PG CERT (ODL) : TRENDS AND ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION (MODULE 9)

PG CERT (ODL) : TRENDS AND ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION (MODULE 9)

ROSNIDA ABU BAKAR NOR AISYAH FADIL RAZIANA CHE AZIZ NORFARDILAWATI MUSA CHRISTINE LING BEE FONG

Open University Malaysia

(background)

7th Malaysian private university Owned by the METEOR Sdn Bhd, a consortium of 11 public universities in Malaysia. Leverages on the quality, prestige and capabilities of its owners - a consortium of 11 Malaysian public universities.

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century education

The 21st Century Skills has emerged as the leading advocacy organization focused on infusing 21st century skills into education. SKILLS of the 21st century:

st 21

century education
information management

learning skills Collaboration & teamwork

technological literacy

personal responsibility & mgmt. skills

cultural/global/ diversity studies creativity and critical thinking skills

strong written mathematical problem solving & oral comm. skills 4

st 21

century education

What is now known about learning provides important guidelines for uses of technology that can help students and teachers develop the competencies needed for the 21st century. It is important to understand that technologies do not guarantee effective learning;
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st 21

century education

In fact, inappropriate uses of technology can actually hinder learning. Educators of the twenty-first century must become better at understanding when and under what conditions, technology can best be used to leverage student learning.

Emerging technology
Emerging technology is defined as a media that is coming into view, coming into existence, or coming to commonality. It is an innovative technology that is reshaping the nature of education. Computer and network based technologies now hold great potential for increasing the access to information as well as a means of promoting learning.
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Emerging technology
Schools and classrooms never before had such universal access to information. Technologies are transforming classrooms into more engaging, collaborative and productive learning environments in which instructions can be customized to student s specific needs, interests and learning styles. It is also redefining the way educators teach as well as the role they serve from being the sole source of information to being a guide, facilitator and coach in the learning process
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Our proposal
We would like to propose a social networking site; facebook as a tool in promoting teaching and learning in Open University Malaysia.

Why FACEBOOK?

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Facebook is not just a great way for you to find old friends or learn about what's happening this Weekend. It is also an incredible learning tool. Teachers can utilize facebook for class projects, enhancing communication, and engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings.

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Advantages of
No need to ask people to join - aimed at those students already using facebook regularly. This means they are already familiar with how the site works. Using our observations, that many students (and maybe some staff) log in to facebook more often than they log in to the VLE. Many people are using mobile gadgets to access facebook on a daily basis therefore it would be easy for them to receive updates It is easy to set up and maintain a profile and page (or group) for social learning - there are lots of online resources to demonstrate how if you need instructions.
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Advantages of

Privacy - In our roles of safeguarding it is very important for colleges, schools etc use of social media to be wary of possible problems and deal with them - set up with clear goals and strategies to minimise privacy issues.

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What we can do in
Send messages Follow news feeds Participate in a challenge Share book reviews

Provide direct communication with instructors

Post class notes

Create your own news source

Schedule events Create groups & apps for Facebook

Share multimedia Follow news stories Poll your class 13

Facebook: Pilot Project

Our group have created Online Social Community using facebook for NBNS2904 Oncology Nursing. We used all the applications/widgets (free resources) in the facebook to support teaching and learning in ODL.

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Facebook: Pilot Project

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Function of Each Folder

These are the folders that have been created for the course of NBNS2904 for students reference.

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Function of Each Folder

We arranged the folders based on chapters/topics in the module. For e.g. in Chapter 1, we allow discussion (peer2peer, student2tutor and tutor2tutor), access to the YouTube videos and quizzes. * Tutor2tutor means those tutors from all over Malaysia that teach the same subjects are able to get access to this facebook discussion.
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Function of Each Folder

Another folder that have been created is Online Database. In this folder, students can easily access to online learning materials.

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Function of Each Folder

This folder contains HTML module for NBNS 2904 Oncology Nursing dir student to refer to.

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Supportive tools
www.scribd.com:
Use for file sharing such as doc, ppt, pdf, xls, etc. Why scribd?
It s free Gain exposure to search engines Track reads and downloads Build business relationships Document sharing available via direct link or embed Unlimited uploads of most file types Bulk upload tool for desktop Social networking with Facebook Page fragment caching
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Supportive tools
Assignment File:

This function link to scribd where student can direct download the assignment document. Also applicable for sharing others document such as slide tutorial, e-book with pdf format, and etc. 21

Supportive tools
www.Youtube.com
We post a YouTube video as supportive teaching materials:

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Supportive tools
We keep updating any news, links to library, current & future events, etc that related to the subject matter as well as nursing

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Conclusion

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