Roger Greenhalgh - Harper Adams University

HEaTED West Midlands Regional Network Eventat Staffordshire University

Wednesday 25th September 2013

On-line and e-learning A University approach

Some fashionable eLearning terms…

• CBT/CBL - Computer Based Training/Learning• CAL - Computer Assisted Learning• VLE - Virtual Learning Environment• Blended Learning• Re-useable Learning Objects• MOOCs - Massive Open Online Courses

What a VLE looks like…

What a VLE looks like… (further down the page…)

What’s in the VLE toolbox?

99 ways to use a VLE…#1 Learning Environment#2 Noticeboard#3 Having an online discussion#4 Having an online chat#5 Having an online debate#6 Bookmarks#7 Assignment Submission#8 Assignment Feedback#9 Peer Assessment#10 Gradebook#11 Integrating Turnitin#12 Keeping a teaching journal#13 Keeping a reflective journal#14 Writing a blog#15 Keeping a learning journal#16 Student college handbook#17 Keeping on top of the subject#18 Reading a journal#19 Reading a book#20 Providing library information#21 Providing access to resources#22 e-Library#23 Rewarding learners#24 Course handbook#25 Scheme of Work

#26 Lesson Plans#27 Undertaking a Survey#28 Classroom Study Task#29 Home-based Study Task#30 Field Trip Task#31 Providing a schedule#32 Calendar of events#33 Preparation#34 On a mobile device#35 Mobile activities#36 On an iPad#37 On a PSP#38 On an iPhone#39 Virtual Lessons#40 Field Trip Notes#41 Field Trip Planning#42 Setting a task#43 Group task#44 Collaboration#45 Adding an URL or a web link#46 Ask the learners#47 A gallery of images#48 Embedding an online presentation#49 Showing an online presentation#50 Showing a photo album

#51 Course News#52 Having an Online Conference#53 CPD#54 Recording CPD#55 Embedding Titles#56 Hosting a podcast#57 Linking to a podcast#58 Uploading a Word Document#59 Uploading a Presentation#60 Excel Spreadsheets#61 SCORM Objects#62 Jorum#63 NLN Materials#64 Text#65 Creating webpages#66 Glossary#67 FAQ#68 Using handwriting#69 Access to a Webcam Stream#70 Hosting video#71 Embedding video#72 Streaming live video#73 Hosting audio#74 Embedding audio#75 Streaming live audio

#76 Learner feedback#77 Learner Voice#78 Taking a vote#79 Lesson feedback#80 Embedding Google Docs#81 Embedding a social bookmarking tag cloud#82 Collating links#83 In a workshop#84 Collaborating on a Wiki#85 Interactive Whiteboard#86 Filing Cabinet#87 Embedding an Animation#88 Embedding Images#89 Embedding a Comic Strip#90 Embedding a Cartoon#91 Comics#92 Making choices#93 Hot potatoes#94 Setting a Quiz#95 Setting an assessment#96 Offline assessment#97 Visual Discussions#98 Embedding RSS feeds into the VLE#99 Using RSS feeds from the VLE

http://elearningstuff.net/100-ways/

An institutional resource…

Online Farm Information

A multi-tenanted resource…http://www.openfields.org.uk/

YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEHBWwA4l2s

iTunesU

Re-useable learning objects

http://rlo.harper-adams.ac.uk/

3 minute advice snippethttp://rlo.harper-adams.ac.uk/video/how-to-avoid-failing-your-report.aspx

How to do stuff…http://rlo.harper-adams.ac.uk/video/flip-video-camera-filming-presentations.aspx

Enablement

http://rlo.harper-adams.ac.uk/video/an-introduction-to-xerte-part-1-creation.aspx

Interactionhttp://rlo.harper-adams.ac.uk/xerte/binocular-microscope.aspx

Immersion

http://www.quarrying.org/second-life.html

Involvement