Social Interaction in Online earning San Francisco State …在网上学习的社会互动的三藩州….pptVIP

Social Interaction in Online Learning Situationalities that affect the effectiveness of specific instructional methods Overview Background – Why this topic? Literature – What is the knowledge gap? Method – How to find out? Results (preliminary) – What are the answers? Questions – yours and mine A “Call to Action” Based on the findings of our work, the Commission believes a national mobilization is necessary, one that evokes a response similar in scope to other great American opportunities or crises: Sputnik and the race to the moon; bringing electricity and phone service to all corners of the nation; finding a cure for polio. … The question is no longer if the Internet can be used to transform learning in new and powerful ways. … Nor is the question should we invest the time, the energy, and the money necessary to fulfill its promise in defining and shaping new learning opportunity. The commission believes that we should. We all have a role to play. It is time we collectively move the power of the Internet for learning from promise to practice. (p. iii-vi) Web-based Education Commission (2000) Growth in Online Learning 1960’s – 1980’s – 1990’s – today Training trends Education and training 9% of GDP $1B – 2000, $10B – 2003, $360B – 2003 (WW) Education trends 50% - 1995, Internet ITV – 1998 Are we ready? Importance of Social Interaction Social learning theories – students learn (best) when engaged in learning activities with others. “Learning is a social act.” (Bruner, Dewey, Hutchins, Lave Wenger, Salomon, Vygotsky, Wertsch, and others) [but is it always?] Instructional Design Theory More than learning theory (how students learn) ID theory provides “…explicit guidance on how to better help people learn and develop.” (Reigeluth 1998) “Instructional theory fitted specifically to the online environment is critical.” (Khan 1997) Not only what to do, but when to do it (and when not to do it) Situationalities Methods, conditions, outcomes, and values