Crafting Meaningful Reflections For ePortfolios
OLTD 505 – Open Educational Resources
Course Description: Exploring the underlining philosophy of the open resource movement, classes of resources, quality considerations, and implied v. real costs, students will identify quality OER resources including a variety of media, software, and platforms for use in their contexts. Participants will investigate platforms and methods for creating and collaborating on OER resource developments. Course Dates: April 27 to June 8, 2013 (inclusive)
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Evidence: Summary of Learning (Assessing One’s Learning).
Prezi Presentation Website: http://jjaceklearnsonline.weebly.com/summary-of-learning-oltd-505.html
Course Learning Outcomes:
· Demonstrate familiarity with common terms, definitions, and elements related to Open Educational Resources (OERs) and, more
generally, Open Education.
· Demonstrate knowledge of the history and foundations of open education, including conflicting viewpoints around the ownership of
knowledge, copyright, and copy left licenses.
· Identify, critically assess, and evaluate existing OERs, OER platforms, and repositories.
· Examine current research around best and emerging practices in OER design, development, and implementation.
· Articulate one’s summary of learning in the course in a multimedia, online format.
· Share course-related learning with members of the course and greater educational community.
· Support the learning of classmate through discussion postings, blog comments, and social sharing activities.
Summary of Learning/Final Project assignment: I created this Prezi to summarize my learning in the course. The expectation was that students will develop and share/present a multimedia artefact that clearly describes key learning outcomes in the course. We were given a choice of which application platform we used, options were blog, screencasting tools, video/audio tool, or other as chosen by student. As I had not previously used Prezi I chose this format.
I truly enjoyed creating a presentation using Prezi. It met my needs for this assignment perfectly. I wanted to be able to share my learning through a combination of pictures, videos and written text all accompanied by my narration. As well I wanted to be able to include web links to the sites I had referenced. Prezi allowed all of this. A bonus was that it offered different frameworks to create in. I choose the one that represented to me “Working in the Cloud”. I first created the presentation and then went back and added the narration. This was easy to do using Sound Recorder in Outlook, found under All Programs, Accessories, and Sound Recorder. I was able to create individual voice files to go with specific evidence pieces. Each voice file was easily stored on my computer in the folder of my choice and then attached in Prezi. The nice thing was that if I did not like the recording quality I could remove it and re-record. I did not write a script for all parts of the presentation, in hind sight a script for all parts may have been a better choice as it may have made the presentation smoother.
As outlined in my project, through this course: I had the opportunity to explore the many OER repositories and have applied this to my own teaching. I became an active user of Twitter and Google Communities. I developed my understanding of MOOCs, Massive Open Online Courses, and Creative Commons. I had the opportunity to learn about people involved in the creation of OERs and the growth of OER movement and how it has affected their lives in either a positive or negative way.
Through this course I have come to see the value, for myself, in accessing open resources as a form of growth (pro-d) through the use of Twitter and Google Communities. Through these I have been directed to a myriad of blog posts and websites that have added to my learning on a daily basis.
Creative Commons and copyright/copy left allows the writer/creator to say exactly how they wish others to use their work. It is important to look closely at this and to make sure students are aware of this when accessing and referencing materials from the web.
There are many great open education resources out there for students to access. In my PE courses students have already been accessing resources and choosing ones that best meet their needs, in particular in the realm of YouTube videos. Recently I had a parent mention that their son’s Karate teacher had directed them to YouTube sites to use for instructions while they are travelling the world. In relation to Math, I am looking to see how I can best use open educational resources to meet my students’ individual needs. There are so many options but with students different learning styles what works for one may not for another. I am looking at perhaps giving students the option next year of taking their learning online by accessing websites of their choice as a way to develop their understanding of a specific math concept. In discussion with a co-worker this may work for some but keep in mind others may find this too overwhelming and need the website choices narrowed or may not wish to go the online route at all. The key for me is finding what works best for each of my students so they can meet with success.
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Evidence: Summary of Learning (Assessing One’s Learning).
Prezi Presentation Website: http://jjaceklearnsonline.weebly.com/summary-of-learning-oltd-505.html
Course Learning Outcomes:
· Demonstrate familiarity with common terms, definitions, and elements related to Open Educational Resources (OERs) and, more
generally, Open Education.
· Demonstrate knowledge of the history and foundations of open education, including conflicting viewpoints around the ownership of
knowledge, copyright, and copy left licenses.
· Identify, critically assess, and evaluate existing OERs, OER platforms, and repositories.
· Examine current research around best and emerging practices in OER design, development, and implementation.
· Articulate one’s summary of learning in the course in a multimedia, online format.
· Share course-related learning with members of the course and greater educational community.
· Support the learning of classmate through discussion postings, blog comments, and social sharing activities.
Summary of Learning/Final Project assignment: I created this Prezi to summarize my learning in the course. The expectation was that students will develop and share/present a multimedia artefact that clearly describes key learning outcomes in the course. We were given a choice of which application platform we used, options were blog, screencasting tools, video/audio tool, or other as chosen by student. As I had not previously used Prezi I chose this format.
I truly enjoyed creating a presentation using Prezi. It met my needs for this assignment perfectly. I wanted to be able to share my learning through a combination of pictures, videos and written text all accompanied by my narration. As well I wanted to be able to include web links to the sites I had referenced. Prezi allowed all of this. A bonus was that it offered different frameworks to create in. I choose the one that represented to me “Working in the Cloud”. I first created the presentation and then went back and added the narration. This was easy to do using Sound Recorder in Outlook, found under All Programs, Accessories, and Sound Recorder. I was able to create individual voice files to go with specific evidence pieces. Each voice file was easily stored on my computer in the folder of my choice and then attached in Prezi. The nice thing was that if I did not like the recording quality I could remove it and re-record. I did not write a script for all parts of the presentation, in hind sight a script for all parts may have been a better choice as it may have made the presentation smoother.
As outlined in my project, through this course: I had the opportunity to explore the many OER repositories and have applied this to my own teaching. I became an active user of Twitter and Google Communities. I developed my understanding of MOOCs, Massive Open Online Courses, and Creative Commons. I had the opportunity to learn about people involved in the creation of OERs and the growth of OER movement and how it has affected their lives in either a positive or negative way.
Through this course I have come to see the value, for myself, in accessing open resources as a form of growth (pro-d) through the use of Twitter and Google Communities. Through these I have been directed to a myriad of blog posts and websites that have added to my learning on a daily basis.
Creative Commons and copyright/copy left allows the writer/creator to say exactly how they wish others to use their work. It is important to look closely at this and to make sure students are aware of this when accessing and referencing materials from the web.
There are many great open education resources out there for students to access. In my PE courses students have already been accessing resources and choosing ones that best meet their needs, in particular in the realm of YouTube videos. Recently I had a parent mention that their son’s Karate teacher had directed them to YouTube sites to use for instructions while they are travelling the world. In relation to Math, I am looking to see how I can best use open educational resources to meet my students’ individual needs. There are so many options but with students different learning styles what works for one may not for another. I am looking at perhaps giving students the option next year of taking their learning online by accessing websites of their choice as a way to develop their understanding of a specific math concept. In discussion with a co-worker this may work for some but keep in mind others may find this too overwhelming and need the website choices narrowed or may not wish to go the online route at all. The key for me is finding what works best for each of my students so they can meet with success.
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Evidence: Social Sharing, Discussion, Commenting (Contributing to the Learning of Others)
Websites: Contributing to the Learning of Others: http://jjaceklearnsonline.weebly.com/oltd-505-contributing-to-the-learning-of-others.html Blog Site: http://jjaceklearnsonline.weebly.com/oltd-5051.html
Course Learning Outcomes:
· Demonstrate familiarity with common terms, definitions, and elements related to Open Educational Resources (OERs) and, more
generally, Open Education.
· Demonstrate knowledge of the history and foundations of open education, including conflicting viewpoints around the ownership of
knowledge, copyright, and copy left licenses.
· Identify, critically assess, and evaluate existing OERs, OER platforms, and repositories.
· Examine current research around best and emerging practices in OER design, development, and implementation.
· Share course-related learning with members of the course and greater educational community.
· Support the learning of classmate through discussion postings, blog comments, and social sharing activities.
I have chosen to reflect on the following course assignment, “Student will contribute to the learning of others in this course through blog commenting, social sharing tools (e.g., Diigo, Twitter), and the G+ Community. Students should keep a detailed log of their interactions and self-assess their contribution to the learning of others.
I presented this assignment on my website, over three pages. On these pages you will see:
· my comments to cohort blog post
· my responses to comments made on my blog posts
· a page that includes the links to:
- the synchronous sessions I participated in
- course website
- Google + Community pages- mine and the cohort groups
-Google Doc activities I participated in
· finally I posted by week, my Google Community posts and Twitter participation
I began creating this assignment right from the beginning of the course. I am thankful that I did as it spread the work load throughout the six weeks. When I was finished the assignment I realized that I should have created separate pages as this would have made it easier to navigate. These should have been:
· blog post comments and responses
· links to the synchronous sessions I participated in, the course website, Google + Community pages- mine and the cohort groups and
Google Doc activities I participated in
· weekly Google Community posts and Twitter participation.
In looking at how others presented their learning there was inclusion, by some, of visuals/screen shots. My presentation was primarily text based. I think by varying the presentation mode it would make the assignment more engaging, a note for future sharing.
We have learned throughout OLTD the importance of student to student interaction as well as student to content and student to teacher. This course has shown me in particular how one can successfully create in an online environment student to student interactions and student to greater educational community.
In this course more than the others I came to see the value of learning from others, both our cohort group and the greater educational community. Perhaps this was because the majority of our learning and assignments revolved around our sharing and learning from others. It felt in some ways like we were participating in a MOOC as we were at times guiding our own learning. We were given the opportunity to focus each week on what was meaningful to us in relation to the assigned course readings and videos. We then shared our learning through our blog posts, in responses to others blog posts as well we went out and explored the web and shared the related findings/web links each week in our Google Community and for some on Twitter. The latter then lead to further exploration, learning and sharing.
Evidence: Social Sharing, Discussion, Commenting (Contributing to the Learning of Others)
Websites: Contributing to the Learning of Others: http://jjaceklearnsonline.weebly.com/oltd-505-contributing-to-the-learning-of-others.html Blog Site: http://jjaceklearnsonline.weebly.com/oltd-5051.html
Course Learning Outcomes:
· Demonstrate familiarity with common terms, definitions, and elements related to Open Educational Resources (OERs) and, more
generally, Open Education.
· Demonstrate knowledge of the history and foundations of open education, including conflicting viewpoints around the ownership of
knowledge, copyright, and copy left licenses.
· Identify, critically assess, and evaluate existing OERs, OER platforms, and repositories.
· Examine current research around best and emerging practices in OER design, development, and implementation.
· Share course-related learning with members of the course and greater educational community.
· Support the learning of classmate through discussion postings, blog comments, and social sharing activities.
I have chosen to reflect on the following course assignment, “Student will contribute to the learning of others in this course through blog commenting, social sharing tools (e.g., Diigo, Twitter), and the G+ Community. Students should keep a detailed log of their interactions and self-assess their contribution to the learning of others.
I presented this assignment on my website, over three pages. On these pages you will see:
· my comments to cohort blog post
· my responses to comments made on my blog posts
· a page that includes the links to:
- the synchronous sessions I participated in
- course website
- Google + Community pages- mine and the cohort groups
-Google Doc activities I participated in
· finally I posted by week, my Google Community posts and Twitter participation
I began creating this assignment right from the beginning of the course. I am thankful that I did as it spread the work load throughout the six weeks. When I was finished the assignment I realized that I should have created separate pages as this would have made it easier to navigate. These should have been:
· blog post comments and responses
· links to the synchronous sessions I participated in, the course website, Google + Community pages- mine and the cohort groups and
Google Doc activities I participated in
· weekly Google Community posts and Twitter participation.
In looking at how others presented their learning there was inclusion, by some, of visuals/screen shots. My presentation was primarily text based. I think by varying the presentation mode it would make the assignment more engaging, a note for future sharing.
We have learned throughout OLTD the importance of student to student interaction as well as student to content and student to teacher. This course has shown me in particular how one can successfully create in an online environment student to student interactions and student to greater educational community.
In this course more than the others I came to see the value of learning from others, both our cohort group and the greater educational community. Perhaps this was because the majority of our learning and assignments revolved around our sharing and learning from others. It felt in some ways like we were participating in a MOOC as we were at times guiding our own learning. We were given the opportunity to focus each week on what was meaningful to us in relation to the assigned course readings and videos. We then shared our learning through our blog posts, in responses to others blog posts as well we went out and explored the web and shared the related findings/web links each week in our Google Community and for some on Twitter. The latter then lead to further exploration, learning and sharing.