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Role of emerging technologies in ECP -‐ Is it time for
transformative approaches? Prof Dick Ng’ambi
University of Cape Town
A keynote presented at the Innovative Pedagogical Practices in Extended Curriculum Programmes (ECP) Regional Conference, Cape Town, 29 August 2013
Source: http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/giftede-‐news16p4.html
Extended what?
Process?
Source: http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/11/why-‐groups-‐and-‐prejudices-‐form-‐so.php
Institutions ‘cutting edge’
Present ‘absent’
Source: http://taoteaching.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/47-‐the-‐quintessential-‐random-‐number-‐of-‐the-‐universe/
Source: http://rryshke.edublogs.org/tag/21st-‐c-‐teaching-‐learning/
Source: http://www.teachthought.com/learning/9-‐characteristics-‐of-‐21st-‐century-‐learning/
Extend
how?
Source: http://freshmancomp.com/2013/03/11/summer-‐project-‐proposal-‐establishing-‐a-‐personal-‐learning-‐network-‐pln/
Source: http://mswaughsclass.blogspot.com/2011/04/21st-‐century-‐classroom.html
Source: http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm
Source: http://marciaconner.com/blog/what-‐is-‐social-‐learning/
Source: http://elearningfacultymodules.org/index.php/Mobile_Learning
Source: http://www.hastac.org/blogs/cathy-‐davidson/2013/08/21/mooc-‐spoc-‐docc-‐massive-‐online-‐face2face-‐open-‐uh-‐oh-‐age-‐acronym
• Wiki • Blog • Twitter • Podcast • Social media • Second Life • Mobile learning • Cloud computing • MOOC (Massive open online course)
Any more?
MOOC
Podcast
Google trends 2005-‐2013
Technologies not pedagogies
(Mike Sharples, 2013)
Meaningful learning and interaction
Pedagogy
Pedagogical Model
Learning Strategies
Pedagogical tools
Theory: a tightly coupled relationship between pedagogical model (learning objective), learning strategies (activities) and pedagogical tools (appropriate technologies) is required for meaningful learning (Adapted from: Dabbagh, 2005)
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Designing for meaningful learning
Adapted from: Dabbagh (2005)
We used this approach to facilitate the module, participants used it to design learning for their students. The application of the framework by participants was assessed. In the next slides, we present how participants appropriated it (framework) for their students.
Observation 1: Student engagement + participative creation of content + using Wikispaces = meaningful learning (ml) Observation 2: Collaborative learning + development of e-‐portfolios + Facebook group = ml
Conclusion
Like gifted students, ECP requires mediation at 3 levels: content, process &
Concepts…
Is it time for transformative approaches in ECP?
Thank you
Contact: Dick Ng’ambi, University of
Cape Town, email: Dick.ngambi@uct.ac.za