Trainers Session2

Welcome

Explore and ExperienceLoddon Mallee eMentor Project

Trainers Session 7 October 2008

Session overviewUsing the Virtual Classroom

Social Networking

Wikis

Blogs

Learning Management Systems

Widget’s - how they work

What is available?

Questions?

Upcoming Dates

Explore and ExperienceLoddon Mallee Region

Social Networking

Overall, an astonishing 96 percent of students with online access report that they ever used any social networking technologies, such as chatting, text messaging, blogging and visiting online communities…

Further, students report that one of the most common topics of conversation on the social networking scene is education. Almost 60 percent of students who use social networking talk about education topics online and, surprisingly, more than 50 percent talk specifically about schoolwork.


Social Networking

You can provide the space and make it interesting for them too.

Discussion forums, chat rooms, blogs, collaborative spaces and widgets are all things that our learners are familiar with, and you can use to make learning more personalised without the huge financial outlay.


Wiki’s

A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone (excluding blocked or banned users) who accesses it, to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language (wysiwyg).

Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. The collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia is one of the best-known wikis.


Wiki’s Wikis are used in business to provide intranets and Knowledge Management systems.

Wikis are now used in education providers as an alternative to Learning Management Systems, often set up for each course that is being delivered.

Originally described it as "the simplest online database that could possibly work"


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intranet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Management

How can wikis be used in the classroom?

• Group projects: Students work together in one place to research, outline, draft, and edit projects within the wiki

• Assignments: Post homework, course materials, study guides, and more.

• Resource Collections: Organize articles, websites, videos, and other resources for students

• Peer Review: Post questions for student brainstorming, or have students post papers for peer feedback

• Group FAQ: Students and/or teachers post and respond to questions on a given topic

• Parent Involvement: Give parents a chance to be a part of the classroom and stay up to date on classroom news and events

• Online Newspaper: Create a student-published online newspaper


Wiki examples

Wetpaint

Wikipedia

Wikispaces

WikiWikiWeb – First ever wiki


Blogs

A blog is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual , with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.

A blog is commonly used for the purpose of keeping personal diaries, and the opportunity for other people to leave comments on entries is usually available.


Blogs

Blogs come in many different forms, this can be your standard personal blog, vlogs, moblogs, linkblogs etc.

Blogs provide a communication space that teachers can utilise with students whenever there is a curriculum need to develop writing, share ideas and reflect on work being undertaken in the classroom.


BlogsThe use of blogs in instructional settings is limited only by your imagination.

Options for instructors using blogs:• Content-related blog as professional practice • Networking and personal knowledge sharing • Instructional tips for students • Course announcements and readings • Annotated links • Knowledge management

Options for students using blogs in your courses include:• Reflective or writing journals • Knowledge management • Assignment submission and review • Dialogue for groupwork • E-portfolios • Share course-related resources


Blogs

Blogger

Edublog

Moblog

Myspace

Facebook

Podomatic



A Learning Management System. (LMS) is software for delivering, tracking and managing training.

LMSs range from simple systems for managing training records to software for distributing courses over the Internet and offering features for online collaboration.

In many instances, corporate training departments purchase LMSs to automate record-keeping as well as the registration of employees for classroom and online courses.



Learning Management Systems such as Tafe VC and Moodle are designed to integrate with modules and SCORM compliant objects, which is recognised in Australian accessibility e-standards.

Moodle is an LMS that is classified as Open Source, where development of the software is done collaboratively by the public, and the software is made available for education purposes, free of charge.

Tafe VC is provided by the State Government for education providers to use with purchase of a license.



Some of the additional dimensions to Learning Management Systems:

Student self-service Training workflow The provision of on-line learning On-line assessment Management of continuous professional education Collaborative learning Training resource management


Widgets

Embedded chunks of reusable code that allow blog and wiki authors to borrow content from other interactive sites and display it on their personal pages.

Widgets may take the form of video, avatars, music and podcasts, photographs, personal productivity tools, rss feeds, games and much much more, and usually include players.

Widgets can also come from other blogs and posted into new blogs.


Widgets

Usually uses HTML, Java script or Flash

The code in html usually looks something like this:<object> width, height, ppi, skin, then the href:www.</object>This is the most common form of code, although Java script is now becoming more popular.

Also known as a module in a Learning Management System, or a banner in standard webpage. These are usually personal productivity tools eg. Calendars, emails, etc.


What widgets are available?PodomaticRSSYouTubeVoki Google VideoSlideshare FlickaGoogle CalendarWidget Box


Widgets


Upcoming Dates

Site Visits late October

Small web based project – November 7th

Report onto the Wiki – November 7th Online session – everyone 7th November

Business Plan 7th November

Frequent email, wiki content and extra conferences available


Thank you for your time

Sarah Phillips

eLearning Coordinator

Continuing Education Bendigo

[email protected]

(03) 5430 2100

Skype Name: phisar2


mailto:[email protected]

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