The Creation Of Learning Materials

The Creation of Learning materials

14 September 2007, Strasbourg

Marcel de LeeuweSenior Learning Consultant

Program

1. Who is who?2. What is learning?3. The art of learning4. What are learning materials?5. What about e-Learning?6. How to develop learning materials?7. Best practices!

1. Who is who?

• Who is a learning veteran?• Who is still learning?• Who has a (grant)child?• Who is playing sport?• Who learnt a new sport last years?• Who is playing games?

Program

1. Who is who?2. What is learning?3. The art of learning4. What are learning materials?5. What about e-Learning?6. How to develop learning materials?7. Best practices!

2. What is learning?

2. What is learning?

Now…the right order & meaning

• Socrates• 470-399 BC• Questions

(dialectic)

• Romans• 200 A.C.• Parchment roles & tablets

• Isaac Pitman• 1840• Course per mail (‘shorthand’)

• Pressey• 1920• Automated testing

• Skinner• 1950• Programmed instruction

• Piaget• 1960-1970• Constructivism

• Apple II • 1977

• WWW• 1969 (since 1993; Mosaic)

• Blackboard learning environment• The end of the 90's

• America’s Army• 2002• Game as learning material

• Wiki• Wikipedia• Creating together

• 100$ laptop• Open system• Open learning material• Close the gap

Program

1. Who is who?2. What is learning?3. The art of learning4. What are learning materials?5. What about e-Learning?6. How to develop learning materials?7. Best practices!

Didactics

Imagine

• Key concepts of the European convention on human rights

• How to explain to me?• Group of 4 people

Trends in learning

Authentic learning

• Real situations• Recognizable content• Match with everyday tasks• Blend of working & learning• Life-long learning

Rich, blended learning

• Variation is the key• Rich mix of materials, methods, etc.• Interaction• Offline and online• Learning environment expands

Learner is co-creator

• Roles are changing• When you create, you

better understand• Exchange of material

Collaborative learning

• Social interaction is important• Sharing is a strong plus• You need other experts• Open attitude• Open methods• Share tools, knowledge, …

Learning is an experience

• Learning has to be a powerful experience

• Emotions are important• Learning is an ongoing

process• Engaging Learning

Program

1. Who is who?2. What is learning?3. The art of learning4. What are learning materials?5. What about e-Learning?6. How to develop learning materials?7. Best practices!

3. What are learning materials?

• Sit together with your neighbour• Make a list of learning materials• Write every thing on a post-it

Learning desk

Open learning centerWBT

Online seminarsBooks

Coaching

Blended Learning

• What comes up in your mind?• Mix offline & online activities• Mix media• Mix didactical formats• Mix delivery systems• Result: Rich learning environmentResult: Rich learning environment

Program

1. Who is who?2. What is learning?3. The art of learning4. What are learning materials?5. What about e-Learning?6. How to develop learning materials?7. Best practices!

What about e-Learning?

•Learning with the use of electronic devices

– Computer– Internet– PDA– …….

•Not automatically useful, good, bad or…•Strong in combination of ways and means of learning (blended learning)

Program

1. Who is who?2. What is learning?3. The art of learning4. What are learning materials?5. What about e-Learning?6. How to develop learning materials?7. Best practices!

Development methodology

• Different models• A model helps you structuring!• ADDIE model

– Analysis– Design– Development– Implementation– Evaluation

ADDIE model

• Analysis– What is the problem/reason?– Tasks– Target group– Technical issues– Budget– Expertise

• Design• Development• Implementation• Evaluation

ADDIE model

• Analysis• Design

– Learning goals; describe and order– Didactical approach– Control learning process– Project plan

• Development• Implementation• Evaluation

Global design

ADDIE model

• Analysis• Design• Development• Implementation• Evaluation

Global design is your starting point! Your road map

ADDIE model

• Analysis• Design• Development

– Writing text– Multi-media

• Implementation• Evaluation

ADDIE model

• Analysis• Design• Development• Implementation

– Marketing– Training people

• Evaluation

ADDIE model

• Analysis• Design• Development• Implementation• Evaluation

– Did we meet the goals?– Experiences of users?– How can we improve the process?

Program

1. Who is who?2. What is learning?3. The art of learning4. What are learning materials?5. What about e-Learning?6. How to develop learning materials?7. Best practices!

Tax and customs Administration

• Trailer parks: Not paying taxes• Ministry of Finance• 15,000 people• (re)Learn

Formal Law

Workshop

Cases with DVD

Teacher

Selfstudy

VLE Syllabus

Coach

Expert

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'Guard'

Fe-ConE

• 2 year R&D project • To define guidelines for multicultural

e-Learning• Funded by EU

Didactical approach

• Collaborative learning– Learning environment (Moodle)– 6 weeks– 4 activities per week

WBT

Learner creating content

Reflection

Teaser

Thank you for the learning!

Learn more:Marcel de Leeuwe

mlu@stoas.nlwww.powerlearning.blogspot.com