iowa communities of practice - points for common understanding

Communities of Practice

Points for Common Understanding

What is

Gradebook

Blog

Wiki

Glossary

Announcement

Forum

Database

Quiz

Calendar

Lesson

RSS Feed

as a platformthat comes with a great set of bricks.

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On this platform, we can have different foundations (called courses).

This is where we put our bricks on (activities, resources, modules, plugins, blocks, filters).

Let’s imagine we can do four basic things with four basic colour bricks

Communicate

Store

Evaluate Collaborate

FoldersFiles

Links

Webpage

LMS package

Database

Labels

Portfolio*

We can store…

Messaging

We can communicate through…

Forums

CalendarDialogue

RSS

Chatroom

Workshop

We can collaborate through…

Database

Blog Glossary

Wiki

Lesson

ForumSocial network*

Survey

Assignment

Gradebook

Choice

Quiz

Scales

Grade

Ratings

We can evaluate

with…

We can have as many basic bricks as we want.

But we can get many other, compatible bricks too.

Podcast

ELGG

MaharaCertificate

Polls

Timers

Games

Widgets

Calculators

these plus nearly 400 other compatible modules, plugins, blocks, filters, activities…

Google Apps

Individual Learning Plan

LAMS

OpenMeetings

Translate

HotPotatoes

We can arrange the bricks that fit in any way that suits our educational and/or business purpose.

•Provides common interface for sharing•Uses the full variety of tools•Has flexible plugins•Is supported by the AEAs

What is Blended Learning?

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Place to Access Files & Links

Digital Dropbox

Self-Guided Lessons

Practice Exercises

Flip ThinkingModel

“Traditional” Model

Constructivist Model

Enrichment

ClassroomDiscussionBoard

ConnectivistModel

(Pause)Discuss: What makes sense to your group now? What questions do you still have?

How are we supposed to useour courses?

What are our next steps

for personal learning?

Foundational Courses

Mentoring

Community of Practice

• Intro to the Online Learner

• Technology for Online Instruction

• Instructional Design

• Facilitation

• Assessment, Feedback & Evaluation