Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Exemplary WebCT Course?
Supervised Practicum, is a seminar course that supports students embarking on their first applied practicum course in preparation for professional work. The course is composed of two parts: 26 seminars which are delivered fully online and facilitated by an instructor and 286 hours of field practicum work under a practicum supervisor.
In the seminar part of the course, students engage in a series of structured activities and discussions during the first term, and move into student-centred and student-led activities in the second term. The student-led activities are generated from real-time practicum experiences.
The CYC 310 course model has been designed using cognitive learning theories, especially constructivist and problem-based theories. The primary instructional strategies used are self-directed learning, self-assessment, peer teaching and reflective practice. These concepts are woven together using sound instructional design methodology.
What are your thoughts??
http://www.webct.com/exemplary/viewpage?name=exemplary_2004_koroll
In the seminar part of the course, students engage in a series of structured activities and discussions during the first term, and move into student-centred and student-led activities in the second term. The student-led activities are generated from real-time practicum experiences.
The CYC 310 course model has been designed using cognitive learning theories, especially constructivist and problem-based theories. The primary instructional strategies used are self-directed learning, self-assessment, peer teaching and reflective practice. These concepts are woven together using sound instructional design methodology.
What are your thoughts??
http://www.webct.com/exemplary/viewpage?name=exemplary_2004_koroll
Monday, September 26, 2005
Wikipedia
Looking for a search engine that will provide good definitions of technology based terminilogy?
Try
http://www.wikipedia.com
Try
http://www.wikipedia.com
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Audacious audacity
Are you looking to make sound files for instruction?
Go to http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Go to http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Review of Live Classroom by Peter Le Cornu http://lecornu.blogspot.com/
Microsoft Photo StoryYesterday, I saw a presentation that had been created in Microsoft Photo Story. I was impressed by how quickly the person had created a set of photos and voice to go with the story. Tonight, I reviewed one of the presentations made at the Cool Results online event this week. The presentation was by Ian Robertson and titled Learning Objects and MS PhotoStory. You will need to be a member of Learning Times Australia to access this site (its free and well worth it in terms of accessing the presentations made in the events held this year). Ian's presentation provides a great introduction to using Microsoft Photo Story. The main link takes you to the Microsoft Downloads website so you can download a free version of the Photo Story 2LE.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Recordings of Cool-Tools Conference
If you would like to see the reconrdings from the Australian Flexible Leanring Framework "Cool Tools" conference go to
http://home.learningtimes.net/lta?go=z1042898
http://home.learningtimes.net/lta?go=z1042898
Saturday, September 17, 2005
World Hunger
You are invited to share a meal for CARE Australia’s World Hunger
Campaign. Ask your friends, colleagues, or a special someone to share a
meal and buy a chicken or a packet of seeds or ask your entire office to
raise money for a herd of goats for a poor family in Southeast Asia or
Africa.
Register now to receive your ‘Spoon Tally’ poster and stickers of
hungerfighting items.
http://www.careaustralia.org.au/hunger/register.asp
Chicken - $10, Goat - $50, Cow - $530, Seed Kit - $6.80, Tool Kit - $2,
Well - $27, Pineapple - $8 for 100
Campaign. Ask your friends, colleagues, or a special someone to share a
meal and buy a chicken or a packet of seeds or ask your entire office to
raise money for a herd of goats for a poor family in Southeast Asia or
Africa.
Register now to receive your ‘Spoon Tally’ poster and stickers of
hungerfighting items.
http://www.careaustralia.org.au/hunger/register.asp
Chicken - $10, Goat - $50, Cow - $530, Seed Kit - $6.80, Tool Kit - $2,
Well - $27, Pineapple - $8 for 100
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Uptake of ANTA Toolboxes 1.16% of enrolments in 2004
Australian Natonal Rraining Authority (2004). National audit of Flexible Learning Toolboxes. Melbourne, ANTA., finds that in 2004 ANTA Toolboxes were used by a total of 18535 Vocational learners (15503 in TAFE, 3032 in private RTOs).
NCVER (http://www.ncver.edu.au/statistics/vet/ann04/sum04/high.htm) shows that there were a total of 1.6 million enrolments in 2004.
So, the student take-up of ANTA Toolboxes in 2004 was 1.16% of enrolments.
NCVER (http://www.ncver.edu.au/statistics/vet/ann04/sum04/high.htm) shows that there were a total of 1.6 million enrolments in 2004.
So, the student take-up of ANTA Toolboxes in 2004 was 1.16% of enrolments.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
The answer
A Learning Object
Want more information go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_object
Want more information go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_object
Sunday, September 11, 2005
What is it?
What do you have if you have?
A plain piece of paper with instructions written on it to describe how to turn it into a paper airplane
Wait for the next instalment!
A plain piece of paper with instructions written on it to describe how to turn it into a paper airplane
Wait for the next instalment!
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Live Classroom Session
If you would like to see an online live classroom session then go to
http://home.learningtimes.net/lta?go=962769
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
eureka! e-volutions: free Victorian e-learning event
Golden e-learning event
At eureka! e-volutions in e-learning you will find valuable nuggets of information, ideas, advice and evolving solutions for our youth, indigenous, disabled, trade, rural and remote and community VET clients.
All prospectors should head to where the streets are lined with gold...
Go to: http://www.ballarat.edu.au/conferences/eureka-evolutions/index.htm
techno-assessment to socio-assessment?
Have seen e-assessment move from techno-assessment to socio-assessment?
Techno-assessment includes computer marked assessments such as multiple choice, true/false, calculations and fill in the gap. As the technology became more sophisticated matching exercised, drag and drop, and simple animations emerged. In all of these cases the learners answer is either correct or incorrect. And it is predetermined.
Socio-assessment relies on the communication capacities of the Internet. Here the learner moves from interactivity with the interface to cognitive and social interactivity. Examples include individual and group blogs, webquests, problem bad scenario based assessment.
Techno-assessment includes computer marked assessments such as multiple choice, true/false, calculations and fill in the gap. As the technology became more sophisticated matching exercised, drag and drop, and simple animations emerged. In all of these cases the learners answer is either correct or incorrect. And it is predetermined.
Socio-assessment relies on the communication capacities of the Internet. Here the learner moves from interactivity with the interface to cognitive and social interactivity. Examples include individual and group blogs, webquests, problem bad scenario based assessment.
Monday, September 05, 2005
Hot Potatoes, Hot Potatoes: NOT the Wiggles
The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Hot Potatoes is not freeware, but it is free of charge for those working for publicly-funded non-profit-making educational institutions, who make their pages available on the web. Other users must pay for a licence. Check out the Hot Potatoes licencing terms and pricing on the Half-Baked Software Website.
http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/
http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/
Thursday, September 01, 2005
E-Assessment Month on AFLF Network
E-Assessment is the practice of using technology for assessment. This practice has been with use of approximately 20 years. We have seen technology used in a range of ways.
- Testbanks of multiple choice, true-false, fill in the gap, drag and drop type questions.
- Use of web-based animations for simulation based assessment.
- Use of 'real life' simulations.
- Problem and scenario based learning in the form of WebQuests.
- The use of online communications for role plays.
We are now seeing mobile devices, e-portfolios, individual and group blogs used for e-assessment.
September will focus on the issue of e-assessment. Activities will commence with an Ellumniate live session - Unpacking e-assessment: What are we trying to achieve, facilitated by Ian Robertson on Friday 9 September at 11:30am - 12:30pm.
For further information go to
http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=40
Middle East Internet Based Role Play
Many of you would have heard about the 'Middle East Role Play". If your interested have a look at this site as a starting point.
http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/98/11/vincent-movie.html
http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/98/11/vincent-movie.html
