LEARNING 2.0 and the PARADIGM OF

EDUCATION

1. celostátní konference lékařských fakult ČR na téma e-learning a zdravotnická informatika ve výuce lékařských oborů

MEFANET 200721. - 22. November 2007Brno, hotel Voroněž

RNDr. Danuše BAUEROVÁ, Ph.D.Innovation Education ÍnstituteFaculty of Economics, VSB-TUDanuse.Bauerova@vsb.cz

New technology new methodology

The WEB 2.0 technology is here.

Has 'Learning 2.0' automatically arrived as well?

PROGRESS and PARADIGM

We would not have made any PROGRESS beyond MEDIEVAL MEDICINE

if we had not ABANDONED ITS PARADIGM that assumed that ALL DISEASES are based

on imbalances in our BLOOD.

IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY of medicine

would BE LIMITED to searching for superior methods and forms of BLOOD-LETTING.

Is there any parallel to education?

A parallel to education

?

Improvement in the quality of education

???

Quality of Education

Definition of eLearning (EU)

„... the USE of new multimedia technologies and the Internet

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LEARNING

BY FACILITATING

ACCESS to resources and services as well as

REMOTE EXCHANGES and COLABORATION.“

HOW:

GOAL:

New PARADIGM

The model • is a picture of reality,

• is formed in a certain way

• and develops gradually

• in an EVOLUTIONARY way

• REVOLUTIONARY changes (changes in qualitative structure)

A STARTING POINT for each realization of qualitative change:

a correct evaluation of the degree of EXHAUSTION of the system of basic assumptions and conditions, on which the current degree of scientific discipline is based.

new PARADIGM!

How to evaluate the quality of education?

Evaluation within the FRAME of the CURRENT SCALE???

REVOLUTIONARY changes in quality

NEW MEASURES AND CRITERIA: by OVERSTEPPING THE BORDERSof current principles

NEW SYSTEM OF CRITERIA for evaluating education

Domination of new technologies principles:

are becoming restrictive

PREVENT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

in accordance with possibilities

PARADIGM AND REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES

A paradigm = a sum of • basic ASSUMPTIONS,

• PREREQUISITES

• and CONCEPTS of given scientific discipline IN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD

A paradigm CREATES A PLATFORM • for creating a view of reality,

• for construction of its model WE perceive REALITY IN A CERTAIN WAY

In science, a TURNING POINT comes after a certain period of time

when THE CURRENT PARADIGM BECOMES EXHAUSTED.

(T. S. Kuhn)

“Thinking outside of the box“

Thinking INSIDE a given space ~ NORMAL science

An accumulation of • many ABNORMALITIES in a respective science, • UNSATISFACTORY ANSWERS to questions of the science

an impulse TO ABANDON THE CURRENT space

a need to find a NEW PARADIGM surfaces

A PERIOD OF NORMAL SCIENCE

Time to change the current paradigm

The accumulation of qualitative CONTRADICTIONS in the form of UNACCEPTABLE ANSWERS

discussions on • WHAT shall newly be observed and scientifically researched, • WHICH questions shall be asked, • in WHAT structure, • and HOW should the acquired results of scientific research

be interpreted

FROM PARADIGM DEFINITION:

“...how an experiment SHALL BE LEAD.

WHICH EQUIPMENT is available for a realization of the experiment…”

WEB 2.0

CRITERIA SYSTEM

.

?!?

[Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolution]

Improvement in the quality

Medieval medicine

... all diseases are based

on imbalances in

our blood

Physics before

Einstein

Rules of Newton´s

mechanics

Education

BEFORE INTERNET

???

?!?

Improvement in the quality

Medieval medicine

Physics before Einstein

Education before Internet

... all diseases are based

on imbalances in our blood

Rules of Newton´s

mechanics ?!?

TEACHER as „the SAGE

on the STAGE“.

Teacher as the DIRECTIVE

AUTHORITY

NEW PARADIGM!REVOLUTIONARY

CHANGES

Bauerová, Tatry, ICETA, 2007 14

Teacher as a sage on the stage!

web

The job as a 'teacher' can change from being 'the source of knowledge' to being an influencer.

Bauerová, Tatry, ICETA, 2007 15

DIALOG

webSTUDENTS

• have a PERSONAL WAY that addresses their OWN LEARNING NEEDS

The changes in higher education are going through

towards a learning process BASED ON DIALOGUE.

TEACHER

• MODERATES DISCUSSIONS and ACTIVITIES

IN A WAY

• that COLLECTIVELY leads students towards the learning goals.

How to MINIMISE TEACHING

(the predicted) in order to MAXIMISE LEARNING?

How to MAXIMISE processes of NEGOTIATION

of meaning enabled by INTERACTION?

TEACHER-CENTRED LEARNER-CENTERED APPROACH

!?!

“What should LEARNERS be doing TO LEARN these new skills?” (Not, “What should I be doing to teach these new skills?”)

Digital Natives?

How to Teach Teachers to TeachHow to Teach Teachers to Teach with New Mediawith New Media??How to Teach Teachers of Future Teachers

to Teach with New Media?

Dušan MEŠKODušan MEŠKO

ICETA 2007, Stará Lesná, SlovakiaICETA 2007, Stará Lesná, Slovakia

September 6, 2007September 6, 2007

??? Answer ???

How to Teach Teachers to TeachHow to Teach Teachers to Teach with New Mediawith New Media??

How to Teach Teachers of Future Teachers

to Teach with New Media?

??? Answer ???Teach them HOW TO LEARN!

METALEARNING!

OPEN GLOBAL DIALOG

The WEB 2.0 technology allows CONTINUAL RESPONSE of all attendants involved

in the NETWORK composed of participants EQUAL WITH EACH OTHER

USER-CENTERED MODEL

TEACHER-CENTERED

MODEL

LERNER-CENTERED

MODEL

NEW CRITERIA SYSTEM of education quality

NNEGOTIATION OF MEANINGEGOTIATION OF MEANING

OLD model

NEWmodel

SPACE AND TIME

IDEAS

SHARING

USER-CENTERED MODEL

TEACHER-CENTERED

MODEL

STUDENT-CENTERED

MODEL

NEW CRITERIA SYSTEM of education quality

GLOBAL OPEN DIALOG in an open SPACE – F2F as well VIRTUAL!

Conclusion

High-power agent of quality of education institutions and their teachers in the digital age is becoming

A SPACE FORMATION (F2F as well as web space)

and INCENTIVE FRAMEWORK for IDEAS SHARING.

The quality of product of education process

is tracing

the quality of the achieved DIALOG!

Conclusion

„Learning must be a way of being.“

(Siemens, 2004)

…TAUGHT LESS…

… STUDIED MORE…

Thank you for your attentiveness!!

Danuše BAUEROVÁ

Danuse.Bauerova@vsb.cz

EkF VŠB-TU Ostrava

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