This presentation discusses how to deliver a flipped classroom lecture and looks at how this ‘ideal’ concept could be practically implemented in a University setting.
National Online Distance Education Service (NODES) - Proposed Action Plan 2015Ishan Abeywardena, Ph.D.
This is a proposed action plan for the National Online Distance Education Service (NODES) under the new management at the Open University of Sri Lanka. The proposed plan highlights several ICT projects of National scale which can be implemented using the NODES infrastructure.
This is a keynote address delivered at the Committee for Vice Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) conference 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The presentation covers the evolution of Distance Education (DE) from correspondence to modern day online; redefining the “D” in DE to “Digital”; flipping the classroom to teach digital natives in a connected world; using MOOC to increase flexibility and access to Higher Education in Sri Lanka; how to use OER with MOOC; and the OERu model to maximize equity in a country desperate to create a knowledge society.
This is a Guest Lecture delivered to PhD Scholars at the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan on 7th October 2015. The presentation explores the current global trends in Open Educational Resources (OER). The specific topics covered include a brief introduction to OER; defining the “O” in OER; how licensing works with the new Creative Commons 4.0 International licensing scheme; defining the usefulness of an OER for a particular teaching and learning purpose through the “Desirability” framework; and identifying the objectives of large scale OER projects through the “Focus Triangle”.
An introduction to Open Educational Resources delivered to coursework masters students at the University of Cape Town March 29, 2012. Covers open education resources, Creative Commons licensing, issues for educators engaging in open education, curation, metadata, and new forms of open education such as massive open online courses.
National Online Distance Education Service (NODES) - Proposed Action Plan 2015Ishan Abeywardena, Ph.D.
This is a proposed action plan for the National Online Distance Education Service (NODES) under the new management at the Open University of Sri Lanka. The proposed plan highlights several ICT projects of National scale which can be implemented using the NODES infrastructure.
This is a keynote address delivered at the Committee for Vice Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) conference 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The presentation covers the evolution of Distance Education (DE) from correspondence to modern day online; redefining the “D” in DE to “Digital”; flipping the classroom to teach digital natives in a connected world; using MOOC to increase flexibility and access to Higher Education in Sri Lanka; how to use OER with MOOC; and the OERu model to maximize equity in a country desperate to create a knowledge society.
This is a Guest Lecture delivered to PhD Scholars at the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan on 7th October 2015. The presentation explores the current global trends in Open Educational Resources (OER). The specific topics covered include a brief introduction to OER; defining the “O” in OER; how licensing works with the new Creative Commons 4.0 International licensing scheme; defining the usefulness of an OER for a particular teaching and learning purpose through the “Desirability” framework; and identifying the objectives of large scale OER projects through the “Focus Triangle”.
An introduction to Open Educational Resources delivered to coursework masters students at the University of Cape Town March 29, 2012. Covers open education resources, Creative Commons licensing, issues for educators engaging in open education, curation, metadata, and new forms of open education such as massive open online courses.
Open Educational Resources:Strategies to enhance Networking and Collaborative...Ramesh C. Sharma
what are open educational resources, OER initiatives in Asian countries and in India. How WikiEducator can be used to create OERs, WikiEducator India chapter, WikiEducator UPE winners
Open Educational Resources: Development and Challenges for IndiaRamesh C. Sharma
This presentation discusses the Indian initiatives to the development of OERs in India and the challenges therein. WikiEducator India is also discussed.
OERScout Technology Framework: A Novel Approach to Open Educational Resources...Ishan Abeywardena, Ph.D.
This technical seminar explains how OERScout uses text mining techniques to autonomously mine domain specific metadata for search purposes, how it utilises a faceted search approach to zero-in on resources and how it incorporates the desirability framework to recommend useful resources for academic purposes. The seminar also gives a technical overview of OER and explores the current OER search dilemma.
#UCSIA15 Sport informatics and Analytics: An IntroductionKeith Lyons
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An introduction to the open online course Sport Informatics and Analytics. #UCSIA15 is the Twitter tag for the course.
Jane-frances Agbu (NOUN)
Fred Mulder – Emeritus UNESCO Chair in OER
Fred de Vries OUNL/Fontys University
Vincent Tenebe (Former VC, NOUN)
Abel Caine, UNESCO, India
Trends and issues in open educational resources and massive open online coursesAva Chen
The Internet revolution has facilitated the concept of openness now more than ever. A number of current technologies support the paradigm of modern education in terms of creation, communication, and collaboration. Various open educational learning resources, tools, and pedagogical approaches are used in teaching and learning. Open educational resources (OERs) is one of examples that represent a global phenomenon in an innovation approach that promote unrestricted access as a possible solution for bridging the knowledge divide in higher education. OERs open up opportunities to create, share, and facilitate learning and ethical practice by creating, using, and managing by offering a wider array of educational resources among a greater diversity of global learners. Its trends and movements have become more prominent as not only a phenomenon but as a way of improving the quality of education. OERs alone are not sustainable on their own dimension. It has to combine concepts from different inter-disciplinary areas such as education for sustainable development and business perspectives. Therefore, this seminar focuses on the discussion of current trends, issues, and example of current global practices of OERs and MOOCs.
A presentation by Dr. Sanjaya Mishra ,Education Specialist, eLearning, COL,Canada and Principal Investigator, ROER4D Project at the Workshop on OER for Development supported by IDRC, Canada
OER MOOC: Use of Open Educational Resources in ClassroomRamesh C. Sharma
Welcome to a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on the use of Open Educational Resources in the classroom. This four week course is free and open to all registered users of NROER (National Repository of Open Educational Resources). It will run from 5th Semptember to 5th October, 2014.
The International Academic Relations Division at The Open University of Sri Lanka was established in October of 2013. At that point, the University had recognized the importance of establishing collaborative relationships to increase its international standing, build its global profile, increase the recognition of its academic offerings and conduct high impact research. This vision also aligns with the Government of Sri Lanka’s position for strengthening the education sector of the country through international collaboration. One of the latest initiatives by the IRD is the “Distinguished Lecture Series” which is designed to foster rich academic discourse among Sri Lankan academics. The lecture series further intends to build capacities among Sri Lankan academics in good academic practices; technology-assisted teaching; sound research methodologies; and high impact publications.
Open Educational Resources:Strategies to enhance Networking and Collaborative...Ramesh C. Sharma
what are open educational resources, OER initiatives in Asian countries and in India. How WikiEducator can be used to create OERs, WikiEducator India chapter, WikiEducator UPE winners
Open Educational Resources: Development and Challenges for IndiaRamesh C. Sharma
This presentation discusses the Indian initiatives to the development of OERs in India and the challenges therein. WikiEducator India is also discussed.
OERScout Technology Framework: A Novel Approach to Open Educational Resources...Ishan Abeywardena, Ph.D.
This technical seminar explains how OERScout uses text mining techniques to autonomously mine domain specific metadata for search purposes, how it utilises a faceted search approach to zero-in on resources and how it incorporates the desirability framework to recommend useful resources for academic purposes. The seminar also gives a technical overview of OER and explores the current OER search dilemma.
#UCSIA15 Sport informatics and Analytics: An IntroductionKeith Lyons
Hyperlinks active in downloaded copy of this presentation.
An introduction to the open online course Sport Informatics and Analytics. #UCSIA15 is the Twitter tag for the course.
Jane-frances Agbu (NOUN)
Fred Mulder – Emeritus UNESCO Chair in OER
Fred de Vries OUNL/Fontys University
Vincent Tenebe (Former VC, NOUN)
Abel Caine, UNESCO, India
Trends and issues in open educational resources and massive open online coursesAva Chen
The Internet revolution has facilitated the concept of openness now more than ever. A number of current technologies support the paradigm of modern education in terms of creation, communication, and collaboration. Various open educational learning resources, tools, and pedagogical approaches are used in teaching and learning. Open educational resources (OERs) is one of examples that represent a global phenomenon in an innovation approach that promote unrestricted access as a possible solution for bridging the knowledge divide in higher education. OERs open up opportunities to create, share, and facilitate learning and ethical practice by creating, using, and managing by offering a wider array of educational resources among a greater diversity of global learners. Its trends and movements have become more prominent as not only a phenomenon but as a way of improving the quality of education. OERs alone are not sustainable on their own dimension. It has to combine concepts from different inter-disciplinary areas such as education for sustainable development and business perspectives. Therefore, this seminar focuses on the discussion of current trends, issues, and example of current global practices of OERs and MOOCs.
A presentation by Dr. Sanjaya Mishra ,Education Specialist, eLearning, COL,Canada and Principal Investigator, ROER4D Project at the Workshop on OER for Development supported by IDRC, Canada
OER MOOC: Use of Open Educational Resources in ClassroomRamesh C. Sharma
Welcome to a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on the use of Open Educational Resources in the classroom. This four week course is free and open to all registered users of NROER (National Repository of Open Educational Resources). It will run from 5th Semptember to 5th October, 2014.
The International Academic Relations Division at The Open University of Sri Lanka was established in October of 2013. At that point, the University had recognized the importance of establishing collaborative relationships to increase its international standing, build its global profile, increase the recognition of its academic offerings and conduct high impact research. This vision also aligns with the Government of Sri Lanka’s position for strengthening the education sector of the country through international collaboration. One of the latest initiatives by the IRD is the “Distinguished Lecture Series” which is designed to foster rich academic discourse among Sri Lankan academics. The lecture series further intends to build capacities among Sri Lankan academics in good academic practices; technology-assisted teaching; sound research methodologies; and high impact publications.
This presentation looks at how to methodically search for OER using the concept of Desirability. The slides highlights how the Relevance, Openness and Accessibility aspects of OER are used to locate material which are useful in course development.
Print2Screen Mobile App: Embedding Multimedia in Printed ODL Course MaterialsIshan Abeywardena, Ph.D.
The world is rapidly moving towards a digital culture where teaching and learning is migrated to cyberspace from a conventional brick and mortar classroom. Given that eLearning and mobile learning are attractive propositions for countries with robust technological infrastructure, the global south is still struggling to mainstream digital methods of delivering education due to various technological and financial inhibitors. This has spelled a potential slow death for printed material in developing countries where the medium is predominantly used for delivering education in schools, conventional universities, vocational training institutions and open universities. However, with the rise of OER and multimedia such as YouTube videos, many of these academic institutions are becoming mindful of the richness they bring into the teaching and learning process. Given that multimedia resources cannot be directly integrated into printed material, the only available alternative is to print hyperlinks which teachers and learners can manually type into a web browser. This method becomes ridiculously ineffective as the length of the URL increases. To address this limitation with a special focus on print based ODL course materials, the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), which is a regional center of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), developed an innovative solution to seamlessly integrate multimedia into printed material using Quick Response Codes (QR codes) or 2D barcodes and an Android mobile application named “Print2Screen”. This paper highlights the rationale behind Print2Screen, the development process, how the solution is implemented in a real world scenario and the benefits it will bring to the ODL community especially in rural and developing parts of the world where stable access to technology is still a costly commodity.
This is a guest lecture on the road map of how to move from OER to an Open Culture delivered to the 2016 PhD batch of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan
In recent years, the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement has achieved considerable success within the academic community with respect to advocacy of the concept. As a result, many organisations such as the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), UNESCO and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), in partnership with academic institutions, have produced large volumes of OER. However, due to the disconnected nature and the constant expansion of volume, many repositories hosting these resources are less frequented or completely ignored by OER users. i.e. only the more popular OER repositories such as Connexions and WikiEducator are frequent stops in the search for academically useful resources. This limitation, in turn, reduces the access to high quality resources hidden away in isolated repositories hosted by lesser known sources. Furthermore, the time and labour required to trawl these repositories with a view of identifying the most suitable OER is tantamount to creating ones’ own material from scratch. As a solution to these issues, this paper discusses how the OERScout technology framework uses a “faceted search” approach to locate the most desirable OER from sources spread throughout the globe. It also highlights how focused searching can greatly improve access to OER readily useable in teaching and learning.
This guest lecture focuses on providing a quick introduction on OER to PhD students in the education stream at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU). The topics covered are (i) What are OER?; (ii) What are useful OER?; (iii) OER Search; (iv) Useful OER sources; and (v) OER vs. MOOC.
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Discusses the faboodle application which acts as the bridge between moodle learning managements system and facebook. faboodle allows students to interact on moodle 1.8 LMS through facebook. The presentation also discusses the rationale for using facebook over moodle LMS.
Presentation by Kristina D.C. Hoeppner at the iMoot 2014 (International Moodle Moot) on 16 and 17 May 2014.
Recording available at http://youtu.be/TAbHGOA2JEM
This presentation discusses the current dilemma with respect to Open Educational Resources (OER) search. It introduces existing OER search methodologies and highlights their weaknesses. The Desirability framework for parametrically measuring the usefulness of an OER is also discussed. The desirability framework uses the D-index to measure the openness, accessibility and relevance of an OER. OERScout, a text mining based faceted search engine is introduced for improved OER search. It uses autonomously identified domain specific keywords, the D-index and faceted search to allow focused OER search.
Bridging the gap: OER for increasing access, openness and performanceRamesh C. Sharma
"Bridging the gap: OER for increasing access, openness and performance"
Presentation at University of Mumbai on 10th March,2016 during Open Education Week 2016, Organized by Department of Education, Department of Computer Science & Department of Information Technology
DLDA Global Meta-trends Impacting Education & Training -130213Vanguard Visions
Education and training business models are changing around the world. These changes are requiring educators and educational leaders to re-think their approaches to learning and assessment to remain relevant and/or competitive.
This session will provide an overview of the global meta-trends impacting education and training, and highlight how they are effecting the way we should be designing learning in the digital age.
A summary of the thoughts and directions for the work on researching Open Educational Resources after one year of the Hewlett Foundation supported work on OLnet - The Open Learning network.
Original content CC-BY. Some images CC-BY-NC
Online Learning at the University of ParmaSara Valla
Experiences of online learning carried out by UniPR Co-Lab at the University of Parma.
Workshop:
Science Dissemination and On-line Certification for All
ICTP, Trieste 30 Sept - 2 Oct 2013
Digital Learning Design - Australian Catholic UniversityVanguard Visions
‘Digital learning’ is gaining traction in the higher education sector, as more tertiary institutions begin to offer individual units and entire programs in the online space. But what are the characteristics of digital learning that make it good? How does it engage students? And what are the characteristics of digital learning that make it appealing to learners?
Building a global teaching profile: Showcasing Open Educational Resources a...Michael Paskevicius
Building a global teaching profile: Showcasing Open Educational Resources at the University of Cape Town (UCT).
Delivered November 18, 2009 at the Teaching with Technology Miniconference hosted by the Centre for Educational Technology at UCT.
Designing Learning in the Digital Age - Global Meta-trends affecting EducationVanguard Visions
Educational business models are changing around the world, requiring educators and education systems to re-think their approaches to learning and education. Allison will provide an overview of the global meta-trends affecting education and its impact on the way we design learning in the digital age.
The story of how Digital Cultures helped introduce Moodle within a WebCT shop at the University of Sydney.
NOTE: Eight full screen slides of this presentation are followed by the same slides with notes on the talk.
These slides are for a lightening talk at the Open Education Workshop Nov 21, 2008 at Macquarie University's Graduate School of Management organised by ASKOSS http://opened.notlong.com
Guest lecturer for Dr. Kevin Burden's module, Decoding the Digital Society at the University of Hull. Presentation suggests using VoiceThread as an online tool for collaboration. Case study shows use with a secondary school.
OER and Future Research Questions - Guest Lecture: Allama Iqbal Open Universi...Ishan Abeywardena, Ph.D.
This lecture was delivered to the new cohort of PhD students at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan. The focus of the lecture was to inspire them in new directions of research in the field of Open Educational Resources based on the outputs of the 2nd World OER Congress and the Ljubljana OER Action Plan.
AI Based Search Engine for Locating Desirable Open Educational ResourcesIshan Abeywardena, Ph.D.
Location of Desirable Open Educational Resources in the Commonwealth Connect Portal Directory of Open Educational Resources (DOER) using the OERScout Artificial Intelligence Based Search Engine.
This presentation talks about the fundamental flaw in metadata which is its dependence on the user to competently annotate. It then introduces the OERScout technology framework which provides a way to remove the human from the metadata equation which is the weakest link.
The Open Educational Resources (OER) movement has gained significant momentum recently as a global effort culminating in the 2012 Paris OER declaration. However, the purist definition of OER has blurred since then morphing into Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). Even though OER are a significant part of the MOOC movement, it might not be a defining one. However, this has not yet been fully verified with respect to the opinion of the general public who are the main stakeholders of both the movements. To answer this question, this paper attempts to explore the public opinion and perceptions regarding OER, MOOC and their complementary roles. A text mining approach is used to analyse raw Twitter data in the domains of OER and MOOC within a timespan of 12 months. Sentiment analysis is applied to the data to understand how public perceptions have changed during this time period. The major contribution of my paper is a chronological view of public opinion on OER and MOOC post Paris OER declaration.
This technical workshop focuses on the current issues faced by the academic community, especially in Open and Distance Learning (ODL), with respect to searching for credible, relevant and academically useful open educational resources (OER). The workshop will cover four key aspects: (1) the current OER search dilemma; (2) the concept of metadata; (3) existing search methods; and (4) useful OER search tools. Among the topics covered will be the current problem within the context of OER search, the limitations of Google and native search mechanisms, federated search, semantic search, metadata standards and some large-scale solutions to the OER search dilemma. The last part of the workshop will introduce the OERScout search framework which uses text mining techniques and faceted search to recommend Desirable OER for teaching and learning.
Educational institutions are attracted towards use of ICT that provides them with more flexibility and options to reach the students in various ways. Judicious mix of different tools and strategies with use of ICT can enhance the learning experiences of the students. ICT has the potential to transform the way teaching and learning happens in the classroom setting. So much is known about use of ICT in education. However, there is no study available in the context of Commonwealth Asian countries on eLearning. How is eLearning doing and whether the institutions, teachers and students are really interested in and beneficiary of eLearning? How are different activities pertaining to eLearning being managed by different institutions? What are the challenges and opportunities faced by institutions for effective implementation of eLearning across disciplines and subjects? To find answers to all such questions, a systematic study was undertaken to track the growth and development of eLearning in Commonwealth Asian countries i.e. Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Singapore and Sri Lanka.
Report available at http://cemca.org.in/publicationhome/elearning-commonwealth-asia-2013-sk-pulist
Open Educational Resources (OER) are fast gaining traction amongst the academic community as a viable means of increasing access and equity in education. The concept of OER is of especial significance to the marginalised communities in the Global South where distance education is prominent due to the inability of conventional brick and mortar institutions to cope with the growing demand. However, the wider adoption of OER by academics in the Global South has been inhibited due to various socio, economic and technological reasons. One of the major technological inhibitors is the current inability to search for OER which are academically useful and are of an acceptable academic standard. Many technological initiatives have been proposed over the recent past to provide potential solutions to this issue. Among these are OER curartion standards such as GLOBE, federated search, social semantic search and search engines such as DiscoverEd, OCW Finder, Pearson’s Project Blue Sky. The research discussed in this paper is carried out in the form of literature review and informal interviews with experts. The objective of the study is to document the extent of the OER search issues contributing to the slow uptake of the concept of OER. This review paper discusses the current OER search dilemma and the impact of some of the key initiatives which propose potential solutions.
A crash course on open educational resources which covers the 4 'R's of Openness, access based on ALMS analysis, sustainability models and copyright. It further discusses the current state of OER in Asia. The last part provides a case study for reuse of OER in ODL courses.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
1. FLIPPING THE CLASSROOM
A PRACTICAL APPROACH
Guest Lecture
Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
By
Ishan Abeywardena, Ph.D.
25th September 2015
2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this talk you would be able to:
Conceptualize the ‘Flipped Classroom’
Compare traditional teaching methods with modern
pedagogies
Discuss the use of Open Education Resources
(OER) in teaching
Explore the use of Social Media for student support
Identify barriers to implementation at IIT
3. What is a ‘Flipped Classroom’?
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