MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 1 AIM 2004 Conference Education for IM MSc engineer in the 21th century Item: Learning Methodologies prof. Marco Garetti Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale – Politecnico di Milano (IT) Warsaw AIM 2004 Conference Education for IM MSc engineer in the 21th century Item: Learning Methodologies prof. Marco Garetti Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale – Politecnico di Milano (IT) Warsaw – 04/09/2004

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 2 Teaching & learning Teaching is about.. Promoting Understanding i.e. Facilitating Learning

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 3 From data … to wisdom data information knowledge wisdom Context indipendence Understanding understanding relations understanding patterns understanding principles Source:

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 4 Teaching fundamentals Teaching style Content Teaching methodology Source: R. Vaccani, 2001

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 5 Learning & emotion Source: R. Vaccani, 2001 Learning is closely related to effort and pleasure What is hard or pleasant goes deep in our mind ! As a consequence, teaching must find a good balance between effort and pleasure Learning Effort Pleasure

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 6 Source: R. Vaccani, 2001 Positive emotion IntensityNegative emotion EcstasyVery highPhobia PleasureHighFear MotivationMediumDefence CuriosityLowVigilance IndifferenceVery lowIndifference Learning & emotion

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 7 Source: R. Vaccani, 2001 delivery UnderstandingReasoningDecision Logics (principles) Methodology Technique Teaching & knowledge Type of knowledge delivered Knowledge useful for …

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 8 Framework 1: Teaching Quality Background Experimental Learning Lecture Business Games Case studies Size Composition Pro-activity TEACHING METHODOLOGY TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT Multimedia Games e-Learning Collaboration technologies TEACHER Teaching Style Emotional Involvement Leadership CLASSROOM TEACHING QUALITY

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 9 Teaching style Source: R. Vaccani, 2001 “Vertical” style: Ex cathedra style, good for logics and principles “Horizontal” style: More familiar, calling for contribution, good for case studies, discussion

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 10 Framework 1: Teaching Quality Background Experimental Learning Lecture Business Games Case studies Size Composition Pro-activity TEACHING METHODOLOGY TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT Multimedia Games e-Learning Collaboration technologies TEACHER Teaching Style Emotional Involvement Leadership CLASSROOM TEACHING QUALITY

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 11 Games & gaming Simulation games promote systemic thinking and learning …they provide for the participants possibilities to understand their own work actions and roles in a broader organizational context Workshop on games in production management, Aalborg, 1994 J.O.Riis, R.Smeds, R.Van Landeghem: Games in Operations Management, Ghent, Belgium. IFIP, 2000J.O.RiisR.SmedsR.Van LandeghemIFIP,

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 12 Framework 1: Teaching Quality Background Experimental Learning Lecture Business Games Case studies Size Composition Pro-activity TEACHING METHODOLOGY TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT Multimedia Games e-Learning Collaboration technologies TEACHER Teaching Style Emotional Involvement Leadership CLASSROOM TEACHING QUALITY

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 13 Experimental learning Prof. Riitta Smeds, University of Helsinky

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 14 Framework 1: Teaching Quality Background Experimental Learning Lecture Business Games Case studies Size Composition Pro-activity TEACHING METHODOLOGY TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT Multimedia Games e-Learning Collaboration technologies TEACHER Teaching Style Emotional Involvement Leadership CLASSROOM TEACHING QUALITY

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 15 E_learning: “key” design elements 1) Easiness of use 2) Integration of “on-line” and “face-to-face” learning approaches 3) Support of different educational styles 4) Provision of integrated services 5) Flexible assembly of learning contents

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 16 An e-learning platform: VIMIMS home - page

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 17 Integrated services Communication services: - blackboard / agenda Interaction services: - chat / forum / user home-page Evaluation services: - self-assessment / examinations Administration services: - course management - edit course / edit quiz

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 18 Analogy with a real Institute In analogy with a real Institute, an e-learning platform may be divided in various sections: - Lecture Theatres (used by registered teachers, by students and by content providers) - Content provider section (used by registered teachers and by content providers) - Laboratory (used by registered teachers, by students, by lab-students and by content providers) - Library (free) - Virtual Tours (used by registered teachers, by students and by content providers)

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 19 Access to VIMIMS

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 20 VIMIMS Lectures Theatre Directory of courses User desk section General services for communication and interaction User name Access mode

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 21 Access to a course (1) Course home-page Administration services Communication & interaction services Directory of course contents & lab tools

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 22 Access to a course (2) Learning objects

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 23 Course administration services Display/modify/ enter data on students attending a course Selection of services to be allocated to a course Editing of course home- page List/edit course‘s teachers/tutors Manual student registration

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 24 Content Provider Workshop Directory of learning objects Use of the Web editor Create a new course Learning object

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 25 Instant web Editor Using the web editor to create new pages The web editor screen Editing functions

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 26 E-learning Advantages -Asyncronous learning -Distance learning -Unlimited classroom -Easiness of communication -…. Drawbacks -Large effort for implementation -Personal contact is important -….

MIP - Politecnico di MilanoCopyright prof. M. Garetti 27 Framework 2: Teaching changes CONTINUOUS LEARNING Training GLOBALISATION Longlife Education COMMUNICATION English Language More Graphics and visual aids COLLABORATION Sharing of Knowledge objects Multi -university courses Students from different Countries Mixture of cultures CHANGES in TEACHING