Collaborative Online Learning
Changes in both the levels of funding and the profiles of students have led to an increasing emphasis on the use of flexible methods of course delivery in higher education and as part of that trend there is increasing interest in the use of communication and information technologies (ICT). Here are some example of collaborative tools in e-learning:
1)Online Forum
2)Wikis
3)Podcasting
4)Second Life
ONLINE FORUM
- An Online Forum , is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.
- Online Forums offer focused content on a wide array of current topics,
presented by professionally coached and engaging speakers.
- They differ from chat rooms
in that messages are at least temporarily archived. Also, depending on
the access level of a user or the forum set-up, a posted message might
need to be approved by a moderator before it becomes visible.
- Depending on the forum's settings, users can be anonymous or have to register with the forum and then subsequently log in in order to post messages. On most forums, users do not have to log in to read existing messages.
Things you need to know about Online Forum
-An unregistered user of the site is commonly known as a guest or visitor.
-Privileges
and rights are given based on user groups. The privileged is set by the
administrator.
-The moderators are users of the
forum who are granted access to the
posts and threads of all members for the
purpose of moderating
discussion and also
keeping the forum clean.
- They have access to all posts and threads.
-The administrators manage the technical
details required for running the
site.
-Promote members to moderators, manage the rules, create
sections and
sub-sections, as well as perform any database operations.
-A post is a user submitted message enclosed into a block
containing the
user's details and the date and time it was submitted.
-Members
are usually allowed to edit or delete their own posts.
-A thread
(sometimes called a topic) is a collection of posts, usually
displayed – by
default – from oldest to latest, although this is typically
configurable.
-Emoticon or smiley is a
symbol or combination of symbols used to
convey emotional content in written or
message form.
WIKIS
- Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to
freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser.
- Easiest and most effective Web-based collaboration tool
in any instructional portfolio.
- Provides direct (and immediate) access to a site’s
content, which is crucial in group editing or other collaborative project
activities.
- Wiki is a
combination of a CGI script and a collection of plain text files that allows
users to create Web pages “on the fly.”
- Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax
for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal
pages on the fly.
PODCASTING
- A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or
video) that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication.
- One obvious use of podcasting in an educational context
is to create an archive of class lectures that students can listen to their convenience.
- Podcasting is a time-shifting technology. Learners can
download an audio file to a portable device and listen to it at their
convenience.
- In an
educational context, instructors might create guided audio tours for field
trips, or perhaps commentary or instructions for an internship or residency.
Conversely, students can create podcasts to report their observations or
conduct interviews.
- In an education field, Podcasting could be used for:
- news/updates
- guest lectures
- student presentations
- student-produced podcasts
- interviews with guest experts
- tours/fieldwork
- internships/residencies
- feedback/evaluation of student work
This short video shows about the usage of podcasting in education
SECOND LIFE
- Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab.
- In terms of educational practice, this virtual world
allows for a re imagining of the classroom as one that meets the new needs of
online instruction while providing students with a sense of belonging to a
learning community.
-
Second
Life is used as a platform for education by many institutions, such as
colleges, universities, libraries and government entities.
-
New
educational institutions have also emerged that operate exclusively within
Second Life, taking advantage of the platform to deliver a high quality service
to a world wide audience at low cost.
This video shows how educator can use Second Life as a teaching method.
SCENARIO
In your opinion, do you think Online teaching method really can brings a benefit in developing student performance?
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Collaborative Online Learning
Changes in both the levels of funding and the profiles of students have led to an increasing emphasis on the use of flexible methods of course delivery in higher education and as part of that trend there is increasing interest in the use of communication and information technologies (ICT). Here are some example of collaborative tools in e-learning:
1)Online Forum
2)Wikis
3)Podcasting
4)Second Life
ONLINE FORUM
- An Online Forum , is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.
- Online Forums offer focused content on a wide array of current topics,
presented by professionally coached and engaging speakers.
- They differ from chat rooms
in that messages are at least temporarily archived. Also, depending on
the access level of a user or the forum set-up, a posted message might
need to be approved by a moderator before it becomes visible.
- Depending on the forum's settings, users can be anonymous or have to register with the forum and then subsequently log in in order to post messages. On most forums, users do not have to log in to read existing messages.
Things you need to know about Online Forum
-An unregistered user of the site is commonly known as a guest or visitor.
-Privileges
and rights are given based on user groups. The privileged is set by the
administrator.
-The moderators are users of the
forum who are granted access to the
posts and threads of all members for the
purpose of moderating
discussion and also
keeping the forum clean.
- They have access to all posts and threads.
-The administrators manage the technical
details required for running the
site.
-Promote members to moderators, manage the rules, create
sections and
sub-sections, as well as perform any database operations.
-A post is a user submitted message enclosed into a block
containing the
user's details and the date and time it was submitted.
-Members
are usually allowed to edit or delete their own posts.
-A thread
(sometimes called a topic) is a collection of posts, usually
displayed – by
default – from oldest to latest, although this is typically
configurable.
-Emoticon or smiley is a
symbol or combination of symbols used to
convey emotional content in written or
message form.
WIKIS
- Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to
freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser.
- Easiest and most effective Web-based collaboration tool
in any instructional portfolio.
- Provides direct (and immediate) access to a site’s
content, which is crucial in group editing or other collaborative project
activities.
- Wiki is a
combination of a CGI script and a collection of plain text files that allows
users to create Web pages “on the fly.”
- Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax
for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal
pages on the fly.
PODCASTING
- A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or
video) that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication.
- One obvious use of podcasting in an educational context
is to create an archive of class lectures that students can listen to their convenience.
- Podcasting is a time-shifting technology. Learners can
download an audio file to a portable device and listen to it at their
convenience.
- In an
educational context, instructors might create guided audio tours for field
trips, or perhaps commentary or instructions for an internship or residency.
Conversely, students can create podcasts to report their observations or
conduct interviews.
- In an education field, Podcasting could be used for:
- news/updates
- guest lectures
- student presentations
- student-produced podcasts
- interviews with guest experts
- tours/fieldwork
- internships/residencies
- feedback/evaluation of student work
This short video shows about the usage of podcasting in education
SECOND LIFE
- Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab.
- In terms of educational practice, this virtual world
allows for a re imagining of the classroom as one that meets the new needs of
online instruction while providing students with a sense of belonging to a
learning community.
-
Second
Life is used as a platform for education by many institutions, such as
colleges, universities, libraries and government entities.
-
New
educational institutions have also emerged that operate exclusively within
Second Life, taking advantage of the platform to deliver a high quality service
to a world wide audience at low cost.
This video shows how educator can use Second Life as a teaching method.
SCENARIO
In your opinion, do you think Online teaching method really can brings a benefit in developing student performance?
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