Presenting…

These slides portray some of the technologies I explored, used, and learned about through the MDDE610 course.

They can not encompass my entire learning and experiences, but my intent was to capture some of this and share.

Sites visited along the way…

• My ePortfolio in Mahara

• Learning Management Systems

• Selecting Technology (SECTIONS model)

• Video and Web Conferencing

• Computer Assisted Instruction

• Social Media

• Web 2.0

• Mobile Learning

• Computing in the “Cloud”

• Change and Innovation Theory

My ePortfolio

LMSandCMS

My LMS Technology Experiences

• I have experience as both a student and an instructor using the features in a LMS

• My first LMS experience was FirstClass as a student at the University of Alberta

• As a professional, I have mostly used Moodle as a companion site with synchronous online classes, but also have experience with Blackboard and what was WebCT for posting online student exams

As a Student User

As a Teacher User

Participationin Forums

Editing labels, Creating Forums,

Create, Backup, Archive and Restore Course Shells

Uploading Documents

Uploadingdifferent Resources

Using the FileManager or File Picker

Navigation in the books, through pages, topic blocks, and following resource inks

Building OnlineQuizzes and publishing them for student access in Moodle. (Often used Responduswhich is an exam-building software)

Updating theCalendar, adding URL Blocks, Activities, Setting up the Grade books and other features

What I implemented during my MDDE610 studies

• I enhanced my Moodle course page by integrating a link to my Collaborate classroom…the one stop shop!

• I used a label to insert a button to launch Collaborate and embedded the URL to the classroom within the image.

• Students log into Moodle to access the course contents posted there, and then can click on the button at 5:30 on Tuesday evenings to join their live online classes.

I also added labels which provide learners direction within their course and learning activities

There were pros and cons to this:

PROs – Information is up front for students to see, provides guidance on what is required and what are the week’s activities

CONs – Have you heard of the “scroll of death”? Moodle topic blocks can feel like that with so much text to look at. Many students do not use the navigation links effectively and complain about too much text!

Selecting and Using Technology (SECTIONS model)

Analysis of Technologies

I created a spreadsheet to analyze technologies and then converted it to Word tables… Oh my! The analysis was much easier than all of the unnecessary formatting that I did!

However, I was able to analyze technologies that would could be implemented within the organization and for my very specific purposes.

Individual and Room-based Video Conferencing

• I have participated as a student and in meetings using Room-based video conferencing.

• I have only experienced Skype since starting this Masters Program

• I’ve used Skype now on several occasions to meet with my fellow students to work on our group projects

Computer Assisted Instruction Analysis –Lynda.com

I have additional pages in the ePortfolio capturing my learning through CAI

My Training Session

Social Software in distance education

Web 2.0

• I thought Wesch’s (2007) video Web 2.0… The Machine is US/ing Us was a poignant illustration of how we are both using “the machine” and in doing so creating this new and LARGE entity which is infiltrating our culture, identity, and our society as a whole.

• Powerful tools that have changed how we communicate, create, and learn.

• It was almost overwhelming … hence my screen capture “Who will organize all of t…”

Mashups

Oh the endless uses of Web 2.0 applications…

Previous to MDDE610, I had not heard the term “mashups” other than in reference to mixing music. Combining various media and applications to create something new… very cool!

I thought this introductory “how to” from eHow Tech was useful in seeing the applications of mashups in the classroom

http://www.ehow.com/how_7724502_use-mashups-classroom.html

What did I explore for Web 2.0 applications? LOTS

To name a few:

• I organized RSS Feeds on my Internet Explorer Toolbar

• I used Blogger to make and publish a blog posting

• I used another Web 2.0 application called Poddle.com to create a mind map

• I participated in a group project to create a pod/vodcast and post these for access from the web

• Our Athabasca Landing site – and other social media – Twitter and Facebook…

Mobile Learning

Getting Started Today with mLearning: Video podcasting.

This is a website that was shared with our group after our project on Pod/Vodcasting. Wish I had viewed this first!! Very good!

http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/773/getting-started-today-with-mlearning-video-podcasting

Cloud Computing

I set up my Google Account and have used Google Drive for sharing documents and Blogger for my first Blog Post

I also created a Drop box account and have used this more than any other technology in the course for storing and retrieving files. I don’t know why I didn’t create one sooner!

Change and Innovation theory

Lewin’s Change Theory Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/pipcleaves/with/8360954254/#photo_8360954254 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic

Innovators see new ways to approach problems or conduct processes and have a desire to implement such change.Change theory emphasizes that there must first be a need and a will to change before it is adopted (Unfreezing). Convince them!! Adopt Early!!

“For change to be effective it must be collaborative and participative, and take place at a group level if individual behaviouris to shift” from Organization Development http://organisationdevelopment.org/?p=224

So MUCH Technology to support learning in same time and place and different times and places…

Asynchronous

• LMS

• Web 2.0

• ePortfolio

• CAI

• Cloud

• Mobile Learning

• Social Media

Synchronous

• Web conferencing

• Video conferencing

• Instant Messaging

• Cloud

• Social Media

NOW I must decide how and when it may be best to use these …