Lessons Learned from the Distance Learning Session : Lessons Learned from the Distance Learning Session An E-discussion facilitated by Florence Beraud for ITC-ILOSept 2009
Objectives of this E-discussion : Objectives of this E-discussion 1) Find out the lessons learned during the distance learning phase of the course
2) Discover and experiment an E-learning tool that can be used during your own distance learning courses
Organisation of the E-discussion : Organisation of the E-discussion Getting familiar with this new environment: « get your hands on »
Short presentation of a « Model of Teaching and Learning Online » developed by Gilly Salmon
E-discussion between tutor and participants' own experience in the Distance Learning Session
Slide 4 : Getting used to this new environment
Gillie Salmon Model of Teaching and Learning Online : Gillie Salmon Model of Teaching and Learning Online Stage 1: Access and Motivation Online Socialisation Information Exchange Knowledge Construction Development
Gillie Salmon Model of Teaching and Learning Online : Gillie Salmon Model of Teaching and Learning Online Stage 1: Access and Motivation
The purpose of this stage is to expose participants to the platform and to enable them to become successful with the technology used during the course.
Technical support needs to be available widely.
Stage 1 is generally over when participants have posted their first messages
Gillie Salmon Model of Teaching and Learning Online : Gillie Salmon Model of Teaching and Learning Online Stage 2: Online Socialisation
Participants become familiar with the online environment
Tutor creates opportunities for socialisation and help participants to understand how contact with other participants will contribute to their own learning
Tutor should promote mutual respect and help participants with same interest to identify each others
Gillie Salmon Model of Teaching and Learning Online : Gillie Salmon Model of Teaching and Learning Online Stage 3: Information Exchange
Tutor helps participants to become independant and enthusiastic about working online
For participants, this stage requires interaction with participants and interaction with course content
Gillie Salmon Model of Teaching and Learning Online : Gillie Salmon Model of Teaching and Learning Online Stage 4: Knowledge Construction
Participants interact with each others and with tutor
Participants formulate and write down their ideas and understanding of the topic (in our case, self assessments)?
Gillie Salmon Model of Teaching and Learning Online : Gillie Salmon Model of Teaching and Learning Online Stage 5: Development
Participants become responsible for their own learning and need little support
Challenges and arguments support deeper thinking and reflection and ensure the application of the new learning
3 Questions to guide our E-discussion : 3 Questions to guide our E-discussion 1) Which stage of GS model did you reach?
2) Which difficulties did you encounter in each stage?
3) If you didn't go to the final stage, what prevented to do so (other than lack of time)?