Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Question of the week 2



What are some of the different approaches to Digital Pedagogy?

According to an article written by Hiltz and Turoff (2005) there are several pedagogical approaches how to improve distance and online learning through using technology, namely:


·         Correspondence courses
·         Physical mail and printed matter
·         Telephone and or audio recordings
·         Computer- assisted instructions
·         Group communications (asynchronous and synchronous)
·         Simulation and gaming
·         Collaborative learning
·         Asynchronous learning networks (learning anywhere and anytime)
·         Collaborative knowledge systems (any kind of IT system that stores and retrieves knowledge)
·         Immersive simulation
·         Wireless and handhold devices




Reference

Hiltz. S. R & Turoff M. (2005). Education goes digital: The evolution of online learning and the revolution in higher education. Communication of the ACM. (Vol. 48, pp 59-62)