1. Is there a future for learning management systems ?
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Is there a future for learning management systems ?
Daniel K. Schneider TECFA – FPSE - Université de Genève
Dokeos Users Day – Geneva – December

2. A short list of issues in education and technology
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A short list of issues in education and technology
1. Pedagogies
Transmission
Tutoring
Coaching/ projects
2. Scenario design
IMS LD, IMS SS,
CSCL, ….
3. Learner control
Personal learning environments,
E-portfolios, ….
4. Teacher enablement
All-in-one solutions ?
Portals, Wikis, ….
5. Documents
Web 2.0 culture
Semantic markup
6. Integration
Services
Plugin APIs
Campus integration

3. Learning III “Learning-in-action”
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1. Pedagogies
Pedagogies
Pedagogies
Learning I “Know that”
Learning II “Know how”
Learning III “Learning-in-action”
Combined

4. What support for pedagogies ?
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1. Pedagogies
What support for pedagogies ?
1.1 Pedagogies
Learning I
Lecture
Learning II
Tutor
Learning III
Coach
knowing that (facts, simple concepts)
knowing how (reasoning, procedures, problem solving)
knowing in action
telling
explaining
consulting
facts
skills
competences
information
communication
collaboration
remind
practise
reflect
reproduce correct answers
apply correct methods
cope with complex situations
PPT Scorm 1.2 LOs, ...
LMS (CMC) Learning design engines, ...
Portals, (Real) wikis, Web 2.0 services

5. Learning III: production and collaboration ….
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1.2 Pedagogies
Learning III: production and collaboration ….
Particularly important in higher vocational training … (Andreas Ninck)
Collaboration
choose
share
create
Focus on new knowledge
Focus on exis-ting knowledge
Focus on content
Focus on processes

6. Educational modeling languages and systems
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2. Scenarios
Educational modeling languages and systems
Scenario modeling
IMS LD
LAMS
CSCL Scripts
CLFPs
IMS Simple sequencing
…..

7. IMS Learning design 2.1 Scenarios Environment perform Role Activity
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2.1 Scenarios
IMS Learning design
Environment
perform
Role
Activity
Resource Resource Service
Service
Result
Others !
e.g. IMS SS
CLFPs, …

8. Sequencing with the LAMS system
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2.2 Scenarios
Sequencing with the LAMS system

9. Life-long e-portfolios
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3. Learner control
Learner
Learner controlled
Learner control
Life-long e-portfolios
PLEs
Webtops ….

10. Personal environment: a MY Space
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3.1 Learner control
Personal environment: a MY Space
(Anderson & Hutrum)
My social Life
My work
My school(s)
My calendar
My profile
My hobbies
My files
My publications
E-portfolios
My conversation(s)
Learners do have an environment, and school is part of it
But they organize it …

11. Example: e-Portfolio / social software
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3.2 Learner control
Example: e-Portfolio / social software
Example: Elgg (blog-centered social software)
Others: Eduportfolio, Cyberfolio, Mahara….

12. Personal learning environments
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3.3 Learner control
Personal learning environments
Examples: Epsilen and Plex
(Jafari)
(Wilson et al.)

13. Webtops and web 2 widgets as PLEs
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3.4 Learner control
Webtops and web 2 widgets as PLEs
Example: Pageflakes:
Others: NetVibes, Zoho, Goggle apps, Yahoo widgets, Air apps, …

14. Teacher 4. Teacher enablement Manage ideas Do research Teacher
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4. Teacher enablement
Teacher
Teacher
enablement
Manage ideas
Do research
Teach
Apply
Disseminate

15. What is a university teacher ?
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What is a university teacher ?
4.1 Teacher enablement
Be a good researcher:
+ Publish quality articles
Four scholarships
Boyer (1997)
(1) Discovery
Split
worlds
Be useful as knowledge mediator:
+ Pull ideas together
+ Share knowledge with all
+ Be able to use technology
+ Teach well
(2) Integration
(3) Application
(4) Teaching
Or is there a way to find time (and tools) for both, i.e. some synergy ?

16. Shared activities and products in different scholarly activities
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Shared activities and products in different scholarly activities
4.2 Teacher enablement
Researcher
Teacher
Students
Text genres
Literature reviewing (note taking & synthesizing)
Introduction to concepts
Linking / mapping / categorizing
References
and links
Internal links
Categories
Menus
Reflecting / expressing opinions
Write / use manuals
Discussion /
annotation
Course planning & organization
How to
exercises
Syllabus & tasks
Courseware writing and reading
Tech.Tutorials
Q/A (forums)
E-Tutoring / e-coaching
….. (more)

17. Wikis as knowledge building community
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Wikis as knowledge building community
4.3 Teacher enablement
Write (2) Pre-Publish
External resources
Read
The knowledge management cycle
(Professor, Graduate student)
Write (1) Take notes
Discuss
Teach
Wiki
Discuss/ Coach
Read
The learning-by-writing cycle
(Student)
(living document system, including discussion)
Write

18. Teacher’s all-in-one portals (C3MS)
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4.4 Teacher enablement
Teacher’s all-in-one portals (C3MS)
Example:
Other systems/services: Drupal, Zikula, Ning, ….
+ Coordination tools
Scenario 1
Project &
intermediary Products
Activity 1
Activity 2
Tool 1
Product 1
Activity 3
Product 2
Tool 2
Scenario 2
Product 3
Activity 4
Tool 3
Activity ..
(News engine, blog, wiki, file upload, links manager, albums, glossary tool, calendar, forum,
IM, project mgmt, databases, …)

19. Documents 5. Documents Documents Large Contents Web / text output
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5. Documents
Documents
Documents
Large
Contents
Co-write /
Discuss
Recombine on demand
Web / text output

20. Other contenders XML Formats Weak Formats Bad Formats Services
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5.1 Documents
Other contenders
XML Formats
DITA (IBM)
Docbook (O’Reilly)
XHtml2 modules
Weak Formats
Wikis
LateX
Bad Formats
Scorm 1.2
Word
Services
E.g. safariU
Mediawikis (+ OO)

21. Example: eLML 5.2 Documents http://www.elml.ch/
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5.2 Documents
Example: eLML

22. Campus system (e.g. grades)
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6. Integration
Integration
Integration
Web services
Campus system (e.g. grades)
Extensions …

23. SOA – example: e-framework
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6. Integration
SOA – example: e-framework
Combine services to meet educational needs.
No portal modules !
SERVICES
Service Usage Model
CORE Service Usage Models

24. Example: Integration with “campus stuff”
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6. Integration
Example: Integration with “campus stuff”
Some other services that we use:
Libraries
Calendars
Events
Course descriptions
Publications
Dept. and individual web sites
…..
Student management (how could we integrate these ?)
Sign-up for classes
Grading tool and Gradebook
Final grade management
Registration

25. The challenges I (a shortlist for the ambitious)
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The challenges I (a shortlist for the ambitious)
Pedagogy
Learning I / II scenarios
Project-oriented learning …
Scenario design
IMS LD
IMS SS
CSCL Scripts
Teacher
Manage ideas and refs.
Write documents
Manage documents and other artifacts
Teach (management & grading) ….
Student
Global “my” tool
The document
Single source modular technology
Semantic markup
…..
Integration
Expose services
Interface with services
Stable module API

26. The challenges II (what do normal teachers use ?)
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The challenges II (what do normal teachers use ?)
Do we really need an LMS just for that ?
Exercise engine
Support
Document repository
Assignment manager
Grading tool
Grade book
Forums
(instant messaging)
Word
PDF
PPT

27. Other LMS ? Conclusion Learning design engines Teacher portals PLEs
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Conclusion
Other
LMS
Campus systems
PLEs
Teacher portals
Learning design engines
Dokeos, Moodle, Vista, Atutor, … ?

28. Follow-up links http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Help:Dokeosdays2008
9/22/2018
Follow-up links
(includes download of these slides)
Homework 
(almost empty entry for Dokeos)
(entry that needs to be completed)