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Modern online course -- where to go?

Yong Liu

Contents


• Features of the modern teaching and learning activities

• What are Moodle intends to support on course delivery?

• Examples of courses with different content management

• Tips on course creation

• Conclusion

What are the main features of the modern teaching and learning activities?


• Traditional teaching

Chalk & talk + homework



• Technology change

o Internet – web 2.0 (Wikipedia 2010)

Interactive information sharing,

Interoperability,

User-centered design

Collaboration on the Web.



• Technology change

o Communication

Messenger

Mobile phone



•Learning activity changesOver the last twenty years, technology has reorganized how we live, how we communicate, and how we learn (Siemens 2005).

o Informal learning: through communities of practice, personal networks, and through completion of work-related tasks

o Continual process: Learning and work related activities are no longer separate.

o Know-how and know-what is being supplemented with know-where (where to find knowledge needed)



•Effective teaching and learning (Meetoo 2009)

oCooperative learning or group work

oDiscovery or guided discovery learning/Active learning

oBrainstorming

oRole playing

What are Moodle learning system intends to support on course delivery?


• Moodle Philosophyo Social Constructionist: people learn best when they interact

with the learning material, construct new material for others, and interact with other students about the material (Rice 2008) .

o Moodle best support constructionist

The social constructionist(A discussion)

A traditional class (a lecture)

vs

• Functions provided

– 5 static materials (the core of most online courses):

Labels, Text pages, Web pages, Page links, Directory links

– 6 interactive materials:

Assignment, Choice, Journal, Lesson, Quiz, Survey

– 5 activities:

Chat, Forum, Glossary, Wiki, Workshop


What are Moodle learning system intends to support on course delivery?


Examples of courses with different content management

• Manage the contents related to the teaching goals (Dias 2010)

• Use forums or web pages to present your material instead of attachments

• Provide "student success and support” part (welcome, outcome, timelines, calendars, resources, students questions and experiences)

• Present your theory as well as arrange the activities

• Keep course front page clear, short and attractive (use label to organize)

• Make participation a part of the students' grades

• Your contents can contain text, graphics, audio, video, presentations, and more… (Check the media size, format and settings before upload)


Tips on course creation

Conclusion


• Encouraging students to relate information to their own experiences

• Ask the right questions

• Take the advantage of the Internet

• Equip yourself with the technologies

• Create students abilities rather than give them knowledge

References

Siemens, G. (2005). Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age, eLearnSpace.

Meetoo, P. (2009). Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies.

Rice, W. (2008). Moodle 1.9 E-Learning Course Development: A Complete Guide to Successful Learning Using Moodle 1.9.

Wikipedia (2010, 16 Sep 2010). "Web 2.0." Retrieved 18 Sep 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0.

Dias, R. (2010). Instructional Material using Moodle 1.9. CMS Report.

Glenn Resear Center (2008). "4-Stroke Internal Combustion Engine ". Retrieved 25 Sep, 2010, from http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/engopt.html.

Fernandes, J. P. S. (2009). "Moodle 1.9 multimedia: create and share multimedia learning materials in your Moodle courses."


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