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Designing for innovative learning: Between making pedagogical decisions and unleashing the control on decisions
The document discusses the concept of problem-based learning (PBL) as an innovative educational approach, emphasizing student-centered methods that promote self-directed learning and critical thinking. It contrasts PBL with flipped classroom models, highlighting challenges faced by students and instructors in both models. Additionally, it outlines course structures, objectives, and evaluations aimed at enhancing digital communication skills in an online learning environment.
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- 1. Designing for InnovativeLearning: Between Making Pedagogical Decisions and Unleashing the Control on Decisions Nadia Naffi nadia.naffi@education.concordia.ca
- 2. Agenda What is PBL? PBLModel vs Flipped - Classroom Model Example of a PBL course Challenges with PBL Recommendations
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- 4. Ill-defined situations from whichproblems emerge PBL
- 5. The students andthe facilitator discuss the issues and decide what the problem is. They reflect on various approaches to solving the problem (roles, strategies, perspectives) PBL
- 6. Start with priorknowledge Identify knowledge gap Formulate learning issues PBL
- 7. Learners as independentthinkers Self-regulated learning Co-construction of knowledge Focus on communication and interpersonal skills PBL
- 8. Multiple solutions Focus onthe process rather than on the product PBL
- 9. “In the mid1960's, John Evans, James Anderson, Fraser Mustard, Bill Spaulding, Bill Walsh and others were challenged to create a new and innovative medical school in Hamilton. Realizing that some physicians practiced medicine almost solely by referring to the knowledge gained during their medical training, Evans and his colleagues brought in the concept of self-directed, lifelong learning. The patient is never "a case," but rather a person requiring the most thoughtful and up-to-date care.” John G. Kelton, MD Dean and Vice-President Faculty of Health Sciences McMaster University Health Sciences John Evans How It All Started…
- 10. Less orientation towards content. Moreemphasis on skills, attitudes, continued learning, and motivation.
- 11. At the centreof this revolution in medical education was Evans' idea for small-group, self-directed, problem-based learning (PBL), where there was to be less emphasis on the memorization of content and the science of medicine and more focus on teaching the student how to learn and solve problems. There would also be no coursework, no exams and students would be in touch with patients very early on in their training. In describing the key difference of this early "McMaster Approach" in an April 1997 Toronto Star article, Evans said: "In the first year of medicine, instead of learning anatomy and physiology from books, you started with patient problems. If you had a patient with gangrene of the leg or foot, how would you deal with that, what is the nature of the process, what could you do about it, how might you have prevented it, what would you do to optimize the functioning of the individual following treatment (amputation)?” This was a drastic change to teaching medical students.
- 12. Is a student-centeredapproach Starts with ill-defined open-ended situation or problems Acknowledges the base of experience of learners Facilitates a crossing of boundaries between disciplines and the intertwining of theory and practice. Focuses on the processes of knowledge acquisition rather than the products of such processes. Transforms the instructor into a facilitator Changes the focus from staff assessment of outcomes of learning to student self- and peer assessment In a Nutshell, the PBL Approach…
- 13. Emphasizes on studentstaking responsibility for their own learning Offers students opportunities to learn how to learn Encourages students to develop the ability to critique issues and information, and to take up a position towards the situation with which they have been presented Supports students to learn in teams, develop presentation skills, learn negotiation abilities and develop research skills Focuses on communication and interpersonal skills so that students understand that in order to relate their knowledge, they require skills to communicate with others In a Nutshell, the PBL Approach…
- 14. How does thePBL model differ from the flipped- classroom model?
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- 16. What are someof the challenges that come with the flipped classroom model?
- 17. Instructors: Recorded lectures (effort& time) Videos need to be updated In-class elements to motivate students to prepare for class Students: Loss of face-to-face lectures Assigned video lectures are available to anyone online No value of the hands-on portion in-class Paying tuition for knowledge they can find on the web Safe to skip a class
- 18. It is timeto share my examples with you!
- 19. Digital Communication Technologies:Exploit digital communication technologies to solve problems in a social learning perspective BA in Educational Studies and Digital Technologies (ESDT): PBL adopted program- wide Fully online program Students: 60 to 90 Full-time, part-time students enrolled in the ESTD program + elective students from Commerce, Business, Nursing, Computer Engineering, Marketing, Criminology, etc. Course Characteristics
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- 23. Is this theonly challenge that Mary needs to address?
- 24. Funders Teachers Students Parents Administrators MarketingDepartment IT Department Examining the Problem From Various Perspectives
- 25. Which social mediaplatforms should Mary's teachers learn about, and how will they do that? What are the strategies that Mary's teachers should develop in order to teach online? How can Mary's teachers benefit from moving online? What could be the goal that they would like to achieve professionally and personally? How can Mary's staff use social media for a crowd funding campaign? Which IT infrastructure is required for moving Mary's brick and mortar school online? What skills should students develop in order to succeed in an online course? How to use social media to convince parents to enrol their children in Mary's online courses? How to use social media to promote the new online program? How to use social media to recruit new teachers, experts in online learning? How would potential teacher candidates use social media to attract head hunters from Mary's school? Examining the Problem From Various Perspectives
- 26. Course Structure and TechnologiesUsed Designed for the mobile learning culture anywhere, anytime, through any device
- 27. OBJECTIVES Students will describethe technical advantages offered by digitalization of communication technologies Students will acquire skills and strategies in the use of a variety of current digital communication technologies Students will analyze and evaluate different digital communication technologies in terms of their suitability for particular applications Students will discuss the affordances and limitations of digital communications in terms of their social, legal, and environmental impact EVALUATIONS Networking, participating and sharing (Individual and collective work for both sections) 1.Participate actively to the online tutorial sessions 2.Act as a moderator for the topic 3.Discuss readings and digital media resources Course project (solutions to one the PBL scenario) (Group work) Students will use their individual and collective experiences online and the relevant literature to propose the best usage of social media for the proposed PBL scenario. Students will 1.create instructional materials to explain the social media platforms to use and the strategies to follow; the digital artifact (video, infographic, Prezi with voice-over, etc.) 2.present an overview of the context, the breakdown of the problem, the gap analysis, the rationale behind the suggested strategies and the resources used. Summary of experience Students will write 2 pages, double space, summary of experience in the course (reflective rationalization), discussing their online interactions, the strategies they tested and their reflections about their experiences and the affordances and limitations of digital communication technologies
- 28. 12 modules Week 1:Introduction to the Course Week 2: Communicating f2f is Better: Breaking Traditional Models + Discussing the PBL Scenario Week 3: Digital Communication Environments and Netiquette (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Vine, Instagram, YouTube) Week 4: Online Presence and Online Identity Management and Networking Yourself Week 5: Digital Communication Technologies and Education Week 6: Aggregate, Filter, Connect Week 7: Working in Collaboration (group work and CoPs) Week 8: Digital Communication Technologies and Commerce Week 9: Digital Communication Technologies and Liberal Profession Week 10: Students’ Solutions to the PBL Case Week 11: Students’ Solutions to the PBL Case Week 12: Digital Communication Technologies and Society and Synthesis of the Course
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- 35. Ok, but whatare the challenges?
- 36. Challenges One Account vsDifferent Accounts Conversation vs Monologue Quality vs Quantity Engagement vs Last Minute Posts vs Joining the party after everyone has left! Focus on the Topic vs Off Topic Posts
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- 47. Challenges Group Decision vsIndividual Decision Collaboration vs Having a Free Ride Group Evaluation vs Individual Evaluation
- 48. Instructor Formative Feedback PBL Project &Feedback Loops Peer Formative Feedback Project Part 1 Revision Instructor Formative Feedback Peer Formative Feedback Project Part 2 Revision Projet Part 2 Instructor Summative Feedback Project Discussion Team Building Projet Part 1 Completion of Project Parts 1 & 2 Ongoing Team Evaluation
- 49. Recommendations Design the studentexperience not the delivery of content Design for students from different backgrounds Find relevant/authentic problems Provide feedback without correcting content Facilitate discussion instead of lecturing Manage group work, manage tensions and deal with outsiders and left behind students Tolerate the silence Value students’ prior experience Encourage active participation
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