E-learning Mythbusters - COTC Keynote
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E-LearningMyth-busters
Is Conventional Wisdom Wrong?
Lake Superior CollegeDuluth, Minnesota
Vital Stats• Approx.2,000 students take at least one
online course each semester at LSC.
• 141 sections of online courses were taught during spring semester 2008.
• 89% of all available seats are taken.
• Approx. 65 faculty members teach at least one online course per year at LSC.
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ITC - North Central States
What is your experience with online education?
32%
19%
28%
21% 1. Taught an online class.2. Taken online class.3. Both 1 & 2 above.4. Neither 1 nor 2 above.
Famous Quotes #1• George Washington once said (re: the
cherry tree incident):
• "I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet.“
• (Or did he?)
Famous Quotes #2• Al Gore once said:
• “I invented the Internet.”
• (Or did he?)
Famous Quotes #3• George W. Bush once said:
• “Too many OB-GYNs aren’t able to practice their love with women all across this country.”
• (Or did he?)
Choose the accurate quote.
12%14%
25%26%
23%
1. George Washington2. Al Gore3. George W. Bush4. All of the above are
true5. All of the above are
false
Against USC, the Buckeyes …
62%
18%
12%
4%
20% 1. Got jobbed by the refs2. Were looking ahead to game with Troy U.3. Were suffering from jet lag4. Were distracted by California girls5. None of the above
E-LearningMyth-busters
Point of View: The Student Perspective
Student Perspective: Questions 1-3
1.E-Learning students believe that a sense of community is important
2.Online students plagiarize more than “traditional” students
3.e-Learning enables anytime, anywhere learning
E-Learning students believe that a sense
of community (in their e-learning) is
important
Reality M
yth
44%
56%
1.Reality2.Myth
Online students plagiarize more
than “traditional” students
Reality M
yth
74%
26%
1.Reality2.Myth
e-Learning enables anytime,
anywhere learning
Reality M
yth
30%
70%
1.Reality2.Myth
Student Perspective: Questions 4-6
4.Digital natives are well prepared for e-Learning
5.Cheating is rampant among online students
6.Online students are less satisfied with their college experience than F-2-F students
Digital natives are well prepared for
e-Learning
Reality M
yth
74%
26%
1.Reality2.Myth
Cheating is rampant among online students
Reality M
yth
57%
43%
1.Reality2.Myth
Online students are less satisfied with their
college experience than F-2-F students
Reality M
yth
64%
36%
1.Reality2.Myth
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Importance Scale - PSOL
Online Students Plagiarize More
• Really? Prove it!• Could it be that online students
get caught more?• Do you really think that on-ground
students don’t use mainly the same tools to write their papers?
How Important is AAL?• From Birmingham Grid for Learni
ng:
•AAL – Potentially the single most significant educational initiative in decades
Anytime, Anywhere Learning
•Anyone can learn anytime and anywhere.
•Ummm, no, they can’t!•This rarely applies to
individual students.
Net Generation
Next Generation
Nexters
Generation Y
Generation Why
Millennials
Digital Natives
Generation Now
iGeneration
Echo Boomers
GoogleGeneration
NintendoGeneration
Screenagers
That’s Crazy talk.Let’s consolidate.
DigitalNet Gennials
“Digital Net-gennials” Get It• Um, no, they don’t!!• They get MySpace and FaceBook.• They get IM and text messaging.• They have very few technology skills that
we expect them to use in e-Learning.
• Is that their problem, or ours?
Cheating is Rampant• Really? Prove it!!• Stanford dorm residen
t?• Troy University –
Big Brother device• Lucky for us, Congress is ready to save us from the cheaters.
Student Satisfaction Ratings
E-LearningMyth-busters
Point of View: The Faculty Perspective
Faculty Perspective: Questions 7-9
7.Faculty are embracing the concept of shared electronic learning objects
8.Online faculty work harder9.I don’t have the time to
learn any of this new stuff
Faculty are embracing the concept of shared
electronic learning objects
Reality M
yth
50%50%
1.Reality2.Myth
Online faculty work harder
Reality M
yth
55%
45%
1.Reality2.Myth
I don’t have time to learn any of this
new stuff
Reality M
yth
46%
54%
1.Reality2.Myth
Faculty Perspective: Questions 10-12
10. Web accessibility is NOT my job!
11. Entertaining students is NOT my job!
12. Highly interactive online courses are better than courses with little interaction.
Faculty: Web accessibility
is NOT my job!
Reality M
yth
64%
36%
1.Reality2.Myth
Faculty: Entertaining students
is NOT my job!
Reality M
yth
56%
44%
1.Reality2.Myth
Highly interactive courses are better than courses with little interaction
Reality M
yth
0%
100%
1.Reality2.Myth
Learning Objects?• Define SCORM.• What is a SCO?• Name 3 different ways that
an LOR can be used effectively.
• Huh? What’s an LOR?
Faculty Effort• Work harder?
– Really? All of them?
• Highly interactive, highly engaged faculty work very hard – regardless of the delivery method.
I Don’t Have the Time• Since when is it okay for a teacher
to stop learning?• Are you sure that all the things
you do now are more valuable that learning new things?
• What if the new things make you better, or more efficient, or more effective?
Web Accessibility is Not MY Job
• Um, yes, it is!!• If you truly believe that, then
STOP teaching on the web.•See how frustrating this is?
Don’t do this to your students!!
Entertaining Students is Not MY Job
• Um, yes, it is!!• If you truly believe that, then STOP
teaching on the web (and everywhere else for that matter).
• Have you ever listened to an incredibly boring keynote address?
Interaction• Interaction is good (we think) – but
what exactly is it?• How does one interact with static
content?• “Interactive” is the most overused
and abused term in e-Learning today.
E-LearningMyth-busters
Point of View: The Broader Perspective
Questions 13-1513. A VLE is an important component of
e-Learning14. Second Life will be the Second
Coming for teaching and learning.15. Through web analytics reporting,
we are learning a tremendous amount of useful information about the behavior and activities of our online students.
A Virtual Learning Environment (or LMS) is an important component of e-Learning
6%
10%
16%
38%
30% 1. Absolutely Essential2. Very Important3. Important4. Slightly Important5. Not Really Necessary
Second Life will be the Second Coming
for teaching and learning.
Reality M
yth
76%
24%
1.Reality2.Myth
Through web analytics reporting, we are learning a
tremendous amount of useful information about
the behavior and activities of our online students.
Reality M
yth
0%
100%
1.Reality2.Myth
Questions 16-1816.Through the use of rubrics and standards
related to the quality of online courses (i.e. Quality Matters™), we are sufficiently addressing the questions about e-learning quality.
17.The cost to the institution and the price (tuition) to the student should be lower for e-Learning than traditional bricks-and-mortar education.
18.Online learning is plagued by a huge number of fictitious students.
Through the use of rubrics and standards related to the quality
of online courses (i.e. Quality Matters™), we are sufficiently
addressing the questions about e-learning quality
Reality M
yth
63%
37%
1.Reality2.Myth
The cost to the institution and the price (tuition) to
the student should be lower for e-Learning than
traditional bricks-and-mortar education.
1.Reality2.Myth
Online learning is plagued with a
huge number of fictitious students
Reality M
yth
100%
0%1.Reality2.Myth
VLE or PLE?• Virtual learning environments need
to become more open, more flexible, more creative and less reactive.
• Embracing Web 2.0 concepts in a more open, more personalized learning environment is the future.
Second Life in Education
Web Analytics• The amount of
information available about our students is mind boggling.
• However, we are not mining it and using it.
QualityMatters is Sufficient
• QualityMatters looks at the quality of course design.
Learning
QualityConcerns
DesignTeaching
• That’s good, but it’s only one leg holding up the stool.
• Um, no, it isn’t!!
Learning LevelIs High
Teaching LevelIs High
Course DesignMeets Standards
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Learning LevelIs Low
Teaching LevelIs High
Course DesignMeets Standards
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ance Eval Q
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Learning LevelIs High
Teaching LevelIs High
Course DesignBelow Standard
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ance Eval Q
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Learning LevelIs High
Teaching LevelIs Low
Course DesignMeets Standards
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ance Eval Q
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Teaching LevelIs Low
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Learning LevelIs Low
Teaching LevelIs High
Course DesignBelow Standard
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ance Eval Q
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Lower Cost for Online?• Why tuition differentials?• Just because we can?• Or because online learning has
been an add-on at all campuses with new and additional costs incurred?
Fictitious Students?• This has been the #1 fear since
online learning began.• To this date, there is no credible
evidence that I am aware of that indicates that this is a real problem.
Other Myths or Realities?• I have 35 items on the list so
far.•Send me your ideas to add to
the list.
b.dahl@lsc.edu
More about e-Learning Myths at:
Desire2blog.blogspot.com
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