This session is co-sponsored by Instructional Technology, UTM Library; the Teaching-Learning-Collaboration Group (RGASC).
We have entered the Knowledge Age and with it, a world of tumultuous change. These upheavals are beginning to be felt in academia, and there is great pressure for change in the way higher education is run. In particular, there is pressure for professors to embrace online learning. But what does this mean?
We will first take a high-level look at online learning based on the work of French philosopher and professor of multimedia studies Pierre Lévy. Following a brief overview of various types of online learning including MOOCs, discourse-based systems and blended learning, we will explore how social network analysis has been used in different contexts to help identify patterns in online learning. These types of approaches are one part of a toolset that can be used by instructors to support better understanding of the social learning dynamics that can occur in online environments.
If you have an accommodation need for this meeting due to a disability, please email Simone Laughton at simone.laughton@utoronto.ca and we will do our best to make appropriate arrangements.