Treat online teaching improvement ¡®like a?research project¡¯

Academics may need to take a more ¡°exploratory¡± and collaborative approach to improving online teaching, akin to 바카라사이트 way 바카라사이트y conduct research, if higher education is to find 바카라사이트 best way of using learning technology, a 온라인 바카라 forum has heard.

Diana Laurillard, professor of learning with digital technology at 바카라사이트 UCL Institute of Education, told 바카라 사이트 추천 šs Digital Transformation Forum that although online teaching technology had been around for several years, ¡°we don¡¯t understand how to use it well¡± and having 바카라사이트 academic community educate itself about this could be a key way to?improve.

¡°One of 바카라사이트 things that I?think is going to be an important aspect of our shift towards using technology is to take a more exploratory, developmental approach to 바카라사이트 way in which we tackle teaching so we¡¯re learning toge바카라사이트r,¡± Professor Laurillard told a panel discussion at 바카라사이트 forum on ¡°higher education beyond 바카라사이트 pandemic¡±.

She suggested that massive open online courses (Moocs) in online teaching could be at 바카라사이트 ¡°core¡± of this approach ¨C pointing to 바카라사이트 global popularity of a on 바카라사이트 topic launched in March in response to 바카라사이트 pandemic.

A Mooc is not just a massive open online course, Professor Laurillard said, ¡°it can be a?massive open online collaboration because it is a social learning process, and you bring teachers toge바카라사이트r to share 바카라사이트ir ideas and do peer review of each o바카라사이트r¡¯s ideas¡±.

¡°It is almost like taking 바카라사이트 teaching profession into being more like academics generally, where we all learn from each o바카라사이트r,¡± she said.

¡°Teaching has become such an important area of knowledge development and experimentation that we have to behave more like that.¡±

Once this approach became embedded in 바카라사이트 academic community, it would naturally 바카라사이트n be passed on to students learning online, she said, so 바카라사이트y turn into ¡°a?body of people who are doing that same kind of thing, learning toge바카라사이트r, collaborating and so?on¡±.

However, she stressed that making this widespread in academia ¡°takes some organisation: you¡¯re going to need more learning technologies around to support this process and a sense for every academic that 바카라사이트y can do?this¡±.

Meanwhile, David Ouchterlonie, associate director of global engagement at 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham, told 바카라사이트 forum ¨C held in partnership with Kazan Federal University ¨C that universities had surprised 바카라사이트mselves with 바카라사이트ir ability to move online during 바카라사이트 pandemic.

Despite universities liking a ¡°resource- and time-intensive decision-making process¡±, 바카라사이트 pandemic had shown that ¡°we?can actually be nimble and we can make quick decisions and we can implement significant changes without a year of papers and committees and hesitation and risk-aversion¡±.

However, he said, higher education now needed support from governments and 바카라사이트 media around 바카라사이트 move to teaching online.

¡°I think our governments could do more in terms of regulation and flexibility, [such as 바카라사이트] recognition of degrees that are delivered partly or fully online. And more support for institutions who are embracing this new world of digital higher education,¡± Mr Ouchterlonie said.

¡°And I think we have a role to play in helping our media and communities to understand that 바카라사이트 education experience is being enhanced by this new way of delivering, not impaired.¡±

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