Coursecasting
Summary: This benefits no one. There is absolutely no way that a recorded lecture can capture the benefits of interaction made possible through the dynamics of a classroom setting. The learning process is an active process and its potential would be greatly diminished if the core method of transferring knowledge became dependent on such passive [...]
Archive for May, 2007
Should podcasting of lectures become common use?
Posted in Educational Technology & TESOL on May 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
MII7008 Assignment #3
Posted in MII7008 Kaugkoolituse tehnoloogia on May 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
3. Kodutöö: Evalvatsiooni printsiipide rakendamine empiirilises lühiessees, mille abil hinnataks enda poolt loodud enesejuhitud õppimise ja ühesõppe tegevusmustri rakendumist. Töö valmimise tähtaeg 31. mai. Kodutöö esitatakse blogis või wikis.
Prerequisites & Limitations of Self-Directed Web-Based Learning
If it were not that serious, I would say that there were no demerits of self-directed learning as long as you were capable of studying [...]
The Pros & Cons of Accumulating Large Amounts of Teaching Materials in One Place
Posted in VLEs on May 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
had a look at LeMill – again the question is the same as the one which I have kept asking myself over the past two years regarding MOODLE:
How is it possible to manage all those materials, users and statistics efficiently in the long run?
I have been using Moodle alone for about 5 years and have [...]
Teaching Adults
Posted in Educational Technology & TESOL on May 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
learning contracts http://home.twcny.rr.com/hiemstra/contract.html jeez, I wish they would stop calling this oldie a brand new idea … I’ve been using something very similar with my adult students since the early 1990s, needs analysis and tailor-made course design are the key concepts here
Wiki Project #1 – THEME: the Natural Environment, YEAR 11
Posted in Using Wikis in EFL on May 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have finally figured out how MOODLE Wiki works and managed to set up the first ever collaborative groupwork activity in the technical sense of the word.
Here are a few interesting observations. I’ll try to organize them into two groups: PROBLEMS-SOLUTIONS and INSIGHTS/TIPS.
TIP 1: It is very important to tell the students that although anyone [...]
MII7008 Assignment #2 (Groupwork: Anastasia Andros & Svetlana Kozlovskaja)
Posted in MII7008 Kaugkoolituse tehnoloogia on May 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddcgndh5_1fn25×6
Distributed Online Collaborative Learning System Design is a variety of managerial task and therefore should be dealt with accordingly. Firstly, you should clarify all the (instructional) goals and objectives. Right after that you must make an inventory of available resources and do needs analysis. Once you know what you have at your disposal, you should estimate possible [...]
Assignment #2 MII7008 Groupwork – this was a draft, which was finally discarded
Posted in MII7008 Kaugkoolituse tehnoloogia on May 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
WIKI recent screenshot (12.05.2007, ca 8:30)
Provided I got it right, here is the link to the wiki we have to work on and develop as a group http://123.writeboard.com/addf7dafbfd09f2db
It is password-protected at the moment, we still need to discuss it in our group. Just in case someone wants to have a look at it, I am going to upload [...]
Assignment # 1 MII7008 cont’d
Posted in MII7008 Kaugkoolituse tehnoloogia on May 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Please describe a pattern of a few activities as a sequence and in relation to each activity describe which affordances of the Moodle you perceive when you realise this activity.
T=teacher, S=student
NB! I didn’t draw any arrows connecting activities and perceived affordances to avoid clutter, however, it is possible to figure out what matches what if [...]
