes a network for delivery, interaction, or delivery, interaction, or
facilitation . facilitation .
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ONLINE learning is the ONLINE learning is the future schooling for future schooling for providing: education for providing: education for allall and increasing potential and increasing potential of ICT to meet different of ICT to meet different educational objectiveseducational objectives
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Online LearningOnline Learning• Expands Expands opportunityopportunity of education of education
• Expands Expands qualityquality of learning. of learning.
• Increases Increases deliverydelivery of learning of learning.
• Improves Improves efficiencyefficiency of teaching. of teaching.
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Memory - Memory - The BrainThe Brain
Old Days’ Memory:Old Days’ Memory:
• ““Central Nervous Central Nervous System”System”
• We used to use the book, We used to use the book, managed by a teacher managed by a teacher store the knowledge in store the knowledge in our memory, and retrieve our memory, and retrieve them as requiredthem as required. . It was It was an educational system of an educational system of memorization and spoon memorization and spoon –feeding of information–feeding of information..
Today’s Memory:Today’s Memory:
• ““Digital Nervous Digital Nervous System”System”
• The knowledge is The knowledge is downloaded. The downloaded. The teacher is a full-time teacher is a full-time facilitator to manage facilitator to manage information and information and construct knowledge construct knowledge to deliver skills. to deliver skills.
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Future of e- LearningFuture of e- Learning
• Nobody has the exact answer Nobody has the exact answer
• Graduates will be exposed to Graduates will be exposed to new information in one year new information in one year than their grandparents in a than their grandparents in a lifetime. lifetime.
• Memorizing facts will have Memorizing facts will have lower value, than utilizing lower value, than utilizing information for decision-information for decision-making.making.
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Future of e- Learning, Future of e- Learning, cont’dcont’d
• Multi-career.Multi-career.• Change of career.Change of career.• Lifelong learning.Lifelong learning.• Just-in-Time (JIT) learning.Just-in-Time (JIT) learning.•Career development: learning by
the corporate• Telecommuting learning: Telecommuting learning:
distancedistance
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Traditional vs. e-LearningTraditional vs. e-Learning
Traditional Traditional Learning Learning
E-LearningE-Learning
Teacher CenteredTeacher Centered Student CenteredStudent Centered
Single MediaSingle Media MultimediaMultimedia
Isolated WorkIsolated Work Collaborative WorkCollaborative Work
Information Information DeliveryDelivery
Information Information ExchangeExchange
Factual-based Factual-based LearningLearning
Skills-based learningSkills-based learning
Bricks & BoardBricks & Board Technology-enabled Technology-enabled learninglearning
PushPush approach approach PullPull approach approach
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Potential online-learning: Potential online-learning: ProsPros•New opportunities to New opportunities to maximize learning maximize learning potentialspotentials
•Customized and flexible Customized and flexible learninglearning
•No commuting time or No commuting time or travel costtravel cost
•No constraints of No constraints of geographical locationgeographical location
•Learning while workingLearning while working •Learning at her/his own Learning at her/his own pacepace
•Just-In-Time (JIT) learningJust-In-Time (JIT) learning •Learning to fit busy Learning to fit busy scheduleschedule
•Re-tooling for the Re-tooling for the unemployedunemployed
•No campus space is No campus space is requiredrequired
•Probably less costlyProbably less costly •Greater learning Greater learning resources availableresources available
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Potential online-learning: Potential online-learning: ConsConsInstructors need to be Instructors need to be effectiveeffective
Needs of students for Needs of students for equipment and service equipment and service providersproviders
Hard for instructors to Hard for instructors to move traditional content move traditional content onlineonline
Academic integrity of Academic integrity of online studentsonline students
Time consuming for Time consuming for individualized feedbackindividualized feedback
Lack face-to-face Lack face-to-face interactioninteraction
Technical training of Technical training of learnerslearners
Lack of regulations of Lack of regulations of learning practices and learning practices and quality assurancequality assurance
Effectiveness of Effectiveness of assessmentsassessments
Lack of e-learning cultureLack of e-learning culture
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Potential online-learning: Cons Potential online-learning: Cons Cont’dCont’dEquity of access to Equity of access to learners of different learners of different backgroundsbackgrounds
E-learning must be E-learning must be integrated into the integrated into the mainstream accreditation mainstream accreditation and quality assurance – and quality assurance – guidance, design delivery guidance, design delivery and assessmentand assessment
Requires new skills and Requires new skills and responsibility from responsibility from learnerslearners
Lack of policies of Lack of policies of intellectual property rights intellectual property rights to protect e-learning to protect e-learning content authorscontent authors
Content developers have Content developers have to be trained in to be trained in instructional design, instructional design, learning theorylearning theory
Lack of social interactive Lack of social interactive aspects of campus and aspects of campus and classroomsclassrooms
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ICT was the fastest growing technology ICT was the fastest growing technology during the last decades.during the last decades.Internet has reached 25% or the world's Internet has reached 25% or the world's population, faster than any other population, faster than any other innovation.innovation.
Innovation Years
Electricity 45 years
Telephone 35 years
Radio 22 years
Television 26 years
Cellular 13 years
Internet
7 years
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Number of Internet users in the Number of Internet users in the world per language, 2007 world per language, 2007
other
1414
1515
1616
05
101520
2530354045
50
% Pop
JordanMoroccoLebanonGuyanaBahrainKuwait
QatarUAE
BruneiMalaysia
Internet Penetration: Top 10 Internet Penetration: Top 10 OIC CountriesOIC Countries
Source: http://www.internetworldstats.com and Zou’bi (2007)
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0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
% pop
Afghanistan
IraqNigerSierraLeone
Bangladesh
Tajikstan
ChadBurkina
FasoMali
Guinea
Internet Penetration: Lowest Internet Penetration: Lowest 10 OIC Countries10 OIC Countries
Source: http://www.internetworldstats.com and Zou’bi (2007)
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What might learning What might learning look like in the look like in the future?future?
• Time flexibleTime flexible
• Geography independentGeography independent
• Competitive cost / valueCompetitive cost / value
• Learner-centeredLearner-centered
• Technology embracingTechnology embracing
• Ethnically diverseEthnically diverse
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Creativity and innovationsCreativity and innovations
• Change of schooling from disseminators to Change of schooling from disseminators to facilitators of knowledgefacilitators of knowledge
• Learning to structure knowledge from avalanche of Learning to structure knowledge from avalanche of informationinformation
• Learning to learn, to think, to analyze, and solve Learning to learn, to think, to analyze, and solve problems – to create the analytical mindproblems – to create the analytical mind
• To develop the inquisitive mind to discover the To develop the inquisitive mind to discover the unknownunknown
• To integrate ICT in the learning processTo integrate ICT in the learning process• Self-learning and long-life learningSelf-learning and long-life learning• To transfer knowledge into application and To transfer knowledge into application and
technologytechnology
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ICT-based educationICT-based education
• brain-intensive, knowledge-drivenbrain-intensive, knowledge-driven• Renovate educational system: blended Renovate educational system: blended
integrated approachintegrated approach• Motivate bright students to take up careers in Motivate bright students to take up careers in
technology-enabled educationtechnology-enabled education• ICT for allICT for all• Assistantships, fellowships and trainingAssistantships, fellowships and training• North-South and South-South post-doctoral North-South and South-South post-doctoral
programsprograms• Brain-gains into brain-bank for building capacity Brain-gains into brain-bank for building capacity
and excellenceand excellence
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EntrepreneursEntrepreneurs
• Stimulate educational environment to create Stimulate educational environment to create entrepreneursentrepreneurs
• Provide co-op educationProvide co-op education• Access to incubators of creative ideasAccess to incubators of creative ideas• Graduation projectsGraduation projects• Provide time and space to nurture Provide time and space to nurture
entrepreneurial trendsentrepreneurial trends• Provide access to information through Provide access to information through
networksnetworks• Access to venture capitalAccess to venture capital
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•Realize what market they serve•Be responsive to learner needs•Prove their value to learners•Listen closely to the needs of business•Upgrade the quality of instruction•Look for partnerships with other complementary organizations•Find creative ways to certify learning credentials
Organizations that deliver learning, need to consider:
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•The corporate will compete directly with colleges and high schools.
•Partnerships and mergers between learning institutions, publishers, technology providers will consolidate for the marketplace.
•Schools and colleges will be taken over or will go out of business
To predict learning for the future:
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To predict learning for the future: Cont’d
• Role of instructors will be broken down into multiple positions: curriculum design, content delivery, classroom facilitator, learner support, etc. His role as a spoon feeder will vanish.
• Top instructors will be hired by the private sector for all the positions stated above.
• Fewer students will get the traditional on-campus degree, and most will get at least a portion of it online and off-campus.
• A much greater percentage of learning (formal and informal) will take place online.
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Work?Work?Wealth? Wealth? Economy?Economy?Development?Development?Opportunity?Opportunity?
Why do people Why do people learn?learn?
Many answersMany answers
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Some intellectuals say Some intellectuals say that most of us make our that most of us make our living from ‘ thin air’living from ‘ thin air’Do We?Do We?
This is exactly what This is exactly what Bill Gates, is doing . Bill Gates, is doing .
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This is what is happening in the 3rd millennium:
generation of wealth is no more farms, lands or
factories,but
creativity and ideas
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PLANNINGCOORDINATION
LEADERSHIP
Jordan InitiativeJordan InitiativeEducational Reform For Knowledge Economy Educational Reform For Knowledge Economy
ProgramProgram
COMPONENT 1COMPONENT 1
National Strategy and Public Relations Campaign National Strategy and Public Relations Campaign
Organizational ChangeOrganizational Change Education Decision Support SystemEducation Decision Support System Monitoring and EvaluationMonitoring and Evaluation Institutional ArrangementsInstitutional Arrangements
COMPONENT 2COMPONENT 2 Curriculum RenewalCurriculum Renewal Teacher TrainingTeacher Training Student AssessmentStudent Assessment Resources for LearningResources for Learning
COMPONENT 3COMPONENT 3 Renovation of Existing SchoolsRenovation of Existing Schools Building of New SchoolsBuilding of New Schools Computer Labs and Science LabsComputer Labs and Science Labs Kindergarten ClassroomsKindergarten Classrooms
COMPONENT 4COMPONENT 4 KG Curriculum, Licensing KG Curriculum, Licensing
andand ECE Teacher TrainingECE Teacher Training Kindergartens for the Poor Kindergartens for the Poor Public Awareness and Public Awareness and
UnderstandingUnderstanding
Effectiveness of the Process
of Implementation
Appropriateness of the Substance
of Implementation
ACCESSEQUITY
QUALITY
Source: Ministry of Education - Jordan
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•e-learning is a new culture of learning
•Resistance to e-learning is not because of the product, but simply because human nature is reluctant to innovate and change.
•It is expected that bureaucratic ministries of education and governments will gradually accredit and recognize e-learning or otherwise they become obsolete
•It is us who can implant the technology – enabled education among our students
•It is us who can change the rules and implant the culture of e-learning
Finally, What can we do?
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Thank YouThank You