Ministry of Higher Education National Center for e-Learning & Distance Education

Learner-lead Technology
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Abdullah Almegren Ph. D.

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Peace Be Unto You

Intro. From consuming to producing. Future challenges. Transformation. NCeL Wish list. Commandments.

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st impression!

Passive Consumers

Active Producers
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iPhone 4 world supply chain

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Everybody agree, we are heading towards:

Unlimited speed
About everything In every place From every place On all kinds of machines
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This would summarize what we want in the future

Whenever we get closer to a real info. ubiquity

We ought to change our way to consume info.

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We have to transfer our learners from:

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e-LearningTransforming
3rd gen. Semantic

2ed gen. Social

1st gen. Information

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Learning Environment Transforming

From instructor-centered

To student-centered

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Learners changing

Network learners

Mass learners

Hierarchal learners

Participate

Follow

Authority

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Learners changing

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In class, please raise your hand

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Lessons learned
Integrating technology in learning does not mean providing technology only

It does not mean even to put technology 1st, & think it has THE solution

It means we include technology in a framework based on pedagogical foundation

We redesign our learning strategy to be a learner-centered

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It's time to transform our education from a way to memorize and teach lessons: to a means of understanding, enriching experiences, and putting innovators & talented first. Universities have a rule to push development forward: they have to train our sons & daughters on self learning, data-mining, & problem solving.

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Smart Consumers

Leading Producers
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My e-Learning wish list

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In every classroom
Actual Learning Scale Communication Scale Creativity & innovation Scale Talents Scale Responsibility Scale

Fitness Scale

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Commandments

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We all agree e-Learning train should not stop

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Otherwise the choice will be

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If we put technology first to lead

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& in a new era, where our strides pacing forward

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We pray for the safety of everyone!

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amegren@elc.edu.sa

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