15 Minnie-Myths of E-Learning and the Data to

15 Minnie-Myths of E-Learning and the Data to Dispel Them (Higher Education) Dr. Curtis J. Bonk Alias: Mickey Mouse President, Course. Share. com Associate Professor, Indiana University http: //php. indiana. edu/~cjbonk, cjbonk@indiana. edu With supporting Help from: Ms. Minnie Mouse Orlando, Florida Minnie@disney. com

E-Learning Myths in higher education…. (see Publication. Share. com for full report)

December 2003 Study Sent to MERLOT. org members on last week of November, First Week of December, 2003 n Received 355 responses n 55% female n 70% lecturers and professors n 20% administrators or technology support n 50% public colleges; 16% private; 23% community colleges; 4% online colleges

Instructor E-Learning Myths 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Instructors are loyal They are young Either or decision Pedagogical tools exist Will not share Use latest technology College owns it 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Just more training Profit is key Teach for free online Can wait it out Can teach the same Must be a techie We can’t afford Learning not improved

Myth #1. College instructors are loyal.

Interested in Freelance Instruction? (2001 Study)

December 2003 Study: Greater Reliance on Freelance Instructors

Myth #2. Young instructors will jump on this.

How Old Are Early Web Adopters? (2001 Study)

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Myth #3. Web instruction is an either -or decision (i. e. , a Mickey Mouse decision).

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Myth #4. Pedagogical tools exist to teach online.

What Instructional Activities are Needed? (2001 Study)

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Myth #5. College instructors will not put their instruction on display for others to critique.

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Myth #6. College instructors will flock to sophisticated technologies. “Kirchner foresees faculty increasingly using technology in traditional classes, but comments they, “They need to break through beyond discussion boards and chats. ” Cornell Daily, January 20, 2003, Chris Mitchell, Fathoming the future of e-Learning.

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Myth #7. The institution will own the online courses.

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Myth #8. College faculty just need a little more training to teaching on the Web.

Any Supports Needed? (2001 Study)

Any Obstacles to Teaching Online? (2001 Study)

Myth #9. Profit is the key motivator for most Web initiatives.

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Myth #10. Shhh…If you don’t say anything, college instructors will just do this for free.

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Myth #11. We can just wait it out—it will go away

See National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE): The College Student Report (November 2003 Annual Report) 83% of HE students frequently use Web for their classes n 80% of HE student instructors report that instructors often require computer conferencing n

Julie E. Young, Executive Director, Florida Virtual School (2003)

SUNY Learning Network (Burks Oakley, 2003) Growth in online degree and certificate programs

Karen Lazenby (2003), Univ of Pretoria

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NSSE: The College Student Report (November 2003 Annual Report) National Survey of Student Engagement (2003). Converting data into action: Expanding the boundaries of institutional improvement. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research.

Myth #12. College instructors can just teach the same way they always have.

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Myth #13. I must have a technology background to use effectively.

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Myth #14. My university or college cannot afford the technology.

Center for Ed Tech Interoperability Standards, Nov. 24, 2003 http: //www. cetis. ac. uk/content 2/20031124150257 http: //www. sakaiproject. org/sakaiproject/

Myth #15. Learning is not improved when using technology.

Brains Before and After ELearning Before After

Basic Distance Learning Finding? • Research since 1928 shows that DL students perform as well as their counterparts in a traditional classroom setting. Per: Russell, 1999, The No Significant Difference Phenomenon (5 th Edition), NCSU, based on 355 research reports. http: //cuda. teleeducation. nb. ca/nosignificantdifference/

Bob Wisher’s Wish List n Effect size of. 5 or higher in comparison to traditional classroom instruction. Web Based Instruction Average Effect Size Number of Studies CBI Kulik [8] CBI Liao [18] . 31 . 32 . 41 11 97 46

The Sloan Consortium: Institution Portion (2003). Sizing the Opportunity: The Quality and Extent of Online Education in the U. S. , 2002 and 2003 http: //www. sloan-c. org/resources/sizing_opportunity. pdf

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What are your e-learning myths? ? ?

Want a copy of the report? ? ? See: Publication. Share. com