What is Flexible Learning to me?
I see a Flexible Learning Course as a course where a student can access all the resources, tools & information required from anywhere at any time as long as there is a computer available.
This is probably looking at Flexible Learning from a student's perspective but as a Facilitator I look at problems from a studen'ts point & try to give them answers that they can relate to.
I think this is the direction Flexible Learning is heading towards, we don't have teachers but Facilitators who point the student in the right direction to enable them to learn for themselves but are always there to help with problems.
The Goals which I hope to have attained when I finish this course
I hope to have a plan in place to enable me to design a Flexible course which fits the above criteria. In order to achieve this I need to think carefully about many things: Learner Profile ( who the students will be, what level are the students? Will the course be at the correct level for the students or will they need to do a prerequisite course of some sort?) Type of Course ( will it be part of a certificate etc), Resouces and Tools required, Course content, Assessment.
I'm going to use a Flow chart /mind map in order to group all these factors together & produce a course that works for students.
I see a Flexible Learning Course as a course where a student can access all the resources, tools & information required from anywhere at any time as long as there is a computer available.
This is probably looking at Flexible Learning from a student's perspective but as a Facilitator I look at problems from a studen'ts point & try to give them answers that they can relate to.
I think this is the direction Flexible Learning is heading towards, we don't have teachers but Facilitators who point the student in the right direction to enable them to learn for themselves but are always there to help with problems.
The Goals which I hope to have attained when I finish this course
I hope to have a plan in place to enable me to design a Flexible course which fits the above criteria. In order to achieve this I need to think carefully about many things: Learner Profile ( who the students will be, what level are the students? Will the course be at the correct level for the students or will they need to do a prerequisite course of some sort?) Type of Course ( will it be part of a certificate etc), Resouces and Tools required, Course content, Assessment.
I'm going to use a Flow chart /mind map in order to group all these factors together & produce a course that works for students.
posted by vida at 1:51 pm
2 Comments:
HI Vida,
I'm wondering if the model of open courseware interests you in regard to your vision of "a student can access all the resources, tools & information required from anywhere at any time as long as there is a computer available."
I recently posted to my blog a quick note about open courseware and how we might use it here at Otago Polytechnic.
I'd be interested in knowing your thoughts about such a thing?
Regarding your development of a flow chart, you might find Gliffy a handy little tool. You could use it to draw up a flow chart, then export the resultant JPG picture file to your desktop, and upload it directly into you blog here.
Looking forward to your next post telling us what else you learn or discover :)
Hello Vida
Do you have a plan B?....so if your learner profile does not include access to computers and/or Internet, they can still study your course?
For many this will be a huge barrier, and does put the flexibility of the course in to jeopardy.
I wonder if others can suggest some solutions?
Bronwyn
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