This document discusses the online learning environment at the Open University of Malaysia (OUM). It covers the following key points in 3 sentences: The document outlines the objectives and components of the online learning environment at OUM, including defining computer hardware and software, explaining the internet and web browsers, and describing the university's virtual learning environment called MyVLE. It provides details on the functions and tools available in MyVLE that can help enhance students' learning experience, such as access to course materials, self-assessment quizzes, and communication tools. Examples of how these tools support learning are also presented.

1. OUMH 1103
Learning Skills for ODL
Topik: 2
Environmen Pembelajaran
Online di OUM
Disediakan Oleh: Dr. Richard Ng

2. Objektif:
Pada akhir topik, anda akan dapat:
• Menguraikan 7 komponen komputer PC;
• Menakrifkan konsep Internet;
• Memahami Browser – IE, Mozilla, Chrome;
• Memahami dan menggunakan dokumen pdf;
• Menghuraiakan 4 menu utama MyVLE;
• Menggunakan MyVLE untuk membantu dalam
pembelajaran
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3. 2.1. Apa itu komputer?
Komputer
Hardware Software
(Perkakasan) (Perisian)
Arahan kepada
Komputer
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4. 2.2. Komponen sesuatu Komputer:
• CPU
Input Process Output
• Keyboard • Monitor
• Mouse • Printer
• Joystick • RAM
Main
• Touch pad • ROM
Memory
• Touch screen • Cache
• Touch pen
• Hard Disk
• Floppy Disk
Secondary • CD-ROM
Storage • Flash Card
• Thumb drive
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5. 2.3. Personal computer:
(Source: Capron, H.L. (2003). Computers. New Jersey: Prentice Hall)
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6. 2.4. Konsep Asas Internet
Source: Laudon & Laudon (2003). Management Information System. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
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7. Bagaimana Internet Berfungsi?
 Internet ialah sebuah jaringan sesawang yang besar yang
menghubungkan semua jaringan komputer
 Ia menggunakan protokol TCP/IP untuk berkomunikasi
 Cara penyambungan – dialup atau broadband
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8. 2.5. Apakah yang dapat anda lakukan di
Internet?
Diskusi
Online
Mengakses
Bahan Teks dan Pertukaran
Multimedia Emel
Mengakses
Dan
Memuat-turun Mencari
Bahan Maklumat
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9. 2.6. Memahami Konsep Internet:
 World wide web – www
- the World Wide Web is the interface that enables
users to access information in multimedia formats
from databases all over the world
 Website
- A website is any site in the World Wide Web
- A website consists of many web pages
- The first page is the homepage
 Webpage
- A document on the World Wide Web
- Usually, a Web page contains links to other Web pages
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10.  Web Browser
- A Web browser is the software that allows you to view
the Internet and move around it
- Example: Internet Explorer , Mozilla Fire Fox, Google Chrome
 Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
- is an address of a website
- Example: http://www.oum.edu.my
- http:// represents hypertext transfer protocol
- www represents worldwide web
- oum represents the domain name
- .edu represents the host identifier
- .my represents the country code
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11.  Hyperlink (Pautan)
- jump or link to other locations
- displayed as underlined text, graphical objects, or pictures
http://www.oum.edu.my/
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12. 2.7. Microsoft Internet Explorer Title Bar
Menu Bar
Tool Bar
Address Bar
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13. 2.8. Portable Document Format (PDF)
 Fail PDF adalah sejenis perisian yang di gunakan
untuk pertukaran dokumen tanpa mengubah isi
kandungan
 Nama fail diakhiri dengan .pdf
 Acrobat Reader
diperlukan untuk
membaca fail PDF
 Acrobat Reader
boleh dimuat-turun
dari Internet melalui
www.adobe.com
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14. Sampel fail PDF
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15. 2.9. OUM’s MYVLE
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16. 2.9. My Virtual Learning Environment (MyVLE)
 Cara mengakses MyVLE:
 Langkah: 1 – Taip URL  www.oum.edu.my
 Langkah : 2 – Klik pada‘First time login’
 Langkah : 3 – Taip nombor Kad Pengenalan
 Langkah : 4 – Daftar username dan password dan klik
submit
 Langkah : 5 – Login melalui portal OUM dengan
menggunakan username dan password
 Langkah : 6 – Dalame MyVLE, anda dapat mengakases
myProfile, E-Services, email, Library,
Resources, OUM doc, Help, myCourse dan
Quick Links, announcement
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17. Course Link
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18. Course Forum
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19. Digital Library
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20. Bagaimana MyVLE membantu
Menambahbaik Pembelajaran Anda?
 Self-assessment
 Course materials and references
 Communication and collaborative learning
 Sharing resources and information
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21.  Self-assessment
 Membantu anda menguji pemahaman anda seberapa
kali yang anda perlukan dan pada bila-bila masa
 Course Content and Assignment
 Mengakses bahan bacaan secara online serta memuat-
turun soalan tugasan
 Communication and Collaborative Learning
 Membolehkan anda berkomunikasi dan belajar daripada
tutor dan rakan pelajar pada bila-bila masa
- Online Discussion Forum
- Gmail
- Chat
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22. Past Years Questions:
May 2008 - Part B
MyVLE, can enhance an OUM student’s learning.
c) Describe four tools in myVLE, and explain how each
tool can enhance the learning of an OUM student
(10 marks)
a) Ali does not want to attend face-to-face tutorial and
he believes that being active in myVLE is enough for
his learning at OUM. State FOUR (4) consequences
of his action.
(10 marks)
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23. Sample Answers
a) Four tools in myVLE that can enhance learning are:
i) Self Assessment tool – contains practice questions
which allows us to test ourselves as many times as
we wish at our own pace and comfort and at our own
time
ii) Course Content and Assignment - contains the
most recent, accurate, reliable and just-in-time
information or course content
iii) Communication and Collaboration – consists of
online forum and email - allows us to interact,
communicate and learn from our tutor and peers
anytime and anywhere
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24. iv) Useful Resources - contains extra content in the learning
module that we can use as additional resources for our
subjects. It contains added information from various
resources like YouTube, iRadio or website
b) Four consequences of not attending face-to-face tutorial:
i) Ali must possess skills in using computer and Internet
in order to stay active in the myVLE
ii) The quality of learning depends on the active
participation of all learners
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25. iii) Ali will lose the opportunity of getting help from his
face-to-face tutor and also from his course mates
iv) Issues related to course materials, assignments and
other related issues are discussed during the
face-to-face tutorial sessions
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26. Question?
Question?
Question? End of
Topic
2
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