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To be or not to be…student engagement?
Norm Vaughan was one of the key note speakers on the second day of the ASCILITE 2012 conference. The 3 Rs of engagement are relevance, rigour, and relationships (Dennis Littky, 2004 http://bigpicture.org). The student sense of wonder and inquiry are … Continue reading
Posted in All, Blended learning
Tagged #ascilite2012, Blended learning, empowerment, engagement, online learning
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Unsupervised online constructed-response tests
Genevieve Johnson started by looking at how new technologies are often used in the same way as the old technologies (horse-less carriage = car). Therefore the ‘e’ in assessment is just that – old assessments shifted online. Diagnostic testing plays … Continue reading
Posted in All, Assessment
Tagged #ascilite2012, assessment, e-assessment, engagement, quizzes
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How are we engaging all learners? Ideas and examples
Tody’s webinar (25 July 2012) was facilitated by Karen Melhuish (Enbling eLearning), and focussed on ways that we are engaging learners. The first thing the group did was reflected on a time when participants felt there were learning effectively. Some … Continue reading
Learner generated content as a pedagogical change agent
Image via WikipediaVickel Narayan started by exploring the notion of learner generated content and showed the extract of a video that showed how hip hop can be used to engage studnents. Vickel also showed some images which illustrated the use … Continue reading
Leveraging technology for engaging learning design
Image via WikipediaAshwini Datt and Trudi Aspden presented on leveraging technology for engaging learning design. They first looked at some strategies to encourage students to complete homework. The presenters identified some assumptions around digital literacy and technical skills, and then … Continue reading
Grappling with staying safe online? Try the Grapple Challenge game.
Derek Wenmoth shared the following online safety, interactive game, writing: It’s a cyber-safety resource developed by an Australian company that I linked with in Tasmania earlier this year. They have produced a number of interactive resources like this, many focusing … Continue reading
Posted in All, Engagement, Online safety
Tagged competition, cybersafety, engagement, feedback, fun, game, grapple, interactive game, Internet safety, online safety
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Webquests and ePortfolios – both free :-)
The following resources were recommended by a member of another online community, John Oliver. This Webquest site looks great. There are Webquests created and shared by educators from around the world, and covering a heap of different disciplines (geography, economics, … Continue reading
The proof of the pudding: Students using social media in class improve contributions, comprehension and literacy
Image source by Nomad Saleh Often the question arises – should mobile devices be banned from classrooms? I guess for many teachers it it the proof of the pudding that answers that question – much better than someone ‘telling’ them … Continue reading
An uneasy dichotomy? How are ePortfolios being used in education?
Image by hazelowendmc via FlickrTrent Batson, executive director of The Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL), provides an initial summary on the current status of global portfolios in his article: “Review of Portfolios in Higher Education: A Flowering … Continue reading
Posted in All, Engagement, ePortfolios, Student voice
Tagged "Trent Batson", Creativity, Distance Learning, E-learning, e-portfolios, Education, elearning, Electronic portfolio, empowerment, engagement, ePortfolios, ICTELT, interoperability, Lifelong learning, Methods and Theories, policies, standards, Student voice
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Reading deeply: A Sociocultural approach to an audio-visual ‘text’
This activity is designed to develop students critical reading of text, in this case of a cultural, audio-visual text. Alternatively, a traditional, printed text could be used. However, the texts students need to read are becoming increasingly complex and hybrid, … Continue reading
