This document discusses using creative learning management systems (LMS) to encourage collaboration and creativity in education. It provides examples of LMS like NINGS, Edmodo, and ClubEFL that allow networking, collaborating, blogging and use of multimedia. Specific features are highlighted like notification systems, collaborative tools and user-friendly interfaces. Activities discussed include artistic book clubs, journaling, poetry, music, citizen journalism and real-life projects. Tools mentioned include Prezi, Eduglogster, GoAnimate, and storytelling apps. The LMS aims to develop empathy, social intelligence and global collaboration through peace projects and lessons that make a difference beyond the classroom.

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Name Of Presentation
by Mr X

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What??
• SCUBA?
No, this is not a “Scholarly Collaborative
Underwater Brain Apparatus.”
(Quote Fluency MC)
It’s a very
significant
metaphor

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Scuba
• Streamline
Creative
User-driven
Brain-friendly
Activities

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Breaking the surface

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How does collaboration stretch the
imagination?
• How do we channel student creativity?
We’ve got to feed our students with quirky
brain bites & then sit back and watch the
language and communication flow.

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Simplicity & the 80/20 rule :
• Simple environment
• Chaotic inspiration
20% of your
activities yield
80% of your
results.
• Streamline tools
• Nurture connectivity
80% of your
actions have little
impact.

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Learning management systems
Use an LMS to connect students globally
Turn it into a fun playground with multi-media
Apply Brain-friendly principles

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Whatfeatures are important in the LMS?
Flawless
notification
system
Cool
tools
User-
friendly

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Simple systems
Wikis &
NINGS
Edmodo
ClubEFL
• Digikids
• EFLclassroom
2.0
• Networking
• Collaborating
• Playground
• Blog - ESMS

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Designing the LMS
• Does it look like a
playground?
• Does it have brain-
friendly colours and
visuals?
• Does it have a clear,
simple interface?
• Does it have a
minimum of user-
friendly collaborative
tools?

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A NING as an LMS 1
• I started thinking about NINGs as
learning management systems
after joining the EFLclassroom2.0
community.
As a member there you can set up
private class accounts for your
students and use it as a blogging,
multi-media and communication
network.
• Quote from David
Deubelbeiss, founder of EFL
classroom 2.0
• “ For me, it is a labor of love and
curiosity. Yes, we definitely need
spaces where students can collect
and have a home, a home for their
mind. It's all about curation for me
and stirring the soup and for
teachers to have a place that
doesn't die and has history and
depth.”

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A NING as an LMS 2
• I find it interesting to see who
dares to post first, and who
tends to wait until the last
minute to take advantage of
the accumulated wisdom (I
assume that's why the late
posts - not because they forgot
to do their homework!)
Plus, a NING page can be
(visually) beautiful. I think
that's a big plus for kids. It
LOOKS interesting and
inviting.
The most interesting thing about
the NING format for me is that
the "story", or evidence of
learning and growth, accumulates
as time goes on. The teacher is
posting assignments as forum
topics, and each student its to
respond to that post. All students
can read each other's thoughts,
and build on them.
(copied from a thread discussion)

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ClubEFL 1
This online playground is
based in Greece and
created by Dimitris
It’s a fine example of how
creativity through
collaboration can work
online.

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ClubEFL 1
Some Features.
1) User-friendly
2) Attractive
3) Blogging
4) Great messaging system
5) All interactive tools onsite.
6) Safe for children

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Creative Activities
• Artistic book clubs.
• Journalling
• Collaborative poetry
• Music
• Special needs or
emotional intelligence
lesson using Make
Belief Comix.
• Real life projects
• Citizen Journalism

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Creative Activities
• Citizen Journalism
ideas with ELT news
websites for
inspiration.
• Include collaborative online
project work as part of the
course, as if you want students
to choose their own topics so
as to explore, do research,
embark on web quests to
become citizen journalists of
the world. As a follow-up
students would present their
projects online. Excellent
training for the world of
business, work and academia
in English. -

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Creative Activities
• Example of a real life project

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Tools and ideas
Tools
• Tools are only as good as your
imagination.
• These are all tools that
promote collaboration and
creativity.
Tools
• Prezi
• Eduglogster
• Go animate
• Bitstrips/Pixton
• Storybird
• Mindmapping
• Video-making tools

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Social and Emotional Glue
•BE someone
Our students can develop wonderful confidence and tap into the magic
of life through creative online learning management systems
because we empower them to have a voice.
“No matter what he does, every person on
earth plays a central role in the history of
the world. And normally he doesn’t know
it.”
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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Transformative learning Outcomes
• Global collaboration develops:
• a) Empathy
b) Mindsight
• C) Social Intelligence
• D) The nature of empathy

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Peace & Connectivity
• Using your creative
learning space to
make a difference
beyond the four walls
of your classroom.
• Teach UNICEF
• Global lessons
• Peace poems
• Project Peace
• Social network peace
projects

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When I see a dolphin, I know it's
just as smart as I am.
Don Van Vliet quotes

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