1 What are OLEs?
2 What are the features of OLEs?
context
Components of OLEs• Enabling contexts: situation where learners are
oriented to a need or problem
• Resources: source materials to support learning
• Tools (seeking, collecting, organizing, integrating, generating, manipulating, communication)
• Scaffolds: the process through learning efforts are supported in OLEs
Enabling contexts Externally imposed : need specified
Externally induced: need generated
Individually generated: need
individually generated
In any of the three contexts, the learner determines how to process, identify resources available to support learning.
Tools
Electronic media : database, computer tutorial, video etc.
Print media: text-books, original source documents, journal articles
Humans experts : parents, teachers, peers
Resources
Scaffolding
Conceptual
Metacognitive
Procedural
strategic
What are the features of OLEs?
1. The Learner plays an important role in learning
Embodies constructivist theory. In traditional learning, environments do
much of work for learners. OLEs, in contrast, learners are actively
involved in establishing both the context and activities that will occur.
Learners determine what, when, and how learning will occur based on individual needs and questions that arise while generating and testing beliefs( Hannafin, Land& Olivve,1999; Land & Hannafin,1996).
Learners are intrinsically motivated, Responsibility for the learning would
be increased. Web 2.0 not only provides students
with a variety of tools to seek ,collect and organize information ,but also manipulation and communication tools , so that students can determine how and when to employ them
Learning, in OLEs, is a process of social negotiation among participants in any activity. Learning, from this perspective, is dialogue, a process of internal as well as social negotiation
OLEs are designed to assist the learners in the process of angling, or considering multiple perspectives during learning process. Varied perspectives from teachers, experts, or peers can be coordinated to form a knowledge base from which learners evaluate and negotiate varied sources of meaning (Hill & Land, 1998)
• Web 2.0 tools like blogger, wiki help students to have social learning with others. Students can evaluate their understanding, clarify areas of uncertainty or confusion, and improve their grasp of the material by collaborative work and discussion in which multiple perspectives are involved. Take Wiki for example, learners can easily review the history of an article and contributors’ ongoing discussion. They can also contribute their beliefs and understanding to the topic in Wiki.
Prior or everyday experiences are important in learning
process As Hannafin stated, personal beliefs
experiences and conceptual schema support the current , as well as provide the foundation for new understanding.
reshape and revise ongoing theories in-action
influence the choices learners make in the environments, and the types of goals they set.
. OLEs often utilize problem contexts
that are accessible to learners’ everyday experiences. Personal understanding evolves through hands-on ,concrete experiences involving realistic problem posed or induced through OLEs.
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The importance of technology scaffolding
OLEs heavily rely on technology.
Learners construct, evaluate ,interpret and revise their understanding with the help of technology. OLEs provides learners with abundant available source materials and tools (processing tools, communication tools, etc),through which learner have opportunities to amplify and extend cognitive capabilities.
OLEs may include human and/or technological partnerships
OLEs often provide the conceptual scaffolding and means (resources, tools) to promote personal and individual reflection. Individuals can be guided during learning if designs are situated in authentically complex contexts and proper guidance is provided (Pea, 1993; White & Horwitz, 1987).
OLEs environments provide the opportunity to engage higher-order processes, test on-going hypotheses, and construct and revise physical models of concepts under study. In combination with guidance and facilitation of the learning process, technology can serve as a “more capable peer” (Salomon et al., 1989, p. 621). CSILE (Scardamalia et al., 1989)
Web2.0 tools, featuring the interaction of users, could effectively help learners to evaluate ,contribute and get guidance to deepen their understanding.
We strongly believe that OLEs are important and can be utilized well in our educational practice. OLEs are highly interactive and engaging situations for both learners and instructors.
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Final thoughts
What are the criteria for selecting the resources?
*In OLEs ,What kind of technology and tools in Web2.0 can be used to reach their true potential in assisting students in evolved thinking?
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