This document discusses teaching in computer integrated learning spaces. It describes different teaching modes like didactic, active, discursive and reflective. It also presents an activity using Padlet for collaboration and discusses designing activities for computer integrated classrooms, like problem solving, concept mapping and simulations. The document emphasizes that computer integrated classrooms encourage active learning and collaboration but activities require careful planning and design. It also notes they should integrate existing university resources and allow for universal design for learning principles.

1. Dr Stuart Dinmore
Learning & Teaching Unit – City West
University of South Australia
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
CITY WEST GK3-28
TEACHING IN COMPUTER INTEGRATED
LEARNING SPACES

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QR CODE LINK TO EPORTFOLIO PAGE
http://ep.unisa.edu.au/view/view.php?id=33495
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3.  Didactic (10 -20%): Known in the education field as ‘chalk and
talk’, didactic modes involve traditional lecture style
lessons, providing learning experiences that focus on the
teacher as knowledge disseminator and that may rely heavily
on rote learning rather than higher order thinking.
 Active (30-50%): Active modes involve student driven and
student centred learning, with increased emphasis on
personal choice, multiple perspectives, teamwork, self-
discipline, critical thinking and self-responsibility. Teachers
acknowledge and utilise as a resource students pre-existing
knowledge, opinions and abilities, and facilitate and
encourage students to play a more active role in their
educational development.
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4.  Discursive (30-50%): Discursive modes involve individual and
groups of students presenting their work to each other. Unlike
didactic styles of lesson delivery, discursive modes offer
greater room for peer-to-peer discussion, conversation and
questioning.
 Reflective: Reflective modes involve quiet time and
intrapersonal space for individual synthesis or ideas, thinking
and reflecting upon the various activities and potential
learning outcomes of the session.
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5. PADLET is an online collaborative space within which you can
work with groups of people on brainstorming and the sharing of
ideas. It is free to use.
ACTIVITY: In your groups discuss the following question –
‘What is the biggest challenge in using computers in classroom
teaching?’
Please follow the link to PADLET on the workshop main page.
You will be taken to a PADLET wall there you must post your
challenge to the wall.
Then as a group you must provide an answer to the challenge
set by another group and write it on the PADLET wall.
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PADLET ACTIVITY
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6. Work individually, with a partner or in a group:
1. Design a simple in-class activity for a computer integrated
classroom – based on an example from one of your courses or
perhaps something you'd like to try in the future.
2. Write up the instructions for the activity and add it to a page in
the ePortfolio. You can embed videos, pictures or web pages if
you’d like.
3. Under the [GENERAL] tab above, choose [TEXT BOX] and drag it
to the eP page and release. You will then be prompted to edit
and save the text box which will then appear on this page as
part of a larger collection of ideas.
4. You’ll find the link to the ePortfolio page on the main workshop
page.
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EPORTFOLIO ACTIVITY
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SOME IDEAS FOR ACTIVITIES IN
COMPUTER INTEGRATED CLASSROOMS
• Problem solving activities - `intelligent learning environment' (ILE)
• Concept mapping/brainstorming
• Project-oriented learning
• Formative assessment – survey the students
• Glossary Writing
• Peer Review
• Simulations and Micro-worlds
• Modelling activities
• Internet research
• Game-Based Learning
• Text and multimedia editing exercises
• Artefact creation and ePortfolio use
• Muddiest Point exercises
• Misperception/Preconception Checks
• Group collaboration to summarise a reading, concept or topic
• Multimedia creation
This list is meant only as a range of broad ideas. Their application will require careful
design and planning in the context of each course and their specifics aims.
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8. 1. Computer integrated classrooms encourage active
learning and collaboration
2. Classroom activities require careful
Design, Planning & Testing
3. Activities should integrate with existing University
of South Australia PLE resources
4. CIC’s allow implementation of UDL principles
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SUMMARY OF MAIN POINTS
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9. Dr Stuart Dinmore
Learning and Teaching Unit
City West Y3-59 (8302 7045)
stuart.dinmore@unisa.edu.au
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CONTACT
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