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Join our eLearning facilitation workshop, focusing on D2L Course Tools and Creative Assessment. Learn to use social networking in teaching and explore innovative assessment methods. Gain insights on managing dates, intelligent agents, user progress, and content reports. Discover the power of creative assessment with individualistic approaches, social media integration, and effective guidelines. Embrace the potential of social networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn in education. Enhance your teaching with practical tools for online courses and engage students creatively.
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eLearning Facilitation Workshop Online Teaching: Special Topics http://cpdeconnect.pbworks.com
Learning Topics GO • D2L Course Tools • Creative Assessment • Using Social Networking GO GO
D2L Course Tools! • Manage Dates • Intelligent Agents • View Users Progress • Content Reports
Manage Dates • Access from Course Home • Edit D2L object dates • Quick, easy, & convenient
Intelligent Agents • Access from Course Home or Edit Course • Monitor course activity • Notify users of course activity
View Users Progress • Access from Classlist • Hoover over the View Progress Icon • View user activity for individual users enrolled in course • View user access in D2L Tools
Content Reports • Access from the Content tab • Select the Reports link • View statistics for content topics in a course • View statistics for a topic for an individual user
Learning Topics GO • D2L Course Tools • Creative Assessment • Using Social Networking GO GO
Creative Assessment • Individualistic • Creativity • Social Media • Guidelines • Assessment Swap!
Individualistic • Relates to the student • Deters cheating • Increases motivation
Creativity! I Like Glogging! • Creative Freedom • Fun
Social Media Assessments Social Media Options Facebook – Group, peer review Twitter – Tweet as a person or debates limited to 140 characters Pinterest – Themed board Good Reads – Keep track of books read and discussions LinkedIn – Create online résumé, virtual presence
Guidelines • Give very specific instructions • Provide an example • Create a rubric • Offer a tutorial on how to use the technology • Be willing to see what works and what doesn’t
Assessment Swap! Instead of use ! Discussions… Journals… Papers…
Learning Topics GO • D2L Course Tools • Creative Assessment • Using Social Networking GO GO
Using Social Networking • What is social networking? • Examples of social networking • What • Why • How
What is Social Networking? “Using internet's network groups (such as Facebook and Twitter) to network and communicate between consumers and businesses” - Wiktionary
Examples of Social Networking Sites • Blogs • Flickr • Twitter • Facebook • Pinterest
Blogs • Shared journal • Private or public • Ex: eLF • Blogger, Tumblr, etc. • Students can blog, comment, “follow"
Flickr • Photo sharing site • Students can post pictures, comments • Adds a personal element to your class • Doesn’t have to be a photography class
Twitter • Microblogging • Based on following (both people and topics) • Set up a class hash tag (#) or even lecture hash tag • Students ask questions, comments • Use as assignments
Facebook • General Social Networking site • Create an instructor account • Use for class groups • Post announcements, updates • Forum for informal class discussion • Post media • Student critique
Develop Script Screenr • Record Screen • Publish
ScreencastingResources • Screenrhttp://www.screenr.com • Screencast.com (Screencasting Best Practices)http://www.screencast.com
YouTube • Publish • “Unlisted”
Embedding - Now “Insert Stuff” Seriously. That easy.
Additional Tools • Free! • Easy to use! • Helps organize and share ideas!
eLearning Facilitation Workshop Online Teaching: Special Topics http://cpdeconnect.pbworks.com