Categories: All - costs - materials - mobile - technology

by Adam F 13 years ago

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Materials / Teaching / Technology /Customisation

The discussion focuses on the challenges and considerations within an educational context, particularly regarding the use of teaching materials and technology. Printing physical books is prohibitively expensive, and both teachers and students face dilemmas around the cost and logistics of photocopying or printing materials.

Materials / Teaching / Technology /Customisation

Materials / Teaching / Technology /Customisation

Computers

Mobile Learning
More students accessing materials from mobile devices

As yet ELC material is not very acessible by mobile devices.

BlackBoard app for mobile

Moodle iphone and android apps

But need upgraded Moodle

Students use 'computers' to access materials in Class
Classroom management issues

Material

If teachers provide copies, students less likely to print their own
Teacher wants to enter class with material
Teacher photocopies something incase students don't print their own
Teacher always has material for class

Course Writers

Still asked to write 'books'

4 year curriculum

Once a week 3 hour classes more likely
Develop material for each session rather than by units?

Teachers might not like the order material is done

For example, develop 12 sessions for a 14 week course (2 weeks have Assessments)

Able to customise material more?

Main topic

Mass Cutomisation

“customers don’t want a choice; they want exactly what they want”
ELC customers are? Teachers, students, departments?

ELC - Costs

Students unhappy having to print material that might not be used
Printing books is too expensive
Cost per each photocopy?
Cost of new photocopier?
Photocopying (paper) costs go up as teachers copy more materials
No books