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Slide 1: Using E-Learning and Multimedia to Develop Technical Skills George Siemens Stephen Yurkiw
Slide 2: Setting the Scene… Drivers of change  New environment  Need to implement new approaches to meet needs  Integrating vocational and technology 
Slide 3: Terms    Vocational Education  Skill-based learning Technology-enabled learning Skill-based Technology-enabled learning Elearning  Vocational E-Learning 
Slide 4: Goals of Education        Acquire tools for survival Discover meaning Learning to learn More humane communities Role in social reform/reconstruction Not only to equip to contend with reform, but to initiate Secure democracy Jerold Apps, Dewey, Lindeman, Bergevin
Slide 5: Goals of Vocational Education To prepare for gainful employment  Must be close to real world  Instructor must be successful practitioner  Curriculum must reflect content of occupation  Create skill set and attitudes needed to succeed in a particular field 
Slide 6: Change in “Teacher’s” Role Due to focus of individual, social objectives and furthering of technical field, teacher is partner with learner  Teacher is helper, facilitator, guide, encourager  Student is not object of teaching, but focus of learning  Bergevin, Lindeman
Slide 7: Learning Ecology What do learners need to learn? Content – text, videos, interactive activities, animations, etc.  Forums to connect with learners (i.e. replicate real life in career)  Mentorship – apprentice, instructor/chef  Access – education outside of a physical location  Flexibility – education that accounts for life 
Slide 8: Reducing Irrelevant Learning Technical students have varying background and skills  ALL are at different points  Education needs to permit entry and access based on skill/experience  Requires complete system change, but the process can be mimicked online – i.e. student controls pace 
Slide 9: Stages of Knowing     Linking – association between concepts/knowledge Reproducing – copying something as taught Interpreting – using existing knowledge to recognize needs and guide actions/decisions in new situation Applying – applying existing knowledge/skills to solve new problems Adapted from Broudy, Smith, Burnett
Slide 10: How Can Technology Meet Vocational Education Goals? Technology as a supplement, not replacement  Tech improves access & flexibility  Tech can communicate skills & theories  Tech – better “quality” assurance  F2F needed to develop social/industry awareness 
Slide 11: Elearning Overview History  Drivers  Why is it changing learning?  How is it changing learning?  Scope and size 
Slide 12: Combining Technology & Classroom Blended  Saves instruction time  Increases learning efficiency  Anxiety and intimidation in regular classroom minimized  Practice to proficiency  Variable learning rates 
Slide 13: Tools & Technologies       Streaming Video Audio – audio blogging, pronunciation, VoIP Internet – LMS, blogging, “simple starts”, email, discussions Software – development, delivery, collaborate Simulations
Slide 14: Examples Dining Room Skills  Culinary Arts  Menu  Online Course 
Slide 15: Our Experiences Culinary Arts  Hotel and Restaurant Administration  Teaching right way upfront  Unlimited repetitive feedback 
Slide 16: Results Success indicators – no quantitative data yet  Initial anecdotal feedback  Better learning  Marks same as with traditional classes  Instructor Observations  Student Feedback 
Slide 17: Student Experiences  Student comments Engaging  Fun way to learn  “I can learn when I want” - Flexibility  “I’m in control”  No instructor physically present – disorienting to some students 
Slide 18: Implications Technology as a tool  Elearning meets needs of technical education – access, flexibility, quality  Theory, skills, relationships, mentorship – can all be taught/enhanced via elearning 
Slide 19: What is still needed Administration support  Model for elearning development – skill based industry (plumbing etc.)  Tech advances – ability to stream confidently  Training instructors how to develop and use technology in teaching 
Slide 20: Conclusions Change drivers are significant  New student/industry needs require new approaches  Continued vocational e-learning can:  Expand the field  Improve education  Result in higher student satisfaction  Greater organizational quality control 