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Cathy AlfanoCentral Florida Community
CollegeJune 14, 2007
Teaching and Learning with Digital Resources
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Welcome
Introductions: Cathy Alfano, Project Manager, The Orange
Grove Faculty presenters
• Wendi Dew, Valencia CC• Karen Koory, Daytona Beach CC
Attendees
Informal, open, and participatory session Questions are encouraged!
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Workshop Agenda
What is The Orange Grove digital repository?
How to use The Orange Grove (hands-on practice)
Digital content showcase and discussion Karen Koory, Daytona Beach CC Wendi Dew, Valencia CC
Questions and answers
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What is The Orange Grove?
A digital storehouse that enables: A single online access point for high-quality, reusable
classroom or online learning resources and professional development resources for educators
Collaboration and knowledge transfer among the academic research community
Discovery of and access to Florida’s instructional content investment
Efficiency of development efforts• create resources once, and re-use many times• re-purpose existing resources
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The Orange Grove Diagram
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What types of resources can be found in The Orange Grove?
Tutorials/ lessons Exercises Simulations Syllabi/ lesson plans Images/ graphs Audios/ videos/ animations Presentations/ slideshows Questionnaires/ surveys Documents URLs
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What makes it all possible? Metadata
Metadata: "data about data” Descriptive information Similar to a record in a library’s electronic
catalog Why is metadata important?
Allows targeted searching and discovery of resources
Provides sufficient information for searchers to determine if a resource meets their needs (e.g., grade level or course number)
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Practice with The Orange Grove
Logging in
Searching for content General Advanced Custom Saved searches RSS feeds Federated
Using repository content Linking Downloading
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Logging into The Orange Grove
Login at:
http://florida.theorangegrove.org
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Searching
Basic Search Text box above Search menu Returns results on all items containing
your search termCollection Search
Allows you to search for items of a specific collection or collections
Public Resource & Florida-Only Collections are good choices
Can search within results
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Searching
Advanced Search Can search by audience type,
classification source, or learning typeSave searches or Search with
ResultsFederated Search
Can search multiple repositories simultaneously
Displays 200 results per repository
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Using Repository Content
Linking: Locate the resource Select “View more detailsdetails”
(details=metadata=descriptive information) Review the metadata, including copyright In the “Links to Resources” section, right
click to copy the link location Paste links into a document, PPT, or web page Students do NOT need a repository account to
access the resource
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Using Repository Content
Many resources can be downloaded Locate the resource Select “View more details” In the “Links to Resources” section,
<right click> to open the resource Save a copy of the resource
Note: if you download a resource, you lose the ability to link to new versions of the resource
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Contributing Resources
Select the Contribute link in the left frame Follow the instructions to provide
requested information
Required fields are marked with an * ONLY when all required fields are
completed, will the Submit option appear
You can save a draft of your resource to finish work on it at a later time
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Unexplored features!
Items we haven’t discussed: Contributing – information in handouts Use of the Assembler authoring tool to create
PDF documents and web pages• Online tutorials now available at:
http://www.theorangegrove.org/
How to create RSS feeds for your searches Best practices for contributing to the
repository – an online tutorial will be released later this summer
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How to Get Involved
Request a FREE Orange Grove account Use digital resources in your teaching Share your digital resources Tell your colleagues about The Orange
Grove Serve as a subject matter reviewer Participate in an Orange Grove Task Force
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How to Get Involved
Participate in an Orange Grove Task Force to help “grow” the repository Funding Marketing Populating the Repository Faculty Awards and Recognition Developing a Community Quality Assurance Professional Development
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Questions and Answers
Announcements – The repository is now licensed for access to any faculty member that requests access. No restrictions!
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Digital Content Showcase
Karen Koory, Daytona Beach CC Transitioning traditional paper
chemistry exercises to the web
Wendi Dew, Valencia CC
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Why teach with digital content?
Student learning gains Student expectations Teach and use critical thinking skills
locating, summarizing and evaluating information
Create engaging learning (e.g., instructional games)
Offer an expanded pool of resources to your students
Workplace expectations of information literacy
Other ideas?
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Strategies for Using Digital Content
Best practice: Use content that: Is relevant to course objective(s)
• WIIFM? Actively engages students Provides “authentic” or challenging
(e.g., games) environments to apply knowledge or skills
If you want students to use digital resources, require, reward or recognize their use
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Strategies for using digital content
Active Learning Learners use virtual and/or real
manipulative materialsConstructive Learning
Students construct their own understanding, building on what they know (create models, identify solutions)
Authentic Learning Performing real world tasks and using
primary sources to help learners connect with the world around them
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Strategies for using digital content
Cooperative Learning Students work in groups with specific
tasks or roles assigned Intentional/Reflective Learning
Students generate their own questions and explain their problem solving strategies
Drill and practice
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Group Discussion
Small group discussions How can you use digital content to
enrich teaching and learning in your field?
Share ideas with larger group
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More Questions and Answers
What other questions do you have??
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Thank you!
Susie Henderson: [email protected]
Cathy Alfano:[email protected]
Websites: www.theorangegrove.org www.oncoreblueprint.org