This bite-size session will give awareness of the social tools available in MOLE, including blogs, wikis and discussion boards, and how they can be used to engage your learners. This session is aimed at colleagues new to, or who would like a refresher of, these tools.

1. MOLE - Social Tools
Simon Warwick | Learning Technologist | CiCS

2. The tools
• Blogs
• Discussion Boards
• Wikis
• Plugins
• Embedded

3. Why social / collaborative learning?
Change the pace of learning
Shared responsibility for learning
Reflection
Experience diverse learning styles
More individualised feedback

4. Blogs
Individual
• Can be private
• Reflective
• Inform final
assessment
• International
Students
Group
• Diary of activity
• Project progress
• Community of
learning

5. Wikis
Multi page
collaborative tool.
• Group Project
• Link, reorder and
reuse content
• Individual or group
marks

6. Discussion Boards
Assessment Q&A
Module topic
boards
• Set out
engagement
• Reason for
viewing
• Marks towards
assessment

7. Tools to embed
Padlet
Popplet
Google Docs

8. MOLE Tools or Plugins?
MOLE
• Familiar interface
• Secure
environment
• Small learning
curve
Plugin
• More flexible
space
• Will work on
mobile devices
• Transferable

9. Student engagement
Yes
• For Assessment
• Regular Updates
• Module / Industry
Relevance
No
• Little guidance
• No updates
• Seen as an add
on