Slides from our second meeting of three from a course redesign series on creating non-disposable assignments.
As advertised:
Do you want to offer students an opportunity to bring their passions, personal interests, and individual strengths into their coursework?
How can we design assessment which students feel connected to, value, and are proud to share with their peers?
Are you interested in learning how to create a non-disposable assignment for your students?
This 3-part assignment redesign workshop will take you through the steps to create a non-disposable assignment from beginning to end.
Disposable Assignments: "are assignments that students complain about doing and faculty complain about grading. They’re assignments that add no value to the world – after a student spends three hours creating it, a teacher spends 30 minutes grading it, and then the student throws it away” (Wiley, 2013).
This series is about creating a non-disposable assignment. The three sessions will blend a combination of some pre-reading, discussion, and in session time to flesh out the details of a rich assignment that allows students to co-create knowledge, be creative and engage in a personalised learning experience.
We’ll focus on crafting projects which meet your existing or redesigned course learning outcomes, explore tools for students to demonstrate their learning, and identify strategies for conducting peer-review. In the end you’ll end up with plan for implementing your redesigned assignment in Spring 2018 or Fall 2018.
Throughout the three-part workshop we will also be collectively exposing our own learnings to others in the group through a live reflection and blogging site to support our work. We hope faculty can attend all three parts as they are planned with the intent you are coming for the whole series.
Introduction to Open Educational Resources for New Teachers Michael Paskevicius
Slides presented to new teachers in our Bachelor of Education Program at Vancouver Island University. Provided an overview of the landscape for content creation, fair dealings, public domain, embeddable content, and Creative Commons
This presentation is delivered regularly with faculty at our institution to discuss the possibilities of open education and open educational resources. I keep this presentation up to date, so please feel free to use it to share open practices and open pedagogy!
Last updated May 2014
The Non-Disposable Assignment: Enhancing Personalised Learning - Session 1Michael Paskevicius
Slides from our first meeting of three from a course redesign series on creating non-disposable assignments.
As advertised:
Do you want to offer students an opportunity to bring their passions, personal interests, and individual strengths into their coursework?
How can we design assessment which students feel connected to, value, and are proud to share with their peers?
Are you interested in learning how to create a non-disposable assignment for your students?
This 3-part assignment redesign workshop will take you through the steps to create a non-disposable assignment from beginning to end.
Disposable Assignments: "are assignments that students complain about doing and faculty complain about grading. They’re assignments that add no value to the world – after a student spends three hours creating it, a teacher spends 30 minutes grading it, and then the student throws it away” (Wiley, 2013).
This series is about creating a non-disposable assignment. The three sessions will blend a combination of some pre-reading, discussion, and in session time to flesh out the details of a rich assignment that allows students to co-create knowledge, be creative and engage in a personalised learning experience.
We’ll focus on crafting projects which meet your existing or redesigned course learning outcomes, explore tools for students to demonstrate their learning, and identify strategies for conducting peer-review. In the end you’ll end up with plan for implementing your redesigned assignment in Spring 2018 or Fall 2018.
Throughout the three-part workshop we will also be collectively exposing our own learnings to others in the group through a live reflection and blogging site to support our work. We hope faculty can attend all three parts as they are planned with the intent you are coming for the whole series.
Introduction to Open Educational Resources for New Teachers Michael Paskevicius
Slides presented to new teachers in our Bachelor of Education Program at Vancouver Island University. Provided an overview of the landscape for content creation, fair dealings, public domain, embeddable content, and Creative Commons
This presentation is delivered regularly with faculty at our institution to discuss the possibilities of open education and open educational resources. I keep this presentation up to date, so please feel free to use it to share open practices and open pedagogy!
Last updated May 2014
The Non-Disposable Assignment: Enhancing Personalised Learning - Session 1Michael Paskevicius
Slides from our first meeting of three from a course redesign series on creating non-disposable assignments.
As advertised:
Do you want to offer students an opportunity to bring their passions, personal interests, and individual strengths into their coursework?
How can we design assessment which students feel connected to, value, and are proud to share with their peers?
Are you interested in learning how to create a non-disposable assignment for your students?
This 3-part assignment redesign workshop will take you through the steps to create a non-disposable assignment from beginning to end.
Disposable Assignments: "are assignments that students complain about doing and faculty complain about grading. They’re assignments that add no value to the world – after a student spends three hours creating it, a teacher spends 30 minutes grading it, and then the student throws it away” (Wiley, 2013).
This series is about creating a non-disposable assignment. The three sessions will blend a combination of some pre-reading, discussion, and in session time to flesh out the details of a rich assignment that allows students to co-create knowledge, be creative and engage in a personalised learning experience.
We’ll focus on crafting projects which meet your existing or redesigned course learning outcomes, explore tools for students to demonstrate their learning, and identify strategies for conducting peer-review. In the end you’ll end up with plan for implementing your redesigned assignment in Spring 2018 or Fall 2018.
Throughout the three-part workshop we will also be collectively exposing our own learnings to others in the group through a live reflection and blogging site to support our work. We hope faculty can attend all three parts as they are planned with the intent you are coming for the whole series.
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.
Open educational resources: What are they and where do i find them?Amy Castillo
Presented at the Excellence in Teaching 2017 conference on February 10, 2017. Abstract: Have you ever considered using an open textbook in your class? How about open courses, quizzes, lab manuals, or other course materials? Open Educational Resources (OERs) are free and free to reuse resources or course materials that you can repurpose in your classes, including both written and multimedia content. There are OERs available for every subject matter and academic level. Tarleton librarians, Margie Maxfield Huth (Systems Librarian) and Amy Castillo (Periodicals & Electronic Resources Librarian) will discuss what OERs are, and how they can be used in the classroom. They will also show resources for identifying OERs that might be appropriate for use in your classes.
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.
Open Educational Resources (OER) Basicscerttechpro
The purpose of this presentation is to satisfy part of the requirements for the course “How to Use Open Educational Resources (OER)”, offered in 2015 by Washington Online. The hopes are also that it could serve as a beginning resource.
Overview of Open Educational Resources (OERs) [faculty presentation] Rick Reo
Audience: [faculty presentation]
Provides a general overview of copyright-copyleft-public domain with respect to media resources and then demonstrates through examples the wealth of open content digital resources available on the web, including some tools to help create, manage, remix and reuse them.
OER Authorship (Lunch and Learn for UNIV 1101/1301 OER textbook project)Erin Owens
This presentation on OER authorship was presented at a Lunch and Learn event for faculty and staff who are considering contributing to the development of an OER textbook for UNIV 1101/1301 at Sam Houston State University.
Open Education Week 2013 Webinar: March 11, 4:00 pm GMT
The presenters will discuss factors which act as barriers and enablers regarding the creation and reuse of accessible teaching resources focusing on approaches of educators towards accessibility issues in the context of OER. Pedagogical, technical, and policy-based strategies to design, create and deliver OER/OCW learning experiences that can be used by the broadest range of learners will be shared.
Website: http://oerconsortium.org
Webinar language: English
Webinar recording: TBA
Speakers
Una Daly
MA, Community College Outreach, OpenCourseWare Consortium
Dr Anna Gruszczynska
Sheffield Hallam University, England
Prof. Jutta Treviranus
Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University, Canada
The presentation explains the copyright issues, open licensing, creative commons licenses, relevance of OER and a few examples.OER, CC, CopyrightRelevance of Open Educational Resources
A day-long workshop conducted with the faculty of Wheelock College on June 27, 2014
Companion website is located at
https://northeastern.digication.com/blened_learning_workshop
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.
Open educational resources: What are they and where do i find them?Amy Castillo
Presented at the Excellence in Teaching 2017 conference on February 10, 2017. Abstract: Have you ever considered using an open textbook in your class? How about open courses, quizzes, lab manuals, or other course materials? Open Educational Resources (OERs) are free and free to reuse resources or course materials that you can repurpose in your classes, including both written and multimedia content. There are OERs available for every subject matter and academic level. Tarleton librarians, Margie Maxfield Huth (Systems Librarian) and Amy Castillo (Periodicals & Electronic Resources Librarian) will discuss what OERs are, and how they can be used in the classroom. They will also show resources for identifying OERs that might be appropriate for use in your classes.
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.
Open Educational Resources (OER) Basicscerttechpro
The purpose of this presentation is to satisfy part of the requirements for the course “How to Use Open Educational Resources (OER)”, offered in 2015 by Washington Online. The hopes are also that it could serve as a beginning resource.
Overview of Open Educational Resources (OERs) [faculty presentation] Rick Reo
Audience: [faculty presentation]
Provides a general overview of copyright-copyleft-public domain with respect to media resources and then demonstrates through examples the wealth of open content digital resources available on the web, including some tools to help create, manage, remix and reuse them.
OER Authorship (Lunch and Learn for UNIV 1101/1301 OER textbook project)Erin Owens
This presentation on OER authorship was presented at a Lunch and Learn event for faculty and staff who are considering contributing to the development of an OER textbook for UNIV 1101/1301 at Sam Houston State University.
Open Education Week 2013 Webinar: March 11, 4:00 pm GMT
The presenters will discuss factors which act as barriers and enablers regarding the creation and reuse of accessible teaching resources focusing on approaches of educators towards accessibility issues in the context of OER. Pedagogical, technical, and policy-based strategies to design, create and deliver OER/OCW learning experiences that can be used by the broadest range of learners will be shared.
Website: http://oerconsortium.org
Webinar language: English
Webinar recording: TBA
Speakers
Una Daly
MA, Community College Outreach, OpenCourseWare Consortium
Dr Anna Gruszczynska
Sheffield Hallam University, England
Prof. Jutta Treviranus
Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University, Canada
The presentation explains the copyright issues, open licensing, creative commons licenses, relevance of OER and a few examples.OER, CC, CopyrightRelevance of Open Educational Resources
A day-long workshop conducted with the faculty of Wheelock College on June 27, 2014
Companion website is located at
https://northeastern.digication.com/blened_learning_workshop
Creating Engaging Student Communities in the Online Classroom, Karen Lyndenkarenlynden
This session will focus on instructor strategies that create extraordinary student learning experiences in the online class environment. Techniques that will be explored include best practices for creating dynamic group projects, service-learning projects connected to learning outcomes, and other project-based based assignments that help build the student learning community in the class and beyond. Implementation strategies and examples of effective assignments will be shared.
Presenter(s): Karen Lynden (Rowan-Cabarrus CC)
Personal Digital Inquiry: Connecting Learning in Ways That MatterJulie Coiro
Julie Coiro Paper for Symposium Session Presented at CPH 2019 Conference on Literacy in Copenhagen, Denmark The 18th Nordic Literacy Conference & The 21st European Conference on Literacy
This was a presentation I gave to administrators and instructors at UIC College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, as they debated putting more courses online.
This is the presentation that was delivered to the Viewpoints team at the first 'data day' - its aims were to show the immediate team the current stage of development and to discuss the data implications of the user interface and user choices.
Facilitating in and with the Fully Online Learning Community (FOLC) Modelrolandv
Participants will explore how fully online facilitation assists learners in the construction of new
procedural and declarative knowledge.
Concepts discussed will include:
● Constructivism-informed Education Processes
● Reduction of transactional distance
● Collaborative processes
● Principles of PBL Online Facilitation (Savin-Baden, 2007)
Venturing Beyond the Walled Garden: Building Online Learning Activities Outsi...Michael Paskevicius
If we want to motivate and engage students to learn in ways that will be longer-lasting and more meaningful to them, we need to design rich learning experiences that facilitate this through flexible and adaptable activities and assignments. Learning management systems (aka walled gardens) provide teachers and learners a safe and controlled space for threaded discussions, storing grades, uploading assignments, posting content, communicating notices, and deploying some constructed assessment components like quizzes.
However, learning management environments are limited in their abilities to engage students in deep learning and meaningful educational activities. To do so, requires instructors to move beyond the walled garden into a less organized and less controlled digital world.
In this session, we will outline supportive teaching strategies and learning activities (facilitated by the digital environment) that promote higher levels of engagement for learning – and are accessible and relatively easy to implement using open practices and resources.
This learning happens outside the walled garden and requires careful consideration and attention to care for the students and the learning they will embark upon. But where to start? There are so many options, tools, apps, platforms and parameters to consider when designing a more open and flexible learning experience.
Using a collection of evidence-based principles of learning, we’ll outline how designing rich online learning experiences may be easier than you think.
Participants will be exposed to 7 key learning principles and appropriate tools to use within and outside of learning systems. We'll share some of our favourite examples of aligned assignments and activities.
We'll engage youin a discussion of other examples that might fit within the principles, gather ideas and share back with everyone. Come prepared to share your best examples of online learning outside the walled garden - learning out in the open!
https://festivaloflearning2018.sched.com/event/Ddwf/venturing-beyond-the-walled-garden-building-online-learning-activities-outside-of-the-learning-management-system-that-allow-for-flexible-adaptable-and-meaningful-learning
Open educational practices and learning design: The role of educational devel...Michael Paskevicius
While an official definition for open educational practices is still emerging, from a learning design perspective these may be considered teaching and learning practices where openness is enacted within all aspects of instructional practice; including the design of learning outcomes, the selection of teaching resources, and the planning of activities and assessment. (Paskevicius, 2017). Open educational practices are teaching and learning designs that take advantages of the affordances of open educational resources, challenge students to learn more openly, engage our communities, and make our professional practice more accessible. A number of scholars have advocated for open practices: in supporting student success through increased access to educational resources (Mulder, 2011; Carey, Davis, Ferreras, & Porter, 2015); to support faculty engagement with educational developers in the co-creation of reusable and adaptable courseware (Conole & Weller, 2008; DeVries &Harrison, 2016); through the experimentation and reflection of the practice of teaching in the open (Veletsianos, 2013; Cronin, 2017); and in fostering learning communities across institutions (Petrides, Jimes, Middleton-Detzner, Walling, & Weiss, 2011). This session will focus on the stakeholder role of the educational developer, whose consultative work may support more open practices to address institutional goals, missions, and objectives.
Educational developers are well positioned to support change by infusing professional development with open practices at the departmental, program, and course level. Open educational practices may be situated as a lens to support these change initiatives and provide new conceptualisations of teaching and learning (Bossu, & Fountain, 2015). In this research presentation I'll present the findings from a literature review of open educational practices in the context of learning design and engage participants in thinking about how to integrate “open" into learning outcomes, teaching resources, pedagogy, and assessment.
The role of educational developers in supporting open educational practicesMichael Paskevicius
Note: We are offering this workshop first at the OE Global Conference in South Africa in March and will revise and enhance for ETUG. While open educational resources (OER) increase in availability, sophistication, quality and adoption around the world there remains a gap in the utilization and contribution to open educational practices, amongst faculty. While an official definition for open educational practices is still emerging, we align ourselves with the following articulation which suggests nascent practices enabled by the affordances of OER and open technology infrastructure allowing for the transformation of learning (Camilleri & Ehlers, 2011) which invites students contribution, engagement, and ownership of knowledge resources thereby flattening the balance of power in student/teacher relationships (McGill, Falconer, Dempster, Littlejohn, & Beetham, 2013). Arguments have been made at various levels to engage and support faculty in using open educational practices – at the institutional level to support strategic advantage through lower cost access to OER textbooks and educational materials (Mulder, 2011; Carey, Davis, Ferreras, & Porter, 2015); through incentives which support faculty engagement with instructional designers in the co-creation of reusable high-impact courseware (Conole & Weller, 2008; DeVries & Harrison, 2016); through the experimentation and adoption of the practice of teaching-in-the-open (Veletsianos, 2013); and in the forming of learning communities across institutions (Petrides, Jimes, Middleton‐Detzner, Walling, & Weiss, 2011). This session will focus on the stakeholder role of the educational developer, often situated within teaching and learning centres, whose responsibility may include support of more open practices in higher education, to meet various institutional goals and objectives.
Open pedagogy: making learning visible through live, reflective, and co-creat...Michael Paskevicius
VIU’s take on open pedagogy centres around the making of learning visible through community engagement and the design of authentic and lived learning experiences, including non-disposable assignments. This isn’t about using open textbooks or open educational resources (however it may be a side effect) but rather about making the entire learning experience live, unedited and unfolding in the moment following many of the attributes of Hegarty’s (2015) model for open pedagogy (learner generated, peer review, participatory technology, innovation and creativity, sharing, reflection, trust and a connected community). We have a number of faculty applying open pedagogy components in their classes and we’ll share some examples. We also are building a course redesign institute around this impactful learning practice. This session will explore the evolving components of open pedagogy and how it might manifest for optimal student learning. Participants will engage in a mini-version of our course redesign model and uncover the key attributes of open pedagogy. Come explore visible learning with us!
Portfolios, Blogs, and Websites: Using the VIUBlog Platform for Student Assig...Michael Paskevicius
Do you want students to share their learning more visibly with their peers?
Are you interested in creating assignments that allow students to collaborate, remix multimedia, and develop literacies for contributing to the open web?
The VIUBlogs service can be used by faculty and students to communicate with peers and/or the community, write collectively, build a portfolio, or engage in reflective writing. An increasing number of faculty are developing learning designs which integrate VIUBlogs as part of student learning activities.
In this session, we will showcase some of the possible ways which you might integrate VIUBlogs into your teaching practice and consider how doing so may make student learning more visible, collaborative, and authentic.
VIUTube: Come Learn What is New and Exciting with Streaming Video and Audio! Michael Paskevicius
We have updated VIUTube to the latest release of Kaltura and have some new tools available. Come learn about CaptureSpace, a desktop tool for creating screencasts, lecture capture, webcam recordings, and podcasts. This tool is now freely available within VIUTube and includes the ability to do simple desktop video editing, adding of titles and credits, then immediate upload to VIUTube on your account. We will also look at the new Video Quiz tool which allows you to embed quiz questions at specific points within your video. Both tools are available to both faculty and students to engage in creative video projects
The role of educational developers in supporting open educational practicesMichael Paskevicius
While open educational resources (OER) increase in availability, sophistication, quality and adoption around the world there remains a gap in the utilization and contribution to open educational practices, amongst faculty. While an official definition for open educational practices is still emerging, we align ourselves with the following articulation which suggests nascent practices enabled by the affordances of OER and open technology infrastructure allowing for the transformation of learning (Camilleri & Ehlers, 2011) which invites students contribution, engagement, and ownership of knowledge resources thereby flattening the balance of power in student/teacher relationships (McGill, Falconer, Dempster, Littlejohn, & Beetham, 2013).
Arguments have been made at various levels to engage and support faculty in using open educational practices – at the institutional level to support strategic advantage through lower cost access to OER textbooks and educational materials (Mulder, 2011; Carey, Davis, Ferreras, & Porter, 2015); through incentives which support faculty engagement with instructional designers in the co-creation of reusable high-impact courseware (Conole & Weller, 2008; DeVries & Harrison, 2016); through the experimentation and adoption of the practice of teaching-in-the-open (Veletsianos, 2013); and in the forming of learning communities across institutions (Petrides, Jimes, Middleton‐Detzner, Walling, & Weiss, 2011).
This session will focus on the stakeholder role of the educational developer, often situated within teaching and learning centres, whose responsibility may include support of more open practices in higher education, to meet various institutional goals and objectives. Teaching and learning centres are well positioned to support change, review program and course objectives and quality, support professional development in the context of “open”, and support teaching and learning at the departmental, program, and course level. Open educational practices can be situated as a tool to support these change initiatives and provide new conceptualizations of teaching and learning (Bossu, & Fountain, 2015).
Global Open Education Graduate Network Research Presentation - Cape Town, Sou...Michael Paskevicius
A brief overview of research journey into open educational practices so far. I am exploring how open educational practices (OEP) are evolving and being actualized in formal higher education. As an educational developer, I am interested in how to support faculty in moving to OEP, understanding the experience of faculty currently innovating with OEP, as well as the student experience of being engaged with OEP.
Students co creating course content and evaluating their own learningMichael Paskevicius
Emerging technologies offer new ways to conceptualise teaching and learning practices by inviting further opportunities for the personalisation of inquiry-driven learning, fostering student creativity, and promoting student engagement. This session will explore ways in which you might engage students in co-creating knowledge and resources, engaging students in more openly visible learning experiences for review by their peers or the community at large.
This session focuses on how to integrate open education practices in your teaching and learning practices, what it looks like, how to engage students, which integrates open educational practices.
Lightboard Design and Deployment: Creating Pedagocally Embedded Learning Reso...Michael Paskevicius
In 2015, the right combination of factors came together for us to build a Lightboard at Vancouver Island University based on the open hardware specification originally designed at Northwestern University.
The Lightboard provides a familiar whiteboard like environment for faculty to use while creating educational videos. Aside from the novelty, what makes the Lightboard a useful tool and what does it really take to build one?
We’ll share our Centre's history with supporting educational video and explain why and how we built our Lightboard. We'll show you pictures, examples we created with the lightboard and some pedagogically appropriate integrations into teaching and learning experiences.
We’d also like to hear from you. How have you supported educational video on your campus and what other supports for creating video have you used?
Presenters
Michael Paskevicius, Learning Technologies Application Developer, Vancouver Island University
Carl Butterworth, Manager, Learning Technologies, Vancouver Island University
Stephanie Boychuk, Learning Technologies Support Specialist, Vancouver Island University
Presentation shared during open education week 2016 to educational developers at Vancouver Island University. We cover openness in education, Creative Commons licenses, ways of engaging with open educational resources (OER) and the emergent open pedagogical practices associated with using open resources.
Conversations in the Cloud: Strategies for Implementing Open Reflective Writi...Michael Paskevicius
In these sessions we explore a range of ways to support students in sharing their experiences, reflections and discussions outside of class in a more open manner – through digital communication platforms and tools. As part of this series, you will redesign one course activity or assessment strategy for implementation in a course in Fall 2016.
Throughout the three part series we will engage in a simulation using a shared and collaborative WordPress blog thereby modeling approaches to implementing open reflective writing. Various models of using WordPress in education will be explored including individual student reflective writing sites, collaborative community course sites, and aggregated sites.
By the end of these sessions participants will:
-experience taking part in a collaborative reflective writing community
-plan a learning activity which makes use of this technique
-share their experiences implementing within their discipline
Telepresence Robots: Applications and Issues in Higher EducationMichael Paskevicius
Telepresence robots potentially open up access to education to people in remote geographical locations as well individuals who are unable to travel to campus due to health or social anxiety issues. This presentation explores the state of current learning environments, arguing for a multiaccess approach to designing education thereby increasing flexibility and choice to students.
ETUG2015-Mobile Technology Integration in an Applied Science Program: Forestr...Michael Paskevicius
As mobile devices continue to proliferate throughout society, the question of how higher education might take advantage of these devices for use in teaching and learning remains unclear. While many institutions now have ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) policies, others have mandated access to mobile devices at the program or institutional level.
The purpose of this session is present the case of how our department of forestry went about implementing a tablet initiative. The tablet was a required device for both faculty and students entering the program in September 2014 with the intended goals of reducing textbook purchase costs for students, mirroring industry standard practices in mobile device usage and enabling collaborative and active learning in the classroom.
In the session we will share what we have learned thus far in supporting the initiative and reflect on feedback collected from faculty and students in interviews, focus groups and observations throughout the program. At the end of the session, participants should be able to identify the challenges, issues and best practices for implementing a tablet initiative at this level.
Broad overview of the iPad and basic device management for students entering a program which requires the iPad. iPads were selected to:
- Reduce textbook purchase costs for students: students will be offered free and/or openly licensed digital textbooks access through the device.
- Mirror industry standard practices from the field: iPads are emerging as industry standard device for the collection of data in the field.
- Enable collaborative learning in the classroom: allow students to use iPads for group work in class and share projector.
Screenshots are from iOS7.
Analysing technology mediated learning in social context Michael Paskevicius
In this short presentation, I ground my area of research in relation to one of the seminal thinkers in education theory. Grounding my understanding of how we learn in the writings of Lev Vygotsky and the sociocultural school of thought, I will then look at how Vygotsky’s notion of tool mediation has been expanded through Activity Theory, by making explicit the social context in which tool appropriation takes place in education, the use of contradictions to expose tensions, with some examples from the literature.
Analyzing technology mediated learning in social context prepared for coursework module EDCI 614 at the University of Victoria.
In this interactive session, Michael Paskevicius guides participants getting started with WordPress. This session is designed to get participants started on designing and creating ePortfolios.
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.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
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.
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2. Agenda
Welcome and intro (5 minutes)
Round table to discuss progress of thinking and plan for redesign (10 minutes)
Group discussion for deeper discussion and sharing of projects (15 minutes)
Return to larger group to discuss key themes, overlap, issues and synergies
(10 minutes)
Work through and discuss open learning design checklist (15-20 minutes)
Time to work or discuss further (30 minutes)
3. Student learning, engagement and success:
1. Promote student leadership
2. Promote complex thinking
3. Enhance experiential learning opportunities
4. Support undergraduate and graduate scholarship,
research and creative activity
Academic community:
3. Support a breadth of scholarship, research, and
creative activity
Community Engagement:
1. Sustain collaborative relationships
2. Foster awareness of global cultures, issues and
conditions, and the role played by VIU in the region
nationally and internationally
4. Enhance opportunities as an open access university
https://www2.viu.ca/pvpa/documents/BOGA
cademicPlanBoardApprovedMarch2017.pdf
4. Why don’t we (the students and myself) create the
course as we go along. Why can’t we all be part of
the design process, all do the research, all add our
own perspective on anatomy as we learn? Why can’t
we generate material that is accessible, accurate,
detailed and relevant? Why can’t this be the non-
disposable course?
The word ‘relevance’ has emerged as a VIU mantra,
and this seemed to be a theme also in the session
we did. I see Open Learning allowing me to bring
these strands together. It is a way of exciting and
motivating students; but also a means of linking and
integrating theory and practice.
My early impression is of the benefits to students, as
well the credibility it would yield the instructor, a win
for both students and faculty.
Campuses abound with energy, ideas and an
endless supply of student engagement. On-
site, students can walk out of their classes,
into a tentful of other students who are more
than happy to engage them in discussions
about global issues, campus politics, and
current affairs. While our online students do
create great communities in D2L, they are, for
the most part, disconnected from everyday
campus events.
It occurs to me that relevance
is a key factor for creating a
non-disposable project.
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ng/category/participant-reflections/
5. Quickly share where
your thinking is in terms
of your redesign project?
Be brief as you will have
a chance to dive deeper
in a minute.
6. 1. Learning
Outcomes
2. Assessment
& Evaluation
Methods
3. Teaching &
Learning
Strategies
Constructive Alignment
Identify the desired student
learning outcomes
Determine acceptable levels of
evidence that support the desired
results have occurred
Design activities that will make
desired results happen
https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/basics/alignment.html
7. Learning outcomes
• What is the purpose of this learning activity?
• What new knowledge, skills, capabilities and/or attitudes do
learners need to gain?
• Are new digital capabilities made explicit in learning
outcomes or not?
• How will learners know when they have achieved the
outcome(s), and how well they are doing?
Learner differences
• Do learners have choices about how they carry out a task
and how they participate with others?
• Are learners' differences valued, e.g. by promoting
personalisation, setting collaborative tasks, and by
rewarding innovation as well as accuracy?
• How are learners being involved in the design process?
• How are differences in learners' digital confidence,
capability and access addressed?
Digital resources, tools and services
• How will learning artefacts be captured and shared?
• What resources will learners have access to? What resources
do you expect them to discover for themselves? What
support will be needed?
• What information literacies will learners require and
develop in accessing and using these resources?
• How will you use learners digital access and know-how as a
collective resource e.g. through group work, informal
mentoring?
Learning dialogues
• How will learners interact with one another?
• What are the opportunities for peer learning, review,
feedback, and collaboration?
• Are there opportunities to engage or involve the
community?
• How are the rules of academic of professional
communication made clear?
• Who will give feedback on students’ progress and how will
this be communicated?
8. Feel free to continue to share
thoughts on the non-disposable
assignment, project ideas,
design considerations, useful
resources, apprehensions, or
ideas.
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#nondisposableviu
9. Next steps
• If you have not done so already: Write a
reflective post about an assignment you would
like to redesign or create fueled by the
principles of the non-disposable assignment
• Or: Write a post from the perspective of a
student who is tasked with your non-disposable
assignment. What is their impression of this,
what are they nervous about, what are they
excited about?
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11. Prepared by: Michael Paskevicius
Learning Technologies Application Developer
Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning
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Editor's Notes
Learning outcomes are an excellent starting point towards creating an aligned course. By defining 4-6 measurable outcomes for your course, you are in a better position to design assessment which tests those outcomes, then determine which teaching and learning strategies which support those intended outcomes.
Stephanie is now going to take us through the steps in moving toward stronger learning outcomes.