Embedded Files
This Module in a Nutshell
This Module in a Nutshell
- Production Cycle
- Evidence based benefits of using multimedia
- Designing course website
- Designing assignments, activities…
- Designing asynchronous discussions boards on google groups
- Creating quizzes and tests
Production Cycle
Production Cycle
Assembling the course on a website:
Assembling the course on a website:
In module 3 we produced learning material based on sound design standards and stored them in Google Drive. We can now conveniently access the collection of learning materials in Google Drive and add each one to our learning path in the website.
In module 3 we produced learning material based on sound design standards and stored them in Google Drive. We can now conveniently access the collection of learning materials in Google Drive and add each one to our learning path in the website.
In the last module 4 we produced the storyboard for the course. This now forms the template for the development of the website.
In the last module 4 we produced the storyboard for the course. This now forms the template for the development of the website.
Design the learning pathway on the website using consistent design standards and guiding learners in a friendly tone.
Design the learning pathway on the website using consistent design standards and guiding learners in a friendly tone.
The learning path should facilitate orientation and navigation for the learners and create a holistic learning environment thanks to consistent design elements.
The learning path should facilitate orientation and navigation for the learners and create a holistic learning environment thanks to consistent design elements.
Orientation
Orientation
- Where am I now? What is already covered?
- How long will it take to finish a task?
- Where do I find the respective resources?
Navigation
Navigation
- How do I proceed to the next step?
- Information management
- Which elements of the course are related?
- How do I submit my contributions?
In order to achieve a coherent learning environment we have to implement a set of standards:
In order to achieve a coherent learning environment we have to implement a set of standards:
- Website structure
- Module template (graphical signposts, fonts, layout…)
- Coherent names and numbers for all discussion threads, assignments, files etc.
Work Flow
Work Flow
Ideally each function is represented by a specialised person. In reality a person often has to fulfil more than one function.
Ideally each function is represented by a specialised person. In reality a person often has to fulfil more than one function.
Course Writing CW (Subject Matter Specialist):
Course Writing CW (Subject Matter Specialist):
Writing and revision of instructional material, reading tasks, illustrations and assignments written in conversational style.
Writing and revision of instructional material, reading tasks, illustrations and assignments written in conversational style.
- Clear, somewhat colloquial language, in writing easily readable; moderate density of information.
- Explicit advice and suggestions to the student as to what to do and what to avoid, what to pay particular attention to and consider, with reasons provided. Invitations to an exchange of views, to questions, to judgements of what is to be accepted and what is to be rejected.
- Attempts to involve the student emotionally so that he or she takes a personal interest in the subject and its problems.
- Personal style including the use of the personal and possessive pronouns.
Instructional Design ID:
Instructional Design ID:
Verification online education methodology is regarded by checking
Verification online education methodology is regarded by checking
- layout
- conversational style
- simple language-to the level of the student
- correct formulation of learning objectives
- activities for each learning objective
- self-assessment activities/questions and feedback
- new words are explained when used for the first time
- graphics and illustrations are relevant and used appropriately
Final Quality Assurance FQA:
Final Quality Assurance FQA:
Verification that writer has attended to all comments and recommendations before sending the content for language editing.
Verification that writer has attended to all comments and recommendations before sending the content for language editing.
Language Editing LE:
Language Editing LE:
- Language accuracy.
Improve readability by embedding multimedia elements
Improve readability by embedding multimedia elements
Evidence Based Facts and Recommendations.docxDesigning the Website
Designing the Website
Creating a Web-Site
Creating a Web-Site
If you never designed any web site you can work with the Tutorial for designing a web site with New Google Sites
If you never designed any web site you can work with the Tutorial for designing a web site with New Google Sites
You can make your own video tutorials accessible on the website by
You can make your own video tutorials accessible on the website by
- uploading them to YouTube and inserting them on the website or
- uploading them to your Google Drive and inserting them from a public folder of your Google Drive.
You can also integrate one of your Google Calendars into the website.
You can also integrate one of your Google Calendars into the website.
Use Google Drive
Use Google Drive
as a depository for the learning resources:
as a depository for the learning resources:
Store all self-created or collected learning resources in a folder in Google Drive like tests (Google forms), slide shows, documents, spreadsheets etc. and make the folder accessible
Store all self-created or collected learning resources in a folder in Google Drive like tests (Google forms), slide shows, documents, spreadsheets etc. and make the folder accessible
Whenever you want the participants to use one of the learning resources, you can embed it in the learning path on your website at the exact place where the students will need it.
Whenever you want the participants to use one of the learning resources, you can embed it in the learning path on your website at the exact place where the students will need it.
Table of contents in Google Sites
Table of contents in Google Sites
Set your headings
Format the sections of your page as Title / Heading / Subheading (not just bold “Normal text”). Only real headings appear in the table of contents.
Insert the table of contents
Open your site → in the right-hand Insert panel, click Table of contents. The element appears on the page and you can drag to move or resize it.Adjust options
· Indented vs. flat: You can switch between a nested (indented) list by heading level and a flat list.
· Hide specific entries: Hover a TOC item and use the eye icon to hide or unhide that heading.
Publish to test
Jump links work in the published version of your site. Click Publish to try them.
Please note: The table of contents only covers one page. To get an overview of the entire site's content across multiple pages, you can use the menu.
Submission of Assignments
Submission of Assignments
How can I create a page for the students to submit their assignments in a Google sites website?
Embed a Google Form
Create the submission form
In Google Forms, add fields like Name, Class, Assignment title, Comments.
Add a File upload question (lets students attach PDFs, Docs, Slides, etc.). You can restrict file types, limit how many files, and set max file size; uploads are saved to your Drive in a folder per form/question.
Notes
• File uploads in Forms require sign-in to a Google account. If you’re on a Shared Drive, move the form to My Drive—file upload isn’t supported on Shared Drives.
Embed the form on your Sites page
In Google Sites, create a page like “Submit Assignment”.
Click Insert → Forms, pick your form, then Insert. Publish the site.
Manage submissions
In the form, open Responses → Summary or View folder to jump to the Drive folder with student files; you can also link responses to a Sheet.
How Do I Create Meaningful and Effective Assignments?
How Do I Create Meaningful and Effective Assignments?
Before assigning any major tasks to students, it is imperative that you first define a few things for yourself as the instructor
Before assigning any major tasks to students, it is imperative that you first define a few things for yourself as the instructor
- Goals for the assignment
- Level of requirement for your students
What students must know
What students must know
- Purpose of the assignment
- Required elements such as the format, length, documentation style, writing style (formal or informal?), and deadlines
Effective assignments
Effective assignments
- Understanding big connections before remembering details, (essays, reviews)
- Write a summary by hand
- Think up analogies
- Explain to someone else creating a video tutorial, podcast.... (very effective)
- Discuss the topic with colleagues, friends or at home (effective)
- Present a topic, search example, counter-example, draw graphic, give reasons
- Search for additional information on the Internet
- Discover surprising aspects (case study)
Asynchronous Discussions
Asynchronous Discussions
Discussion boards allow the students to ask questions, to discuss in groups and to submit homework. The asynchronous form of exchange of ideas, questions, papers is helpful for pure online courses. In Blended Learning courses this exchange can take place in the f2f phase.
Discussion boards allow the students to ask questions, to discuss in groups and to submit homework. The asynchronous form of exchange of ideas, questions, papers is helpful for pure online courses. In Blended Learning courses this exchange can take place in the f2f phase.
It you want to launch a discussion in your online class you should use a discussion board. It is way more effective to have a thematic discussion in a discussion board than with mails or in WhatsApp.
It you want to launch a discussion in your online class you should use a discussion board. It is way more effective to have a thematic discussion in a discussion board than with mails or in WhatsApp.
Learners don't have to search for the discussion platform, because you can comfortably integrate it into the learning path on your website. Just click embed - by URL and use the link to your group.
Learners don't have to search for the discussion platform, because you can comfortably integrate it into the learning path on your website. Just click embed - by URL and use the link to your group.
there Google Groups as your discussion board
there Google Groups as your discussion board
Asynchronous discussion forum alternatives
Asynchronous discussion forum alternatives
Google Groups can be easily embeded into Google Sites. Unfortunately, it does not support threaded dicussion trees.
DISCUS is a discussion board that can be embeded in Google Sites Website.
Embed a DISCUS Discussion Forum in a Google Sites Website.docxDiscussion Forum.docxQuizzes and Tests
Quizzes and Tests
The critical Importance of Retrieval for Learning
The critical Importance of Retrieval for Learning
Learning be Retrieval Pracitce.docxTypes of Assessment
Types of Assessment
Formative Assemssments: to motivate, to enhance understanding and provide learners with an indication of their progress
Formative Assemssments: to motivate, to enhance understanding and provide learners with an indication of their progress
Summaative Assessments: inform the learner about the standard they have achieved, certify to third parties the level of knowledge ane help to decide how to continue studying.
Summaative Assessments: inform the learner about the standard they have achieved, certify to third parties the level of knowledge ane help to decide how to continue studying.
Self-Assessments: require students to reflect on theiw own work and judge how well they performed.
Self-Assessments: require students to reflect on theiw own work and judge how well they performed.
Peer Assessments: students take responsibility for assessing the work of a peer and give a qualitative feedback.
Peer Assessments: students take responsibility for assessing the work of a peer and give a qualitative feedback.
Group Assessments: involves judging the collaboarative skills apart from the achieved result.
Group Assessments: involves judging the collaboarative skills apart from the achieved result.
Tutorial Writing Multiple Choice Questions
Tutorial Writing Multiple Choice Questions
Quiz: Effective Multiple Choice Test Taking https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5ae1f487f4d8be001c6869c3/effective-multiple-choice-test-taking
Quiz: Effective Multiple Choice Test Taking https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5ae1f487f4d8be001c6869c3/effective-multiple-choice-test-taking
Software to create Quizzes, Tests and Surveys
Software to create Quizzes, Tests and Surveys
Quizizz
Quizizz
Copy of Introducing Quizizz to Teachers (Presentation)Quizizz allows you to conduct student-paced formative assessments in a fun and engaging way for students of all ages. The salient features include:
Quizizz allows you to conduct student-paced formative assessments in a fun and engaging way for students of all ages. The salient features include:
- Student-paced: Questions appear on each student's screen, so they can answer questions at their own pace, and review their answers at the end.
- BYOD: Can be played by students using any kind of device with a browser, including PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
- Thousands of public quizzes: Amazing teachers around the world create thousands of great questions on Quizizz every day! This community effort generates great content that everyone can use.
- Quiz Editor: The Quizizz editor is the most awesome quiz editor in the world! Well... we think so at least... do let us know if you don't agree :)
- We take the hassle out of creating quizzes by allowing you to pluck questions from any quiz, easily add images from the internet, auto-save your progress and tons of other features. Learn more.
- Reports: Our reports give you detailed class-level and student-level insights for every quiz you conduct. You can also download the reports as an Excel spreadsheet. Learn more.
- Quiz Customization: Teachers have multiple options to customize their quiz session to toggle the level of competition, speed, and other factors
Anki - effective memorizing with Flashcards
Anki App is a cross-platform free mobile and desktop flashcard app. Your students can create and share stacks of flashcards or find on of 80+ million pre-made flashcards. Studying on a smartphone is super efficient, thanks to the powerful AnkiApp Advanced Spaced Repetition™ (SRS) algorithm.
Anki App is a cross-platform free mobile and desktop flashcard app. Your students can create and share stacks of flashcards or find on of 80+ million pre-made flashcards. Studying on a smartphone is super efficient, thanks to the powerful AnkiApp Advanced Spaced Repetition™ (SRS) algorithm.
Self-Grading Test
Self-Grading Test
This can save you a lot of time and work.
This can save you a lot of time and work.
Create & grade quizzes with Google Forms.docxArtificial Intelligence AI can help teachers and students
Artificial Intelligence AI can help teachers and students
Keep up to date with progress on the internet, which often reveals new opportunities for support on a weekly basis. Critically examine how these apps can be used and what their limitations are. The following examples from the second quarter of 2023 are naturally only an incomplete selection.
Conversation training in English or many more languages using ChatGPT or Giglish for students
Practice speaking English with tipps for teachers and learners
Use ChatGPT to correct students' English sentences and explain the mistakes.
Create Anki Flashcards in minutes and download to stacks automatically
Create Multiple Choice Questions with ChatGPT
How to detect if ChatGPT wrote an essay (Plagariasm Checker)
Create engaging lessons with ChatGPT
How could AI save (not destroy) education. Khan Academy
Prompt Engineering.pdfI have been using Khan Academy for many years with enthusiasm since my first assignments in schools in southern Africa. It has helped me to cater for the different levels of prior knowledge of individual students, despite large classes and a lack of teaching materials. I could imagine that some of you might be interested in this possibility. Even teachers who have been familiar with KA for years may want to find out about the latest developments in this learning platform.
I have been using Khan Academy for many years with enthusiasm since my first assignments in schools in southern Africa. It has helped me to cater for the different levels of prior knowledge of individual students, despite large classes and a lack of teaching materials. I could imagine that some of you might be interested in this possibility. Even teachers who have been familiar with KA for years may want to find out about the latest developments in this learning platform.
Khan Academy.pptxGoogle Sites
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