Computers in Education - Session 1

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Computers in EducationSession 1: Introduction

Dr Arunangsu ChatterjeeDepartment of Computer ScienceUniversity of Leicester

The evolving learners• Traditionalists (born before 1946)

• Baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964)

• Generation X (born between 1965 and 1980)

• Generation Y (born between 1981 and 1999)

• Generation Z (born after 2000)

Key Transformations

Analogue

Desktop

Closed

Isolated

Centralised

Consumers

Digital

Ubiquitous/Mobile

Open

Connected

De-Centralised

Producers

Shaped by technology – The past

The Present

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The Present

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Courses and Contentin LMS

CorporateBlogs

Communities / Social NetworkGroups / Experts

Add-In-EducationApplications

CorporateResources

Search andOpen Resource

Repositories

Courses and Contentin LMS/LCMS

InstituteServices

Today: Unintelligent

mash-up of“separated” technology

(GUI mash-ups)

Think Lego blocks

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Example

A Personal Learning Environment (PLE)A Personal Learning Environment is not:

• A specific software application

• A system for creating or delivering e-learning content

• A learning management system

• A content management system

• A virtual learning environment (in its strictest sense)

A Personal Learning Environment is:• A concept, based on Web 2.0 technology

• A collection of tools and systems

• Browser based

• An environment where learners access information from a variety of sources

• Personal to the user – learner-centric

• Distributed and social

PLEs may be made up of:• Production tools

• Collaboration and sharing tools

• Communication

• Storage tools

• Aggregating content

• Aggregating people

• Aggregating software

• Identity management

• APIs and protocols

But why change the way we learn?

BUT

With great power comes great responsibility

Self-Regulated Learning (SRL)

http://youtu.be/jTa1vOH6JjA

Self-Regulated Learning (SRL)

Assess your SRL skills by visiting the following URL

URL: http://goo.gl/EXavm

Responsive

Open

Learning

Environments

What are we trying to achieve

How

• An open platform – http://role-sandbox.eu

• A Widget Store - http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/

• A Requirements Store - http://www.cs.le.ac.uk/projects/ROLE/sre/

What Next

• How to assemble a PLE?

• How to build simple widgets and integrate in your PLE?

• How to work and learn collaboratively using a PLE?