http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/100047/chapters/What-Is-Action-Research%C2%A2.aspx
http://www.aral.com.au/resources/index.html
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Free Tools for Enhancing Education
Google docs, google forms, moodle and Khan Academy.
I decided to read and know about Google docs, google forms, Moodle and Khan Academy as they are widely used in education so I have to know about them and try them. In addition, they cover wide range of interaction patterns and can be used for interaction, collaboration and class management. I also asked my workmates, read the articles sent and browse through a number of online resources speaking on educational technology.
As for the articles and seminars on each tool:
As for Google doc articles:
" Google doc Abuse"
"Google Docs for Students and
Faculty"
"Six Trajectories for digital Education"
"GGrading: Digital Grading Made Free and Easy with Google Apps"
As for seminars on google docs:
Google Forms:
" Using Google Forms for Students engagement and learning"
"Google Forms Capacity"
New Technologies, Pedagogies and Curriculum: A Practical Perspective
Creating a Fluid Learning Environment
A New Wave of Innovation for Teaching and Learning
Seminars on google forms:
As for Moodle:
Seminars for Moodle:
Articles on Khan Academy:
"Beyond Active Learning Transformation of the Learning-space" http://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/6/beyond-active-learning-transformation-of-the-learning-space
"The physics and meaning of flight a case study in studentcentered learning across institutions http://er.educause.edu/articles/2013/10/the-physics-and-meaning-of-flight-a-case-study-in-studentcentered-learning-across-institutions
"Exploring Students Mobile Learning Practices in Higher-education"
"Top ten it Issues-2013-Welcome to the Connected-age" http://er.educause.edu/articles/2013/6/topten-it-issues-2013-welcome-to-the-connected-age
"7 Things You Should Know about Microlectures"
Khan Academy Seminairs:
Website: https://www.khanacademy.org/
I am going to delve deeper on Khan Academy as I heard about it but knew nothing. Reading and watching the seminars about the other tool and this tool, I find it highly user friendly, students can use it for self-study, collaboration and interaction, it also have exercises, tutors, coaches, aspects which are not found in the other tools. They can choose their own material or I can assign certain material. As for the google docs they are for collaboration rather than self study, and the google forms are also for collaboration, polls and quizzes. Moodle is a class management system. I searched the web and found Khan Academy a platform for self-education, resources that can be used by teachers without even having an account. Anyone can also register with the identity of an avatar to keep his identity and be at ease while working on the site. The site is friendly user and I will use it for assigning videos for improving their language abilities. The site also included material on science, math, and SAT. English material found on the website include videos, articles, exercises and programs. I was impressed as it includes a lot of resources that will help me improve the quality of my teaching and help my students improve their English proficiency level.
The students can either sign up in order to have an
account or can even use the platform as website to search material. As denoted
I will give students links to videos, articles, exercises, and programs to help
them learn and improve. I also ask them
to comment on the assignments to enhance their higher order thinking skills. As
for the problems I will face are the idea of internet access, as most students
live in villages and their parents have no subscription to the internet so many
students would not be able to access the site, but I believe introducing them
to this site is very important to their educational development. Also students
may find difficulty browsing the site so I will schedule an extra session to
introduce my students to the Khan Academy.
As for the process of how I found the
articles/seminars to support my report I searched google, educause, wikipedia
and Utube. All of these sites are helpful, but to get the whole picture you
have to have a quick look at each article and maybe read more than one article
and watch more than one seminar to get a big part of the whole picture. Yet,
really the best teacher ever is getting firsthand experience and new ideas of
using the tool.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Educause
Educause is a nonprofit association whose mission is
"to advance higher education through the use of information technology"
(Educause Review .edu Domain Space Department of Commerce). Membership is open
to institutions of higher education, corporations serving the higher education
information technology market, and other related associations and
organizations.
I was introduced to educause via Shamma Hafez a
devoted trainer. She downloaded a number of papers on blogs, RSS feeds, and
send us the pdfs of Ustream and lecture capture. You can browse through the material
and read online or download. You can also subscribe and get notifications.
The association provides networking and other
platforms for higher education IT professionals to generate and find content on
best practices and to engage their peers. The website helps in professional development either through giving
people an idea on professional development opportunities or through print and
electronic publications. The electronic material includes e-books, and the
magazine Educause Review; strategic policy advocacy; teaching and learning
initiatives; applied research; special interest discussion groups; awards for
leadership; and a resource center for IT professionals in higher education.
The current membership of Educause comprises more
than 2,300 colleges, universities, and educational organizations, including 300
corporations, with 16,500 active members.
It is worth browsing and reading the available free
material on educause. It is worthwhile investing time and effort finding your
way on this excellent website. It also worthwhile reading some of the interesting
free material you find and trying to apply what you read.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Helpful Technology Tools
These online articles are really helpful:
http://www.edudemic.com/best-web-tools
http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/101-web-20-teaching-tools
http://edjudo.com/web-2-0-teaching-tools-links
http://www.web2teachingtools.com/
and the websites are amazing.
http://www.edudemic.com/best-web-tools
http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/101-web-20-teaching-tools
http://edjudo.com/web-2-0-teaching-tools-links
http://www.web2teachingtools.com/
and the websites are amazing.
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