Blending Innovative Pedagogy and Technology for Capacity Development of Educators during the Pandemic
The increased use of digital learning environments augments the adoption of open practices in education which contributes to SDG4. The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled an accelerated move towards technology-enhanced learning, prompting educators to re-think and re-design learning environments ground...
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The increased use of digital learning environments augments the adoption of open practices in education which contributes to SDG4. The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled an accelerated move towards technology-enhanced learning, prompting educators to re-think and re-design learning environments grounded in innovative pedagogy and technology. In the current scenario it is imperative that educators are offered capacity development opportunities to meaningfully engage in digital and open practices. This paper presents a case study of an online capacity development intervention in OER-integrated technology-enhanced learning (TEL) material creation, implemented with a group of 15 educators selected using the purposive sampling method. It focused on the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of OER-integrated TEL materials by the educators. The intervention comprised a carefully designed learning experience with intensive hands-on activities in a Moodle online learning environment, supplemented with a series of ZOOM-based interactive workshops. The study explored the design strategies that enhanced the creation of OER-integrated TEL materials by the educators, challenges encountered by them and how those were managed, and the effects of the intervention on changing their thinking and practices. Multiple data gathering occurred via questionnaires, discussion forums, reflective journals, and focus group interviews. Primarily, an in-depth content analysis of the qualitative data gathered was conducted. The findings revealed that the systematic learning experience design, which adopted a ‘learning by designing’ approach harnessing the affordances of both technology and pedagogy, empowered educators to become active creators of OER-integrated TEL materials and to take leadership in integrating digital and open practices into teaching-learning processes.
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| spelling | doaj.art-5adf17cb44e24cc1a580148d89df88e42023-04-08T12:54:26ZengCommonwealth of LearningJournal of Learning for Development2311-15502023-03-0110110.56059/jl4d.v10i1.783Blending Innovative Pedagogy and Technology for Capacity Development of Educators during the PandemicShironica Priyanthi Karunanayaka0The Open University of Sri Lanka The increased use of digital learning environments augments the adoption of open practices in education which contributes to SDG4. The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled an accelerated move towards technology-enhanced learning, prompting educators to re-think and re-design learning environments grounded in innovative pedagogy and technology. In the current scenario it is imperative that educators are offered capacity development opportunities to meaningfully engage in digital and open practices. This paper presents a case study of an online capacity development intervention in OER-integrated technology-enhanced learning (TEL) material creation, implemented with a group of 15 educators selected using the purposive sampling method. It focused on the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of OER-integrated TEL materials by the educators. The intervention comprised a carefully designed learning experience with intensive hands-on activities in a Moodle online learning environment, supplemented with a series of ZOOM-based interactive workshops. The study explored the design strategies that enhanced the creation of OER-integrated TEL materials by the educators, challenges encountered by them and how those were managed, and the effects of the intervention on changing their thinking and practices. Multiple data gathering occurred via questionnaires, discussion forums, reflective journals, and focus group interviews. Primarily, an in-depth content analysis of the qualitative data gathered was conducted. The findings revealed that the systematic learning experience design, which adopted a ‘learning by designing’ approach harnessing the affordances of both technology and pedagogy, empowered educators to become active creators of OER-integrated TEL materials and to take leadership in integrating digital and open practices into teaching-learning processes. https://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/783technology-enhanced learninginnovative pedagogylearning experience designlearning by designingcapacity developmentdigital practices |
| spellingShingle | Shironica Priyanthi Karunanayaka Blending Innovative Pedagogy and Technology for Capacity Development of Educators during the Pandemic Journal of Learning for Development technology-enhanced learning innovative pedagogy learning experience design learning by designing capacity development digital practices |
| title | Blending Innovative Pedagogy and Technology for Capacity Development of Educators during the Pandemic |
| title_full | Blending Innovative Pedagogy and Technology for Capacity Development of Educators during the Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Blending Innovative Pedagogy and Technology for Capacity Development of Educators during the Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blending Innovative Pedagogy and Technology for Capacity Development of Educators during the Pandemic |
| title_short | Blending Innovative Pedagogy and Technology for Capacity Development of Educators during the Pandemic |
| title_sort | blending innovative pedagogy and technology for capacity development of educators during the pandemic |
| topic | technology-enhanced learning innovative pedagogy learning experience design learning by designing capacity development digital practices |
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