e-Learning+Lounge

The changing role of the teacher in the 21st Century
Derek Wenmoth Director, eLearning, CORE Education Ltd, Christchurch derek@core-ed.net

Summary of key points for the presentation
Key challenges facing tertiary education:
 * 1) Changing nature of tertiary education
 * Growth of mass education and international markets. Increased participation and access.
 * Alongside the unprecedented rise of ICT and web2.0 technologies
 * 1) Changing student, institutional and national expectations
 * Variable practice across programmes and the student journey
 * Minimum standards, quality assurance

The future...
 * The top ten in-demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004
 * We are preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist
 * Using technologies that haven’t been invented
 * In order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.

Our young people are growing up...
 * In a world that is increasingly globalised
 * Where interactions with other cultures, other languages and other ways of doing things will be the norm
 * Where the ability to move smoothly between and among these contexts will differentiate those who are successful.

Link to world population growth graph: []

Transformation:
 * The existence of ICTs does not transform teacher practices in and of itself…
 * However, ICTs can enable teachers to transform their teacher practices.

What we want for our young people Confident Connected Actively Involved Lifelong Learners Source: NZ Curriculum, 2007
 * Positive in their own identity
 * Motivated and reliable
 * Resourceful
 * Enterprising and entrepreneurial
 * Resilient
 * Able to relate well to others
 * Effective users of communications tools
 * Connected to the land and environment
 * Members of communities
 * International citizens
 * Participants in a range of life contexts
 * Contributors to the well being of NZ
 * Literate and numerate
 * Critical and creative thinkers
 * Active seekers, users and creators of knowledge
 * Informed decision makers

Link to US report on [] Findings:
 * Online education is more effective than face-to-face learning;
 * Online learning combined with some face-to-face learning (blended learning) is the most effective;
 * Face-to-face learning alone is the least effective method among the three types studied.

Link to the create-debate debate regarding online vs face-to-face learning []

Link to the Big6 debate [] In a Learning 2.0 world, where learning and performance solutions take on a wider variety of forms and where churn happens at a much more rapid pace, what new skills and knowledge are required for learning professionals?

Ten things I've learned: []
 * 1) Teaching online is a lot of work
 * 2) Students appreciate regular communication and timely feedback on their progress
 * 3) Many great tools exist but aren’t always necessary
 * 4) Assignments and activities take more time online
 * 5) Students need extrinsic motivation
 * 6) Give deadlines
 * 7) Online courses are not right for all students
 * 8) Ask students what works and what doesn’t
 * 9) Share ideas, collaborate and commiserate about the online teaching experience
 * 10) Teaching online can inform what you do in the classroom if you have opportunities to teach both online and face-to-face.

Questions:

 * What do we think it means to prepare students for the 21st century?
 * What skills do students need to survive and thrive in this new era?
 * Is it possible for a teacher to be an excellent teacher if he/she does not use technology?
 * What implications does this have for our current way of doing things? Do we need to change? If so, how?

Action:

 * What will we do next?
 * What are some concrete actions that we can take in the near future?
 * Who will you make yourself accountable to?

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