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Introduction

What is the Difference What is the Difference between IT, ICT and E-between IT, ICT and E-Learning?Learning?

Why is it so important to Why is it so important to promote E-Learning?promote E-Learning?

How do I start using E-How do I start using E-Learning?Learning?

IT, ICT, Elearning - 1

I T refers to the lowest level of involvement in the use of computer technology

I T refers to the lowest level of involvement in the use of computer technology

IT (Information Technology)IT (Information Technology)

Support personal productivity, produce handouts/worksheetsApplications

Computer user skills, Windows, package training (Word, Excel, Sage)Skills

Office/productivity/specific functionSoftware

The basic kit: stand-alone computer or laptop with peripherals (printer, scanner, CD-ROM/DVD)

Hardware

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ICT (Information and Communications

Technology)

ICT (Information and Communications

Technology) Machines are networked together allowing communication with others on the network and in the outside world via e-mail and the Internet.

Machines are networked together allowing communication with others on the network and in the outside world via e-mail and the Internet.

Interaction with peers/students and external bodies. Sharing of software and materials via network/intranet

Applications

Use of e-mail/communications technology, web browsing/web authoring

Skills

Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer/Netscape, DreamweaverSoftware

Networking together of machines, ideally into a single unified network with access to server-based materials and functions including e-mail, intranet, college information systems and the Internet

Hardware

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E-LearningE-Learning

Enhancing the learning experience and creating alternative forms of delivery.

Applications

Using IT/ICT to facilitate learning and to administer and manage learning and the business activities of the college; exploiting communications technology to create learning and teaching media that exploits the possibilities of on-line education

Skills

Those used for IT/ICT, Virtual Learning Environments, CD-ROM/web-based learning materials and knowledge resources

Software

In its simplest form, any networked systems used for IT/ICT. There are endless possibilities for incorporating other systems, for example data projection hardware.

Hardware

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This is the application of IT/ICT to the core business of further education. E-Learning is characterised by the use of ICT to deliver learning experiences and may extend to on-line guidance, assessment and recording of progress.

This is the application of IT/ICT to the core business of further education. E-Learning is characterised by the use of ICT to deliver learning experiences and may extend to on-line guidance, assessment and recording of progress.

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supporting

Activity outside scheduled Activity outside scheduled learning that complements learning that complements or supports the main or supports the main programme, e.g. research on programme, e.g. research on the Web, reinforcement or the Web, reinforcement or revision exercises, revision exercises, additional practice, peer and additional practice, peer and tutor communication. tutor communication.

Supporting learning

E-learning fan Scribbins & Powell

traditional

Supplementing and Supplementing and supporting traditional supporting traditional teaching, e.g. using teaching, e.g. using PowerPoint as OHP, data PowerPoint as OHP, data projectors and interactive projectors and interactive whiteboards for simple whiteboards for simple display, spreadsheets or display, spreadsheets or handouts from a word handouts from a word processor.processor.

Traditionalteaching tool

Supporting learning


blended

Bringing together traditional Bringing together traditional resources with ILT-based resources with ILT-based opportunities to create a opportunities to create a coherent planned approach, coherent planned approach, across a whole programme across a whole programme or towards a given learning or towards a given learning outcome. Blended learning outcome. Blended learning may reach out to a more may reach out to a more direct engagement with direct engagement with learner-support services learner-support services than is customary with than is customary with traditional approaches.traditional approaches.


Blendedlearning

Supporting learning


pace

Using ILT to enable Using ILT to enable individuals to proceed at individuals to proceed at their own pace through their own pace through the common programme, the common programme, with ILT supporting the with ILT supporting the process of facilitating process of facilitating individual practitioner individual practitioner support and tracking the support and tracking the progress of individual progress of individual learners. learners.


Blendedlearning

Supporting learning

Differentiatedpace


pathway

Using ILT to enable the Using ILT to enable the planning and delivery of planning and delivery of an agreed individualised an agreed individualised pathway for each learner, pathway for each learner, with ILT supporting the with ILT supporting the process of tracking process of tracking individual progress and individual progress and facilitating individual facilitating individual tutor support. Such a tutor support. Such a pathway may benefit pathway may benefit from the blended use of from the blended use of other resources, other resources, including access to including access to taught sessions. taught sessions.


Supporting learning

Differentiatedpathway

Differentiatedpace

Blendedlearning


anytime

Enabling learners to Enabling learners to access some or all access some or all elements of their elements of their learning at any time learning at any time that computers are that computers are available.available.


Blendedlearning

Supporting learning


Anytimelearning

Differentiatedpace


remote

The only way to guarantee access to learning at The only way to guarantee access to learning at any and all times is to enable access when college any and all times is to enable access when college premises are closed. This demands remote premises are closed. This demands remote access and would typically be supported by on-access and would typically be supported by on-line peer and staff communication. line peer and staff communication.


Blendedlearning

Remote learning:anytime, anywhere

Supporting learning


Anytimelearning

Differentiatedpace


summary


Blendedlearning

Remote learning:anytime, anywhere

Supporting learning


Anytimelearning

Differentiatedpace

It’s about selecting the most It’s about selecting the most appropriateappropriate

opportunity for the learner at a opportunity for the learner at a given timegiven time


Some Scenarios

Some Some ScenariosScenarios

good practice 1

Practitioner APractitioner A

has good has good teaching skills but teaching skills but weak IT skills…….weak IT skills…….

relies on face-to-relies on face-to-face group work, face group work, role play and role play and delivery of ideas delivery of ideas through scenarios through scenarios in paper-based in paper-based activitiesactivities

has good has good teaching skills but teaching skills but weak IT skills…….weak IT skills…….

relies on face-to-relies on face-to-face group work, face group work, role play and role play and delivery of ideas delivery of ideas through scenarios through scenarios in paper-based in paper-based activitiesactivities

Could ……Could ……Could ……Could ……

Organise facilities for learners to Organise facilities for learners to create feedback electronically using create feedback electronically using PowerPoint, digital images, video & PowerPoint, digital images, video & audio recordings, brainstormingaudio recordings, brainstorming

Organise facilities for learners to Organise facilities for learners to create feedback electronically using create feedback electronically using PowerPoint, digital images, video & PowerPoint, digital images, video & audio recordings, brainstormingaudio recordings, brainstorming

Make electronic copies Make electronic copies of paper based of paper based materials available on materials available on the college intranet or the college intranet or VLE. - VLE. - essayessay

Make electronic copies Make electronic copies of paper based of paper based materials available on materials available on the college intranet or the college intranet or VLE. - VLE. - essayessay

Learn how to Learn how to create create interactive interactive materials materials using simple using simple applications applications such as Word such as Word or PowerPoint or PowerPoint -- motherboardmotherboard – kew gdns

Learn how to Learn how to create create interactive interactive materials materials using simple using simple applications applications such as Word such as Word or PowerPoint or PowerPoint -- motherboardmotherboard – kew gdns

Use on-line resources Use on-line resources such as Websites or such as Websites or NLN materials NLN materials -pepes piza

Use on-line resources Use on-line resources such as Websites or such as Websites or NLN materials NLN materials -pepes piza

Practitioner BPractitioner B

good practice 2

has good IT skills has good IT skills and good subject and good subject knowledge …..knowledge …..

delivery does not delivery does not actively engage actively engage learners, as it is learners, as it is too dependent too dependent on paper-based on paper-based handouts and handouts and OHTsOHTs

has good IT skills has good IT skills and good subject and good subject knowledge …..knowledge …..

delivery does not delivery does not actively engage actively engage learners, as it is learners, as it is too dependent too dependent on paper-based on paper-based handouts and handouts and OHTsOHTs

Could …..…Could …..…Could …..…Could …..…

prepare quizzes with prepare quizzes with the “castle toolkit” or the “castle toolkit” or “hot potatoes” to “hot potatoes” to allow learners to test allow learners to test their own progresstheir own progress

prepare quizzes with prepare quizzes with the “castle toolkit” or the “castle toolkit” or “hot potatoes” to “hot potatoes” to allow learners to test allow learners to test their own progresstheir own progress

Use PowerPoint with Use PowerPoint with animation, images animation, images and diagrams to and diagrams to highlight key points highlight key points instead of traditional instead of traditional OHPs OHPs - - cement examplecement example

Use PowerPoint with Use PowerPoint with animation, images animation, images and diagrams to and diagrams to highlight key points highlight key points instead of traditional instead of traditional OHPs OHPs - - cement examplecement example

Use on-line Use on-line resources such resources such as Websites or as Websites or NLN materials NLN materials - - dressing right

Use on-line Use on-line resources such resources such as Websites or as Websites or NLN materials NLN materials - - dressing right

Use an interactive Use an interactive whiteboard with whiteboard with cordless mouse cordless mouse and keyboard to and keyboard to engage learnersengage learnerswhiteboard

Use an interactive Use an interactive whiteboard with whiteboard with cordless mouse cordless mouse and keyboard to and keyboard to engage learnersengage learnerswhiteboard

Create web Create web quests to quests to encourage encourage discovery based discovery based learninglearning

Create web Create web quests to quests to encourage encourage discovery based discovery based learninglearning

good practice 3

Practitioner CPractitioner C

has good IT has good IT skills …..skills …..

Delivers face to Delivers face to face to small face to small groups of groups of learners on learners on different sitesdifferent sitesrepeats the repeats the same material same material with each groupwith each group

has good IT has good IT skills …..skills …..

Delivers face to Delivers face to face to small face to small groups of groups of learners on learners on different sitesdifferent sitesrepeats the repeats the same material same material with each groupwith each group

place learning material place learning material on a VLE and provide on-on a VLE and provide on-line tutor support line tutor support

place learning material place learning material on a VLE and provide on-on a VLE and provide on-line tutor support line tutor support

time saved time saved can be used to can be used to address address individual individual learners’ learners’ needs in the needs in the face-to-face face-to-face sessionssessions

time saved time saved can be used to can be used to address address individual individual learners’ learners’ needs in the needs in the face-to-face face-to-face sessionssessions


Use on-line Use on-line resources such as resources such as Websites or NLN Websites or NLN materialsmaterials

Use on-line Use on-line resources such as resources such as Websites or NLN Websites or NLN materialsmaterials

prepare prepare electronic quizzes electronic quizzes to allow learners to allow learners to test their own to test their own progress and get progress and get feedback…feedback…

prepare prepare electronic quizzes electronic quizzes to allow learners to allow learners to test their own to test their own progress and get progress and get feedback…feedback…

Create web quests Create web quests to encourage to encourage discovery based discovery based learning which can learning which can be shared between be shared between groups - groups - toursim

Create web quests Create web quests to encourage to encourage discovery based discovery based learning which can learning which can be shared between be shared between groups - groups - toursim

Good practice 4

Use on-line resources Use on-line resources such as Websites or such as Websites or NLN materials & NLN materials & Games - Games - exampleexample

Use on-line resources Use on-line resources such as Websites or such as Websites or NLN materials & NLN materials & Games - Games - exampleexamplehas basic IT has basic IT

skills ……skills ……

Delivers face Delivers face to face to to face to small groups small groups of learners of learners with special with special needs.needs.

has basic IT has basic IT skills ……skills ……

Delivers face Delivers face to face to to face to small groups small groups of learners of learners with special with special needs.needs.

Practitioner DPractitioner D

Create Create interactive interactive materials using materials using simple simple applications applications such as Word or such as Word or PowerPoint PowerPoint incorporating incorporating images –images –

example 1example 2

Create Create interactive interactive materials using materials using simple simple applications applications such as Word or such as Word or PowerPoint PowerPoint incorporating incorporating images –images –

example 1example 2


Use digital videos Use digital videos and stills cameras and stills cameras to capture activities to capture activities and create projects and create projects

Use digital videos Use digital videos and stills cameras and stills cameras to capture activities to capture activities and create projects and create projects

Use an interactive whiteboard with Use an interactive whiteboard with cordless mouse and keyboard to cordless mouse and keyboard to engage learnersengage learners

Use an interactive whiteboard with Use an interactive whiteboard with cordless mouse and keyboard to cordless mouse and keyboard to engage learnersengage learners

Learn what assistive Learn what assistive technologies are technologies are available and learn how available and learn how to use them - to use them - techdistechdis

Learn what assistive Learn what assistive technologies are technologies are available and learn how available and learn how to use them - to use them - techdistechdis

Empowering learning

How Can Technology How Can Technology Empower Empower

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