Toward an Open Empowered Learning Model of Pedagogy in Higher Education

2016 ◽  
pp. 205-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn Smyth ◽  
Carina Bossu ◽  
Adrian Stagg
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Open Educational Practices ◽  
Opening Up

This chapter will explore some of the emerging trends in higher education worldwide brought by opening up education, including open educational resources (OER), open educational practices (OEP) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). These trends are transforming and challenging the traditional values and structures of universities, including curriculum design, pedagogies, and approaches to recognise and accredit learning assisted by OEP. We will also reflect on ways in which OEP, open ecosystems and the recognition of open learning experiences can further support learners, educators and educational institutions. In doing so, we will revise and re-work a learner centred model (Smyth, 2011) to incorporate some of the current transformation brought by openness. The revised model, called Open Empowered Learning Model, will prompt discussion on alternative ways in which learners, educators and educational institutions could take full advantage of these new trends.

Toward an Open Empowered Learning Model of Pedagogy in Higher Education

2016 ◽  
pp. 2196-2214
Author(s):  
Robyn Smyth ◽  
Carina Bossu ◽  
Adrian Stagg
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Open Educational Practices ◽  
Opening Up

This chapter will explore some of the emerging trends in higher education worldwide brought by opening up education, including open educational resources (OER), open educational practices (OEP) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). These trends are transforming and challenging the traditional values and structures of universities, including curriculum design, pedagogies, and approaches to recognise and accredit learning assisted by OEP. We will also reflect on ways in which OEP, open ecosystems and the recognition of open learning experiences can further support learners, educators and educational institutions. In doing so, we will revise and re-work a learner centred model (Smyth, 2011) to incorporate some of the current transformation brought by openness. The revised model, called Open Empowered Learning Model, will prompt discussion on alternative ways in which learners, educators and educational institutions could take full advantage of these new trends.

Current and Future Trends in Higher Education Learning

2015 ◽  
pp. 277-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Holz-Clause ◽  
Dileepkumar Guntuku ◽  
Vikram Koundinya ◽  
Reginald Clause ◽  
Kanika Singh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Future Trend ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Methods Of Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

Emerging educational practices and growing demand from education researchers and learners appear to be driving a shift toward the learner and context-centered teaching approach. Higher education is transitioning delivery from a predominantly teacher-centered mode to a non-traditional learner-oriented one. This change is being primarily facilitated by the advent of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in curriculum design and delivery ushering online learning. In this chapter, we discuss the current and future trends in higher education for curriculum design and delivery using online learning. We present Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as an online teaching-learning future trend that can help provide educational access to millions of students geographically situated all over the world. We share a case study from India, highlighting the initiatives in the field of higher education and course delivery with the use of ICTs and the changes in methods of learning-content delivery. The advantages and challenges associated with MOOCs are also discussed.

A Collaborative Active Learning Model as a Vehicle for Online Team Learning in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 40-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo Jeoung Han ◽  
Doo Hun Lim ◽  
Eulho Jung
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Team Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Online Setting ◽  
Successful Team ◽  
Effective Use

As more higher education faculty use team-based assignments in online courses across a wide range of university disciplines, research on team learning as one of the pedagogical approaches in higher education has become more relevant. The authors reviewed active learning as a type of instructional method for team members' satisfaction and active engagement in their learning processes. Therefore, this chapter explores team learning as an effective online learning model that also facilitates effective use of learning management systems (LMS). Additionally, the chapter examines essential strategies to work and learn as a successful team in an online setting. With the intent of supporting faculty and practitioners of higher education who adopt an online team learning method, the authors propose an active learning model for online team learning and specific guidelines to utilize the model.

Measuring Effectiveness in Online Instruction

2010 ◽  
pp. 1399-1403
Author(s):  
Louis B. Swartz ◽  
Michele T. Cole ◽  
Daniel J. Shelley
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Online Instruction ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Online Classes

To remain competitive, expand access to education, and meet the needs of students, institutions of higher education are offering larger numbers of online courses. As online instruction increases, educational institutions, students and society need to make sure that online courses and programs are as effective as traditional classroom courses and educational programs. To address this need, this paper focuses on the question, “Are online courses and programs as effective as those taught in the classroom?” Numerous authors have addressed the question of the effectiveness of online classes (Keegan, D., 1996; Russell, T., 1999; Schulman, A.H. and Sims, R.L., 1999; Harasim, L. 2000; Ryan, R.C. 2000; Rivera, J.C. and Rice, M.L., 2002; Bernard, R.M., et al, 2004; Frantz, P.L. and Wilson, A.H., 2004; Suanpang, P., Petocz, P. and Kalceff, W., 2004; Fjermestad, Hiltz, S. and Zhang, Y. 2005; Weaver-Kaulis, A. and Crutsinger, C., 2006). Most studies center on student satisfaction and/or student learning. The studies have produced mixed results. This paper provides a summary of a number of important studies on the effectiveness of online courses and educational programs. It synthesizes the results from the studies and presents possible reasons for the differences in findings. It concludes with a discussion of future trends and suggestions for areas of further study.

scholarly journals Learner Autonomy through the Adoption of Open Educational Resources Using Social Network Services and Multi-media E-textbooks

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-35
Author(s):  
Masumi Hori ◽  
Seishi Ono ◽  
Shinzo Kobayashi ◽  
Kazutsuna Yamaji ◽  
Toshihiro Kita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Network Services ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Social Network Services

With the development of social network services (SNS) on the Internet, the world has gained access to vast amounts of information resources, allowing people to carefully research and select what they need and want to share with others. The main idea behind open educational resources (OER) is providing freely accessible and openly licensed documents, which fits well with the online learning system using SNS. However, the gap between higher education and social network media in relation to shared activities and OER use remains a challenge. The main reason for this is that teachers lack knowledge of mutual assistance and the skills to use OER. Teachers are dissatisfied with having to use others' resources, which indicates that the problem lies in teachers' psychological conflicts and technical capabilities. Our learning platform, Creative Higher Education with Learning Objects (CHiLO), is based on e-textbooks and aims to develop a flexible learning environment. The CHiLO e-textbooks were developed with a completely new design that considered large-scale online courses, such as open online courses. The core component of CHiLO is the CHiLO Book, which is created in EPUB3 format and has media-rich contents, including graphics, animations, audios and embedded videos. Our set of experimental outcomes shows that CHiLO, which includes not only Web services but also e-textbooks, is easy for teachers to handle.

scholarly journals Openness and Praxis: Exploring the Use of Open Educational Practices in Higher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Cronin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Constructivist Grounded Theory ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Teaching Role ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Open Educational Practices

<p class="3">Open educational practices (OEP) is a broad descriptor of practices that include the creation, use, and reuse of open educational resources (OER) as well as open pedagogies and open sharing of teaching practices. As compared with OER, there has been little empirical research on individual educators’ use of OEP for teaching in higher education. This research study addresses that gap, exploring the digital and pedagogical strategies of a diverse group of university educators, focusing on whether, why, and how they use OEP for teaching. The study was conducted at one Irish university; semi-structured interviews were carried out with educators across multiple disciplines. Only a minority of educators used OEP. Using constructivist grounded theory, a model of the concept “Using OEP for teaching” was constructed showing four dimensions shared by open educators: balancing privacy and openness, developing digital literacies, valuing social learning, and challenging traditional teaching role expectations. The use of OEP by educators is complex, personal, and contextual; it is also continually negotiated. These findings suggest that research-informed policies and collaborative and critical approaches to openness are required to support staff, students, and learning in an increasingly complex higher education environment.</p>

scholarly journals Post-Digital World, Pandemic and Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Sergeevich Safonov ◽  
Anastasia Vladimirovna Mayakovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
The Real ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Current State

The article examines the prospects that open up for the implementation of the educational process in higher educational institutions, as well as the problems faced by the modern higher education system in the context of the transition to distance learning caused by the current epidemiological situation in the post-digital world. On the basis of the data from a student survey made during the COVID-19 pandemic, who studied using distance digital technologies, we have analyzed the current state of higher education. Consequently, the authors have concluded that the universities, implementing programs for the digitalization of the educational process and the creation of massive online courses, are actually away from the real social circles of the post-digital society. Given the results, the authors argue that digitalization is not a way to resolve the internal contradictions of higher education. Moreover, digitalization as a goal of higher education somewhat hides the real contradictions of the learning process.

OPEN ONLINE COURSES: A PROMISING DIRECTION OF THE MODERN EDUCATION SYSTEM

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Х-М.И. Гайсумов ◽  
Э.Д. Алисултанова
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Promising Direction ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
The World ◽  
In The Beginning

Открытые онлайн-курсы сегодня самая обсуждаемая тема в рамках образования в сегменте Интернет пространства. Сегодня развитие образования важная задача всех ведущих учебных образовательных учреждений мира, проводятся обширные исследования по способствованию развития данного направления. Много практических эмпирических исследований проводятся, как очном формате, так и заочном формате. Открытые онлайн-курсы пришли на обновление открытых образовательных ресурсов, которые начали появляться в сети Интернет с начала 2000-х годов, и вначале были уделом ведущих вузов разных стран мира. Open online courses today are the most discussed topic in the framework of education in the segment of the Internet space. Today, the development of education is an important task of all the leading educational institutions of the world, extensive research is being conducted to promote the development of this direction. Many practical empirical studies are conducted, both in person and in absentia. Open online courses came to update the open educational resources that began to appear on the Internet since the early 2000s, and in the beginning was the lot of leading universities around the world.

scholarly journals A Case Study of Applying Open Educational Practices in Higher Education during COVID-19: Impacts on Learning Motivation and Perceptions

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 9129
Author(s):  
Xiangling Zhang ◽  
Ahmed Tlili ◽  
Ronghuai Huang ◽  
Tingwen Chang ◽  
Daniel Burgos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Open Educational Practices ◽  
The Impact

Open Educational Resources (OER) have been researched for a long time in the open education field. Researchers are now shifting their focus from resources to practices for delivering open education, an area called Open Educational Practices (OEP). However, there is little information in the related literature regarding the design of an OEP-based course or the impact of these types of courses. Therefore, this study designs a new OEP-based course at a public university for teaching family education during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also investigates its impact on learning motivation and teachers’ perceptions. In this context, a practical pilot experiment using both qualitative and quantitative methods was conducted. Specifically, 36 learners participated in this experiment. The obtained findings highlight: (1) an innovative design framework for OEP-based courses that teachers can refer to in their contexts; (2) that learners had a high motivation level in terms of knowledge achievements, individual connection and engagement when taking the OEP-based course; and (3) several advantages and challenges of the OEP-based course from the teacher’s and learners’ perspectives. For instance, the teacher reported the fear of losing control over the learning process when applying OEP. The findings of this paper can help researchers and educators in adopting OEP in higher education especially in times of crises, as well as increase the sustainability of OEP, hence contributing to open education development.

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