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Orientation

General course information (#vmvdlt)

  1. The is a fifteen-week third year (700 level) paper delivered as part of the Bachelor of Computing Systems at the Eastern Institute of Technology, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
  2. You should aim to spend approximately 10 learning hours per week, of which 1 hour will be devoted to interactive theory and 2 for interactive practical.
  3. The course is being designed around an Open Education philosophy so expect it to evolve during the course and over time.
  4. This page provides an overview with links to the relevant course materials and activities for each week of the course.
  5. You will get the most from this course by sharing your thoughts, ideas and experiences with fellow participants using microblog notes and posts to the discussion forums. Note you must use the hash tag #vmvdlt (digital learning technologies) on Twitter for your contribution to be recognised.
Welcome video

One day I'll put one of these in here!!

Welcome to the Digital Learning Technologies course!
  1. If you are an EIT student you need to register for this course on EITOnline (our Moodle site) if you haven't done so yet) to receive course notifications via email (make sure you have your normal email address otherwise the default student address will be used).
  2. If you are a visitor, feel free to follow along and contribute where possible.
  3. We will use two communication channels to connect with participants:
    • Microblog posts is the main communication channel for peer-to-peer support. Remember to include #vmvdlt in all posts for this course.
    • All discussion activities will take place using the EITOnline discussion forums. (See links to topic-specific forums in the list of resources for each day.)
  4. Most of all, have fun! You are preparing yourself for a changing the world.

Week 1

Overview of Digital Learning Technologies

This week we will use share ideas and thoughts about DLT. We will look at how learning has evolved through two short YouTube videos. For an activity we will create a blog and reflect on what has been discussed

Interactive theory

Resources to work through

  1. Digital Learning Technologies Overview

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
View Video 5000 Year Timeline of Learning Theories (McPheeters, 2010)[1]
  • Focus is on Active learning. Minimal coverage of instructor led pedagogy 900 A.D. ("Students are an empty vessel") .
13:14 mins
Work through Overview 40 mins Overview

VmvIcon References.png References

  1. ↑ McPheeters, D. (2010) 5000 Year Timeline of Learning Theories. Retrieved from http://vimeo.com/15448054

Microblogging

Resources to work through

  1. Blogging
    1. Overview
    2. Microblogging
  2. Create a microblog account

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
View Twitter Video Twitter in Plain English 2:25 mins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o
Create a Twitter Account 10 mins http://www.twitter.com
Post Microblog Post an Inspirational or creative microblog post on the twitter. Use #vmvdlt hash tag, and view on course home page 5 mins
Follow someone of twitter Search for a friend who you think could be on twitter and follow. This could be a class member also. 5 mins
Research an alternative microblog service Read about identi.ca, read the wikieducator tutorial on identi.ca 10 mins http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identi.ca , http://wikieducator.org/Create_an_identi.ca_account
Optional Create an identi.ca account and link it to your twitter account 10 mins

Blogging

Resources to work through

  1. Blogging
    1. Overview
    2. WordPress features
    3. In teaching and learning
  2. Create a blog account

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
View Blog Video Blogs in Plain English 2:59 mins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI
Create a Personal Blog Create a Wordpress (or alternative) Blog 10 mins http://www.wordpress.com
Post to Blog You are to give a brief introduction of yourself. Make a comment on the privacy implications of students making blog post introductions (this will include what you felt you could and could not be included in your introduction). 10 mins
Post to Blog Add the Statement of authenticity. If you are using WordPress use one of the pages to add the statement of authenticity. If you are using another blog system you may need to add this as a blog post. 10 mins

Statement of authenticity
I confirm that:

  • This is an original assessment and is entirely my own work.
  • It contains no material previously published or written by another person or myself except where due acknowledgement is made in the text.
  • No material which to a substantial extent, has been submitted for any other academic course, is included without acknowledgement
Post to Blog Answer the questions from DLT Week one 20 mins http://wikieducator.org/VirtualMV/Digital_Learning_Technologies/Blogging


Week 2

Integrating e-Learning into education and training

This week we will continue the overview of integrating DLT into Teaching and learning.

Resources to work through

  1. Digital Learning Technologies Overview

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
Work through overview Focus on Teaching (Pedagogy) and integration (DLT) 15 mins Teaching
DLT
Intro to wikis Short intro to wikis 15min Wiki Overview

Wiki

Resources to work through

  1. Wiki
    1. Overview
    2. Wikis in teaching and learning and the follow up presentation (includes pedagogies for Online learning) Using Web 2.0 in Teaching and Learning: A wiki case study
  2. Wiki in DLT

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
Moodle wiki Read Wiki Module (include watch video) 10 min https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Wiki_module
Add blog url to Moodle wiki Add blog url to Moodle wiki. Be aware that only one student can edit a Moodle wiki at a time 5 min (EITOnline)
vMVwiki create user Use superquick wiki guide to create a user in vmvWiki and add something about yourself. 10 min Superquick wiki guide
vMVwiki add yourself to class register Read the note at the start of the page then in vMVwiki add yourself to class register. Include a link to your userid page. Hint: you can use ~~~~ 10 min VirtualMV/Digital_Learning_Technologies/Register
Add wiki user url to Moodle wiki EIT Students only: Add link to your wikiuser page to Moodle (EITOnline) wiki. 5 min (EITOnline)
Make changes to a wiki Access one of the user pages from another student and change the page. You may wish to add a comment. Don't forget to sign the change using ~~~~. 5 min Check VirtualMV/Digital_Learning_Technologies/Register

Week 3

Integrating e-Learning into education and training

This week we will continue the overview of integrating DLT into Teaching and learning.

Resources to work through

  1. Digital Learning Technologies Overview

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
Work through overview Focus on Teaching (Pedagogy) and integration (DLT) 15 mins Teaching
DLT
Intro to wikis Short intro to wikis 15min Wiki Overview

Multimedia in wikis and blogs

This week we will look at adding media elements to blogs and wikis to develop skills in adding media to teaching and learning resources

Resources to work through

  1. DLT Skills

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
Add media to blog Add Multimedia elements to your blog 20 min http://en.support.wordpress.com/topic/media/
Add media to wiki Add Multimedia elements to your wiki 20 min Quick wiki tips Cheat sheet
Add instructions to multimedia wiki Add Multimedia elements to your wiki 20 min Blog/Multimedia Wiki/Multimedia

Week 4

Social Media

This week we will look at Social technologies where networks of students and teachers can be created. For the activity you will modify some of this weeks content, look at connected media and extensions to web applications.

Resources to work through

  1. Social Technologies

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
Web 2.0 and Classroom 2.0 Find out what the terms mean 10 mins
Developing course content Modify this weeks course content 30 mins Social Technologies
Wiki commons

VirtualMV/Digital Learning Technologies/Connected media/Activities

Extending wiki/blog

  • DLT Extending Wiki/Blog: (e.g. Templates, widgets, extensions)
This week we will look at how blogs and wikis are extended to increase their functionality.

Resources to work through

  1. Extending wikis and blogs

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
1. Read extending MediaWiki Understand how to extend mediawiki 10 min Extending MediaWiki
2. Add an APA reference for wikipedia Use the cite extension to add an APA reference from Wikipedia to your user page 5 min http://www.wikipedia.org
3. Use Pedagogical template (box) Add one of the following boxes to your user page (Note, Notes, Objective(s), Example(s), KeyPoint(s), More, Question(s),NZ, Activity) 10 min Quick tips See Boxes
4. Read about pedagogical templates in WikiEducator Review what pedagogical templates (or iDevices) are available in WikiEducator 10 min WikiEducator Quickstart guide/pedagogical templates
5. Adding computer source code to mediawiki Using the vmv:Source template add some source code to your user page 10 min Quick tips See Adding computer source code
6. Extend your WordPress blog Add a twitter feed and calendar to your WordPress blog 10 min Extending WordPress
7. Add an RSS feed to MediaWiki Add an RSS feed from your Blog to your user page in vMVwiki 10 min vMVwiki Main page Look at code and find widget:Feed

Week 5

Networking tools

  • Networking technologies: 2.2, 3.1: PLNs/Cloud tools
This week we will investigate Personal Learning Networks and Cloud tools. In 2012 we had a guest lecturer (Joyce Seitzinger) from Deakon University Australia facilitating the session, who we recorded in Adobe Connect

Resources to work through

  1. Read the content linked to on Personal Learning Networks
  2. View Joyce's the Adobe Connect Session (link in EITOnline)

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
Your PLN Watch and comment on Joyce's PLN presentation from 2012
Sketch your PLN and upload to the wiki
Add the blog posts that are indicated in the instructions. 		50 min Adobe Connect link in EITOnline
2013 My PLN
Cloud technologies Complete the cloud technology exercise 80 min 2013 Activity

Week 6

Pedagogies

  • Pedagogies 2.1 (e.g. OTARA, learning styles, face2face->blended->online)
This week we will explore the different ways to develop digital learning resources, and create a simple learning activity.

Resources to work through

  1. Pedagogies

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
1. Read the wiki pages on Pedagogies
  1. Understand different ways to learn
  2. Watch google docs presentation "The big picture of learning design" from EIT
10 min Pedagogies
2. Read the wiki pages on Pedagogie approaches
  1. Understand different pedagogical approaches
10 min Pedagogical Approaches
3. Read the wiki pages on Pedagogical design models
  1. Describe the difference between: Addie, rapid prototyping and OTARA
10 min Pedagogical Instructional Design Models
4. Design and build a learning activity
  1. Choose one of the models and create a learning activity
  2. Use an online tool to develop the resource (Google docs is suggested)
40 min Instructional Design Models Activity
5. Present your activity to the class
  1. Deliver a presentation on your learning activity. In class this will be done using Adobe connect. If you are working remotely experiment with creating a slideshare presentation where you go through the methodology steps and use your learning activity to illustrate the steps.
40 min Instructional Design Models Activity

Week 7

Networking technologies

This week we will look at ePortfolios and look at some examples of online courses

Resources to work through

  1. View the page ePortfolios

For the activity session

  1. Read LMS(Moodle)
  2. ReadOnline Courseware Examples

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
View slideshare presentations from Helen Barrett Review content and understand how portfolios can be used to enhance deep learning 10 min ePortfolios
Create an ePortfolio Create a Mahara ePorfolio in MyPortfolio (Activity 7.1) 20 min ePortfolios
Complete Blog post Describe features of an ePortfolio (Activity 7.1) 20 min ePortfolios
MyPortfolio Continue adding to MyPortfolio 20 min
Moodle Activities Complete Moodle Activities 20 min Moodle Activities
Online course activity Find and discuss an example of an online course (Activity 7.2) 20 min Digital Learning Technologies/Online Courseware Examples/Home

Week 8

DLT Tools

This week we will look at some examples of digital learning tools and some online courses

Resources to work through

  1. Read DLT examples

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
Online course activity Find and discuss an example of an online DLT Tool (Activity 7.2) 50 min Digital_Learning_Technologies/Examples/Home
Project To the wiki class register, add your topic and describe what you think will be the learning activity you are thinking of creating for your project 20 min Register
Project Start the planning for your project 80 min

Week 9

Screen casting

This week we will look at Screen capture and for the practical you will be given time to work on your projects

Resources to work through

  1. Read DLT examples (Video)

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
Create a small screen cast Download and install jing
Create a small screen caste (a video of you doing something on-screen) if possible include audio (you will need a microphone). 		50 min Digital_Learning_Technologies/Examples/Video
Project Check the class register to ensure your project is correct 5 min Register
Project Continue your project plan 100 min

Week 10

Online assessment

This week we will look at assessing student work in an online environment

Resources to work through

  1. Read through Assessments

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
Online assessment Complete big bad wolf story on blooms taxonomy (note how feedback and activities are done)
Investigate specialised software (peerwise, hot potatoes) 		45 min Assessments
Project Add/Check your project is in the class register (link to any online resources) 5 min Register
Project Time to work on your project 100 min

Week 11

Digital safety, responsibility & risk

This week we will consider digital safety, responsibility & risks, and organisational policies

Resources to work through

  1. -

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
Activity 11.0

Administration

  • Access the Progress report Google doc (in EITOnline) and update
  • Update the register with your project topic/url.
5 min Register
Activity 11.1

There is a lot of discussion regarding the safety, responsibility, and risks of using digital technologies. In this exercise I would like you to

  • List a concern you have under each of the headings, then
  • do a search to find an article on the web related to one of the concerns listed, add the hyperlink and make a comment.
20 min Instructions: Safety, responsibility, risks

Use the DLT: Safety, responsibility, risks Google document

Activity 11.2

In order to manage safety, responsibility and risks most organisations will publish Policies to both staff and students/employees/users. Search the web for policy documents related to the use of digital technologies and add the url with a brief comment the the Google document (e.g. Highlight a policy you think is very relevant, or unusual , etc).

20min Instructions: Safety, responsibility, risks

Use the DLT: Safety, Responsibility and risk: Policy Documents Google document

Project Time to work on your project 100 min

Week 12

DLT Ethical issues

This week we will consider ethical issues, such as:Copyright ©, privacy, and organisational issues

Resources to work through

  1. -

Learning activities

Activity Description Time Link
Activity 12.1 Work through the wikieducator course Open content licensing for educators, Session 3: What can educators legally copy in an online world? 50 min OCL4E: What can educators legally copy in an online world?
Activity 12.2 Make a list of issues that will affect an Organisation when using or providing access to Digital Learning Technologies (e.g. Time wasting, corporate risk). Add a comment. 50 min Use 2012 DLT: Corporate issues Google Doc
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