Maximizing Online Learning Potential for Interactive Courses and Workshops

1. Teaching and learningon the Net 5 November 2001

2. Courses Seminars Workshops Project work Face-to-face 20% Netbased 80% Groups ?? Work forms

3. Interaction forms • Information/distribution • from techers/administration • Communication • between teachers and students • between students • between teachers • Transaction/co-operation • between students (groups) • between teachers (planning)

4. Interaction forms

5. Learning goals

6. Solutions • E-mail (and lists) • Text based conferencing system(www.ing.dk/netdebat) • File based conferencing system(FirstClass) • CSCW(BSCW)

9. Teacherdominant Limited Planned Predictable needs Studentsdominant Successive focusing Planned? Unpredictableneeds Course vs. project

10. Problem orientation • Problem Subject, knowledge problem • Problem area Theoretical and empirical context • Problem formulation Focus of investigation

11. Project start/research • Limiting the subject • Other limitations • Problem formulation • Research • Choice of search tools • References • Documents • New problem formulation, etc …

12. Difficulties on the net • Structure • Agreements, chairperson • Decisions • Responsibilities, meetings • Information search • Course, extended library service

13. Advantages on the net • Textuality • Documented progress, archive • Visibility • Groups, teachers • Flexibility • Time and place • Students and teachers • New competence

14. Quality, relevance • Level, content • It is hard … … but possible with effort • Pedagogy, tools • Variation, related to learning goals • Teachers • The ”best”, as speakers and writers • Discipline • Deadlines are for all

15. Activity support • Face-to-face • Start, soon again, no noise • Presentation • In advance, both f2f and written/net • Frequency • Rapid -> slow • Rotation • Exercises, short sessions • Tutoring, support • Studies, technical

16. Dependence • Social environment • Students and teachers • Physical surroundings • Work relation • Expectations: also employers’ • Actuality • Just-in-time • Price • Demanding: students and teachers

17. Parallel activities Seminar Course Readings Project work Dominant communication Oral Oral/listening Oral/written Translation from presence to net

18. Meeting Meeting Few parallel activities: Assignment Response Workshops Construction Net seminars Dialogue Project work Collaboration Net

19. Interaction forms

20. User scenarios

21. User scenarios