ETC 647 Intro to Computers - 1 views
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Chih-Hsiung Tu on 07 Dec 10Common Question I: Aligned Connectivism Principles Please discuss three most important strategies of ONLE/PLE in your unit, identify what aligned Connectivism principle(s) are, and discuss the assessments you integrate. Remember ONLE/PLE strategies are not your contents or "technologies," such as wiki, blog etc. It is the integrated soft technologies. If you don't remember Connectivism principles, please review our Lesson 1 readings. Hint: be sure to include four components of technology integrations: Content; Technology; Instructional Strategies; Assessment. This strategy should go beyond Constructivist instructional strategy and focus on ONLE/PLE/Connectivism design.
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Pat Agrait on 13 Dec 10a) Lesson Plan #1 - Develop computer vocabulary with a collage of pictures in Google Sites. Indicate part name, learners research for the pictures and definition of each part and adds their info to the appropriate web page. One table cell for each student https://sites.google.com/site/etc647introtocomputers/project-definition Instructional strategies: User Generated Content (UGC) Activity: Online research (Refer to vocabulary list in Appendix C) Technology: Google Sites Dimension: Asynchronous Assessment: Each student contributes to each web page a picture and a definition, thereby building an online dictionary. b) Lesson Plan #2 - Watch videos - Dissecting a computer & Upgrading Ram: The students are asked to rate the videos and tag the video to share. Instructional strategies: Face-to-Face Enhancement - Connect to relevant human learning resources, social tagging and social content sharing strategies. Activity: Watch YouTube videos Technology: Internet - YouTube.com, Delicious.com Dimension: Synchronous or Asynchronous Assessment: Each student will rate the videos and tag the video to share a) http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=4GMCghYExZM&vq=small#t=18 b) Upgrading Ram: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDQ5hydK4ZI&feature=related c) www.mywebspiration.com - 1) Your team will create a concept map with the computer in the center connected to 4-core concepts: input, output, hardware, software. Add as many items as you can in each category and link their connections to each other. 2) Save concept map as Word doc, upload to Google Docs and label it Team#-Webspiration. Share with your instructor (pagrait@gmail.com). 3) Add Google Doc link to your Delicious account - Tag: intotocomp+team#+Webspiration 4) Students will get extra credit points if they can add to another group's concept map. Instructional strategies: Learner-learner interaction/User Generated Content (UGC) Activity: Content Mapping Technology: Onli
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Pat Agrait on 13 Dec 10Lesson Plan #1 - Develop computer vocabulary with a collage of pictures in Google Sites. Indicate part name, learners research for the pictures and definition of each part and adds their info to the appropriate web page. One table cell for each student https://sites.google.com/site/etc647introtocomputers/project-definition Instructional strategies: User Generated Content (UGC) Activity: Online research (Refer to vocabulary list in Appendix C) Technology: Google Sites Dimension: Asynchronous Assessment: Each student contributes to each web page a picture and a definition, thereby building an online dictionary. Lesson Plan #2 - Watch videos - Dissecting a computer & Upgrading Ram: The students are asked to rate the videos and tag the video to share. Instructional strategies: Face-to-Face Enhancement - Connect to relevant human learning resources, social tagging and social content sharing strategies. Activity: Watch YouTube videos Technology: Internet - YouTube.com, Delicious.com Dimension: Synchronous or Asynchronous Assessment: Each student will rate the videos and tag the video to share a) http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=4GMCghYExZM&vq=small#t=18 b) Upgrading Ram: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDQ5hydK4ZI&feature=related Lesson Plan #3 - www.mywebspiration.com - 1) Your team will create a concept map with the computer in the center connected to 4-core concepts: input, output, hardware, software. Add as many items as you can in each category and link their connections to each other. 2) Save concept map as Word doc, upload to Google Docs and label it Team#-Webspiration. Share with your instructor (pagrait@gmail.com). 3) Add Google Doc link to your Delicious account - Tag: intotocomp+team#+Webspiration 4) Students will get extra credit points if they can add to another group's concept map. Instructional strategies: Learner-learner interaction/User Generated Content (UGC) Activity: Content Mapping Technolo
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Common Question II: UGC Instructional Designs Do you have instructional UGC design in your unit? If yes, why? If no, why not? If you do, be sure to include the discussions covering four components of integrations (technology, instructional strategy, and assessment). Be sure to use Connectivism theory to justify your arguments.
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Lesson plan #1 employs the Online Inquiry Based Learning in User Generated Content (UGC), a Connectivism instructional strategy. According to the Ohio Department of Education (2010) research department, technology plays an important role in inquiry-based teaching. Computers and the Internet provide students access to information and the ability to manage multiple and complex sources; they also enhance students' interest, motivation and engagement in active learning and content development. Technology further aids inquiry projects by allowing students to make connections between the classroom and the "real world," as well as produce high-quality presentations of their results. Learners may also work at their own pace and complete the project from home if necessary. a) Lesson Plan #1 - Develop computer vocabulary with a collage of pictures in Google Sites. Indicate part name, learners research for the pictures and definition of each part and adds their info to the appropriate web page. One table cell for each student https://sites.google.com/site/etc647introtocomputers/project-definition Instructional strategies: User Generated Content (UGC) Activity: Online research (Refer to vocabulary list in Appendix C) Technology: Google Sites Dimension: Asynchronous Assessment: Each student contributes to each web page a picture and a definition, thereby building an online dictionary. The instructional design strategies incorporated into this unit were based on the Principles of Connectivism & Instructional Strategies (Siemens, 2005): ● Learning and knowledge rests in the diversity of opinions ● Learning is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources ● Ability to see connections between fields, ideas, and concepts as a core skill ● Decision-making and choosing what to learn and the meaning of incoming information References Ohio Department of Education, Research. (2010). Using effective instructional strategies: inquiry-based teaching. C
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Content Feedback Comments: Computer vocabulary, PC components, PC upgrading, and PC purchasing are all appropriate and related topics for students, parents, teachers, and co-workers; however, age and/or grade level could be an issue due to concept, vocabulary, reading level, and dexterity. * NLE Instructional Strategies Feedback Comments: The unit is self-directed and self-paced. It contains active learning, reflection, project-based learning, Wiki content development (UGC), discovery learning, and inquiry-based learning. Interactions include learner-to-learner (collaborative) and learner-to-content (videos). * NLE Technologies Feedback Comments: Utilized Google Sites, Google Docs, Webspiration, Delicious, and Blogger, as well as Microsoft Word and Excel. Various websites were also accessed for tests, flashcards, and games (matching and Who Wants to Be a Computer Genius). Evaluations Feedback Comments: Unit included pretest, post-test, vocabulary quiz, completed worksheets, rubrics, and peer evaluation form. Lesson Plan #1 develops computer vocabulary by completing a collage of pictures and respective definitions in Google Sites based on a rubric (Appendix C). Additional Comments: Textual layout wasn't what I had expected. "Unit Content Outline" section basically contains the course/unit (or syllabus). Font styles, sizes, and colors are different in places and were rather distracting. On one screen a sentence or two are unreadable (whited out). At first I thought it was done for emphasis but that didn't pan out. I noticed some grammatical and spelling errors. Overall, the unit is very comprehensive with both NLE technologies and instructional strategies to teach necessary concepts. I liked that a substitute lesson plan (an online crossword puzzle) was included.
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