Will it blend? Innovative course designs for today's knowledge workers
This is a presentation I gave at the PLE conference in Cologne, Germany in Sept. 2011.
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Will it blend?
1. Will it blend?
Innovative course designs for today's knowledge workers
Dr. Roman Götter,
At Professional Learning Europe, Köln, 21. September 2011
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2. • Blended Learning
How should you structure training offerings to meet the needs of todays
knowledge workers?
• Cross Cultural Trainings
Lessons learned from two distant learning programs:
Innotalk: Innovation & Technology Management for Latin America
• Mobile Learning with an iPad
Insights from an effort to create a learning App for the iPad
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3. Definition of Blended Learning: Just a Mix?
Computer Based Interaction
Class Room Interaction
Face-to-Face Blended - Learning E-Learning
20-80% mix
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4. Definition of Blended Learning: Just a Mix?
Computer Based Interaction
Class Room Interaction
A bit simple!
Face-to-Face Blended - Learning E-Learning
20-80% mix
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5. Quantitative Dale‘s Cone: People Learn…
10%
by Reading
20%
by Seeing
30%
by Hearing
50%
by Seeing & Hearing
70%
by Collaboration
80% by Doing
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6. Quantitative Dale‘s Cone: People Learn…
10%
by Reading
20%
by Seeing
30%
by Hearing
50%
It is a myth!
by Seeing & Hearing
70%
by Collaboration
80% by Doing
Will Thalheimer: No quantitative research was used:
http://www.willatworklearning.com/2006/05/people_remember.html
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7. Quantitative Dale‘s Cone: People Learn…
10%
by Reading
20%
by Seeing
30%
by Hearing
It is a myth!
50%
by Seeing & Hearing
70%
But not wrong!
by Collaboration
80% by Doing
Will Thalheimer: No quantitative research was used:
http://www.willatworklearning.com/2006/05/people_remember.html
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24. People in Latin America are different (Examples)
Cultural dimensions High Low
Power Distance Latin America Germany
Beliefs about how power
should be distributed within a
society.
Uncertainty avoidance Latin America Denmark
Extent to which uncertainty Germany Sweden
can be tolerated and its impact
on rule making within a
society.
Time Polichronic: Monochronic:
Extent to which individuals Latin America Germany
approach one task at a time or
multiple tasks at the same
time.
(Source: Master thesis Karla Sosa, 2011)
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26. Main elements of success
1. A lot of Multimedia 5. Rich Resources
2. Simulation Techniques 6. Many different exercises
3. Customized Content 7. Interaction and Feedback
4. Short Logical Sequences 8. Individual and teamwork
(Source: Master thesis Karla Sosa, 2011)
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27. Main elements of success
1. A lot of Multimedia 5. Rich Resources
2. Simulation Techniques 6. Many different exercises
7. Interaction and
3. Customized Content Feedback
8. Individual and teamwork
Blended Learning works
4. Short Logical
Sequences
for Latin America!
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28. Example 2: Mobile Learning with iPad
Fraunhofer Learning App: iAcademy
A current project (Release planned end 2011)
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30. Mobile Learning the latest Trend?
Chasing the next pig?!
German saying for: Jump the bandwagon
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31. Mobile Learning is a Trend !
The Horizon Report consistently
describes the changes in the
learning landscape
• Mobile Learning
• Open Content
• Electronic books
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44. Contact and further information
Dr. Roman Götter
Managing Director
Fraunhofer Academy
Hansastraße 27c
80686 München
+49 89 1205 1515
roman.goetter@fraunhofer.de
www.academy.fraunhofer.de
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