RAPAD Figure 4. A rich picture to help clarify learning support needs and PELE design The Rich Picture has been described as a “tool for reasoning about work context” (Monk & Howard, 1998) and both the technique and the methodology have been applied to educational scenarios by several authors and practitioners in addition to Checkland, its originator (Briggs, 2003; Kassabova & Trounson, 2000; Patel, 1995). In the systems development unit, the students were asked to reflect and comment on the perceived learning support needs of different types of student (undergraduate, pos-graduate, part-time, fulltime, etc.). After various exercises and discussion in the context of systems development they were asked to produce a Rich Picture of their own situation with respect to learning support resources and systems. Again, the concept of the Learning Resource Centre was used to illustrate and aid this exercise. The examples produced illustrated a variety of individual perspectives of how different students see themselves acting and interacting within the context of the university as e-learning environment––very much a personalized viewpoint. The students then used their Rich Pictures to define the PELE as a system in systems development terms (see below). Phase Four: the “Learning at University” Unit For the fourth phase of RAPAD’s development saw the methodology developed and restructured for less technologically experienced students. The reflective and participatory model developed in the previous three phases—including the cognitive profile, Rich Pictures, and personalised e-learning environment—was introduced as a pre-university unit that formed the central unit of a university preparation course for more than 400 pre-university students. This development represented an attempt to change the unit or course from one format—study skills based, nonelectronically supported—to a format which is supported by Blackboard Learner Management System. The course syllabus (see Table 1) adapted and used the model presented above to develop the metacognitive and self-regulatory skills of the students about to enter university life and to help enable e-learning and lifelong learning. The differences between 64 predominantly third year students doing a Level 3 unit in “Human Computer Interaction” and more than 400 pre-university
RAPAD students completing a “Learning at University” unit are significant. However, the exercise proved very successful and by the second iteration of the course the methodology as unit was successfully integrated with Blackboard and the unit assessment practices. This phase also provided additional data and material for consideration in the development of the RAPAD as a methodology to enable students to reconceptualize their learning within e-learning environments. “Learning at University”: Participatory methodology and unit as a Learning system The research has a practical focus. It was always intended that the research and methodology would provide the basis of several short courses and also longer units if possible. The main target group were first year students and it was hoped that short courses could be provided in the first semester, although it was recognised that the best time could be before commencing university study. A variety of courses, including one half-day, one day, and one week courses were designed for students (and staff in one case), but there were difficulties with fitting into the current diet of study skills courses. However, an opportunity did arise with the redevelopment of a series of university preparation units to integrate the material into a keystone unit for a university preparation course. This unit, Learning at University, was aimed at helping students to understand their own learning more full and thus to help provide the individual metacognitive skills and strategies necessary for each student to more fully benefit from the other units comprising the course. The methodology and the unit can also be seen as parts of a learning system designed and developed to help the student to develop as an autonomous learner. This is within the context of the different systemic demands of mass higher education (educational and social). In Banathy’s (1999) terms of key entity, key function, and organising the education for learning outcomes (i.e., of the learning system), we have the following: • The key entity is the student • The key function is to enable autonomous e-learning • How to “organize the education for attaining the best possible learning outcomes?" is achieved via the current and proposed implementation of the “Learning at University” unit Figure 5. Conceptual model of “Learning at University” as a learning system 0
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E-Learning Value and Student Experi
E-Learning Value and Student Experi
E-Learning Value and Student Experi
E-Learning Value and Student Experi
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Integrating Technology and Research
Integrating Technology and Research
Integrating Technology and Research
Integrating Technology and Research
Integrating Technology and Research
Integrating Technology and Research
Integrating Technology and Research
Integrating Technology and Research
Chapter IX AI Techniques for Monito
AI Techniques for Monitoring Studen
AI Techniques for Monitoring Studen
AI Techniques for Monitoring Studen
AI Techniques for Monitoring Studen
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AI Techniques for Monitoring Studen
AI Techniques for Monitoring Studen
AI Techniques for Monitoring Studen
AI Techniques for Monitoring Studen
AI Techniques for Monitoring Studen
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Knowledge Discovery from E-Learning
Knowledge Discovery from E-Learning
Knowledge Discovery from E-Learning
Knowledge Discovery from E-Learning
Knowledge Discovery from E-Learning
Knowledge Discovery from E-Learning
Knowledge Discovery from E-Learning
Knowledge Discovery from E-Learning
Knowledge Discovery from E-Learning
Knowledge Discovery from E-Learning
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Telematic Environments and Competit
Telematic Environments and Competit
Telematic Environments and Competit
Telematic Environments and Competit
Telematic Environments and Competit
Telematic Environments and Competit
Telematic Environments and Competit
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