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About the Course

For three decades and longer we have heard educators and technologists making a case for the transformative power of technology in learning. However, despite the rhetoric, in many ways and at most institutional sites, education is still relatively untouched by technology. Even when technologies are introduced, the changes sometimes seem insignificant and the results seem disappointing. If the print textbook is replaced by an e-book, do the social relations of knowledge and learning necessarily change at all or for the better? If the pen-and-paper test is mechanized, does this change the nature of our assessment systems? Technology, in other words, need not necessarily bring significant change. Technology might not even represent a step forward in education. But what might be new? How can we use technologies to innovate in education? This course explores seven affordances of e-learning ecologies, which open up genuine possibilities for what we call New Learning – transformative, 21st century learning: 1. Ubiquitous Learning 2. Active Knowledge Making 3. Multimodal Meaning 4. Recursive Feedback 5. Collaborative Intelligence 6. Metacognition 7. Differentiated Learning These affordances, if recognized and harnessed, will prepare learners for success in a world that is increasingly dominated by digital information flows and tools for communication in the workplace, public spaces, and personal life. This course offers a wide variety of examples of learning technologies and technology implementations that, to varying degrees, demonstrate these affordances in action. -------------------------------- Recommended Background -------------------------------- This course is designed for people interested in the future of education and the "learning society," including people who may wish to join education as a profession, practicing teachers interested in exploring future directions for a vocation that is currently undergoing transformation, and community and workplace leaders who regard their mission to be in part "educative." -------------------------------- Related Resources -------------------------------- Online resources are available here: https://newlearningonline.com -------------------------------- Join our Online Communities! -------------------------------- CGScholar (Create an account and join the New Learning community) https://cgscholar.com/community/community_profiles/new-learning/community_updates Facebook https://www.facebook.com/newlearningonline Twitter https://twitter.com/neolearning -------------------------------- Take this Course for Credit at the University of Illinois -------------------------------- This course has the same content and anticipates the same level of contribution by students in the Assessment for Learning course offered to graduate certificate, masters, and doctoral level students in the Learning Design and Leadership Program in the College of Education at the University of Illinois. Of course, in the nature of MOOCs many people will just want to view the videos and casually join some of the discussions. Some people say that these limited kinds of participation offer evidence that MOOCs suffer from low retention rates. Far from it – we say that any level of engagement is good engagement. On the other hand, if you would like to take this course for credit at the University of Illinois, you will find more information about our program here: https://ldlprogram.web.illinois.edu/overview/ And you can apply here: https://education.illinois.edu/epol/programs-degrees/ldl -------------------------------- The Learning Design and Leadership Series of MOOCs -------------------------------- This course is one of a series of eight MOOCs created by Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis for the Learning Design and Leadership program at the University of Illinois. If you find this MOOC helpful, please join us in others! e-Learning Ecologies: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning for the Digital Age https://www.coursera.org/learn/elearning New Learning: Principles and Patterns of Pedagogy https://www.coursera.org/learn/newlearning Assessment for Learning https://www.coursera.org/learn/assessmentforlearning Learning, Knowledge, and Human Development https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-knowledge-human-development Ubiquitous Learning and Instructional Technologies https://www.coursera.org/learn/ubiquitouslearning Negotiating Learner Differences: Towards Productive Diversity in Learning https://www.coursera.org/learn/learnerdifferences Literacy Teaching and Learning: Aims, Approaches and Pedagogies https://www.coursera.org/learn/literacy-teaching-learning Multimodal Literacies: Communication and Learning in the Era of Digital Media https://www.coursera.org/learn/multimodal-literacies...

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KY

Aug 7, 2020

I appreciated the well-organized format and overall the way the course was designed. Particularly the opportunity to choose our own areas of focus for assignments to learn more.

RB

Oct 26, 2020

An intense course, that requires lot of research and reading. The course covers a variety of interesting topics and gives the opportunity to read contributions of peers .

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By Athina

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Dec 30, 2020

Though-provoking and extremely useful to anyone working in education!

By Elke H

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Jun 2, 2017

so interesting, multi-layered and stimulating. As somebody not in the

By PAMELA A

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Jul 17, 2025

Excelente aporte para una práctica educativa inclusiva y adaptativa.

By مفرح ا

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Jun 1, 2023

مهم اختلف المتعلم في ثقافاته فلم يعد هذا عائقا امام التعليم التقني

By نواف ب س ب ز ا

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Apr 9, 2023

ممتعة للغاية ، واكتسبنا استراتيجيات في التعلم جديدة . شكراً جزيلاً

By دعاء ع

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Jun 29, 2024

لااستطيع اكمال هذه الدورة ولانها لاتفتح معي بعض المهام والواجبات

By Manal A S B

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Mar 19, 2023

such a great course and great trainers . Thanks for your efforts

By Muhammet A

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Oct 24, 2021

It was so constructivist and sufficient course, I learned a lot!

By RL2020

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Jul 13, 2021

The topics and discussions are really informative and insightful

By Alex V

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Jul 28, 2025

Información muy relevante, esencial para la formación docente

By Ximena C

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Nov 26, 2020

A great course, I'm thinking to take another course with you!

By بشرى ع خ ا ا

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May 6, 2023

كانت تجربة جميلة جدا

وتعلمت امور كثيرة من خلال التعلم الذاتي

By ALYA A O A A A O A

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Apr 2, 2023

It was a course rich in essential skills for me as a teacher

By ABDULLAH K A A Z

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Mar 31, 2023

الدورة رائعة ولقد استفدت منها كثير .. شكرا للقائمين عليها .

By Ramesh A

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Sep 19, 2022

Full of active knowledge,very awesome...

Fabulous teamwork

By Hülya M

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Feb 5, 2017

The content of the course is satisfying. I recommend it.

By Muna M A A

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Jun 25, 2024

برنامج جدااا رائع تم من خلاله اكتساب العديد من المهارات

By Vanessa A J Q

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Jul 2, 2025

Muchas gracias por ayudarme a crecer profesionalmente.

By عائشه ع ح ب

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Mar 26, 2023

A great course from which I learned excellent skills

By HUSAINYA H I A B H H I A B

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Mar 29, 2023

رائعه ولقد استفدت منها الكثير من المعلومات القيمة

By شافي غ ب ا

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Mar 26, 2023

محتوى جيد اتمنى ترجمتة باللغه العربيه ترجمة جيدة

By manisha o

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Jul 29, 2020

I love to learn such topics in future as well

By Prof. s M P C

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Jul 15, 2025

Eccezionale Straordinario utilissimo Grazie

By BADRIAH I I I B I I I

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Apr 27, 2024

ممتازة متنوعة تراعي احتياج المعلم والمتعلم

By MOHAMMED A A A

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Mar 30, 2023

كانت الدورة رائعة شكرًا

لكل القائمين عليها