PRESENTING E-LEARNING AND DESIGN CONCEPTS

 Scott D. Peterson 

EDU-697 

Define e-learning

“E-Leaning is the use of electronic technologies to create leaning experiences” (Horton 2012, p.21)

Variations of e-learning

STANDALONE COURSES LEARNING GAMES

Self Paced without teacher interaction

Games designed to explore subject matter

Variations of e-learning

LEARNING SIMULATIONS

MOBILE LEARNING

Electronic Simulators designed to recreate learning environment.

Using Mobile Devices such as smart phones and tablets

Variations of e-learning

SOCIAL LEARNING VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

Learning through online collaboration using social media.

Learning through online courses that are designed like traditional classrooms.

E-learning Design

E-learning can be the best or the worst learning possible, dependent on the creativity process that govern the design development of the training.

“The National Technology Plan released in 2005 admits that today's students are far ahead of their teachers in computer literacy” (Richardson 2010 p 89). This means that the teachers need to be updated with how they design E-learning modules!

Instructional Design

The instructional design of E-Learning guides the instructor on what type of educational tools, management systems, design media and content that will be required. . Instructional design is a concept of lesson planning that is a collection of instructional techniques that are intended to stimulate the student’s interests and curiosity". (Newby, Stepich and Leahman 2011 p.87)

Discuss design perspectives and influences

DESIGN PERSPECTIVES DESIGN INFLUENCES

Choices of Technology

Management Systems

Budget Schedule

Trying to teach too much

Failure to teach essentials

Omitting Supporting Objectives

Teaching what is already known

Discuss the alignment of learning goals and objectives

The Learning objectives must state how the e-learning may change the learner. This can be achieved by assessing and having a goal for the class requirements

Lesson Objectives Flow Chart

Goal

•What Matters

•Project ContributionLea

rner

•Types of Learners•Style of TeachingLearnin

g Objecti

ve

•Activities•Assessment

Teaching Sequences

After the instructor has identified the lesson objectives of the course, they will need to identify the order that they will use to accomplish these goals. ( Horton 2012 p. 114)

Types of Sequencing

Bottom Up •Teach Prerequisite objectives before objectives that require these prerequisites•Eliminates Learners confusion about lesson content

Top Down •Start learners at the “Top” objectives•Allows for learners to access objectives they lack

Sideways •Allow the learners to navigate the course objectices freely• Allows the learners the freedom to satisfy objectives as they see fit

Learning Activities

Learning Activities and Instructional design, educational media, and educational computing can be used to enhance learning in a variety of ways in today’s modern classroom. Instructional design is a concept of lesson planning that is a collection of instructional techniques that are intended to stimulate the student’s interests and curiosity". (Newby, Stepich and Leahman 2011 p.87) It uses motivation, orientation, information and application activities that are designed to assist planning, student teacher relations, implementation of new ideas and feedback in the classroom.

Types of Learning Activities

Absorb

Reading Text

Watching and Listening

DO

Game Playing

Answer Questions

Connect

Project Development

Experimenting

Proven Learning Experiences

Learning Objectives and goals, Teaching sequences, learning activities and applying learning experiences all interrelate with each other to give the teacher and the student a through and well laid out plan for the transfer of knowledge. Remember,

Plan Well, Teach Well!,

References

Horton, W. (2012), E-Learning by Design ( 2cd Ed). San Francisco CA: Pfieffer Press

Lever-Duffy, J. & McDonald, J. B. (2011) Teaching and learning with technology (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc./Allyn & Bacon

Richardson, W. (2010), Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.