The Power of Passion
How E-Learning Champions Affect Change
ARLYNNE AWAYAN
Educational Technology Coordinator
De La Salle University Dasmarinas, Cavite, Philippines
Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York: Free Press.
Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York: Free Press.
Distance Learning Law
E-Learning not yet mainstream
Still focused on readiness and
acceptance
Industry, government and
academe collaborations
Champions
Skilled
Passionate
Communicative
Problem Solver
Adaptive
Committed
Malcolm Jolly, Kaye Bowman, Brad Shaw, Carole McCulloch, 2009, The impact of e-learning
champions on embedding e-learning, Australian Flexible Learning Framework, viewed 22
January 2015, <http://apo.org.au/node/14380>.
Understand teacher and learner
Contextualize e-learning
Chunking knowledge
Support individual
Improve based on feedback
Services
Backend administration and maintenance of the
virtual learning environment
VLE tech support
E-class monitoring
Faculty e-Learning Training
e-Learning module creation
Staff
Educational Technology Coordinator (deloaded 9 units)
Faculty-in-charge of VLE (deloaded 6 units)
Faculty-in-charge of Learning Objects (deloaded 3 units)
University e-Class Policies
Elements
Faculty
Online Teaching Hours
(Can be synchronous via
chat or Skype or
asynchronous via forums,
lessons, assessments etc)
Online Engagement Mode
Web-Presence
Web-Enhanced
All Faculty
Faculty who have been
trained on instructional
design
Course calendar approved
by Chair and Dean
Alternative Online
Blended mode 50-50
activity equivalent
to 6 class hours
Online Engagement Strategies
Learners
Faculty View
Analytics
Student View
Future Directions
Staff development
Learning analytics to achieve alignment objectives
Fully-online offerings
Learning objects development
