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Concept Mapping

h2cm — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:18:36 CST

Concept mapping tools allow you to visually illustrate the relationship between ideas, resources, people, or images. Like Inspiration™, Web-based tools use links, arrows, and comments to illustrate relationships.

Learning Applications: Represent, organize information, present information

Instructor Applications: Communicate, model, represent information

Examples:

Chemistry Proposition (PPT)

Various disciplinary examples from SMART™
Concept Map Various [biology] Examples from Johnson Leung
Hodges' Knowledge Domains Model

Services:

bubble.us - Free tools that allows you to create concept maps online, work with others, save map as image.
CMAP - this free software must be installed on your hard drive, but can be easily shared online. Similar to Inspiration™ this tool produces very professional graphics.
Gliffy - Free for limited use, this tool can produce a variety of charts, floorplans, concept maps, and much more.
Mind42 - Free, easy to use concept map collaboration online.
Mindomo - A Web-based mind mapping tool, delivering the capabilities of desktop mind mapping software in a Web browser - with no complex software to install or maintain.
MindMeister - Another free, user-friendly concept mapping application with assorted collaboration tools included.
SlickPlan - a free web-based sitemap/flowchart generator that allows for the creation of free sitemap and flowchart design.
Webspiration - An online visual thinking tool that helps you capture ideas, organize information, diagram processes and create clear, concise written documents whether working individually or collaboratively. With integrated diagram and outline views you can think visually, structure your work effectively and express your ideas in the ways that communicate best.
Wordle - is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes.
XMind - Downloadable brainstorming software that can be shared collaboratively online.

Successful Practices:

References:
A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods - Produced by Visual-Literacy.Org this table illustrates methods for representing data, information, strategy, metaphor, compound and much more.
Kinds of Concept Maps-

Visualization

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:43:16 CST

Representation of abstract ideas or real data to illustrate an/or demonstrate the relationship of pieces of information.

Learner Applications: Analyze, communicate, present information; make presentations

Instructor Applications: Communicate; demonstrate; present information

Examples:

Dr.Mohamed Taher's Visual Resume
Ground Zero Planner -
Social Impact Games -
Gapminder - Life expectancy + income + geographic location
Flicker - Student learning by Associating Categories (tags)
Glogster - Greetings from the World, click on These Wonderful Glogs.

Services:

Flickr - Photo sharing service, see Spell with Flickr,
Gliffy - Charts, graphs and concept mapping.
Glogster - create digital posters, see http://edu.glogster.com/.
Imagination Cubed - A free real time drawing and brainstorming tool that can be used at the same time by people in different places. Results can be saved and downloaded.
Kartoo - Visual meta-search engine
see Concept Maps and Mashups
Media Cloud - automatically builds an archive of news stories and blog posts from the web, applies language processing, and gives you ways to analyze and visualize the data.
Picnik - FREE & EASY online photo editor
Wordle - is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes.

Successful Practices:

References:
Edward Tufte - Theory about how to depict visual information.

Presentation

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:28:14 CDT

Presentation tools allow the use to create and publish presentations in text, video, or mixed media. Many tools provide a device for comment or marking the presentation.

Learner Applications: Identify useful/valuable information; listen or view; communicate, demonstrate; peer critique

Instructor Applications: Lecture, communicate, demonstrate

Examples:

Community + technology = (informal) learning (Patricia McGee)
Mrs. Burk's Perimeter Rap
EfS 162 Students' Online Presentations
What not to do (video)

Services:

Bubbleshare - Create slideshows from images and add text or audio narration for free.NO LONGER AVAILABLE after NOVEMBER 15, 2009.
Expert Village - How-to videos on countless topics.
Prezi - Create a map of your ideas, images, videos, then show overview, zoom to details, amaze, convince, take the day. And it is very simple to use.
SlideRocket - is a rich Internet application that provides everything you need to design professional quality presentations, manage and share libraries of slides and assets, and to deliver presentations in person or remotely over the web.
Slideshare - Free service that allows you to upload and publish your Power Point™ presentations and share them with others. Comments can be added in a discussion thread.
Teachertube - Videos from teachers and students.
Voicethreads - An online media album that can hold essentially any type of media (images, documents and videos) and allows people to make comments in 5 different ways - using voice (with a microphone or telephone), text, audio file, or video (with a webcam) - and share them with anyone they wish. The first three are free.
YawnBuster - YawnBuster brings alive your PowerPoint slides with Group Activities such as audience polls, games, group exercises and competitions.

How to:

P ower Heaven: The Power to Animate - Simple and complex examples and instructions for animation in PowerPoint™.

Successful Practices:

The Cognitive Load of PowerPoint: Q&A with Richard E. Mayer by Cliff Atkinson - Mayer speaks to the application of mulitmedia principles in PPT design.

The Lessig Method of Presentation from Presentation Zen blog - this approach personified by Lawrence Lessig can be engaging and thought-provoking.
Teaching with PowerPoint (PDF) from Brigham Young University - 1 page of tips
Really Bad PowerPoint and How to Avoid it (PDF) - from Seth Godin - more oriented toward business applcations

References:

Repositories of Materials

drpmcgee — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:22:40 CDT

WatchNow - a resource for users and also a non-profit, online community that encourages everyone to collect, create, and share free, innovative, educational videos.

Publication

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:32:21 CDT

Booklet Creator - a free online tool that allows you to create a booklet from a PDF document. It reorders pages so that after printing and folding the pages, a small book is created.
Bookrix - upload a file to create a book that can be shared and read or downloaded.
Issuu - Explore a world of publications by people and publishers alike. Collect, share and publish in a format designed to make your documents look their very best.
Lulu - A free self-publishing service. Just upload your manuscript, photos or digital files, use our formatting tools to get everything set up just the way you want, from size to binding to cover art.
Scribd - You can publish, discover and discuss original writings and documents. Includes iPaper which is a way to view documents on the web. iPaper is designed to be as fast and easy to use as possible. You can even embed iPaper in your web site or blog - just like a YouTube video.

Competing

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:28:05 CDT

Competition provides an opportunity for different teams or individuals to work from a set of pre-determined criteria to accomplish a specified goal and be evaluated against others.

Services

Strutta - designed to promote business, this service can be used to create a contest.

Social Bookmarking

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:22:57 CDT

Social bookmarking (SB) is a web based service, where shared lists of user-created Internet bookmarks are displayed organized through meta tags so that information can be quickly and accurately displayed. Folksonomy is one outcome of SB as users self-determine the meaning of what they know.

Learner Application: Communicate, identify useful/valuable information, search for information

Instructor Application: Communicate, present information

Examples:

An overview of different systems.

Services:

Blinklist - A free tool that provides annotation, metagging, and topic or name searches.
Diigo - Research and collaborative research tool on the one hand, and a knowledge-sharing community and social content site on the other
Carmun - Connects students who need advice, guidance, help with sources and ideas (and who doesn’t?) with those who’ve been down the same paths. carmun helps students easily organize their research. It also expands the boundaries of universities by creating a database of rated and reviewed sources.
Del.icio.us - A free tool that provides annotation, metagging, and topic or name searches.
Furl - A free tool that provides annotation and metagging, and topic or name searches.
Stumble Upon - Finds websites based on interest
Toobla - A visually boorkmarking service that captures screenshots of the linked page.
Wiki on a Stick (WoS) - Wiki on a Stick (WoaS) is an Open Source web application that runs completely in your browser- you don't even need an internet connection as it is all local. It consists of a large file with xhtml, css and JavaScript all embedded into it. It contains all the functionality to create, edit and maintain a wiki of multiple cross linked pages with all the formatting options available to webpages, including custom css and embedded graphic images.

Successful Practices:

References:
7 things you should know about social bookmarking (EDUCAUSE)

Towards a Managed Social Book marking Environment in Higher Education

Collaborative Writing

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:11:14 CDT

The terms collaborative writing and peer collaboration refer to projects where multiple people create written works together (collaboratively), rather than individually. Some projects are overseen by an editor or editorial team, but many grow without any top-down oversight.

Learner Applications: Writing, collaborating, publishing, taking notes, editing

Instructor Applications: Reviewing, assessing, facilitating, observe work, providing scaffolding�

Examples:

Teaching wiki (ideas for teachers)
New Worlds Project -

Services:

Basecamp - Web-based tool that lets you manage and track projects (or simply ideas) and quickly create client/project extranets
bubbl.us™ - Free online brainstorming tool
GoogleDocs™ - One of the many Google Applications™ (Apps) that come with Gmail™; universities (such as UTSA) that provide their students Gmail™ accounts also provide them GoogleDocs™.
Group Scribbles™ - Free server-based software for group collaboration.
Many Eyes - Shared visualization and discovery
Notemesh - Free student-based service that allows students to share notes and study together. Many instructors post their class notes to this service.
Notetaking tools -
Social Text™ - Free server-based wiki software.
stu.dicio.us™ - Free student-based service that allows students to share notes and study together. Many instructors post their class notes to this service.NOTE: as of October, 2009, stu.dicio.us was inactive but reportedly returning.
Wizlite™ -Wizlite allows you to highlight text (like on real paper) on any page on the Internet and share it with anyone you choose. Students can use to work collaboratively on research projects.
Writeboard - shareable web-based documents that allow you to work alone or with others, revisit earlier versions. Free and easy.
Zoho Apps - Includes free, collaborative and completely online word processing, spreadsheet creation, presentation building, and document management applications, among others.

Successful Practices:

References:
Wikis in Education sponsored by Wetpaint

Polling, Surveying

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:06:32 CDT

In the classroom or outside of the classroom, polling and surveying allows you to quickly get a snapshot or assess the learner.

Easypoll - free survey tools that works: Myspace, .Blogger, Xanga, Typepad and others.
Live Audience Polling - using mobile phones and SMS
Misterpoll - create your own polls on any subject with an unlimited number of questions. Email them to friends, plug them into your web site, submit them to our public directory, and more. Plus, every poll gets its own message forum!
Polldaddy - create surveys and polls for your website, blog and social network profiles.
Poll Everywhere - free polls via phones that can be displayed.
Quibblo - easily make your own quiz, take fun quizzes by other members, share quizzes with friends, embed quizzes on your MySpace, blog, Facebook or any other page on the internet.
Survey Monkey - a free survey tool for surveys less than 10 questions.
TexttheMob - free project polls or message boards on a large screen, have everyone send their input via their cell phones and see results instantly.
See Clickers,

Resources:

TLT Group's Matrix Survey strategy

Collaboration Tools

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:57:52 CDT

bubbl.us™ - Free online brainstorming tool
GoogleDocs™ - one of the many Google Applications™ (Apps) that come with Gmail™; universities (such as UTSA) that provide their students Gmail™ accounts also provide them GoogleDocs™.
Group Scribbles™ - Free server-based software for group collaboration.
Smartsheet - online task management, file sharing and discussion tool that leverages tools you already use (browser, email, spreadsheets, etc.) Ability to create and share templates. Free service with 30 day trial of premium features.
Social Text™ - Free server-based wiki software.
stu.dicio.us™ - Free student-based service that allows students to share notes and study together. Many instructors post their class notes to this service.(This site is no longer active. It states it is coming back, however.)
Wizlite�™ -Wizlite allows you to highlight text (like on real paper) on any page on the Internet and share it with anyone you choose. Students can use to work collaboratively on research projects.

Assessment

Anonymous — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:34:00 CDT

Quiz Makers

ClassMarker - a [free] easy to use online quiz maker that marks your tests and quizzes for you. You simply create your quizzes and your learners or business clients take them online.
Mystudio - Make quizzes in just minutes and embed them in any website or invite players to your MyStudiyo Channel Page.
Content Generator - Some free some for cost, this tool offers a varity of WYEWYG programs.
Question Writer 3 Basic - free quiz software that lets you create your own multiple choice quizzes. It's free for personal use and it's easy to use - a beginner can create high quality quizzes in minutes.
QuizCreator A robust Flash quiz maker that enables educators to easily create Flash-based quizzes with images, sounds, narrations and Flash animations to engage learners through the learning process and offers flexible results tracking and score reporting.

Solving Assessment Challenges with Technology:

Treat formative assessment as practice; allow multiple attempts at quizzes and use an average of grades.

References and Readings

Flash Quiz Tools: eLearning Technology -

Storytelling

Anonymous — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:12:51 CDT

The use of digital media to record and share a auditory, visual, or text story with beginning, middle, and end.

bookr - A flickr-based service that allows you to create 'books' with text.
Our Story - A timeline service that provides picture import.
The Fifty Tools - A list put together by Alan Levine of tools that can be used for digital storytelling.

Representing

rodeostore — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:03:22 CDT

Concept Mapping

bubble.us - Free tools that allows you to create concept maps online, work with others, save map as image.
CMAP - this free software must be installed on your hard drive, but can be easily shared online. Similar to Inspiration™ this tool produces very professional graphics.
Gliffy - Free for limited use, this tool can produce a variety of charts, floorplans, concept maps, and much more.

Mashups

Flickr - Essentially a photo sharing service that is used with many different types of mashups.
PopFly - unfortunately as of August 24th 2009, Popfly is out of operation

Services geared to build mashups for non-programmers.

Presentations

Bubbleshare - Create slideshows from images and add text or audio narration for free.
Expert Village - How-to videos on countless topics.
Flogram - Allows you to combine voice, PPT, text, images and more to make a dynamic presentation.
Slideshare - Free service that allows you to upload and publish your Power Point™ presentations and share them with others. Comments can be added in a discussion thread.
Teachertube - Videos from teachers and students.
Voicethreads - An online media album that can hold essentially any type of media (images, documents and videos) and allows people to make comments in 5 different ways - using voice (with a microphone or telephone), text, audio file, or video (with a webcam) - and share them with anyone they wish. The first three are free.

Visualization

Imagination Cubed - A free real time drawing and brainstorming tool that can be used at the same time by people in different places. Results can be saved and downloaded.
Kartoo - Visual meta-search engine
Scratch - a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web.[MIT]

Virtual Field Trip

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:57:51 CDT

Web 2.0 tools that are designed to help plan real world trips can be used to plan virtual trips.Many of the tools shared here are mashups with multiple tools for customization.

Trip planning tools

Discover America - serves as the Official Travel and Tourism Website of the United States
Go Planit -
Nile Guide -
PlanetEye - allows you to create a 'travel pack'
Ruba - user generated guides
Travel DK - a book pulbisher allows you to create your own travel guide
Tripcart - organized trip suggestions by theme
Tripwiser - includes videos
Tripwolf - more than 50,000 destinations worldwide.

Resources

The Best Resources For Finding And Creating Virtual Field Trips

General References

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:45:54 CDT

Wicked Problems - A wiki page that lists wicked problems of online course design with some posed solutions. Feel free to add your solutions!

Repositories of Resources & Information
Directory of Learning Tools - This Directory contains over 2,500 tools for learning in two main sections: for creating, delivering and managing learning and performance support solutions for personal learning and productivity, for sharing resources, as well as group collaboration (also includes some enterprise tools) GoToWeb2.0 - A referential list of Web 2.0 tools. √√ Jane Hart's Top 100 Tools for Learning - Results of eLearning professional survey of top tools. Top 25 Back to School Web 2.0 Tools - Learning & Educational Technology Product Directory - freely available to the public, and now offers details of over 800 products addressing higher education, schools and corporate education. Along with a brief description of the product, each entry provides contact details for the supplier, notice of any awards the product has won, geographical regions covered and any IMS compliance achieved. Robin Cook's Best Online Tools 2009 - A variety of tools with links to specific systems, geared toward 100% online but with implications for other delivery models. Mashable - a social media guide. WikiEducator - An open wiki for the generation, sharing, and development of open content; also offers training. elatewiki - the Electronic Learning And Teaching Exchange that you create and edit.

Repositories of Resources & Information

Directory of Learning Tools - This Directory contains over 2,500 tools for learning in two main sections:

for creating, delivering and managing learning and performance support solutions
for personal learning and productivity, for sharing resources, as well as group collaboration (also includes some enterprise tools)

GoToWeb2.0 - A referential list of Web 2.0 tools.

√√ Jane Hart's Top 100 Tools for Learning - Results of eLearning professional survey of top tools.

Top 25 Back to School Web 2.0 Tools -

Learning & Educational Technology Product Directory - freely available to the public, and now offers details of over 800 products addressing higher education, schools and corporate education. Along with a brief description of the product, each entry provides contact details for the supplier, notice of any awards the product has won, geographical regions covered and any IMS compliance achieved.

Robin Cook's Best Online Tools 2009 - A variety of tools with links to specific systems, geared toward 100% online but with implications for other delivery models.

Mashable - a social media guide.

WikiEducator - An open wiki for the generation, sharing, and development of open content; also offers training.

elatewiki - the Electronic Learning And Teaching Exchange that you create and edit.

Organizations with Helpful Guides
ELI - Learning is at the center of higher education. It is an essential part of the mission of all colleges and universities. The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) is a community of higher education institutions and organizations committed to advancing learning through IT innovation. See the 7 Things you Should Know About series. New Media Consortium - An international 501(c)3 not-for-profit consortium of over 260 learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies. NITLE - is a community-based, non-profit initiative dedicated to helping undergraduate-centered colleges, universities, and educational organizations use technology effectively to strengthen undergraduate education. Teaching, Learning, and Technology Group (TLT Group) - A non-profit group that helps people in educational institutions to improve teaching and learning by making more appropriate and cost-effective use of information technology without sacrificing what matters most to them. Top Tools for Learning, Center for Learning and Performance Technologies - Lists the results of an annual poll of learning professionals.

Organizations with Helpful Guides

ELI - Learning is at the center of higher education. It is an essential part of the mission of all colleges and universities. The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) is a community of higher education institutions and organizations committed to advancing learning through IT innovation. See the 7 Things you Should Know About series.

New Media Consortium - An international 501(c)3 not-for-profit consortium of over 260 learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies.

NITLE - is a community-based, non-profit initiative dedicated to helping undergraduate-centered colleges, universities, and educational organizations use technology effectively to strengthen undergraduate education.

Teaching, Learning, and Technology Group (TLT Group) - A non-profit group that helps people in educational institutions to improve teaching and learning by making more appropriate and cost-effective use of information technology without sacrificing what matters most to them.

Top Tools for Learning, Center for Learning and Performance Technologies - Lists the results of an annual poll of learning professionals.

Publications
Campus Technology - Focus on higher education administration, this publication offers some useful article about course applications and issues in online course design. They also offer webinars. eSchool News - A weekly newspaper for K-20 use of technology offered in both print and digital formats. Online Classroom - Provides practical advice and examples of proven, research-based pedagogical techniques to help instructors and course developers create and teach outstanding online courses. Includes expert advice on course design, learner-centered pedagogy, synchronous and asynchronous interaction, online learning communities, appropriate use of technology, course management, and assessment. T. H.E. Journal:Technology Horizons in Education - Geared toward K-12, this journal offers much for higher educations:technical, logistical, and pedagogical.They also offer webinars.

Publications

Campus Technology - Focus on higher education administration, this publication offers some useful article about course applications and issues in online course design. They also offer webinars.

eSchool News - A weekly newspaper for K-20 use of technology offered in both print and digital formats.

Online Classroom - Provides practical advice and examples of proven, research-based pedagogical techniques to help instructors and course developers create and teach outstanding online courses. Includes expert advice on course design, learner-centered pedagogy, synchronous and asynchronous interaction, online learning communities, appropriate use of technology, course management, and assessment.

T. H.E. Journal:Technology Horizons in Education - Geared toward K-12, this journal offers much for higher educations:technical, logistical, and pedagogical.They also offer webinars.

Strategies Paperless Classroom - strategies to create and maintain a paperless classroom.

Strategies
Paperless Classroom - strategies to create and maintain a paperless classroom.

Patricia McGee's Research on Course Management Systems (see her CV)
McGee, P., & Diaz, V. (in press, 2009). Planning for the shift from classroom to online course delivery. In T. T. Kidd (Ed.) Handbook of Research on Technology Project Management, Planning and Operations. Hershey, PA: IDEA Group Publishing. McGee, P. (2008). Community in the Web 2.0 world of learning. Sloan-C View. Available at http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/view/v7n4/viewv7n4.htm#Communities McGee, P., & Green, M. (2008). Lifelong learning and systems: A post-fordist analysis. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 4 (2). http://jolt.merlot.org/vol4no2/mcgee0608.htm. McGee, P. (2007). Design with the learner in mind. In P. Shank and S. Carliner (Eds.). E-Learning: Lessons Learned, Challenges Ahead. Pfeiffer/Jossey-Bass. McGee, P., & Diaz, V. (2007). Wikis and podcasts and blogs! Oh my! What is a faculty member to do? EDUCAUSE Review, see http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0751.pdf Most read EDUCAUSE article in 2007. Wickersham, L., & McGee, P. (2007). Perceptions of satisfaction and deeper learning in an online course. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 9 (1). Jafari. A., McGee, P., & Carmean, C. (2006). Managing courses, defining learning: What faculty, students, and administrators want. EDUCAUSE Review, 41 (4), 50–71. Retrieved July 31, 2006 from http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm06/erm0643.asp McGee, P. & Carmean, C., & Jafari, A. (Eds.). (2005). Course management systems for learning: Beyond accidental pedagogy. Hershey, PA: IDEA Group Publishing. http://www.idea-group.com/books/details.asp?id=4758 McGee, P., & Leffel, A. (2005). Ethics and decision-making in a course management system: Instructor and learner transformations. Education, Communication & Information, 5 (3). http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/1463631X.asp McGee, P, & Diaz, V. (2005). Planning for the digital classroom and distributed learning: Policies and planning for online instructional resources. Journal for Planning for Higher Education, 33 (4), 12-24. McGee, P. (2002). Featured Article: Web-based learning design: Planning for diversity. US Distance Learning Association Online Journal. Available at http://www.uslda.org.

Patricia McGee's Research on Course Management Systems (see her CV)

McGee, P., & Diaz, V. (in press, 2009). Planning for the shift from classroom to online course delivery. In T. T. Kidd (Ed.) Handbook of Research on Technology Project Management, Planning and Operations. Hershey, PA: IDEA Group Publishing.

McGee, P. (2008). Community in the Web 2.0 world of learning. Sloan-C View. Available at http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/view/v7n4/viewv7n4.htm#Communities

McGee, P., & Green, M. (2008). Lifelong learning and systems: A post-fordist analysis. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 4 (2). http://jolt.merlot.org/vol4no2/mcgee0608.htm.

McGee, P. (2007). Design with the learner in mind. In P. Shank and S. Carliner (Eds.). E-Learning: Lessons Learned, Challenges Ahead. Pfeiffer/Jossey-Bass.

McGee, P., & Diaz, V. (2007). Wikis and podcasts and blogs! Oh my! What is a faculty member to do? EDUCAUSE Review, see http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0751.pdf Most read EDUCAUSE article in 2007.

Wickersham, L., & McGee, P. (2007). Perceptions of satisfaction and deeper learning in an online course. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 9 (1).
Jafari. A., McGee, P., & Carmean, C. (2006). Managing courses, defining learning: What faculty, students, and administrators want. EDUCAUSE Review, 41 (4), 50–71. Retrieved July 31, 2006 from http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm06/erm0643.asp

McGee, P. & Carmean, C., & Jafari, A. (Eds.). (2005). Course management systems for learning: Beyond accidental pedagogy. Hershey, PA: IDEA Group Publishing. http://www.idea-group.com/books/details.asp?id=4758

McGee, P., & Leffel, A. (2005). Ethics and decision-making in a course management system: Instructor and learner transformations. Education, Communication & Information, 5 (3). http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/1463631X.asp

McGee, P, & Diaz, V. (2005). Planning for the digital classroom and distributed learning: Policies and planning for online instructional resources. Journal for Planning for Higher Education, 33 (4), 12-24.

McGee, P. (2002). Featured Article: Web-based learning design: Planning for diversity. US Distance Learning Association Online Journal. Available at http://www.uslda.org.

Project Management

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:14:53 CDT

Project Management involves planning, organizing, tracking, and organizing people, things, and events. PM is an integral part of organizational processes, and using these tools can streamline efforts.

Instructor Applications: organize/design curriculum, track time spent on course

Learner Applications: track time spent on different tasks, organize and manage groups.

Services:

Clocking IT - a free hosted application,keeping track of all your tasks and the time you spend on them.
The Best of Project Management - a list of free and for cost tools.

Audioblogs

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:31:13 CDT

Description: Blogs, or weblogs, that are enriched by audio files.

Learner Applications: Communicate, illustrate, reflection, journaling, peer critique.

Instructor Applications: Communicate, explain, provide feedback, assess

Examples:

Spooky Projects- "Spooky Projects is a set of four 3-hour classes hosted by Machine Project and taught by Tod E. Kurt. It is an introduction to microcontroller programming and interfacing with the real world using the Arduino physical computing platform."
Learning English as a Second Language - Combines podcasting with blogging as an instructional support for Mr. Richard Ciriello’s Practical Speaking Course.
Learning German - Martina Schubert has created a audioblog that can be used via a computer or mobile phone. "Each MP3 is published with transcript, so that you can see the spelling of a word you did not understand and - if necessary - look it up in a dictionary.'

Services:

Hipcast - also can be used for vlogging and podcasts.
Podbean - With Podbean, you can create professional podcasts in minutes without any programming knowledge.

Successful Practices:

References:
Huhan, T.Y., & Mong, M. K. Audio and podcasting in education. (PDF)

Flowchart/Timeline

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:35:27 CDT

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eLearning Tools Home

Anonymous — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:01:47 CDT

The rapid proliferation of new tools that can support learning makes it difficult to figure out what tool to use and for what purpose. This open wiki provides descriptions of tools, possible applications for teaching and learning, examples, and free/low/ or no-cost services. Download a one-page document of the tools in this site here.

There are several ways to explore the tools:

By Tool Name - the Tool by Name link on the left-hand menu leads to a list of tools by name, i.e., blogs, wikis, vlogs, video, etc.
By Learning Application - the Tools by Application link on the left-hand menu leads to a list of activities and behaviors which support learning, e.g. collaboration, reflection, documentation, etc.

Want to participate? Anyone can use this wiki, but only members can edit content. You can join by click ing Join this Wiki in the right hand corner of this page.

Not sure what to do? View a how-to WetPaint video (3 min.), or contact patricia.mcgee@utsa.edu.

Developed by Patricia McGee, PhD (patricia.mcgee@utsa.edu) from the original work of Patricia McGee and Veronica Diaz, PhD (drvdiaz@gmail.com)

Clickers

kkeairns — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:35:52 CDT

Formally known as Personal Response Systems, an audience responds to an instructor’s presentation delivered through technology using wireless devices. Their responses are then captured by the presentation device, aggregated and displayed.

Learner Applications: Provide feedback, communicate information, reflect

Instructor Applications: Poll, survey, check for understanding, provide feedback, assess comprehension

Examples:

Wake Forest Writing Assignment - Article describing project.

Services:

i•clicker - Requires no hardware installation. Only one portable base unit is needed for most lecture settings, and the base is powered off your computer’s USB port.

Turning Technologies - Integrates 100% into Microsoft® PowerPoint® and allows audiences and students to participate in presentations or lectures by submitting responses to interactive questions using a ResponseCard® keypad or other hand-held/computer devices.

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References:
Classroom Response Systems - Collection of resourses from EDUCAUSE
Keeping Clickers in the Classroom - This is an article from Inside Higher Ed which highlights a presentation at the BbWorld '08 Conference about the University of Denver's experience with clickers.

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