Jozef Colpaert is currently director R&D of the Linguapolis Language Institute at the University of Antwerp, vice-chairman of the Institute for Education and Information Sciences, and professor Instructional Design, eLearning and CALL. He is also editor of the CALL Journal.
He started as a language teacher in secondary education in Flanders. Six years later, in 1986, he started the DIDASCALIA research team. In 2006, this team merged into the LINGUAPOLIS Language Institute.
His current research focuses on motivation as the core issue in design, and the role of technology.
He is happily married and father of five children. He loves to cook (his Bouillabaisse à la Bisque is famous) and is fond of running with his children. He loves to work in the garden, without knowing the names of all the plants. Passionate about music in an eclectic way, he also contributes to the promotion of Flemish composers such as Andreas Pevernage, Armand Couck and Jef Neve.
Title of presentation
Distributed learning, personal goals and the role of communities
Presentation date / time
May 23, 2009
Presentation description
Distributed Learning (DL) is a conceptual and methodological framework for designing effective learning environments. It is an educational engineering model based on 30 years of experience, currently in a phase of theoretical validation. We will present the basic assumptions and hypotheses of the model, and illustrate these with project examples.
Any design is or should be geared toward realizing pedagogical goals. But, in cases of problematic motivation, directly focusing too explicitly on these learning objectives often has a counterproductive effect. We have learned that if we focus first on personal goals, this leads to more acceptability in the learner's mind, and to more commensurate effort on reward in the longer run.
I will present a technique for eliciting and formulating these personal goals, which form the basic concepts for the design. A focus group on cognitive and emotional friction appears to be most effective in this respect.
Personal goals are not related to life in general (like be happy and rich), but they are related to learning and teaching. They may be related to topics such as preference for individual or collaborative activities, the desired degree of coaching versus autonomy, and the extent to which people are able and willing to invest time and energy in learning and/or teaching.
Finally, I will discuss communities and Web 2.0, but from a personal goal perspective.
Presentation links
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Further information / links on keynote speaker
http://www.ua.ac.be/jozef.colpaert
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