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Chih-Hsiung Tu

Expository - 2010 Spring ETC647 - 2 views

  • Instructional strategies: Real time interaction, just as in a classroom.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      You have more integrated instructional strategies here. List all.
  • Instructional strategies: Learner-content interaction; No Learner-Instructor interaction, Learner-Interface interaction.
  • Instructional strategies:Lecture; Learner-content interaction; Very little Learner-Instructor interaction, Learner-Interface interaction.
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  • Asynchronous
  • Technology: Computer tutorials
  • Instructional strategies: Lecture and demonstration
  • Students access wiki to read materials posted by the instructor.
  • Instructional strategies: Learner-content interaction
  • Technology: DVD is projected with an LCD projector on large projection screen
    • Janet Coolman
       
      No, I believe I am wrong. I believe I should have had a Youtube video instead.
  • Instructional strategies: Learner-content
  • Technology: Class resource accessed through the use of a wiki/internet
  • Students access class wiki with teacher notes for test revision
  • Instructional strategies: learner content, learner instructor
  • Students use Skype to plan webquest.
  • Technology: NLE; Wiki
  • Students use Wetpaint to create webquest
  • Students complete webquests that were created by other students covering all standards from specific chapter.
    • Melanie Del Grosso
       
      This is a good idea - having students complete the webquests of others. I do (in general) like the idea of Webquests, but integrating some kind of discussion or collaboration piece makes them so much more interactive... I think the time of Webquests is over, how about you?
  • Instructional strategies:
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Melanie Del Grosso

Interactive - 3 views

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    American and foreign students connect via video conferencing. Technology upgrades the traditional "penpal" model. The students continue to connect via online social media tools to create a collaborative project. Instructional strategies can include asynchronous discussions, synchronous discussions, learner-learner, and collaborative interaction.
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    Am I doing this right? :)
Colleen Roan

Expository (ETC677) - 1 views

    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      One complete entry includes synchronous and asynchornous postings.
  • Instructional strategies: Um, providing something for parents that the kids should have picked up in class but for whatever reason forgot/lost.
  • Classroom web page of daily assignments/objectives listing
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  • Instructional Strategies: Listening comprehension
  • Instructional Strategies:  Self-paced, online drill
  • Instructional Strategies: Online Quizzes.
  • Instructional Strategies: Direct Instruction/Lecture
  • Evalution: none  
  • Instructional Strategies: Self-Paced, Online Drill
  • Instructional strategies: Direct Explicit Instructions
  • Instructional strategies: Lecture / simulation demonstration
  • Instructional strategies: Lecture / explanation
  • Technology: Web, projector, broadband, printer, laptop
  • Online math test: Students taking online drills, tests, quiz etc.
  • Instructional strategies: Correspondence Learning
  •  Online grading protocol materials- participants go online to review the proper grading protocol of the student assessments in clinic.
  • Teachers who have to take a professional development class on educational technology because one of their coworkers happens to be studying it are forced to go to a CMS, read the lesson, watch the video, then pop into a chat room to be told the many great uses of educational technology.
  • Classroom web page of hyperlinked daily assignments/objectives that allows students to select instruction and assignments 
  • Instructional strategies: Self-paced, self-directed instruction
  • Technology: Web, authoring tools
  • Instructional strategies: Direct instructio
  • Online Spanish vocabulary games
  • Instructional strategies: Direct Instruction
  • OPAC search Jings
  • Instructional strategies: Lecture / Review
  • Instructional strategies: Self-paced, Online Drills
  • Weather extension activity cloud combination. Beyond the standard clouds there are many that are combination of two or more types.
  • Primary Source Material - AP U.S. History.
  • Online slide shows of Art work for identification on quizzes
  • Instructional Strategies: Direct instruction
  • PowerPoint presentation on the different types of Propaganda
  • Instructional Strategies: Direct Instruction
  • Instructional strategies: Direct Explicit Instructions
  • Share content of a WebQuest with incarcerated parents
  • Evaluation: participation
  • Share content of a WebQuest with incarcerated parents
    • Colleen Roan
       
      In the synchronous sharing of content, participants would be able to access information immediately according to wishes of participants. In the asynchronous sharing of materials from the WebQuest, the sharing is more structured and limited based upon what the instructor might provide at a given time.
  • Instructional strategies: Learner/Instructor
  • Instructional Strategy: Direct Instruction/Lecture
  • Online scavenger hunt. Students download MS Word Doc with questions and links on volcanoes. Students follow links to answer questions about volcanoes. Students write answers on MS word doc, submit answers to instructor by email attachment and receive scores from instructor via email.
  • Instructional Strategy: Self-paced correspondence
  • Instructional Strategy: Lecture/Guided Practice
  • Instructional Strategy: Self-Directed
Frank Vidal

Group6 (ETC677) - 2 views

    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      I will ask each group several common questions and specific question on your group treatise paper. These questions can be responded by any of your group members as an individual opinion or as group response. It is your group decision. Please list five most critical elements of distributed learning system in distance learning.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      Most of people probably would agree that all instructions should have integrated online technology. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Please at least provide three reasons with good literatures to support your arguments.
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Technology has become an increasingly vital tool in our growing society. The use of PowerPoint presentations upon lecturing promotes student interaction and improves student engagement with whatever the subject may be. The option to download pictures/graphics upon organizing my PowerPoint presentations has been a great instructional tool for my students. Teaching dental hygiene students the importance of patient education and providing the tools to enhance and perfect their skills is critical as an educator. Dental education has improved dramatically over the past 20 years. Technology has played a huge role in facilitating communication and collaboration among students. We now have web-based and software-based programs that are available to facilitate learning in 3D animation and HD footage for dental treatment educational purposes. MediaMed is a web-based tool that I make great use of in the classroom to educate my students on the various dental procedures. MediaMed also serves as an instructional component that not only provides patient education on the necessary treatment needed, but also increases patient treatment acceptance, which then improves the overall oral health of the individual. Eaton, Reynolds and Cox (2008), believe that the use of CD-ROM's have made a major contribution to the development of teaching practice and the greater availability of educational material for students. Teaching dental anatomy in the dental hygiene program utilizing ADAM interactive CD-ROM, has validated the necessary interaction between student and teacher upon lecturing. Today's computer has replaced all means of traditional communication significantly. Many distant learning tools claim to be interactive, but few can offer two-way communication. Email is the most popular means of communication medium now-a-days. Therefore, it may be used as an educational tool for learning (Rahman, Anwar, & Numan, 2008, p. 180). To imagine how one can function and be productive as edu
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Sorry Group 6, I accidentally posted on the wrong page. Adrianna
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      In distributed learning assessment (collaborative learning), it is very difficult to know who is doing the course work. How do we know the actual students are doing the course work and how can we assess?
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Having Elluminate chat sessions with participating instructors reduces the chances of students having others do their course work. Chat session personalizes each session. Besides, most online students are mature, working, adults. I presume they want to learn and participate since their own money is invested in their education. Mandatory peer and self evalutions along with personal phone conversations or chats at least once in the semester with instructors can facilitate assessment.
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Sorry Group 6, I accidentally posted on the wrong page. Adrianna
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  • Abstract
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Wow, nice abstract. It is clear, concise and provides important information relevant to the paper.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      I agree, nice abstract that ties all of the sections together.
  • Technology continues to develop,
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      You seem to have a different format and font style in this new section of your paper. I know it is difficult to keep up with the formatting when there are multiple contributors to a document.
  • References
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      I wish I would have seen your Delicious Bookmarks URL. It is much easier to follow and references could be shared.
  • What is online learning?
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Your research on online learning was well organized, clear, and concise. Your paper provided relevant information and was easy to follow. I agree with your statement on acquiring knowledge being mediated by cultural and social factors.
  • Brief Comparison of Learning Management Systems
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Your comparisons of LMS were well organized and provided important information. I was not aware that they require expensive contracts. I wonder what the numbers are. I was just introduced to Moodle this semester.
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      Some schools pay $300,000 a year or more for traditional CMS platforms. Imagine what could be done with that money if a school switched to Moodle or some other Open Source platform! You could run an IT dept that trained students on the software. Hmm....
    • Matt Romanoski
       
      One wonders if given all of the recent budget shortfalls in education someone will wake up to this realization soon.
  • Group Treatise on Distributed Learning Environments
  • Group Treatise on Distributed Learning Environments
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Overall, your paper is very well organized and the arguments presented are powerful and well researched. Pedagogical models are important in education and you included relevant information. However, I would have liked to have seen an introduction and conclusion.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      Nice work Group 6! I learned a few new things reading through your paper.
  • how they can be optimized
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      Motivating purpose. Good.
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      hmm... don't see this purpose addressed in the conclusion... ?? Would have been a nice way to tie the thesis to the conclusion.
  • Recommendations
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      This paper is nicely written in a concise way. However, the thesis of "optimizing resources" is not brought to a conclusion here. A sentence tieing this together would resolve the treatise in the crisp, clean fashion exhibited in your writing. Nice job overall.
    • Lisa Costello
       
      Nicely written. Information is well-supported and documented. I liked the statement regarding instructional design being dictated to. I did not see Delicious resources, Wordle, or Introductory paragraph. Good job Group 6:)
  • Recommendations
    • Matt Romanoski
       
      Good Recommendations based on the research. It is really difficult to sift through all the material so having a starting point to work from is helpful.
    • Matt Romanoski
       
      Overall I thought the paper did a thorough job of addressing the topic. There was some formatting issues, but I believe we all ran into this using online collaboration. Also would have liked to have seen your Delicious resources. Otherwise nice job Group 6!
  • n fact, technology has altered student expectations and thinking so much that technology integration is fast becoming second nature for many teachers.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      Is this really true? It certainly needs to become second nature but I'm not sure we have arrived.
  • Online courses tend to be more focused on the student instead of the student focusing on facts and information presented by the instructor.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      This is a great observation. I'm not sure why anyone would consider an online education any less effective than in class.
  • aculty must be willing to release control of learning to the students
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      yes this is a facinating idea. We still need our instructors to structure, guide and mentor students in the learning but students can generate the ideas and content necessary
  • facilitate learning
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      I think conversation is so key to learning. I hope as we move to distributed learning environments and new platforms that we don't get less interaction with our instructors but more
  • This knowledge creation and expression comes in the form of various authoring tools
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      This paragraph seems a little confusing to me. Maybe I'm just tired but I'm not sure the knowledge creation comes in the form of tools but the tools are used to express it. bah, maybe it is one in the same.
  • Collaboration is an instructional strategy that is crucial to successful online learning.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      This is true for secondary and higher ed students, but what about elementary students? I am asking because I teach K-8 online and worry that they are too isolated but no one else seems to think this is an issue (yet).
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    Great job on your treatise. I think that (like others have mentioned) it might have flowed a little better with an introductory paragraph, as well as some additional references. 5 points.
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    Thank you for the abstract. It was a great summary that identified the purpose of the paper. This was also well organized, and you followed the instructor's suggestions of including the group discussions; that was something that we found difficult to do. Finally, I appreciate the recommendations at the end. It helped give the writing a purpose.
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    4- This treatise paper is certainly well put together. I did have minor hesitation is allotting full points. I found the paper to be very informative and adequately descriptive of the material. However, I found that quantity of references was not as I would've expected. I also found that the paper could've used a final or closing paragraph to sum-up the covered content. I was certainly in agreement with the examples and explanations provided. In my opinion, this team put forth great efforts in communicating the prescribed content and material. I fully agree with the argument and statement that Online Learning brings forth learning opportunities with "no limits". A well-written work by Team 6.
Frank Vidal

Group5 (ETC677) - 11 views

    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      I will ask each group several common questions and specific question on your group treatise paper. These questions can be responded by any of your group members as an individual opinion or as group response. It is your group decision. Please list five most critical elements of distributed learning system in distance learning.
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      Group 5 collaboration via elluminate answers as follows: 1. Knowing the stakeholders 2. Choosing the right authoring tool 3. Basing instruction on the best pedagogical model (constructivist / connectivist) 4. Delivering instruction with appropriate strategies for online learning (collaboration, portfolio, discussion, etc). 5. Appropriate assessment tools (rubrics, peer review, self-reflection, etc).
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      Most of people probably would agree that all instructions should have integrated online technology. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Please at least provide three reasons with good literatures to support your arguments.
    • Corey Quinn
       
      During our group discussion on this topic, we can to the conclusion that integrating technology in the classroom is something we all should do, but it is still something that we have not fully embraced quite yet. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE, 2007) and the National Council of the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE, 2002) advocate the use of technology in education and suggest students should be provided opportunities to engage in technology-supported activities that enhance their learning experiences. Obviously the use of technology in the classroom is recommended, but there is a period of transition for most teachers. Unfortunately this period of transition is taking longer than most would have hoped. Old educational approaches based on traditional thinking aimed at specialization and standardization, are no longer appropriate. An education system needs to reflect the needs of the learner, be contextually relevant and prepare the learner for a changing society (Esbin, 2002). During our discussion we came up with a list of all the great things that incorporating technology into classroom instructions could provide. They are listed below, and represent what we came up with in just a few minutes of brainstorming. Integrated technology pros: 1. Links to relevant resources and web pages. 2. Ability to reach out to students beyond the classroom. 3. 21st century skills require 21st century technologies 4. More access to content beyond book and lecture. 5. Practice at distance learning. 6. Information is available anytime, anywhere 7. Convenience In order to move forward in a student-centered learning environment the learners will have to engage in different activities (Bhattacharya, 2009). If we expect these students to compete in a world that is so connected, we should provide them an opportunity to practice these skills. Integrating technology into the classroom is a benefit to the teacher as much as it is to the s
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      In distributed learning assessment (collaborative learning), it is very difficult to know who is doing the course work. How do we know the actual students are doing the course work and how can we assess?
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      Group 5 elluminate collaborative answer is as follows: This is very difficult to determine. Online work should be combined with some synchronous interaction involving voice and even better, video to determine that written work matches with student's capability.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      I meet with my online students by phone or in Elluminate at least monthly and ask them questions about their learning while viewing samples of their work. It is still very hard to tell!
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  • There are many
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      You seem to have a different format and font style in this new section of your paper. I know it is difficult to keep up with the formatting when there are multiple contributors to a document.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      It all looked good and right when we finalized it. I'm not sure what happened here.
  • Blackboard, WebCT 
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Great job on the creation of hyper-links throughout the paper. This facilitates learning by allowing the viewer to navigate the page to review relevant data.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      I got the idea (like so many) from Chih
  • Conclusion
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Great conclusion. Having the support of administration and the department staff and faculty will facilitate everyone's leaning and reduce stress and frustration in a classroom that practices with technology for the improvement of education.
    • Janet Coolman
       
      This paper has valuable information and is organized. Change the font to an APA 12pt. and it will look much better.
  • PLATO (programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations) system was developed back in 1960 and was utilized up until the mid 1990’s
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Interesting! I was not aware of this information!
  • The lack of expertise integrating technology in the classroom and online distributed learning platforms prevents teachers from utilizing the new tools that are made available.
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      I couldn't agree with this statement more. One of the reasons why some teachers are still resistance to new technologies may be due to the lack of training and support from administration. Educators should be prepared and encouraged to new technologies through seminars and workshops as well as seeing engaging behavior and collaboration from other staff members. Having access to 24-hour technical support while in training may also improve motivation and facilitate tasks.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      Yes I agree and I love the idea of case studies that are relevant to individual teacher's situations.
  • Delicious Bookmarks for ETC677 Fall2009  
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Glad to see you added your delicious bookmark as a hyperlink. This makes it much faster to find information.
  • Pedagogical Models and Instructional Strategies in Online Learning
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      This section is very well organized and the arguments presented are powerful and well researched. Pedagogical models are important in education and you included relevant information.
  • No running out of time
    • Janet Coolman
       
      I am not sure what you mean here. Classes still run for a designated length over a semester and assignments have time constrictions as well.
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      f2f can experience more interruptions which can eat time. Though I didn't write this, I've experienced the phenomenon many times.
    • Matt Romanoski
       
      I also didn't write this section, but I remember discussing this point and I believe it is in reference to the fact that traditional classrooms have a daily time limit. A fire drill in a High School setting can really throw off the timing of a lesson...especially when the other periods get the full use of that time.
  • For some of us in the Educational Technology mas
    • Janet Coolman
       
      Font is too small and the font is not consistent throughout the paper.
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      Font changes are a function of Chih's copy and paste. The original was a Word Doc that was consistent. Same for everyone's papers. Since groups did not post their papers here, this does not need to be noted.
    • Janet Coolman
       
      Dallas, I believe that font changes do have something to do with copying and pasting, but why do you think there are so many variations in one paper. Don't get me wrong, I do believe you. As evaluators we have to use what is before us so I mentioned it. If and when we get something like this from our students I think we need to know why it is not consistent. I also noted that Adrianna commented on this as well.
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      Not sure if when Chih copied and pasted from the shared google doc or if he opened a drop box attachment and where things got lost in translation. I just noticed all the papers have issues and no one in this class is unaware of the APA style guidelines so I presumed. As for grading our students' papers produced collaboratively online, I guess we would have to modify instructions to specify font, typestyle, etc. so all the google docs come out the same or whatever.
  • As wonderful as the CMS or LMS may seem, learners and instructors are reaching out for something more.
    • Janet Coolman
       
      Is this fact or opinion? If fact, it needs to be cited.
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      The proof is ipso facto, Janet. The coninuous emergence of Web 2.0 replacements to traditional platforms proves the demand for something more. This was one of the assumptions investigated in this course as I understand it. :-)
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      You are a great defender of our treatise Dallas! I'm not always good at citing everything properly. One day I hope to be a great researcher and paper writer.
    • Lisa Costello
       
      I feel that Group 5 provided strong details and support for the topics discussed. I, also, appreciated the links input in section II. This gave additional support to the conversation. I felt that the only issue, without naming which section, was in the area of proofreading. There were some grammatical and spelling errors. Otherwise, good job:)
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      thanks Lisa! I did sec. II Corey thought I copied and pasted them but I actually made the links. hmmm not sure if that is really APA approved tho
  • Group 5 Treatise Paper
    • Matt Romanoski
       
      I'm generally not very good at evaluating my own work. I'm very critical of myself and generally anticipate lower grades than what I get. However, based on what we are grading on I will say that I feel our group did a thorough job of researching the information and presenting it in a logical manner. I think are toughest point to overcome was to make sure it flowed and didn't sound like it was written by four different people. I do wish that the formatting had held true across platforms though, that does bug me a little bit. Otherwise my hat is off to my groupmates.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      Hats off to my groupmates as well! Cheers!
  • Greater respect for the learner will be imperative to survival of any educational institution as society continues to move from industrial to information and onward to creative based enterprise
  • When developing an online learning community pedagogical models should be evaluated to provide the framework to design the online learning environment around.  The pedagogical models that reflect constructivism include; knowledge-building communities, cognitive apprenticeships, anchored instruction, PBL, virtual learning environments, cognitive flexibility hypertexts, and computer-supported intentional learning environments (Dabbagh & Bannan-Ritland 2005).  For online learning the strongest pedagogical models for online learning environments includes knowledge-building communities (Elliot, Cook, Monk, Burnett, & Lynch  2003).  Creating a learning environment with this focus in mind reinforces the concept of learning communities and connectivist based learning.  According to class discussion this can also include modeling based on microworlds, simulations, and virtual learning environments.  More and more technology developments specifically in Web 2.0 cater themselves to this model, which provides a sound basis for designing LMS with this model in mind.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      There was so much to cover here. You do a great job of summing it up when it could be 10 pages alone!
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      I am amazed at how education is turning toward the needs of individual students in rapid fashion
  • The Need for Visionary Leadership
  • Because they are already invested, they provide the fuel for the learning themselves.
  • knowledge
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    Group 5 Score:5 Overall a very nice job. A great variety and number of sources, including a nice focus on academic peer reviewed journals all add to the paper. Each section is thoroughly detailed with a nice amount of reference based support for models discussed. I also liked the discussion of both connectivism and constructivism in support of DL (though you could also mention socio-culturalism). In terms of weaknesses, the paper would benefit from a proper introduction (to match the nice conclusion) also sub-headings which the divided the sections were not in proper APA style (Heading 2, italicized). More time could also have been spent formatting as different font styles and sizes were mixed in (Each section is different).
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    This was a well organized treatise written in a natural voice that made it easy to read. In addition, the hyperlinks and extensive references allowed for deeper exploration and understanding by the reader. Section IV on barriers of distributed learning was a good choice for furthering exploration of the treatise topics. 5 points.
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    Very nice explanation of the benefits of online learning. It was clear, concise and convincing. I also like the mention of the evolution from CMS to Personal learning Environments. It was a great transition.
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    5 - This treatise paper was found to have great flow; making it easy to follow. I appreciated the adequate level of definitions integrated in, while also noting the great use of references and hyperlinks. The use of hyperlinks, especially Appendix, added great depth and substance to their work. I particularly enjoyed the examples and statistics provided which allowed for a better illustration of their argument. Additionally, I found the example to be very interesting as I am an alumni from Tucson's Unified School District (1997). A very concise list of references and strategically embedded references throughout the work. Nice work Team 5 !
Frank Vidal

Group4 (ETC677) - 4 views

    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      I will ask each group several common questions and specific question on your group treatise paper. These questions can be responded by any of your group members as an individual opinion or as group response. It is your group decision. Please list five most critical elements of distributed learning system in distance learning.
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      1. The creation lesson plans in which students can collaborate in online group activities to have the ability to share knowledge and learn from each other's ideas. 2. Integrating a variety of Web 2.0 tools that facilitate learning and allow students to complete and submit assignments in a timely manner. 3. Self and peer evaluations to improve educational growth. 4. Educators should have means to evaluate student work and provide necessary feedback and serve as facilitators. 5. Having effective Professional Development for staff and administrators that support and encourage the awareness of new technologies in today's changing society.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      Most of people probably would agree that all instructions should have integrated online technology. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Please at least provide three reasons with good literatures to support your arguments.
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Technology has become an increasingly vital tool in our growing society. The use of PowerPoint presentations upon lecturing promotes student interaction and improves student engagement with whatever the subject may be. The option to download pictures/graphics upon organizing my PowerPoint presentations has been a great instructional tool for my students. Teaching dental hygiene students the importance of patient education and providing the tools to enhance and perfect their skills is critical as an educator. Dental education has improved dramatically over the past 20 years. Technology has played a huge role in facilitating communication and collaboration among students. We now have web-based and software-based programs that are available to facilitate learning in 3D animation and HD footage for dental treatment educational purposes. MediaMed is a web-based tool that I make great use of in the classroom to educate my students on the various dental procedures. MediaMed also serves as an instructional component that not only provides patient education on the necessary treatment needed, but also increases patient treatment acceptance, which then improves the overall oral health of the individual. Eaton, Reynolds and Cox (2008), believe that the use of CD-ROM's have made a major contribution to the development of teaching practice and the greater availability of educational material for students. Teaching dental anatomy in the dental hygiene program utilizing ADAM interactive CD-ROM, has validated the necessary interaction between student and teacher upon lecturing. Today's computer has replaced all means of traditional communication significantly. Many distant learning tools claim to be interactive, but few can offer two-way communication. Email is the most popular means of communication medium now-a-days. Therefore, it may be used as an educational tool for learning (Rahman, Anwar, & Numan, 2008, p. 180). To imagine how one can function and be productive as educat
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Continued Discussion: To imagine how one can function and be productive as educators without the use of electronic mail is extremely difficult. Eaton, K. A., Reynolds, P. A., & Cox, M. J. (2008). Top of the pops-CD-ROM and DVD's in dental Education [Electronic Version]. British Dental Journal, 204(4), 203-207. Rahman, K. M., Anwar, S., & Numan, S. (2008). Enhancing distance learning through email communication: A case of BOU [Electronic Version]. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 9(2), 180-185.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      Assessment: In distributed learning assessment (collaborative learning), it is very difficult to know who is doing the course work. How do we know the actual students are doing the course work and how can we assess?
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Having Elluminate chat sessions with participating instructors reduces the chances of students having other do the course work. Chat session personalizes each session. Besides, most online students are mature, working, adults. I presume they want to learn and participate since their own money is invested in their education. Having students communicate with instructors via chat or phone at least once during the semester can be one way to assess proper participation.
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  • Treatise Paper Section I
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Including an abstract and introduction would have provided better flow to the paper and have been more organized.
    • Janet Coolman
       
      I agree that an abstract and introduction would be beneficial to this paper.
  • Treatise Paper Section II
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      We should have added a section in Connectivism related to online learning and technology tools. This new section would have made the paper more informative.
  • Treatise Paper Section III
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      We should have added a section on teacher resistance to technology and barriers to change. Since providing ideas and strategies that will bring educational success to schools is imperative for continued knowledge and motivation, this would have been an informative topic.
  • References
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Our paper had proper flow and the content was supported by the references provided. We also included our Delicious Bookmarks URL for student sharing purposes.
  • Authoring Tools in Online Learning Environments
    • Janet Coolman
       
      Most sections have space under the title. This would help the paper to have a more uniform appearance.
  • 3D virtual world that garners excitement online (Second Life, 2009). It makes going online more like a computer game because instead of surfing web pages, you create an animated character, an avatar, which you use to explore three-dimensional lands, from seaside towns to industrial Goth discos. Everything "in-world" is created by you and your fellow Second Life residents using built-in tools. The result is a place to wander, socialize, build, shop, and screw.     Second life is not all about games, though. It can be used for distributed learning (Appel, 2006), which offers a range of new and exciting possibilities for educators and their students. Although there is distance between participants, the education is flexible. The Learning Management System (LMS) for Second Life is Sloodle, an open source project, which aims to bring together the features of web-based LMSs and virtual world environments such as Second Life. Participants can have synchronous or asynchronous discussions or give presentations live in world. One other communication tool that can be used is the The Blogger's Hut. This is a monthly community vote which highlights educational blogs using an in-world polling station. In addition to these communication tools, Second Life also offers learning tools like Historical Recreations, Multimedia and Games Design, and Language Learning practice.
    • Janet Coolman
       
      The font is not consistent is this portion of the paper. Some bold and some regular, sometime in the same line.
  •  Teachers and technology should work together to provide challenging learning opportunities for their students.Technology can serve as an additional tool to enhance comprehension skills, problem-solving skills, and many more. Educators should prepare learners with competent digital literacy. Technology leaders should continue to encourage pioneers to continue to be aware of the new technologies in today’s changing society. Striving for technology leadership to encourage other staff members should also be emphasized when mentoring pioneers. Keeping up with best practices changes and new strategies is critical for the advancement of education. Additionally, continued respect and motivation for those individuals that wish to homestead is critical.  Providing ideas and strategies that will bring educational success to their schools is imperative for their continued knowledge and motivation. Having the support of administration and the department staff and faculty will facilitate everyone’s leaning and reduce stress and frustration in a classroom that practices with technology for the improvement of education.
    • Janet Coolman
       
      This paper provides valuable content. Changing the font to a uniform 12pt. would make it easier to read.
  • A stakeholder, for the intent of this paper, may be defined
    • Janet Coolman
       
      This is a good description of the stakeholders. Very nice.
    • Lisa Costello
       
      I enjoyed working on this paper with my teammates and feel that we did well. However, I do agree that we needed a strong introduction, to balance our conclusion. I was glad that we added in section four. I felt it was an interesting and pertinent topic, and complemented our paper:)
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    Group 4 Score:5 Overall a very good job here. For the most part APA mechanics were held to, the paper flowed nicely and the content was supported by references. I particularly enjoyed section IV, as a nice look into the future of DL. It does a nice job of touching the surface of online based game learning (though many still argue if Second Life is actually a game). Section 3 provided a wonderful look at constructionist theory though also could have mentioned Connectivisim and Socio-Culturalism that drives DL based pedagogy. In terms of weaknesses of the paper, I would have liked to have seen many more academic peer reviewed journal references as these were lacking. More time could also have been spent formatting as different font styles and sizes were mixed in. And while the conclusion was nicely done, the paper could have benefited from a proper introduction.
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    The treatise was well written and organized, but I agree with others that an abstract and introudction would have helped. I really liked our idea for the final section (IV) on the future of distributed learning. I think it was a unique and original idea that added depth to the Treatise.
  •  
    Your paper was organized very closely to our group's paper! Great minds must think alike! I really enjoyed how you added sections about PBL and the future of distributed learning. The latter really helped support your argument for DLE. Did your paper include an Abstract? I love your Wordle! Overall, great organization. I can tell your team worked hard on this! Score: 5
  •  
    The structure was very organized. However, as others have noted, a strong introduction and conclusion would make this paper even better. I really enjoyed the information outlined in the future of technology. I can't wait to see where we are heading with learning.
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    Paper review: 4/5 This paper was well thought out and had good organizational structure. I think the argument was well made but, like our group, the argument was solidified in the conclusion. Until you read the conclusion you weren't sure what the group was arguing. Great paper over all.
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    4 - This treatise paper was found to be very informative while maintaining organizational structure. The content of this paper remained tasteful without imposing too much fact or formality. I was unsure of whether the following sentenced needed to be worded in this fashion: "The result is a place to wander, socialize, build, shop, and screw." Overall, a nicely written document containing applicable information to be shared. Great use of resources; perfectly noted on the Reference Page. Thank you for sharing.
Frank Vidal

Group3 (ETC677) - 2 views

    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      I will ask each group several common questions and specific question on your group treatise paper. These questions can be responded by any of your group members as an individual opinion or as group response. It is your group decision. Please list five most critical elements of distributed learning system in distance learning.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      Most of people probably would agree that all instructions should have integrated online technology. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Please at least provide three reasons with good literatures to support your arguments.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      Assessment: In distributed learning assessment (collaborative learning), it is very difficult to know who is doing the course work. How do we know the actual students are doing the course work and how can we assess?
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  • Characteristics of the typical online instructor include a person who is more of a facilitator than a teacher who needs to be in control
    • Janet Coolman
       
      I am not sure this is the "typical" instructor. If you have evidence, you need to cite.
  • In addition to the learning benefits of web-based instruction, students and instructors both enjoy it when there is a strong degree of student-instructor interaction a
  • Overall, as distance learning moves out of its infancy, the collaborative tools of Web 2.0 are developing concurrently. What has emerged is a distinctive practice of learning that has learners engaging with each other, examining authentic problems to facilitate learning, and gaining a more current education in our rapidly changing world.
    • Janet Coolman
       
      It may help to label this as the conclusion and expand it. Your paper is infomative and contains valuable content. It just needs a few modifications to make it easier to read.
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    Group 3 Score: 5 I love that the introduction promptly addressed an operational definition of Distributed learning, while accounting for other possible definitions. Very well done here. The overall flow and content of the paper is also very good , making it a good and clear read. All claims are supported by references which helps frame the paper. I also like the use of the tables. In terms of weaknesses of the paper, I would have liked to have seen a few more academic peer reviewed journal references. However, the authors did an excellent job of including links to web-based sources which was a plus. Also, being nitpicky, since overall the content was very good the tables are not in proper APA style (i.e. no vertical lines and heading is above not below). Finally a few too many quotes for my taste as normally it is best not to use quotations in a paper unless there is no better way to put it than what the author originally did. The document was also missing a title page.
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    What an awesome, easy read! Your paper definitely had a nice flow to it. I enjoyed how your group provided charts (visuals) to support your section on authoring tools. Your argument was definitely proved and well stated in your conclusion. I also like how your paper began by addressing the stakeholders. It was a new and refreshing way to begin this paper. Did your paper provide an Abstract? Great work Team 3!! Score: 5
  •  
    Paper review: 5/5 Putting each section as a question was very unique. It made a powerful statement/argument for each section and tied the paper together in a well thought out and executed structure.
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    5 - It is not my intent to be bias and it was my goal to look at 'our' paper objectively. For that fact, I will maintain my commentary brief. I did find that Team 3's paper retained formatting of text, spacing, and font uniformity throughout the paper. I also noted 21 References (>5 per team member). I did appreciate the presence of the Appendix at the bottom of the document without the need to visit elsewhere. The paper did appear much longer than other teams' work; unclear on that feeling. One item I did note some of the paragraphs to only contain two full sentences, where I believe a minimum of four is needed to make up a paragraph. I felt the subject matter was well-covered and explained clearly with the utilization of examples.
Matt Romanoski

L7 Discussions - 2009 Fall ETC647 - 2 views

  • deeper thinking process
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      see above comment, my highlighter just kicked in.
  • deeper thinking process.
  • potentials to enhance our learning via deeper thinking process
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      I can't see my highlighter working. I hope it is working. anyway- my question remains the same, do you think these methods are likely to foster deep thinking processes and learning?
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  • potentials to enhance our learning via deeper thinking process.
  • potentials to enhance our learning via deeper thinking process.
  • potentials to enhance our learning via deeper thinking process.
  • potentials to enhance our learning via deeper thinking process
  • potentials to enhance our learning via deeper thinking process
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      Deeper learning requires many components, the most basic of which is an atmosphere of Trust. Trust is first and foremost and without it, true deep learning is touch to accomplish. Lack of self-confidence among students exacerbates an environment of distrust making deep learning doubly difficult.
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      Here's one author's depiction of the ingredients necessary for deep learning to occur... http://uniques.com/images/deeplearning.jpg
  • Limited accessibility
    • Matt Romanoski
       
      I think even in terms of organization our course materials were very well organized in wetpaint wiki. Moussa, can you elaborate on this regarding your meaning for us so we can understand and comment? -Matt
  •  
    multi dimensional discussion
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    Do you think that these activities really foster deeper thinking processes than traditional study methods like reading, note taking, essay discussion, and live discussion of the material?
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    multi dimensional discussion
Sandra Mihalko

Instructional Strategies Online - Indirect Instruction - 1 views

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    comprehensive list of strategies for online learning
Christie Mitchell

Group1 (ETC677) - 11 views

    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      1. I will ask each group several common questions and specific question on your group treatise paper. These questions can be responded by any of your group members as an individual opinion or as group response. It is your group decision. Please list five most critical elements of distributed learning system in distance learning.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      Most of people probably would agree that all instructions should have integrated online technology. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Please at least provide three reasons with good literatures to support your arguments.
    • Suzy Belonga
       
      As a teacher that is not "afraid" of technology, I completely agree that online or offline technology should be integrated into lessons daily. In fact, I could not think of the last day I have taught my 4th grade students without using at least the digital projector in my room and I continuously dream of next year when I will have time to truly implement all that I have learned while taking my masters. The students and I love and enjoy how various technology tools enhance the lessons (or at least most of the students do, I think). However, as a horrible person to put in a debate, I can easily see the other side and do realize that not every teacher or situation would fit this mold. To support my view of integrating technology online or off into daily lessons, I chose the following 3 sources: 1. National Center for Advanced Technology in Schools (NCATS) http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/RandD/details.asp?ID=630 http://cats.cse.ucla.edu/index.html This is a great example of how important online, computer based learning is becoming. The U.S. Department of Education put 9,833,451 reasons into the NCATS to develop an algebra based online game for 9th grade students to research if it would increase their development through high school. There is even a second research program in place for middle school students with 9.2 million Washingtons supporting the Center for Children and Technology (CCT) and the Center for Science Education (CSE) to develop and evaluate the Super Sleuths Nintendo DS game for 7th grade students. http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/RandD/details.asp?ID=629 There were numerous others with millions of dollars flying around to cover ELL research, gifted and talented, rural education, testing, performance, data, etc. It was easy to get lost. 2. An article I found when I first started the ETC program was written by Mishra & Moehler and based on the fairly "new" combined concept of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). It combined technology, pedagogy, and conte
    • Jacob Anderson
       
      Group 1 review: 4/5 Our paper had a good argument but the argument was solid until you read the whole paper and the conclusion. Afterwords the argument was evident.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      In distributed learning assessment (collaborative learning), it is very difficult to know who is doing the course work. How do we know the actual students are doing the course work and how can we assess?
    • Suzy Belonga
       
      For collaborative learning, I liked how things are sectioned and assigned before combined in ETC 677. Often in my 4th grade class I have had to just give a participation grade for the final assignment. If I assigned sections, I could assess individually and for participation. Then I could assess their ability to combine their sections together, maybe even assign each person (or have them decide) a job at that point. Finally, during the presentation each person in the group would be responsible for a section and would receive a grade.
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  • two main classes
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      I like how you point out the two different classificaitons of authoring tool. This allows the reader to comprehend the content much better. Your abbreviations after long words helps separate and organize terms for those individuals like me who often have technlogy questions. CBI, I have seen the abbreviation before but I like to see the word next to it also, since I may not alway remember what it stands for.
  • languages
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      Would be good to have an explanation of this quote in your own words maybe?? Seems to add a complexity without explanation. :-)
  • a “pull” model
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      "push" models are not far behind.
  • critical
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      Is there a third option?
  • beyond communication
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      instead of moving beyond, maybe just "extending" the communication platforms??
  • requires this type of authentic learning, real time, real place, real problems,
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      What about virtual environments? Hmm....
  • Legitimate Learning if Deeper, Digital, and Distributed
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      Excellent use of summarizing headings that clue the reader to the flow... nice job.
  • Distributed learning environments boast that education can be delivered at any time and any place and provide
  • “an instructional systems design process encourages educators to focus on the needs and abilities of the individual learner resulting in the development of effective learning activities”
  • Learning Tasks, Supportive Information, Procedural Information, [and] Part-Task Practice
  • authentic, distributed WebQuest
  • Computers have been on the educational scene long enough to not be new any more.  Now they are the learning environment.
  • Technology has made socializing global, online collaboration fundamental, distance non-physical, time non-elemental, interaction types multiple, and the Internet meaningful.
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      nice summary sentence
  • Conclusion
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      Well organized. Abstract was accurate and concise. Intro explained what would be covered. Each section flowed and connected well. Conclusion followed the argument and supported the thesis. I would recommend not ending paragraphs with citations but rather, your own words. I was enlightened overall with a better understanding of DL and corresponding strategies.
  • What is Online Learning?
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Your research on online learning was well organized, clear, and concise. Your discussion provided relevant information and was easy to follow. I agree with your statement on the engagement of distance learners with other learners. It is amazing how much interaction we have in online learning just like we are doing now.
  • Abstract
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Wow, nice abstract. It is clear, concise and provides important information relevant to the paper. You kept it short, informative, and sweet.
  • References
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      I would have liked to have seen your URL for Delicious Bookmarks under your references. It is much easier to follow and references could be shared.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      allign to the left - overall a nice paper! I learned new things, thank you.
  • Appendix A
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Great idea to add Wordle Art. The Wordle presented a clear illustration of the prominent words in your paper. Interesting to see the work "learning" is the most prominent.
    • Matt Romanoski
       
      I also like that right behind learning some of the next larger words are online and technology.
  • Pedagogies and Technology in Learning
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      Overall, your paper is very well organized and the arguments presented are powerful and well researched. Pedagogical models are important in education and you included relevant information.
  • Other major stakeholders of online learning are the online instructors:
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      I agree that teachers are major stakeholders in online learning. Viewing technology as another resource for solutions to address the needs of education and operational challenges may be crucial to educational success. In an attempt to avoid disappointment when utilizing technology in the classroom, the focus of technology training should aid in making technology more efficient and beneficial to any department. As teachers, we need to continue developing and implementing strategies that help optimize educational technology.
  • Learning technologies are constantly growing and evolving, allowing for great advances in online learning.
    • Adrianna Coronel
       
      I agree with this statement. That is why it is important that technology leaders continue to encourage pioneers to continue to be aware of the new technologies in today's changing society. Striving for technology leadership to encourage other staff members should also be emphasized when mentoring pioneers.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      agreed.. we are often so short on leadership in technology. In my school it is left up to the tech guy who fixes things. He is a great hardware guy but is not a professional educator.
  • No Computer Left Behind
    • Corey Quinn
       
      Great title! Good way to start the paper! ha ha
    • Corey Quinn
       
      Just finished reading your paper and it was very good! Intellectual, concise, and entertaining. Thanks for doing such a great job!
    • Matt Romanoski
       
      Overall a very strong paper. Well researched, well documented, it flowed and provided great information. Good job.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      Is that a real pic of you corey? I didn't imagine you that way. - ok sorry for the silly comment.
    • Lisa Costello
       
      Group 1: You provided strong support for each section, and your documentation was well-sustained. Your abstract and introduction were clear and concise, and gave way to a well-founded opening. One area that I would have liked to see expanded upon/more detail provided would have been with respect to the stakeholders involved in online learning. Great job:)
  • different models are utilized. 
    • Matt Romanoski
       
      What are some examples of when one model might be used over another?
  • This allows their teammates to take that information and add to it or change it in real time.
    • Matt Romanoski
       
      Good point. One of the strongest benefits of resources like Google Docs is allowing groups to edit each other's documents in real time.
  • HE NOW IN EDUCATION
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      Wow you guys have maintained great consistency in your font and formatting. You must have posted your paper in a Google site to begin with. Nice work!
  • Only when online learning is fully grasped
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      only when the concept is fully grasped, or understood, can its full potential...
  • concept of a learning group
  • Second, the
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      Do you think this is really necessary for all learners? even elementary ones? Privacy issues keep my online students from much interaction
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  • Online learners are individuals who are or have the desire to be fluent
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      this is not true for all, some online learners are not proficient in technology and learn online because they have to.
  •  The evolution of CMS
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      This was some new information to me. Interesting!
  • New technologies
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      this is a new paragraph idea
  • Web authoring tools such as wikis, blogs, discussion boards, Google Documents, and social networks
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      fragment
  • Bowman
  • Bowman
  • Bowman
  • Bowman
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      is there a reference for this?
  • “placed center front in the knowledge-creation process as authors of databases, not simply reviewers of databases created by others.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      that is so right, good point
  •  
    This paper was easy to follow and organized, but I would have liked to see more of an explanation in the "Pedagogy Preparation" section. I also thought that Appendix B was a helpful addition to the Treatise. 5 points.
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    Well this is my group so I'm a little biased, but here was my quick review! Thanks everyone for your comments so far! I feel that our paper makes a strong stand for online education as the new forefront in education. As a group we spent hours (literally) revising our paper and making sure it flowed nicely and sounded well-articulated. From where we started, our paper ended up turning out pretty great! Score: 5
  •  
    Thank you for the abstract and introduction. It was a great summary that identified the purpose of the paper. I really liked the quote at the beginning of the introduction. The conclusion, as well, was a nice summary of the writing. Your paper was very organized. The headings made me feel like I needed to read on. It stressed the importance of the topics ("Immensely Important Instructional Intentions"). Very well done.
  •  
    Thank you for the positive comments. I realize I am late on commenting. I got confused on the dates. I do appreciate the comments on the organization especially because I think that is what the group stressed the most. We planned a lot, stressed organization, used many APA checklists, and tried our best! Thanks again.
Sandra Mihalko

AzTEA - 2.0 | AzTEA 2.0 - Leading the Way - 1 views

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    Good conference with educational trade show
Sandra Mihalko

techLEARNING.com | Tech&Learning - Ideas and Tools for Ed Tech Leaders - 1 views

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    The Resource for Education Technology Leaders focusing on K-12 educators. Site contains a Software Reviews Database, articles from Technology & Learning Magazine, articles from Educators in Educators' eZine, Event and Contest listings, Reader suggested Web sites, and weekly news updates on education technology leaders." />niLVl+nwkb8VjQFfn4395mkZOSOgGMzqbjJG4xZNGas=
Christie Mitchell

Group2 (ETC677) - 7 views

    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      I will ask each group several common questions and specific question on your group treatise paper. These questions can be responded by any of your group members as an individual opinion or as group response. It is your group decision. Please list five most critical elements of distributed learning system in distance learning.
    • bodi anderson
       
      Distributed learning is a broad term "associated with face-to-face(f2f) instruction that incorporated some form of technology-based learning experience, either inside or outside the classroom." (Simonson, et al, 2009) 1. Unless access is deliberately restricted, courses are available to any qualified individual anywhere in the world with properly equipped computer and internet connection. Students can participate from school, home, office, or community locations 2. Asynchronous course components are available 24/7- time zone independent 3. Students can work at own pace. 4. Online materials are easy to update and change on the fly 5. Materials and methods are designed to take advantage of the interactivity and resources that the internet provides; The internet can provide a student centered learning environment
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      Most of people probably would agree that all instructions should have integrated online technology. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Please at least provide three reasons with good literatures to support your arguments.
    • bodi anderson
       
      (all answers consist of collaborative work by all members of team 2) I have recently talked to many who tell me that online learning is not for them. When I ask why they tell me that they need the physical presence of other learners….no mention of an instructor. Some have told me that they are not disciplined enough for online learning. While I know that there are all types of learners and learning styles, I am still amazed to hear people say these things. I originally would have said yes to this question, but now I know that some learners are turned off by online learning. There are many different teaching styles as well. Some teachers may not feel comfortable or want to teach online. Also in different cultures, the use and acceptance of technology is different (say in the Middle East where some teachers do not want their students to go online for fear they may be exposed morally deficient material). In this case, it is best to integrate technology to meet the socio-cultural needs of both the students and the teachers, making sure everyone is comfortable with the technology. Sloan-C. (2003) Sizing the Opportunity: The Quality and Extent of Online Education in the United States. Retrieved November 13, 2009, http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/survey03.asp It would seem a great idea given the fact that many 21st century learners are technology literate. However, we need to examine barriers that must be overcome: Some teachers do not want or are uncomfortable with technology in the classroom. Students in a lower socio-economic strata may not have access to equipment. Some classrooms are not equipped and some teachers are not trained to incorporate technology into the lessons. The digital divide is real. Internet courses are labor intensive. Support infrastructure (technology, technicians, training) may be minimal or nonexistent. (Simonson, et al, 2009) Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M., Zvacek, S. (2009) Teaching and learning at a
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
       
      In distributed learning assessment (collaborative learning), it is very difficult to know who is doing the course work. How do we know the actual students are doing the course work and how can we assess?
    • bodi anderson
       
      (all answers consist of collaborative work by all members of team 2) In the real work world, it is an accepted fact that often the work is distributed unevenly. This can happen in the academic world as well. Often a teacher or the group will assign different roles to each member for full responsibility. In other words, the members of the team provide the peer pressure when the "jobs" are given to each member for assessment. In the distance learning world, a synchronous element with recording and video could make members more responsible. In order to help structure group work, often assigning the group specific roles (such as leader, task manager, editor, etc..) can help ensure that everyone is responsible for specific parts of an assignment and therefor will spend time working. Another way to help ensure equal group is to implement a group and self peer-review form, in which group members review both the quality and quantity of work their peers have done as well as having to be responsible to for detailing the work they put into a project. Using programs like wiki's and Google Docs leaves a trail of timestamps and changes allowing teachers to determine how much an individual student has added to an assignment. However, this should only be used as a final step in determining group work as it can be quite tedious. Finally, when forming groups, allowing the students choose who they work with can often (though not always) help ensure group work is done with more equal distribution.
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  • provides opportunities for students to engage in social interaction, critical thinking and to create new knowledge
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      Ideally but not always, right? Perhaps a caveat of "when done well" should be added here. ??
    • Janet Coolman
       
      Point taken.
  • DLE based
    • Janet Coolman
       
      Perhaps we should have written out distributed learning environments and put DLE in parentheses.
  • It is important to remember that students are at the center of all learning
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      citation for this statement of fact?
    • Janet Coolman
       
      I consider this my general knowledge.
  • Three Component Model for Online Learning
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      reference?
  • Group learning, collaboration, and social interaction play predominant roles in online learning
  • Students, teachers, parents, facilitators, moderators and instructional designers were listed as the obvious choices. The not so obvious choices included businesses, politicians, administrators and communities
    • Sandra Mihalko
       
      This is a good comprehensive list of stakeholders. Businesses take a great deal of interest in local schools since their future employees are potentially current learners.
  • strategies
  • trategies
  • pedagogical model
  • learning technologies
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      which ones?
  • the historical evolution
  • refers tools
  • the tools of a Management system are categorized: collaborative and communication tools, content creation and delivery, administrative tools, learning tools, and assessment tools
  • CMS and LMS
    • Dallas McPheeters
       
      I thought these were just two terms referring to the same thing. ??
    • Sandra Mihalko
       
      Research pointed out that these are not considered the same. CMS is more formal such as Blackboard, Moodle, Sakai. LMS is more learner driven such as a wiki.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      I wasn't aware of this difference either. Interesting!
  • a d higher
    • Janet Coolman
       
      Spell check is needed.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      yes there are a few
  • need for efficacious
  • goes to
  • to one of tradition-bound hierarchy
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      there is still plenty of hierarchy to go around
  • Granted this
  • DE as
  • due to their non-hierarchical and highly social nature
  • One often o
  • While DLEs are not necessary for online learning they do have many advantages
  • the online platform is conducive to learning by adding components for reflection and assessment
  • help to create and support online communities
  • asing popular i
  • Distributed learning or learning that includes face
  •  Distributed learning or learning that includes face-to-face a
    • Janet Coolman
       
      Our paper would be easier to read in 12pt. font.
  • Instructors can easily see which students are contributing and evaluate accordingly
    • Matt Romanoski
       
      This is a good point. Sometimes it f2f classrooms it can be difficult to tell who did what, but online collaboration provides an electronic footprint that can solve this issue.
  • Web 2.0 also implies little or no cost while allowing maximum creativity in a constructivist-learning context.
    • Matt Romanoski
       
      Important point. One administrators and school officials should be paying more attention to in this time when budgets are constantly being slashed.
    • Sandra Mihalko
       
      We do need to work on administrators to understand that these are high impact and low cost, I agree.
  • Conclusion
    • Matt Romanoski
       
      Overall great information. Well organized and well researched and referenced. Would be interesting to see a Wordle of your paper to see what the focus looks like. Thank you for your work.
  • administrator does not see the number of students.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      this, of course, is not always true. If you notice our course had a limited # of students. facilitating an online course is no easier than F2F and can be even more challenging. Where it does save money is in facilities.
  • Early authoring tools converted  paper-based instructional designs and learning programs by assembling text, graphics, media and animations and sequencing them into interactive instruction modules (Dabbagh & Bannan-Ritland, 2005).
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      this is popularly quoted but very hard for me to visualize-- what was going on??
  • Blackboard Vista.
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      not the only one by far
  • Section 2
  • Authoring tools Authoring tools 
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      this section is very comprehensive and well done!
  • Section 3: Distributed learning environments
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      Very well written section for the most part and very comprehensive! great work
  • References
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      wow so many resources! link to Delicious tags is also helpful.
  • Group2
    • Christie Mitchell
       
      Really nice work Group 2. I enjoyed reading it.
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    Evaluator: Bodi Anderson Group 2 Score:5 Overall I am impressed with our work on this paper. We used a broad range of sources focusing primarily on academic peer reviewed journals. We also went beyond the questions Chih proposed and created our own ideas for each sub-section based on research done on those questions. While we were each responsible for writing our individual sections (and each section outline had a primary author and feedback from other members), we also we sure to comment on and proofread each other's sections. We met near weekly on Skype to discuss how to fit the paper together and deal with problems with individual sections and that really payed off. Working in a coherent intro and conclusion was a bit more interesting as, after we had completed each individual we collaborated real time in Google docs to make sure both sections were cohesive and complete. One problem , as usual, we had we reformatting the document for Google docs. As you can see the posted version has a few spacing problems and the sources are not really APA style. In the end it was a pleasure working with Jan and Sandra and I think we cooperated quite well together. Everyone participated equally and 100%.
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    Great organization of the paper that flowed with ease from one section to another. I particularly liked reading your section on DLE's. Good use of research to support this section. Be careful to not use first person in an APA paper (stuck out in the conclusion). Overall, nice work Team 2! I enjoyed reading your take on distributed learning! Score: 5
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    Paper review: 5/5 I think group 2 made a strong argument for the importance of Distributed learning. Each sections was backed up with relevant details and the conclusion summed up their argument.
Christie Mitchell

iNACOL - International Association for K-12 Online Learning - 1 views

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    "We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) membership association based in the Washington, DC area with more than 2,500 members. We are unique; our members represent a diverse cross-section of K-12 education from school districts, charter schools, state education agencies, non-profit organizations, research institutions, corporate entities and other content & technology providers."
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    My school is sending me to the Virtual School Symposium sponsored by iNACOL next week. I'm very excited and a friend of mine is presenting about online vs. traditional teaching.
Christie Mitchell

Home (ETC677) - 3 views

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    hi, can someone repost the sticky notes from chih or chih can you repost them... they are not showing up for me now but i think i fixed my settings.
Janet Coolman

IMS Guidelines for Developing Accessible Learning Applications - 0 views

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    Principles for producing accessible software applications and content for those with disabilities.
Janet Coolman

Turbo-Charged Wikis: Technology Embraces Cooperative Learning | Academic Commons - 1 views

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    An article from Jon Orech, Instructional Technology Coordinator at South High School in Downers Grove, Illinois.
Lisa Costello

Wikis in the Classroom - 1 views

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    Webinar on ways to integrate wikis into the classroom
Janet Coolman

A Conceptual Model for Understanding Self-Directed Learning in Online Environments - 0 views

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    A conceptual model for understuanding Self-Directed Learning in Online Environments. Authors: Liyan Song & Janette R. Hill (2007)
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