what works online
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A presentation about teaching in a blended way from aades 2011TRANSCRIPT
What works online
What works online
What do you like online?
List the things that make it easy for you when you are online
What do you like online?
Things you might have of thought of are: Easy navigation Clear instructions Good colours Interesting Easy to use Readable text Know what is expected of you Preferably no login
What works online
Things you might of thought of are: Easy navigation Clear instructions Good colours Interesting Easy to use Readable text Know what is expected of you Preferably no login
What works online
Fire
Topic: FireTasks: 1. Watch video of history of the use of fire 2. Complete a timeline of the use of fire 3. Assess a house for fire risks 4. Complete an investigation of types of materials
firemen should wear
Asynchronous vs.
Synchronous
Task Type of activity Asynchronous orSynchronous
Blended Book Tools
Watch video of history of the use of fire
Content based, informative Asynchronous
Camtasia, Movie maker,
Site for video to sit
Complete a timeline of the use of fire
Application of knowledge Asynchronous
Timeline tool, Google maps, wiki
Assess a house for fire risks
Application of knowledge, content, collaborative
Either
Voicethread
Online lesson
Websites of houses
Investigation of types of materials firemen should wear
Practical
Research
Exploring topic
Both
Websites
Experiment design
Online lesson
Blog
Blended
My definition of blended is some online some offline (book type) tasks
Does it belong online?
Task Type of activity Asynchronous orSynchronous
Blended Book Tools
Watch video of history of the use of fire
Content based, informative Asynchronous
Camtasia, Movie maker,
Site for video to sit
Complete a timeline of the use of fire
Application of knowledge Asynchronous
Timeline tool, Google maps, wiki
Assess a house for fire risks
Application of knowledge, content, collaborative
Either
Voicethread
Online lesson
Websites of houses
Investigation of types of materials firemen should wear
Practical
Research
Exploring topic
Both
Websites
Experiment design
Online lesson
Blog
Tools
Task Type of activity Asynchronous orSynchronous
Blended Book Tools
Watch video of history of the use of fire
Content based, informative Asynchronous
Camtasia, Movie maker,
Site for video to sit
Complete a timeline of the use of fire
Application of knowledge Asynchronous
Timeline tool, Google maps, wiki
Assess a house for fire risks
Application of knowledge, content, collaborative
Either
Voicethread
Online lesson
Websites of houses
Investigation of types of materials firemen should wear
Practical
Research
Exploring topic
Both
Websites
Experiment design
Online lesson
Blog
Fire
Vodcast
Fire
timeline
Fire s
afe
assess
men
t
What tools work when?
Know your students
Know your students
1. What sort of access to the internet do they have?
2. What sort of ICT skills do they have?3. What background knowledge do they bring to
a subject / topic?
Tools
Online ‘Getting to know you’ Tools and activities for students
• Forums / Discussion
• Surveys
• Quiz
• VoiceThread Back
Online ‘Getting to know you’ Tools and activities for students
• Forums / DiscussionWhat students already know, what they think they are going to learn
during the topic
• SurveysWhat skills and equipment the students have
• EmailSupport, introduction, feedback, resources
• QuizPre topic knowledge
• VoiceThreadGetting to know you/other’s in the class, getting knowledge ready for
unit
Time
Planning
Time
Tool
Asynchronous or
Synchronous Can be used for
Online lessons – e.g. video conferencing Synchronous
Social, collaboration, explaining ideas, presentations, exploring content, group activities, coming up with shared norms and assessment criteria
VoiceThread Asynchronous Getting students to collaborate / share ideas about a topic, summarise a concept. Presentation of an assignment
Surveys Asynchronous
Getting to know the students, equipment they have, times for online lessons. Evaluation of a topic pre/post. Collecting information quickly
Email Asynchronous One on one explanation of a concept, further resources, general communication. Assignment submission
Tool
Asynchronous or
Synchronous Can be used for
Quizzes Asynchronous Quick knowledge check, pre and post tests student created assessment tasks
Wiki Asynchronous Collaboration, revision, place to store resources for a particular task, group work, revision activities, glossary
Forums / Discussion Asynchronous Mnemonics, discussion of a topic, ideas, summarising, sharing ideas, answering questions, sharing data
Learning Object Asynchronous Exploring content, interactive
Podcasting Asynchronous Interviews, revision, vocab, content sharing, assessment presentations, book reviews
Vodcasting Asynchronous Interviews, revision, vocab, content sharing, assessment presentations, book reviews
Time
For Planning online activities Setting up the online framework Conduct online lessons For the teacher to give feedback For teacher to respond to feedback For students to complete the online activity For learning
Time
What works online
Good Teaching
What works online
Well planned, interesting tasks that engage students in learning
References
• Asynchronous and Synchronous E-Learning• http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/
EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/AsynchronousandSynchronousELea/163445
• http://debsplace.wikispaces.com/ePlans Podcasting• http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/
podcasts/#creating• http://c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/