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Learning Tools for the 21 st Century

Learning Tools for the 21 st Century . EDUC1049 Dr Chris Campbell Week 7 – 16 th April 2012. Lecture Outcomes:. This lecture will cover the following: Collaborative learning Wikis Webquests Other website creation tools. But first: . IWB Assignment Examples. Collaborative Learning.

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Learning Tools for the 21 st Century

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  1. Learning Tools for the 21st Century EDUC1049 Dr Chris Campbell Week 7 – 16th April 2012

  2. Lecture Outcomes: • This lecture will cover the following: • Collaborative learning • Wikis • Webquests • Other website creation tools

  3. But first: • IWB Assignment Examples

  4. Collaborative Learning • Collaborative learning is a situation in which two or more people learn or attempt to learn something together. More specifically, collaborative learning is based on the model that knowledge can be created within a population where members actively interact by sharing experiences and take on asymmetry roles. (Wikipedia) • Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is a relatively new educational paradigm within collaborative learning which uses technology in a learning environment to help mediate and support group interactions in a collaborative learning context. CSCL systems use technology to control and monitor interactions, to regulate tasks, rules, and roles, and to mediate the acquisition of new knowledge. (Wikipedia)

  5. How it enhances literacy and numeracy • Hopefully making this clear. • Mathematics • http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110809091832/http://www.teachingandlearningresources.org.uk/node/14707

  6. Wikis • Wikis in Plain English • Using Wikis in the classroom

  7. What is a Wiki?

  8. Referencing Wikipedia

  9. Wikipedia • A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the Red Kangaroo, the Antilopine Kangaroo, and the Eastern and Western Grey Kangaroo of the Macropus genus. The family also includes many smaller species which include the wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons and the Quokka, some 63 living species in all.[1] Kangaroos are endemic to the continent of Australia, while the smaller macropods are found in Australia and New Guinea.

  10. Encyclopedia Brittanica • The term kangaroo, most specifically used, refers to the eastern gray kangaroo, the western gray kangaroo, and the red kangaroo, as well as to the antilopine kangaroo and two species of wallaroo (see below). Less specifically, kangaroo refers to all 13 species in the genus Macropus, some of which are called wallabies. In its broadest usage, kangaroo refers to any member of the family Macropodidae.

  11. Conservapedia • After the Flood, these kangaroos bred from the Ark passengers migrated to Australia. There is debate whether this migration happened over land[5] with lower sea levels during the post-flood ice age, or before the supercontinent of Pangea broke apart[6], or if they rafted on mats of vegetation torn up by the receding flood waters.[5] The idea that God simply generated kangaroos into existence there is considered by most creation researchers to be contra-Biblical.

  12. Uncyclopedia • The kangaroo, or AnimaliaChordata Mammalia MarsupialaiaDiprotodontiaPhalangeridaMacropodidaeMacropusgiganteus for short, is a FRIGGIN' HUGE MOUSE with powerful hind legs, sad little arms, a pocket, boxing gloves, and great sharp teeth. • http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo

  13. Why use Wikis in schools? • Brainstorm • Other uses?

  14. Webquests as examples of rich ICT learning tools

  15. Outcomes for this section • Define what a WebQuest is • Identify teaching and learning benefits of integrating WQs as learning tools • Identify the critical components of a WQ • Evaluate some WQs

  16. A simple definition • The www is a universal database of information that is accessible to people around the world which links easily to other pieces of information so that any user can quickly find the things that are most important to him or herself.

  17. But … … because of its incomprehensible hugeness, something of everything is on the web, including:

  18. Useless and undesirable junk • Indecipherable research • Incomplete arguments • Out-dated information as well as …

  19. … the more desirable information (the gems) • Rich • Insightful • Clever • Interactive • Authentic • Persuasive • Relevant, and • Thought-provoking

  20. How can we capture these gems? • In other words, how can we tame the www and capitalise on the rich information? • by incorporating them into rich learning experiences for students • by incorporating them into WebQuests

  21. What is a WebQuest? • An inquiry oriented activity where some (or all) of the information that the learners interact with comes from resources on the internet • Not the same as a website • A form of structured research project • Provide scaffolded learning within a constructivist learning environment

  22. WebQuest • Basic strategy: • Devise an an inquiry activity that presents students with a central question or problem and related task • Web-based and other resources provide grist from which students construct meaning • The learning process is supported by prompting / scaffolds to promote higher-order thinking • End products of are often put out to the world for some type of real feedback

  23. Use when: • You want students to tackle big, complex or grey questions • Students could benefit from cooperative learning • The subject warrants a deeper understanding • Students would benefit from a more authentic, real-world learning experience (PBL)

  24. 2 levels of WebQuests • Short-term • Designed to be completed in 1 to 3 class periods • Long-term - Designed to be completed in 1 week to 1 month in the classroom

  25. Attributes of a WebQuest • Anintroductionto set the scene • A task • A description of the processthe learners should go through to complete task • Assessment guidelines • A conclusion • Guidance on how to organise information – Teacher’s Page • Credits/References that acknowledges all sources

  26. Other Website Creation Tools • Thoughts???? • Webnode: Discuss

  27. Examples • Wiki Spaces: • http://cloningtrouble.wikispaces.com/Introduction • http://marketing4ps.wikispaces.com/Promotion • http://exploreantarctica.wikispaces.com/1.+Introduction • Webnode: • http://marketing4ps.webnode.com/task/ • www.chriscampbelleducation.com

  28. Tutorials this week • Introduction to Wikispaces • Creating blog posts

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