Online Learning Engaging the Learner Introductions Mary Beth

Online Learning: Engaging the Learner

Introductions • Mary Beth Kyer – Founder, Euphoria Workforce Solutions – www. euphoriaworkforce. com – www. learnerhill. com • Kymberleigh Richards – Director Studies, Learner Hill – www. learnerhill. com

Agenda • Elements of Online Learning • Barriers to Learning Online and how to remove them • How to Enhance and Engage the Learner • A Demonstration of the Learner Hill Platform and online classroom

Who’s Studying English Online? • Global Language Industry is approximately $40 billion • 50% of which is English as a Second Language • Online Language Education is growing 22% per year • Expected to reach $1. 69 billion in 2014. • E-Learning is being used to allow learning to take place the learner’s convenience - any place, anytime. Sources: ‘’The Changing Enterprise’–ACE 2002; World Bank & IFC; IDP Education Australia 2002; Philp G. Altbach–Tertiary Education & Management (No. 1, 2004); UK Open University, 2005 i, Ambient. Insight

Elements of Online Learning Online learning includes: • Live online classes • Self-study • Language labs • Blended Learning

Trends in Online Learning • • Self-paced materials social media blogs discussion boards videos live chat video conferencing

Classroom vs. Online Classroom + Online Learning - + Easy access to Instructor Inflexible schedule which requires attendance Easy access to Instructor by email Immediate response to question Must reply on notes to review material Immediate response to questions using the inclass chat board Peer support Difficult to study while working / taking care of a family Peer support through the use of a discussion board Convenient Flexible Can study while studying/take care of family Myths to online learning

Barriers Myth # 1: • • no one-on-one time no personalized attention no individual attention difficult to ask questions

Removing the Barriers Truth: • The Chat board can be used to ask questions during the class • Instructors are taught to engage the learners • Learners can get the instructions attention by raising their hand in an online classroom

Barriers Myth # 2 • Classes are not interactive • The instruction is more teacher driven as opposed to student centered

Removing the Barriers Truth: • Instructor can call on the learn to answer a question as the names of all participants are displayed in the sidebar. • Instructors can assign multiple microphones to participants in order to engage in a class discussion

Enhance and Engage • Interactive courseware that allows “learning by doing”, arouses interest and generates motivation. “If you tell me, I will listen If you show me, I will see If you let me experience, I will learn. ” Lao-Tse, 5 th century BC

Enhance and Engage • Call on all learners to participate Tell Me Show Me Let Me • Have learners role-play and practice dialogues • Have learners answer comprehension questions based on videos or listening clips • Use whiteboard tools to highlight concepts and correct sentence structure

Enhance and Engage • Use chat boards to check for correct spelling and explaining words in context Tell Me Show Me Let Me • Give learners control of the whiteboard writing tool for error correction • Use pointers to help learners follow content while in a virtual classroom • Incorporate tests and activities throughout the materials.

Platform

Links www. learnerhill. com www. euphoriaworkforce. com www. englishtown. com www. adobe. com/products/connect www. webex. com www. adobe. com/product/captivate www. techsmith. com/camtasia. asp

Contact Mary Beth Kyer • mbkyer@euphoriaworkforce. com Kymberleigh Richards • krichards@learnerhill. com