Crafting Hackerspace with Moodle and Mahara: The Potential of Creation-based Learning. Keynote speaking at MoodleMoot Japan 2022 at the Nagasaki International University. February 17-19.
Abstract: Moodle is a familiar platform to many educators but making Moodle-supported online learning a student-centered active learning journey is not so familiar as a teaching practice. Japan’s adoption of educational technology (edtech) in the classroom has been slower than other developed countries, and as a result many Japanese teachers are underprepared to use edtech in their teaching. Hence there is a necessity to introduce simple and easy-to-follow educational approaches for teachers to experiment with offering active learning experiences in Moodle online classrooms. Creation-based learning (CBL) is an educational approach that aims to scaffold online active learning. Together with its associated instructional design model "CLEAR" the approach offers a promising pedagogical foundation for crafting online hackerspaces, where teachers use "creation" as a teaching tool in Moodle, and students deliver their "creations" as learning output in Mahara. Combining such pedagogical considerations and technical capabilities is a powerful way for educators to improve their online classrooms with hackerspaces in Moodle and Mahara.
Title: The CLEAR Framework to Implement Active Learning in Moodle-based CMS
Abstract: The practices of active learning in STEM classrooms have been slow despite the rapidly accumulating research evidence. Effectively translating this new paradigm into teaching activities requests some actionable course design framework that can explicitly guide the implementation of active learning by teachers. This paper presents a novel conceptual framework – CLEAR (Create, Locate, Enlarge, Apply, and Reflect) – to promote and implement active learning in undergraduate-level STEM classrooms and to foster digital change of faculty development programs. The CLEAR framework has both the theory layer and the practice layer. CLEAR template courses are introduced as online faculty development method, and its nested course structure will allow learners to experience active learning at both the course and the lesson level.
Title: Mahara training in 90 minutes
Summary: This is an online hands-on activity that aims to inform participants on what Mahara can do and how to use it. The 90-minute online workshop will take place via BigBlueButton made available by MoodleMoot Japan 2022 conference. During the event the presenter Dr. Jingjing Lin will engage every participant in a bundled environment integrating both Moodle and Mahara. Each learner will access an online course "Mahara in 90 Minutes", which includes six lessons and six hands-on assignments. These lessons cover: Overview of Mahara, Creating in Mahara - ePortfolio pages and collections, Creating in Mahara - Plan and record development, Sharing with Mahara, Engaging in Mahara - Groups, and Assessment with Mahara - Mahoodle. The six assignments will guide participants to dive into the provided Mahara site and create their own ePortfolio pages, collections and groups. The course embraces the approach of creation-based learning and follows a novel online teaching model CLEAR (Create, Locate, Enlarge, Apply, and Reflect) by Dr. Jingjing Lin. It is also designed to be a self-regulated learning experience so that anyone can use it independently.