ETC677 Grade Consolidation

Check your BBLearn Grade Book to make sure all received grades are correct.  Questions? Contact me by Sunday, 12/04/11. Posted grades: Assignment 1-5.  L1-5 Discussions.Total possible points: 58.

Lesson 5 Discussion grade & feedback posted

See BBLearn E-mail & Gradebook for the details. Questions? Contact me within 2 days!

A6 Treatise Paper Common Feedback

Thanks for your assignments!  Most of you have done a wonderful job and are able demonstrate clear understandings on the topic of distance education.  Here are some general feedback comments for your future reference.  Be sure to consider these comments and apply them to future assignments, failure to meet the requirements may result in a grade deduction in the future assignments.  The skills of writing research and/or opinion papers are very important graduate students.  It demonstrates our skills and knowledge in logical thinking.

 

1. Besides summarizing the chapters you read, it is important to use your word to describe the concepts you learn.  Avoid outlining the textbook.
2. Synthesize the ideas from required readings additional to the textbook readings.
3. Use various literatures to support your points, ideas, and arguments.
4. Avoid over citing the same literature, such as textbook, even it is important one.  Apply different literature to support your arguments and ideas.
5. I encourage you to read the literatures cited in the textbooks.
6. If you would like to cite the literatures cited in the textbook but you did not read it.  You can cite them as secondary citations.
7. Always include Delicious link for your references and recourses for the assignments.
8. Avoid one-sentence paragraph since the logical reasoning doesn't flow.

A6 Treatise Paper grade & feedback posted

See TS for the feedback & BBLearn for the grades.

Elluminate with Chih

12/01/11, Thursday, 5:30-6:30 pm. Sign-up: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ak2hmofyxKPkdG5wTUwxN0hocVRmZ2p4VDU2LWFSRnc&hl=en_US#gid=0

Elluminate: http://elm.elluminate.com/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584

Lesson 6: Required instructions Resume

L6, Week 2: 11/28-12/4

Thanksgiving Break (11/21-27): Happy Thanksgiving!!

No required course instructions.  The class will resume on 11/28, Monday.

Elluminate Microphone

Be sure to test your microphone on Elluminate so you can record your Elluminate presentation. http://elluminate.uark.edu/2011/03/21/audio-problems/

L6 Highlight: 11/14-11/20; 11/21-11/27

Thanksgiving Week; No required instructions; 11/28-12/04

• Lesson Moderators: Team 6

11/16 Wednesday

• Due: Team 5's Lesson 5 discussion gradesheet

11/17 Thursday

• Due: 1st posting period for Lesson 6 discussions : One posting at least: Respond to discussion question

11/20 Sunday

• Due: 2nd posting period for Lesson 6 discussions : One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.
• Due: Team 6 post discussion question.

12/01 Thursday

• Due: 3rd posting period for Lesson 6 discussions : One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.

12/04 Sunday

• Due: 4th posting period for Lesson 6 discussions : One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.
• Due: Assignment 7: Distributed Learning Professional Development Unit
• Due: Team 7 does not need to post discussion question.
• Due: Lesson 7 Reading

 

Want to learn how to use Elluminate to present your final unit?

See the tutorials at: https://sites.google.com/site/etccommunity/elluminate-tutorials

Elluminate with Chih, 11/15, Tuesday, 8-9 pm

Sign up at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ak2hmofyxKPkdG5wTUwxN0hocVRmZ2p4VDU2LWFSRnc&hl=en_US#gid=0

Elluminate at: http://elm.elluminate.com/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584

Right Understanding on Construction/Constructivism instructional strategies

After reviewing your unit proposals, I noticed that many were unclear with Construction/Constructivism instructional strategies. Below are a few notes to help you to clarify your understanding to apply right Construction/Constructivism instructional strategies to support your unit

 

·      When integrating social tagging to support your ONLE, it is necessary to design an effective social tagging architecture toguide your learners to tag their learning resources.  See ETC677 Social Tagging Architecture at: http://etc677nau.wetpaint.com/page/Tagging+Architecture

·      Confused by Content; Delivery Technology; and Instructional strategies: Many intend to instruct your fellow teachers Google Docs or Web 2.0 technology to support their classroom teaching.  In this case:

o   Content: How to integrate Google Docs or Web 2.0 technologies to support teaching.

o   Delivery technology: Any CMS/LMS tools: discussion boards; Chat room; Web pages; or using Google Docs or Web 2.0 tools

o   Instructional strategies: Online learner-learner interaction; Online resources, Online collaboration; online student publishing etc.

o   Evaluations: We must evaluate all three components:

§  Content: Assess whether your audiences learn the content (integrating Google Docs or Web 2.0 tools)

§  Delivery technology: Assess whether the integrated online technology (CMS/LMS) is effective. Are online discussion boards effective?

§  Instructional strategies: Assess whether the integrated online instructional strategies effective.  Is learner-learner interaction integrated effectively? 

·      Rationale: The rationale to integrate distributed/online learning to support your unit should go beyond because online technology and online learning are convenient. In this case, we only justify it from online delivery technology aspect.  We should justify it from online construction/constructivist instructional strategy aspect aswell, such as learner-learner interaction, online resources, online collaboration etc.

 

Moodle Account

If you intend to use Moodle as LMS to deliver your final unit, contact me with unit title ASAP so we can create a Moodle unit shell for you.

Lesson 4 DIscussion Grades & Feedback Posted

See BBLearn e-mail & Grade Book of the details. Questions? Contact me within 2 days. 

L5, Week 2 Discussion on Diigo

Focus on Diigo discussions. Be sure to answer all questions/comments raised by others.

True Blue NAU? NAU App for Smartphone

http://www4.nau.edu/insidenau/bumps/2011/10_31_11/app.html#.TrSkWTXoO5E.ema
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My Messages/E-Mail no BBLearn

NAU has installed a new module called "My Messages." This module will show any courses that have new items in the Messages tool. NAU took the liberty of adding it to your My Bb Learn page so that you will have immediate access to it; you may remove it if you wish. You may also add it to a module page in your course (e.g., your Home Page) by going to that module page and clicking "Add Course Module."

A5 Unit Proposal Grade & Feedback Posted

See TS & BBlearn grade book for the feedback & grades.  Read the feedback carefully to help you to improve your final unit.

Access ETC677 Google Sites

Invitation e-mail to ETC677 Google Sites was sent to your e-mail you provided to PLE assignment in the beginning semester. If you prefer to use different e-mail to participate ETC677 Google Sites for L5 discussions. Contact me with your preferred e-mail account.  Have difficult to edit 677 Google Sites? Be sure you log in your Google account first then access the 677 Google sites.

Miss ETC647's Network Training Sessions?

See: http://www.delicious.com/chihtu/ETC647+Elluminate+Network+Training for the recording.

Reminder: Tonight: Web 2.0 Technology Training

Don’t miss tonight’s sessions!  We had excellent sessions last night. 

All training sessions are hosted on Elluminate.  You do not need to sign up for the sessions.  All sessions will be recorded for later access.  You can access this and previous semesters’ ^ last night’s recordings at: http://www.delicious.com/chihtu/ETC647+Elluminate+Network+Training 

Date: November 2, Wednesday, 6-7 pm Arizona Time  

Title: VoiceThread

Speaker: ETC647 Group 3

Facilitator: ETC647 Students

          Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

 More information/Flyer

 

Date: November 2, Wednesday, 7:15-8:15 pm Arizona Time  

Title: Using Mobile Learning: The Next Step

Speaker: ETC647 Group 2

Facilitator: ETC647 Students

           Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

            More information/Flyer

 

Treatise Outline Section 3 Feedback & Grade Posted

See BBLearn Assignment Submission to download the file to review the feedback & grade.

Tonight's Elluminate has started at

 ETC Virtual Space.

Reminder: Tonight: Web 2.0 technology for teaching and learning

ETC 647 students are providing Web 2.0 Technology Training on November 1 & 2.  Please join us to learn new Web 2.0 technology for teaching and learning.

All training sessions are hosted on Elluminate.  You do not need to sign up for the sessions.  All sessions will be recorded for later access.  You can access this and previous semesters’’ recordings at: http://www.delicious.com/chihtu/ETC647+Elluminate+Network+Training

 Date: November 1, Tuesday, 6-7 pm Arizona Time  

Title: Kerpoof

Speaker: ETC647 Group 4

Facilitator: ETC647 Students

          Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

More information/Flyer

 

Date: November 1, Tuesday, 7:15-8:15 pm Arizona Time  

Title: Delicious Stacks"- a new flavor, still Delicious

Speaker: ETC647 Group 1

Facilitator: ETC647 Students

          Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

More information/Flyer