A bit of background The Fundamentals of Avocado Production is an online course that I put together for AgriColleges. The course was designed as a proof of concept of a constructivist and mobile friendly course. The course is intended for remote students (usually drawn from the agricultural sector) and takes an active approach to learning. …
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Workshop 2 – Design Thinking and the LMS
I’ve put together a “Design Thinking and the LMS” Workshop to introduce you to the design thinking process. Design thinking is a human-centered approach to solving problems using the tools of design to gather inspiration, build empathy, and create your solution. The design thinking approach and its mindset can help teachers and academics to solve …
Workshop 1: Love your LMS
The resources below are a collection of self authored resources, intended for use in a course development workshop. They are platform agnostic, and are intended for an active, discussion rich workshop, where the different role-players who have to work together to make better use of the LMS, can explore the environment and express themselves. Role …
OE Global 2019
I’m back home after a fabulous week in Milan. Spent my first morning back at my desk scrolling through tweets, looking at OE Global conference photographs (via Flickr) and admiring my new swag. Before ploughing on into December, I’d like to consolidate what I gained from the Open Education Consortium’s conference (26-28 Nov 2019). …
The blended learning field guide
I’ve been working with the Department of Education Innovation at Pretoria University to design a “Field Guide to Blended Learning, intended to complement the Blended Learning Self-Evaluation app. The app uses eight dimensions (assessment, teaching and learning strategies, learning activities, content, communication, administration, design and support) as a structure for self evaluation. Academics open the …
Course rollover*
Another semester. A new cohort of students. And for many, a re-run through the once “wired”, but now “tired” online course. The overturning of a course is usually seen as a quick copy and paste exercise, a brief interruption (hopefully) and then a return to normal service. A course rollover does not have to herald …
Social Publishers
Mliteracy – Activity Instructions for participants There are several anomalies with children’s published books. These become very clear when English is not the language that is spoken at home. These 10 positions are intended to articulate some of these incongruities. Each position has a statement at different ends of a continuum. You will select statements …
Scanning Gallery
Mlitercy – Activities For the participants In this activity, you will need to download a QR code reader, wander around a gallery of “scan-able” codes that have been posted around the venue, and answer questions in the code scanning worksheet. These questions are based on what you have found on the codes. After watching a …
Reading routes
Mliteracy – Activities Instructions for participants Children’s classics can often be found on the shelves in our libraries. Some are beautifully bound, hardcover books, available on shelves. For many, these classic books are associated with the smell of paper or the rustle of a page being turned. Digital offers opportunities to access certain timeless titles …
Hopes & Fears
Mliteracy – Activities Instructions for participants You are going to articulate your expectations (both positive and negative) about the introduction of mobile phones into the library. Please select two pictures from a bank of “Hopes & Fears Cards” and explain how these images symbolize your hopes and fears with respect to the use of mobile …