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Conference Paper: Immersive and engaging e-learning experiences: insights from an e-course on dinosaurs
Title | Immersive and engaging e-learning experiences: insights from an e-course on dinosaurs |
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Issue Date | 2019 |
Publisher | University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. The Journal's web site is located at https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/research/paleobios/ |
Citation | The 11th North American Paleontological Convention (NAPC), University of California, Riverside, CA, USA, 23-27 June 2019. In PaleoBios, 2019, v. 36 n. Suppl. 1, p. 290 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The paleosciences continue to inspire generations of science learners by bringing Earth’s incredible past
to life. E-learning is emerging as an important part of these efforts. I am going to present a case-study on
Dinosaur Ecosystems, a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offered by the University of Hong Kong which I produced and teach. My talk will focus on the strategies employed to address the opportunities and challenges of delivering our goal to create an immersive and engaging dinosaur e-course. We leveraged the e-learning format to make heavy use of field-based learning so students could see palaeontological work in action. This involved visits to world-renowned field sites and institutions in more than 6 countries, including the Gobi Desert of Northern China and the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The online format also allowed us to give learners a unique perspective of cutting-edge developments in the field through direct connections with myself, coinstructor Prof. Xing Xu and 20+ international experts. As non-compulsory courses, student engagement is a paramount consideration for MOOCs. We addressed this through a relaxed learning experience using bite-sized, content-rich videos with clear and concise learning objectives. Grassroots community activities were employed to encourage peer-to-peer learning and two mobile apps were developed to further involve
younger people. The course has so far reached 16,000+ learners from 120+ countries and in 2018 was nominated for the edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning. As a testament to elearning’s vast untapped potential, I will conclude by sharing current efforts to introduce newer production technologies to enrich future editions of the e-course. |
Description | Symposium 34: Exploring eLearning in the paleosciences: Visualizing the past and inspiring learners through the use of digital technologies |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/273257 |
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dc.contributor.author | Pittman, MD | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-06T09:25:29Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-06T09:25:29Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 11th North American Paleontological Convention (NAPC), University of California, Riverside, CA, USA, 23-27 June 2019. In PaleoBios, 2019, v. 36 n. Suppl. 1, p. 290 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0031-0298 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/273257 | - |
dc.description | Symposium 34: Exploring eLearning in the paleosciences: Visualizing the past and inspiring learners through the use of digital technologies | - |
dc.description.abstract | The paleosciences continue to inspire generations of science learners by bringing Earth’s incredible past to life. E-learning is emerging as an important part of these efforts. I am going to present a case-study on Dinosaur Ecosystems, a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offered by the University of Hong Kong which I produced and teach. My talk will focus on the strategies employed to address the opportunities and challenges of delivering our goal to create an immersive and engaging dinosaur e-course. We leveraged the e-learning format to make heavy use of field-based learning so students could see palaeontological work in action. This involved visits to world-renowned field sites and institutions in more than 6 countries, including the Gobi Desert of Northern China and the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The online format also allowed us to give learners a unique perspective of cutting-edge developments in the field through direct connections with myself, coinstructor Prof. Xing Xu and 20+ international experts. As non-compulsory courses, student engagement is a paramount consideration for MOOCs. We addressed this through a relaxed learning experience using bite-sized, content-rich videos with clear and concise learning objectives. Grassroots community activities were employed to encourage peer-to-peer learning and two mobile apps were developed to further involve younger people. The course has so far reached 16,000+ learners from 120+ countries and in 2018 was nominated for the edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning. As a testament to elearning’s vast untapped potential, I will conclude by sharing current efforts to introduce newer production technologies to enrich future editions of the e-course. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. The Journal's web site is located at https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/research/paleobios/ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | 11th North American Paleontological Conference Program with Abstracts | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | PaleoBios | - |
dc.title | Immersive and engaging e-learning experiences: insights from an e-course on dinosaurs | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Pittman, MD: mpittman@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Pittman, MD=rp01622 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 300846 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 36 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | Suppl. 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 290 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 290 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0031-0298 | - |