and Online Technologies in Support of experiential learning

Mokhtar Bouba & Gustavo Negreiros

• Blended Learning in Higher education• How does technology support the study abroad

experiential learning model?• CMS: Moodle in support of the experience• Moodle and web 2.0: sharing the field study

experience.

BLENDED LEARNING AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

WHAT IS BLENDED LEARNING ?

“A blended learning approach combines face to face classroom methods with computer-mediated activities to form an integrated instructional approach. In the past, digital materials have served in a supplementary role, helping to support face to face instruction.” psu.edu

WHAT IS BLENDED LEARNING ?

“Blended learning preserves the necessary consideration of how people learn, offers options for learning, improves learner retention, increases completion rates for learning programmes, and has been shown to produce measurable savings in learning offerings.” Amy Finn,

trainingreference.co.uk

WHAT IS BLENDED LEARNING ?

• Emergence of blended learning approaches in higher Ed have been a direct result of resent advances in technology.

• ITC has not created BL but increased its growth.

• In 2002, the president of Pennsylvania State University expressed his belief that blended learning was “the single greatest unrecognized trend in higher education” (Young, 2002, p. A33).

• The American Society for Training and Development also identified blended learning as one of the top 10 emergent trends in the knowledge delivery industry (Finn, 2002).

BLENDED LEARNING

BLENDED LEARNING

F2F E-learning

blended learning(Online & f2f)

Family Stay

ExcursionsField tripsSite visits

FSS/ ISP

Classroom(THS/LANG)

F2F E-LEARNING

BLENDED LEARNING(ONLINE & FACE TO FACE)

BLENDED LEARNING

Family Stay

ExcursionsField tripsSite visits

FSS/ ISP

Classroom(THS/LANG)

BLENDED LEARNING / MOODLE

F2F E-LEARNING

BLENDED LEARNING(ONLINE & FACE TO FACE)

• Traditional Experiential Learning cycle. • Cross cultural training and the focus on processes.• SHARING : A new way of processing.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

• New ways of exploring and analysis: online search and instant communications (web and social media)

• Survival of the Model will depend on inclusion…

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

RESOURCES:• DOCS• PDFs• AUDIO• VIDEO• PPTs• WEB PAGES• IMAGES• LINKS• ETC …

ACTIVITIES:• FORUM DISCUSSIONS• CHATS• SOCIAL MEDIA INTERATION• SHARING DOCS• ASSIGNMENTS• COLLABORATIONS• ETC …

BLENDED LEARNING(ONLINE & F2F)

BLENDED LEARNING/ MOODLE

THEMATICSEMINAR

RESOURCES:

• LIBRARY RESOURCES

• DATABASES• JOURNALS• LIBGUIDES

….( TEACHER / AD)

ACTIVITIES

• PAPERS• REFLECTION• GROUP

DOSCUSSION• FSS• HOMESTAY…( STUDENT )

STUDENTS CREATECONTENT

FSS

FORUM MODULE IN MOODLE

• The forum module in Moodle is an activity where participants can interact with teachers and peers.

• They can post ideas, field notes, discuss processes, reflections, etc… and get feedback from teachers and peers.

• EXAMPLES OF MOODLE FORUM DISCUSSIONS

FORUM MODULE IN MOODLE

FORUM MODULE IN MOODLE

TEACHERS CREATE FORUMS

STUDENTS RESPOND

STUDENTS COMMENT ON

POSTS

STUDENTS POST ATTCH. LINS ETC

FORUM MODULE IN MOODLE

HOMESTAY

PROSSESSING

SEMINAR

FSS & RESEARCH

ISP PROCESS

REFLECTIONS

CONCLUSION

LANGUAGE

FIELD WORK

ISP TIME

ISP PRESENTAIONS

FORUM MODULE IN MOODLE

HOMESTAY

PROSSESSING

SEMINAR

FSS & RESEARCH

ISP PROCESS

REFLECTIONS

CONCLUSION

LANGUAGE

FIELD WORK

ISP TIME

ISP PRESENTAIONS

QUESTIONS

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