1. for Language Learning Esperanza Román-Mendoza George Mason University eromanme @gmu.edu http://eroman.wordpress.com Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald January 12, 2009

11. Social constructivism: All cognitive functions originate in, and must therefore be explained as products of, social interactions and [...] learning is not simply the assimilation and accommodation of new knowledge by learners; it is the process by which learners are integrated into a knowledge community. (Vygotsky, 1997, following http ://gsi.berkeley.edu/resources/learning/social.html )

12. Expansiv: Ich lerne, weil ich das zu Lernende als inhaltlich für mich selbst relevant, nützlich oder wissenswert betrachte und um meine Handlungsmöglichkeiten erweitern zu können. (Woodtli, 2008)

13. Learning is a process that occurs within nebulous environments of shifting core elements – not entirely under the control of the individual. Learning (defined as actionable knowledge) can reside outside of ourselves (within an organization or a database), is focused on connecting specialized information sets, and the connections that enable us to learn more are more important than our current state of knowing. Siemens (2004)

14. The knowledge is not in any given individual, but it's a property of the network as a whole. Downes (2007)

16. Moodle Tools and Navigation

19. Stages in Moodle Integration Source for this and following slides: Four Stage eLearning Professional Development Plan by Deemor, Dougiamas, Marchant and Meyers. http://eteachingpd.wikispaces.com/ - Uploading of resources and documents - Passive use of forums Stage 1: Survival (Teacher-centred; instructionism)

23. Moodle course

24. Hotpotatoes integration

25. Moodle course

26. Glossary