PowerPoint Presentation of Online Learning

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The following is a PowerPoint presentation of a higher education article titles "Online Learning: Constructivism and Conversation as an Approach to Learning" by Allen (2005). The nature of the innovation is presented and this includes an explanation of why it is considered innovative, the needs, issues, or problems prompting the approaches, the strengths and weakness of the approach, and why these are considered examples of innovation excellence and could be used as best practices or for benchmarking processes.

Talk 2 Learn began with pilot project in 2000 with 1200 Talking Heads (head teachers)

Developed by Ultralab and turned over to National College by 2003 for daily running

Funded by Department for Education and Skills

An online community extended to all headteachers, aspiring headteachers, school leaders, and school bursars

Memberships range from 24,000 plus to communities of up to five members

Software based on cognitive interactionist thinking (Vygotsky)

Talk 2 Learn is an innovative approach due to the manner in which it is used as a teaching strategy

An emphasis on community groupings increases its usefulness

It provides a Constructivist approach to learning and teaching

Talk 2 Learn can be used for all three types of online courses presented by Boettcher and Conrad (1999)

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Approximate Word count = 959
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page)

PowerPoint Presentation of Online Learning

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