Activity 1: Padlet

Tutorial

1. Visit this Padlet Tutorial to learn more about this Web 2.0 tool.

Discussion

1. Go to the ONLE and PLE Strategies Padlet
2. Participate in the ONLE/PLE discussion on this Padlet by completing the following instructions: Analyze how online constructivist instructional strategies cohesively support learners in an ONLE and PLE learning environment. Use specific examples for each. Go beyond simply listing Web 2.0 tools by: 1) explaining how and why the tool is an example of both strategies and 2) how it supports learners in the construction of their knowledge. (There are two examples posted as a template to follow).

Activity 1 Rubric

Activity 2: VoiceThread

“Knowledge is exploding, so you need to commit yourself to a plan for lifelong learning.” Don Tapscott

“[C]ollaboration and communication online can be difficult due to the lack of face-to-face interaction or immediate access to the collaborators” (Ching & Hsu, 2013, p. 299). VoiceThread helps break down that barrier through its posting features that allow learners to comment using various tools including video, audio, and text to share thoughts and understandings. Through use of an image, document, or video, learners can collaborate and communicate ideas and understandings, connecting with other global learners on a more personal level as they can see and hear the comments being made, leading to a deeper level of understanding compared to digesting content on one’s own.

Introduction

1. Visit VoiceThread to sign up for a free account

Learning and Tutorial

1. Visit this link to look at and examine a VoiceThread that uses an image to start a conversation.
2. Visit the VoiceThread tutorial page to help you setup your own VoiceThread posting.

Discussion and Evaluation

1. Using the VoiceThread link use the commenting features to participate in the discussion.
2. Click on the Google Form to answer the reflection and activity evaluation questions. The first four questions are a modified version of the reflection questions found at http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/w/page/17791585/Voicethread#AssessingVoicethreadParticipation

Activity 3: InfoViz

There are some amazing Web 2.0 tools available for visual representations (InfoViz).

1. Use an InfoViz Web 2.0 tool to demonstrate one ONLE instructional strategy.
2. Next, analyze the tool from an ONLE perspective. Discuss how the ONLE strategy is supported by the visual representation, and how you might use it to support student learning and achievement. Post your analysis on the Nabble discussion board and respond to three others.
3. Create a InfoViz visual using any Web 2.0 tool and address the following questions:
4. Based on your understanding of ONLE how would you incorporate ONLE strategies into your instruction?
5. What are some advantages and disadvantages to using visual tools?

Activity 3 Rubric

Readings

• Constructivism, Instructional Design, and Technology: Implications for Transforming Distance Learning.
• Foundations of Educational Theory for Online Learning. Read pages 3-6, 18-31.
• The Integration of Personal Learning Environments and Open Network Learning Environments

Social Tagging:

https://groups.diigo.com/group/etc655-e_book

Teaching Resources:

Prezi Link; Padlet Link & QR CODE

Self-Reflection

Educators who actively think about what they have learned and their new learning experiences will move into cognitively understanding these new concepts. The following are to help guide this process.

1. How does what you learned about both ONLE and online constructivist instructional strategies differ from your previous learnings and/or experience?

2. What are the key implications for you as a teacher in regards to incorporating both ONLE and online constructivist instructional strategies in your classroom?