5 th international Conference on ICT for Development, Education & Training Lusaka, ZAMBIA 26-28 May 2010

Rosemary Quilling UKZNCraig Blewett UKZN

Timothy Shea, UMass (UMD)David Lewis, UMass (UML)

Patrick Kanyiwamuyu DaystarManoj Maharaj UKZN

: An Ubun2.0 Paradigm

for Technology-Enabled Higher Education

Today…

• NextEd • 2 collaborations• Lessons learned• The journey…

NextEd is a global, virtual educational network, built on anubuntu philosophy of collaboration and a scaffolded model of supportiveengagement.

NextEd Philosophy

Digital campfire – Ubun2.0– A place of no judgment – A place of no assumptions– Each has a reason for being there– Each is welcome– Each tells their story– Each learns– Each leaves to share

NextEd Assumption

Ubun2.0 Learning Happening

A place for imperfect learners, imperfect teachers,

with imperfect tools bound together by an important philosophy

NextEd Context

Virtual

(Web2.0)

Collaborative

(Ubun2.0)

Network

Education

5C Engagement Model

1.Come

2.Consume

3.Collaborate4.

Create

5.Contribute

New Cycle Initiated

Collaborations 2008/ 2009

UKZN• South Africa• Originating institution• BCom IS&T Hons (4th yr)• 2 flexible modules: CMC

& Special Topics

Collaborations 2008/ 2009

UMass• USA• MBA students• Grad students from

e.g. accounting, marketing, operations

• Core MIS class• Topic link to “Special

Topics in IS&T” (2008)

Daystar• Kenya• BSc Applied Comp Sc

(4th year)• HCI module• Topic link to “CMC”

(2009)

Lessons We Learned..

• Courses & Students• Requirements & Assessment• Participants

L1: Courses & Students

• Courses– Courses with common content?– Compartmentalised into topics?– Aligning timing of topic?

• Student academic level– Knowing your own & collaborator’s

L2: Requirements & Assessment

• Requirements being made of students– Multidisciplinary teams – Variety of Skills– Notional study hours available for collaboration

• Assessment– Modes of assessment: assignments? exams?– Grading norms ~ NB for initiator

• Equally difficult for initiator and collaborator to judge?!

L3: Participants

• Expectations? Students & Expectations? Students & FacultyFaculty

• Success requires motivated Success requires motivated participants…So what? …What’s participants…So what? …What’s in it for me?in it for me?

• ““Seeing is believing” Seeing is believing”

“THE” Lesson

• Not primarily about technology?!– Although there are challenges

• Not about money?!– Although funding delays did de-rail one

collaboration

• The engagement model is critical and the 5C model is flawed!

1.Come

5.Contribute

2.Consume

3.Collaborate

4.CreateNew Cycle Initiated

Model of Engagement

• Trust and motivation is NB • Exposure to NextEd is NB• From 5C …• …..to 6C

1.Come

5.Contribute

2.Consume

3.Collaborate

4.CreateNew Cycle Initiated

Connect

A journey…not a destination

• Reviewing the model as we move beyond step3/4 (Consume/ Collaborate)

• Involving more Ubun2.0 collaborators• Expanding to other disciplines

Any Questions?

quillingr@ukzn.ac.za rosemaryquilling@gmail.com