The document outlines a series of discussions and presentations on the 'Carpe Diem' learning design approach, emphasizing its historical context, development, and practical examples. It describes a five-stage model for productive online learning forums, detailing the roles of e-moderators and the interactive elements of e-tivities designed to enhance student participation. Additionally, it promotes opportunities for collaboration with the Australian Digital Futures Institute and highlights an upcoming global online conference.

1. Gilly Salmon & Alejandro Armellini USQ 9 th Feb 2011 02/21/11 CARPE DIEM New Learning Design- Seizing the day Carpe Diem

2. 1. History & Research of Carpe Diem (Gilly) 10-10.20 2. Development and examples (Ale) 10.20 -11.15 3. Questions & discussion (All) 11.15-11.30 02/21/11 CARPE DIEM

3. 21/02/11 Gilly Salmon Design for Learning E-moderate for participation

4. 02/21/11 CARPE DIEM diverge converge planning building implementing diverge converge Creative cycle

5. Principles underlying CARPE DIEM as a development process 02/21/11 CARPE DIEM Speed & Time Supportive environment Emergence of convincing approach for 21 st Century learners Appropriate immediate help with the LMS

6. Affordances Properties of a system which allow certain actions to be performed encourage certain types of behaviour 02/21/11 CARPE DIEM There is no doubt whatsoever about the influence of architecture & structure upon human character & action. We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us. Winston Churchill Come and buy my dream tin

7. 02/21/11 CARPE DIEM 1. Write a blueprint 2. Make a storyboard 3. Build your prototype online 4. Check reality 5. Review and adjust 6. Planning your next steps

8. 02/21/11 CARPE DIEM Online learning design frameworks

9. 5 stage model for productive learning forums 21/02/11 Gilly Salmon 1. Access & Motivation 2. Culture Building 3. Co-operation 4. Collaboration 5. Development

10. 5 stage model for productive learning forums 21/02/11 Gilly Salmon 1. Access & Motivation 2. Culture Building 3. Co-operation 4. Collaboration 5. Development Link, Feedback, Search Interact Navigate, save time, personalise Receive and Send Access

11. 5 stage model for productive learning forums: the role of the e-moderator 21/02/11 Gilly Salmon 1. Access & Motivation 2. Culture Building 3. Co-operation 4. Collaboration 5. Development Guide Facilitate Lead Host Welcome

12. E-tivities Participative group work online Motivating,engaging & purposeful Based on interaction between learners/students & active student contribution Designed & led by an e-moderator Usually asynchronous (i.e over time) Cheap & easy to run- usually simple text based bulletin boards On or off campus, blended or online only 02/21/11 CARPE DIEM

13. Key features of e-tivities A small piece of information, stimulus or challenge (the ‘spark ’) Online activity which includes individual participants posting a contribution An interactive or participative element- such as responding to the postings of others Summary, feedback or critique from an e-moderator (the ‘ plenary ’) All the instructions to take part are available in one online message. 21/02/11 Gilly Salmon

14. ‘ sparks’ to promote dialogue Simple one or two liners in message Quotations Worked ‘exercise’ Short information page Reference out to web pages, other electronic resources Illustration/visual/film A podcast… Focus on authenticity Make relevance obvious 21/02/11 Gilly Salmon

15. Ways of researching and working with the Australian Digital Futures Institute now For more about CARPE DIEM contact Gilly or Shirley Some Australian Digital Futures Institute jobs will be advertised internally in approx 4-6weeks– contact Gilly Academics can use their research allocation to work on projects of all kinds with us –contact Gilly, Shirley or Peter Trying and evaluating new technologies- contact Peter (eResearch & software development) Shirley (eLearning) Research/evaluation support to research bids - contact Helen Australian Digital Futures Institute will also be leading bidding and looking for partners- we have a structured and effective approach to bidding –contact Helen Take part in the online Conference in April – FREE TO ALL USQ STAFF AND STUDENTS. http://tinyurl.com/followthesun 21/02/11

16. Learning Futures Festival Online 2011 Follow the Sun 13-15 April 2011 http://tinyurl.com/followthesun Handovers between Leicester (UK), Seattle (USA) and Toowoomba (Australia) Six shifts, six keynote speakers Delivered through Adobe Connect 8, Second Life and Moodle Simulcast through all platforms Three countries, three time zones, a non-stop global online conference Distance Research Alliance and Australian Digital Futures Institute