Thursday, April 16, 2009
OLE
This weeks readings proved very enlightening to me. My project is to develop a "lesson plan" on the Oklahoma Career Tech's LMS, icat, to present how to change learning activity packages (LAP) into a online learning environment. I knew that the text from Bonk & KeZhang would prove to be very useful to me and I read Chapter 5 : reflective and observational learners, to enable me to better create online discussion forums, and Chapter 7 to help me better understand what steps visual learners would benefit from. But the additional readings not only helped me better understand the process of changing a LAP into a online learning environment but also helped me better understand the dynamics of the self-paced PN program I work with. Bernice McCarthy best explained the retention problems I have tried to understand, by stating (in the 4MAT system) dynamic learners are primarily interested in self directed discovery. Could the retention problems my nursing school faces be related to the strength of steps in LAPS and how it relates to the other types of learners? We have always attempted to address different learning styles, but this article made me think differently about how LAPS are put together, and thus, how my online learning environment would be developed. The overview of OLE components and design heuristics was very instrumental in assisting me in this final project. This project meets a real need in technology education. Most programs in the state use LAPS as an instructional design. To have a template to assist in turning them into an OLE will be a good addition if done properly. I look forward to my classmates critique!
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Linda, it is eye opening to realize that activities online can be adjusted to incorporate different learning styles, I wonder why the lecture format has been in use so many years? To think we continue to serve just one type of learner (audio), through the lecture format, its astounding. Your question is very valid and needs to be researched-does the school need to revisit its current structure and adjust your self paced program? One thing I have been thinking of (I could be way off) but could it be similar to the undergraduate study by Oshima & Oshima, where the student theirselves were less motivated, less disciplined, and less knowledgeable to problem solve?
ReplyDeleteLinda, I look forward to your project on icat. It sounds like the readings have assisted you to understand the online environment and how to use technology tools to provide activities for many types of learners. Good post!
ReplyDeleteI am learning the same things about our school Linda. It is a BSN program and we have the same issues with retention. I hope to help with some of these issues with my project also. The book really does help with this type of issue. Great post, I look forward to visiting your site.
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