SOME VIDEOS ON CREATING BLOG.
Sunday 29 October 2017
Thursday 26 October 2017
October 26, 2017 Malini Thiagraj
WELCOME TO FUTURELEARN
BLENDED LEARNING ESSENTIALS: GETTING STARTED
BLENDED LEARNING ESSENTIALS: GETTING STARTED
October 26, 2017 Malini Thiagraj
ALL ABOUT FUTURELEARN (MOOC)
Hai students, those who did not attend the last briefing class on using FutureLearn, here are some video on Introduction on FutureLearn and How to use FutureLearn. You can learn basic stuff here.
Hai students, those who did not attend the last briefing class on using FutureLearn, here are some video on Introduction on FutureLearn and How to use FutureLearn. You can learn basic stuff here.
Monday 23 October 2017
October 23, 2017 Malini Thiagraj
ASSIGNMENT
TASK
1: Your
task is to create
an e-portfolio using a blog.
Process for Blogger
1. Go to https://www.blogger.com/start
2. Click on “Create your blog now”
3. Fill out the form to create a Google account
and submit
(Note: if you already have a Google account
such as a Gmail address, you can use your existing account for your blog)
4. Choose a name and URL for your blog and
submit
5. Choose a template design and submit
6. Blog has been created, you may now post
immediately.
Process for e-portfolio content
7.
Create first page as introductory page where students’ need to add:
i.) 1) Student Information: name, contact
information, major, graduation date, etc.
ii.) ii) Table of Contents: display
links to contents of the portfolio
iii.)
Learner Goals
iv.)
Artifacts: examples of
student work including documents, images, video, audio, etc.
8. Create second pages as Teaching
Philosophy
Once your blog is created, email me its URL
(web address) and I will link it.
TASK
2:
Your task is to write reflection over your experiences in FutureLearn platform. You will be assigned to
write a reflective summary about the 5 weeks course that you have attended in FutureLearn platform. The reflective summary
consists of:
·
Experiences
·
strength
·
weakness
·
recommended
ideas for improvisation
FORMAT: For
your assigned e-portfolio blog post, you should include a reflective summary of
the main points of the topic as well as a personal/professional response. You
should also include 2‐3
discussion questions at the end of the post to which your classmates will be
asked to respond. As the original author of the post, it is also your
responsibility to moderate the online discussion generated by your post. In
addition to your assigned chapter, you will be expected to post a comment at
least five times during the course of the semester in response to your
classmates’ blog posts. More are welcome, but the smallest number of posts and comments
should be five. Your post should be professionally written, utilizing correct
grammar and APA format (6th edition) for citations.
TASK
3: Your task is to
provide a 3-5 minute movie presentation on your assigned topic from FutureLearn
platform that you have attended earlier. You have to create a video on topic of
Blended Learning Essentials: Getting Started
from FutureLearn platform, where you need to present it with your own
creativity and ideas based on your own field of study. At the end, your video
should be a Video based Learning Object where subject to any topics.
FORMAT: You
are encouraged to be creative in the way in which you present your material
through the use of music, photographs, video or other sources.
Required elements for the video
1. Length.
Your
video should be 3-5 minutes in length using any of you mobile devices.
2. Style.
There
are no restrictions on the style of the video (i.e., you may use a narrated
slide show, a recorded lecture, video, a digital whiteboard, a stop motion
animation (Claymation), animated graphics, a scripted scene, etc.)
3. Title
slide. Your video should begin with a descriptive title,
your name(s), the name of the university, and the year in which it was created.
4. References.
All artifacts (information, images, videos, music, sound effect, etc.) used in
the video which you did not create yourself must be cited at the end.
5. Credits. Acknowledge the
people who contributed to the video, including yourself, people who supported
the production, and your instructor, and specify that the video was made within
the context of this course (course number, institution, date).
5. File format.
Your video must be submitted in one of the following file formats: .mov,
mv4, mp4, .wmv and upload it on
your blog site or embedding your video in blog.
6. Bandwidth. You can
also choose your video in HD or on any prefer lower resolutions.
How
to Begin
Your task will
take place in three separate stages:
1. Planning. This
is the phase where you develop your ideas based on the FutureLearn (MOOC)
platform topic and envision how your video will look and sound.
2. Production.
This means creating and collecting all the artifacts (e.g., images, videos, sounds,
narration) you will need for the video.
3. Editing. This
stage is done using video-editing software such as Power Point, iMovie, or
Movie Maker, where you stitch the artifacts together and sync then in time with
a narration or other sounds.
** If you are
encounter problem in uploading large size video in your blog then u can
embedding your video in your blog. Embedding a
video means that you upload a video on a third party site like Youtube, Vimeo,
and etc and then you can easily embed it in your blog posts. All you need to do
is paste the video URL into the post editor. Make sure that the
URL is in it’s own line and not clickable (hyperlinked).
October 23, 2017 Malini Thiagraj
TIMELINE FOR
FUTURELEARN CLASS (MOOC)
TOPIC: BLENDED LEARNING
ESSENTIALS: GETTING STARTED
WEEKLY
LESSON
|
TARGET DATE
|
COMPLETION
DATE
|
|
WEEK
ONE
|
WEEK 1: WHY SHOULD
WE FOCUS ON BLENDED LEARNING?
Ø Welcome
Ø What is
blended learning?
Ø Teachers
and learners
Ø Summary of
the week
|
30
OCTOBER 2017
(Monday)
|
5
NOVEMBER 2017
(Sunday)
|
WEEK
TWO
|
WEEK 2: PREPARING FOR BLENDED LEARNING
Ø The week
ahead
Ø Principles
of blended learning
Ø Your
readiness for blended learning
Ø A case
study of effective blended learning in practice
Ø Summary
and looking forward to next week
|
6
NOVEMBER 2017
(Monday)
|
12
NOVEMBER 2017
(Sunday)
|
WEEK
THREE
|
WEEK 3: SYSTEMS,
TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR BLENDED LEARNING
Ø The week
ahead
Ø Your
Virtual Learning Environment
Ø Online
tools beyond the Virtual Learning Environment
Ø Open
Educational Resources
Ø Summary
|
13
NOVEMBER 2017
(Monday)
|
19
NOVEMBER 2017
(Sunday)
|
WEEK
FOUR
|
WEEK 4: DESIGNING
BLENDED LEARNING
Ø The week
ahead
Ø Designing
blended learning
Ø Assessment
and feedback
Ø Flipping
the learning
Ø Summary
|
20
NOVEMBER 2017
|
26
NOVEMBER 2017
(Sunday)
|
WEEK
FIVE
|
WEEK 5: TEACHING FOR
YOUR LEARNERS’ FUTURES
Ø The week
ahead
Ø Developing
your learners’ digital literacy
Ø Improving
access to learning, flexibility and inclusion
Ø Drawing it
all together and course close
|
27
NOVEMBER 2017
(Monday)
|
30
NOVEMBER 2017
(Sunday)
|
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