eLearning+activities

=eLearning activities=

This is where you can add your elearning activities & relevant eTools Here are some useful websites to get you started;

@http://webconf.det.nsw.edu.au/aboutsel/ (Captivate/video overview of Social e-Learning Site)

@http://socialelearning.flexiblelearning.net.au/index.htm (Social e-Learning Site)

@http://sipresource.flexiblelearning.net.au/sip_resouces/sip/index.htm (Social Interaction Packs)

@http://designing.flexiblelearning.net.au/gallery/index.htm (Designing eLearning, AFLF)

Make a Presenter 7 resource and embed into Moodle course or send link to induction via email to students, OR; Make a movie of yourself welcoming the students to the course in Moviemaker with screen shots and explanations of the course (upload into Moodle course or wiki). || I wouldn't use a VOKI (cartoon avatar) for this activity because the VOKI is too informal at this early stage in the process and doesn't have the capability to provide enough of the right information needed to induct a learner - learners need guidance, the chance to meet the facilitator formally, course navigation instructions etc and VOKIs can't achieve this. || Des' comment - good point here Simone. Best to give them time to get comfortable first. || Des - good point. Quite a few technologies still require input and support from the facilitator in a hands-on way. || Comments from Des - this is great Helen. I use Wordpress alot - it is nice and simple with loads of nice templates to choose from. For ePortfolios I often use eduportfolios or Adobe Acrobat Pro. || I wouldn't allow participants to keep a word document journal for this assessment task.. The blog records the post when it is actually posted so as a facilitator I can see that the student is actually doing the task weekly and getting the most out of the task. By allowing students to keep a word document journal that they hand in at the end of the course there is the risk that they may fill it out all at once at the end rather than documenting throughout their learning experience. Learning the useful and widely utilsed WordPress platform is in itself just as much value as the journal keeping. || Des' comments - I don't think it matters how long the technology's been around Melinda. I think the important thing is how well it works for your learners and this obviously works for yours! || I wouldn't use this activity with students who a working on units with large practical components as the discussions can get confusing. The questions and information need to be broad so specific one-off questions do require a more personalised approach ||
 * **Your name** || **Description of online activity** || **Appropriate eTools, technologies and/or resources you would use to implement it online** || **Inappropriate use of an eTool for this online learning activity** ||
 * Des Osborn || Student induction || Hold a web conference (Adobe Connect), OR;
 * Simone || Assessment Task || Use an online roleplay [] Here is an example where the student is given a scenario and they have to complete the task and work through the questions they then need to work with another student online to debrief. This could be set up in a chatroom by the facilitator. A bit like Des has done with us and the forums. || I wouldnt use this activity in the very early stages of a unit where students are still learning how to navigate the online platform, but perhaps mid way through a unit where they have good "online" literacy.
 * Alicia || Assessment task || 'photo story' is great tool for us to present assesment tasks to our students which require them create electronic portfolios of their work for assessment. Their work is photographed progressively through the course, they present a final portfolio for assessment. We have made photostories to explain the task and give examples of what a portfolio might look like. As mentioned on the e tools page , maybe photoblogging could be incoporated some how? || We usually present these activities to the students during their 'face to face' attendance sessions, as some then need some time and help to develop the skills to use digital technology to take their photos and down load them etc, so we probably would not use these tools where the only access the student had to them was via 'moodle' etc , becuase we cant assume they have the skills to create the portfolios without 'help' esp earlier in the course...maybe as skills develop we could encourage students to develop thier own photostories.
 * Helen || Ongoing Assessment Task || I like the idea of the students keeping a weekly journal like we do. I'd like to take students through setting up a Wordpress Blog @http://wordpress.org/ as a class activity via a Adobe Captivate screen recording, then get the students to post weekly as part of the assessment for their module / course. There is free Wordpress hosting available and the blog platform itself is free and easy to set up with a little guidance for most. It is also a valuable tool for after-student-life and can be used to house / deliver a students portfolio.
 * Melinda || ongoing communitcation || Whilst it may be simple and a little out dated. We use teleconferencing as our flexible students can chat ( by phone) some are very remote and only have dialup internet. They prefer this method as it is cheap easy and they can do it while preparing dinner.
 * Steve || Online Resource Orientation || Podcasts could be used to show eLearners how to access and use any online resources available to them. While an Adobe Connect session would be good for a group starting together, the podcast would be good where eLearners are starting at different times or they cannot make the initial Connect session. After reviewing the Week 1- Post Connect Session I found a lot of time was spent getting people and things organised. The Podcast is more specific to the task and can be reviewed quickly at any point. Podcasts are a great way to show people practical tasks as well. Podcasts can be viewed on a range of devices as well, not just the PC. || While there are many eTools suitable for this activity such as email and connect sessions I don't think a forum would be a suitable medium to disseminate this info. A wiki for people to add comments and tricks they have picked up might be OK as a supplement to the podcast. ||
 * Sharon || Brainstormnig ideas discussion || Online text chat and Adobe Connect sessions all allow the classroom discussion to be continued in the online environment - used where immeidate responses required. For more thoughtful situations or where you would require written contributions - wikis (as we do...everyone provide a different idea); Moodle Forums. Ask students to comment on other ideas as they go....or the use of note pods in Adobe sessions could record the ideas. This would be similar to a teacher posing a classroom question and then documenting the variety of ideas and oontributions on the whiteboard for all to see. Recording the thoughts and uploading as a "Wordle" doc could provide a useful visual reminder of the key ideas and concepts discussed. || As for classroom best when students are to explore a topic. Pointless if they do not have some foundational knowledge before they start. So carefully preparing the students for the discussion with information and preamble is important. As with all chat contexts the "boundaries" in relation to constructive comments must be maintained...perhaps via an agreed code of behaviour established at the beginning of the course. ||
 * Ann || simulated work situations and on line assessment || In Jocadia grid I use a simulated work environment (Travel Agency) to create a real life situations with myself as the customer and the student as the consultant. They have the ability through sloodle to access the information required and put together itineraries quotes and bookings. || This works well with assessment task accross a range of UOC as the students can display a range of skills, that would normally be done as a role play in class. doing in a virtual world allows the studnet to feel more at ease and confident. ||
 * Cara || Course introduction || Voice thread could be used in the entire course, but I think it would be a great tool to use during the introduction. The students would have the teachers voice and the teacher could show course material and brainstrorm ideas and interact with each other. This would be great for the class dynamics and early introduction to online learning. Other things that would be great to use would be podcasts, web conferences, moodle forums. || Asking students that have never used online learning to set up their own forum or post a discussion thread, can be quite scary. If I wanted students to do this I think by demonstrating using a voice thread would be great. ||