Transcript Virtual Classrooms: Flexible learning in dental education

Flexible Learning in Dental Education
Nikos Mattheos
Centre for Oral Health Sciences
Malmo, Sweden
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Virtual Classrooms
Web - based learning
Cyber learning communities
e-learning
Internet classroom
Virtual Seminar rooms
Virtual Learning Environments
Integrated Distance Learning Environments
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Virtual Learning Environments
Or
Virtual Classrooms
Main Entry: vir·tu·al
Pronunciation: 'v&r-ch&-w&l, -ch&l; 'v&rch-w&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, possessed of certain physical virtues, from Medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtus strength, virtue
Date: 1654
1 : being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted <a virtual dictator>
2 : of, relating to, or using virtual memory
3 : of, relating to, or being a hypothetical particle whose existence is inferred from indirect evidence <virtual photons> -- compare REAL 3
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In the Classroom…
Interaction
Student – tutor
Learning resources
Student – student
students
Student – learning resources
tutor
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The network environment
that can facilitate similar
kinds of interaction as in
a physical classroom.
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Home
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Students
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Students
Teachers
Rolf Attström, DDS, PhD
Professor
Centre for Oral health Sciences,
Malmö, Sweden
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Anders Nattestad, DDS, PhD
Associate professor,
School of Dentstry, University of
Copenhagen
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Home
Students
Teachers
Admin.
Course syllabus
Calendar
On-Line Registration
Addressbooks
Admission requirements
Students’ progress
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Home
Students
Teachers
Admin.
Bar !
Bulletin
board
Chat
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Virtual ADEE
beers
News
Homepages
SMS service
Synchronous communication tools
Asynchronous communication tools
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Sharing of programmes and documents
On-line libraries, Search engines
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Special tools and CAL programmes
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Audio telephone conference as has been used since 1960s:
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Audiovisual teleconference:
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•Integrated environment
•Simple equipment
•Affordable cost
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A Virtual Classroom
allows the individual
student or professional to
access the whole learning
process from the comfort
of his/her home, with only
a standard PC and a
reasonably fast Internet
connection.
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How do we build a Virtual Classroom?
•The expensive way..!
•The less expensive way..!
•The least expensive way..!
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How do we build a Virtual Classroom?
The expensive way..!
Server
Programmers
Time
-
+
Very high cost
Tailor made
expert maintennance needed
Share or Sell ?
Don’t re-invent the wheel!
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How do we build a Virtual Classroom?
The less expensive way..!
Commercial Packages:
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Aymetrix Librarian
Blackboard
Centra.com
ConveneEmbanet
Cursus
Eduprice.com
First Class
e.College.com
IMserries
IntraLearn
Integrated Virtual Learning
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Environment
(IVLE)
Serf
LUVIT
Symposium
Softarc
TopClass
The Learning Manager
Lotus Learning Space
Virtual Workspace
Virtual U
WebCT
WebMentor
Webboards
How do we build a Virtual Classroom?
The less expensive way..!
Commercial packages:
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+
Quick
Easy interface
Technical support
Limited adjustability in
technology and method
Need of expert
maintenance
Cost ?
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How do we build a Virtual Classroom?
The least expensive way:
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Discus
Web
communities
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Messenger service
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How do we build a Virtual Classroom?
The alternative way:
Do it yourself..!
+
-
0 cost!
Costs time
Reasonably adjustable
Limited control over
freeware services
Easy to support
Functional
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Need of evaluation of all
offered options
Need for alternatives
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Home
Students
Teachers
Admin.
Bar !
What now?
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THE SOUP MODEL !
E-mail
Chat
Web boards
Audioconference
Search engines
On-line library
Multimedia
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Some research results
• Great !
Increased interaction, higher test results up to 20%,
high acceptance of the media, team spirit, learning in less time.
•Potential – limitations …
• Not so good… Lower interaction, student frustrations,
inferior results, decreasing acceptance during a course.
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Some research results
• Similar test scores in distance learning
• Better accommodate students’ diversity
• Reaching the ”unreachable”
• Added value to in-campus teaching
• Acceptance related to competence with
computers and previous experience
• Factors of importance …
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Future trends:
• Reliable and affordable technology
• Wide variety of tools for development
• Wide variety of courses available
• More demanding learner
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(David Polard et al, 1999):
Would you pay £50 for a computer based continuous
education module ?
• 1993: 50%
•1994: 60%.
•1995 37%
•1998 5% with the vast majority drawing the line at £20.
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Future trends:
• Reliable and affordable technology
• Wide variety of tools for development
• Wide variety of courses available
• More demanding learner
• Methodological framework – Evaluation framework
• ”Smart” database driven web applications will undertake
important part of the interaction
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Anders Nattestad, Associate professor,
School of Dentistry, University of Copenhagen
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e-fraid …
e-nthusiasts !
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