Workshop on e-learning tools

Research Assistant Ian SemeyResearch Assistant Thomas Christiansen

E-Learning Lab, Aalborg University

e-Learning – on line

• Common tools Basic Web

•Html pages•Frames•Scripts, javascript

Web 1.0+•Typically LAMP Linux, php, apache, mysql •Content Management Systems•Learning Management Systems•Knowledge Management Systems

New generation - Web2.0

• Personal knowledge broadcasting Some systems:

•XML – RSS feeds•Weblog – ‘Blog’ – blogger.com (google)•Wiki – wikipedia.org•Tagging – on-line bookmarking

Tagging

On blogs:

• http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000419.html

Technorati 1

Technorati 2

Technorati 3

elgg 1Profile Blog

Automatic linking – wiki-likeFriends

elgg 2

ThemesAccess

Files Communities

elgg

Personal Space Community Space

Weblog

Tags

Files

Syndication

Access controls

My personal Learning

Landscape

ProfileThemes

Community 1

Community 2

Community 3

Member 1

Member 2

Member 3

Learning Landscape

FriendsContact 1

Contact 2

Contact 3

Athabasca University

• Collaborative Learning Activities Using Social Software Tools

• http://www.writely.com/View.aspx?docid=ahh5gqp63qx4

Orientation Activities

• Orientation Activities Using Me2U*      Registration*      Lurking*      Introduction*      Who’s Who*      Joining & Creating Communities*      Online Chats or Calls

Collaborate

• Collaborate Using Me2U

    *      Jigsaws    *      Mentoring    *      Debates    *      Group Response    *      Discussion Groups    *      Posting a Review    *      Surveys    *      Document Sharing    *      Data/File Collection    *      Information Search

Advanced Web Activities• Advanced Web Activities Using Me2U

    *      Creating Web Sites    *      Developing E-Portfolios    *      Work on Wikis          o            Reviews          o            Wiki Based Projects          o            Collaborative FAQ’s          o            Course Assignment Library          o            Student Advice Pages or Link Lists          o            Collaborative Glossary          o            Collaborative Writing          o            Exam Review    *      Additional Collaborative Tools