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1/6 Anyone who thinks e-learning at uni can be boiled down to videos & equated with Netflix is highly misinformed. Online curricula in HE involve a RANGE of 'learning types', (coined by Prof Diana Laurillard) of which video (acquisition) is only one.
2/6 Academics often use Bloom's Taxonomy to design modules. It describes learning experiences which provide learners with a solid knowledge foundation on which to build, enabling so-called 'higher' forms of thinking at the top. Watching films on Netflix won't help you with this.
3/6 Uni learning (unlike Netflix) is systematic. Everything fits together to facilitate construction of meaning by learners. We create environments containing activities & tasks that all align closely with a specific set of learning outcomes.
4/6 Good e-learning is designed as a journey (unlike Netflix). Effective, engaging online learning comes from good pedagogy, explained by Prof Gilly Salmond as a 'learning scaffold'. Many of us use her framework to scaffold learning in our modules.
5/6 Online learning in universities is usually situated primarily in VLEs, e.g. Moodle, Blackboard. We don't just provide content. These platforms provide us with tools for potentially rich & meaningful collaboration between staff, students & peers. Netflix doesn't do that.
6/6 We've also been working really hard for years to enhance our approach to assessment & feedback. Our aim is to help students self-regulate their learning, build skills of reflection, judgment, & evaluation & to be critical thinkers. Sorry, Netflix doesn't do this either.
