Overview of flexible learning options

1. Tools and Strategies for
flexible learning at KTH.
Anders Ambrén
MScEE
ICT-Advisor
ambe@kth.se

2. Pedagogical development for KTH
teachers.
 Basic Communication and Teaching Course
 Learning and Teaching Course module 1 for teachers and
professors
 Learning and Teaching Course module 2 for teachers and
professors
 Learning and Teaching in a Subject Perspective
 Learning and Teaching with ICT tools
 Knowledge building in Teachers Practice
 Tutoring techniques for professors
 Pedagogic consultation

3. Internal Projects
 Learning spaces, Media technology
program
 Netbased, flexible learning at Campus
and at distance
 KTH Overall Quality Projects
 Benchmark of E-learning
 KTH ICT infrastructure to support the
Learning Process

4. External projects.
 CDIO, multi university project
 Mix non-tech knowledge in
Courses.
 ICT competence in national Teacher
training programs. LIKA –project
 Film/Video production för Ministry of
Health and Social Affairs

5. Learning is a social activity..
Professor Roger Säljö
Gothenburg University

6. Books Classroom
Student
INTERNET
Virtual
WWW
classroom
Lectures
Resources Monitoring
Support

7. Experiences from ICT supported
teaching and learning
 Learning management system
 Personal web meeting tools
 Infrastructure activities
 ICT-Services for Students

8. Students ask for Flexibility
 Time
 Space
 Pace

9. Bilda, The KTH LCMS-tool
 From evaluation project 2001 to
Business as usual
 Focus on:
 Students active learning
 Campus courses
 Pedagogical use
 Ease of use
 Usability

10. Example of KTH use
 Assignment and peer review
 Test yourself, Quizzes (Read, test, reflect, read,
test again..)
 KTH Summer courses for ”newcomers”
 Teacher to student communication
 Noticeboard, E-mail, SMS, Forum

11. Continued..
 Course evaluation
 Digital File archive
 Student community building
 Chat, Instant Messaging
 Projectgroups
 Exam online
 Distance Tutoring (final thesis)

12. Services.. overview
 Noticeboard  Assignment
 FAQ  Drop box
 Chat
 Plagiarism Ctrl
 Forums
 File archive
 Personal
 Instant Messaging  Course
 SMS  Project
 Projectgroups  Quiz/Test
 Calendar  Survey
 Progress
 Portfolio

13. KTH LCMS Summary
 All students and courses in the system
 HTML-knowledge not mandatory
 Import of existing HTML-code
 Log in with KTH-account
 Many (to many?) services

14. Status of LCMS tool today
 >1000 active KTH teachers
 >4800 courses since 2001.
 >12500 users/day
 >250000 logins/month
 Further developement in close cooperation
with other universities
 Large variation in use of the system
 Complete, fully automated, distance courses
 Just post Lecture notes in File area.

15. Personal meeting Tool,
Adobe Connect Pro
 WebCamera  Video
 Headset  Voice
 Server  Chat
 Personal Computer  Whiteboard
 Windows  Share document
 Mac OS  Share desktop
 Unix-flavours  Record/Re-use
 Vote

16. Use of Webmeeting tools
 Distance Lecture
 Projectmeetings
 Distance Tutoring
 Distance exam of single course
 Still hardware and software
dependences. 
 You do need to practice several times
 Keep it as simple as possible. 

17. ICT Infrastructure
 Critical to operations (demand for 24/7)
 Support organisations
 Secure Networks
 Mail and user database
 Student Computer rooms (Support to laptops)
 Software distribution routines
 Personal File areas available from anywhere
 Printing

18. Resources for students and
teachers
 KTH Social for all KTH Courses
 Studentweb
 My pages for progress and student records
 Timetables
 IT-support and Computers
 E-mail
 Computer rooms
 Software (including Microsoft products)
 Services at helpdesk

19. Resources.. continued
 Library
 Information Searching
 Dissertations
 Ask the library
 KTH Learning Lab
 Resources
 Text matching tool against Plagiarism

20. Additional services to Students
 Single sign on
 ”My personal pages”
 Results from official records
 Assign to tests an exams of courses
 Schedules
 Download course software free from
KTH server
 500 pages free printing /semester

21. Use of video in T&L-activities

22. First of all.. some examples
• 2 cameras and edited and compressed
• 2 cameras, powerpoint included, some editin
• Instruction video. 1 camera, PC-screen includ
• Personal video in a single subject
• Including active whiteboard
• Do it your self 1
• Do it your self 2

23. Examples … continued
 Live Broadcast
 Via Bambuser (Cameras and live editing)
 We will do it tomorrow at 13.15
 Bambuser via mobile recording
 Via Adobe Connect Pro (also on demand)

24. Typical set up 1

25. Typical set up 2

26. Routines
Access data base

27. Tomorrow.....?
 Keep on making small steps to meet
strategic goals
 Coordinate with other KTH IT activities
 Introduce Open Educational Resources
 Quality assurance
 Copyright issues
 Improve infrastructure
 Expanded use of streaming media

28. Thank you !! Any Questions?