Comments for CLT@CHI http://cltchi.edublogs.org Thoughts, ideas, etc related to Learning & Teaching at the University of Chichester Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:06:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on Moodle, caboodle, ding dang doodle…. by CLT@CHI » Blog Archive » The Fog of Web 2.0 http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/20/moodle-caboodle-ding-dang-doodle/comment-page-1/#comment-15 CLT@CHI » Blog Archive » The Fog of Web 2.0 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:06:19 +0000 http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/20/moodle-caboodle-ding-dang-doodle/#comment-15 [...] Back in May I referred to the potential fog that surrounds all things Web 2.0.  For those who equate learning software with just a few software applications, perhaps WebCT/Blackboard, QuestionMark Perception, MS Office and a good web browser, it can come as a shock that there are now  so many Web 2.0 applications vying for our attention.  Now’s the time to take a deep breath - no, a really deep breath…. [...] [...] Back in May I referred to the potential fog that surrounds all things Web 2.0.  For those who equate learning software with just a few software applications, perhaps WebCT/Blackboard, QuestionMark Perception, MS Office and a good web browser, it can come as a shock that there are now  so many Web 2.0 applications vying for our attention.  Now’s the time to take a deep breath – no, a really deep breath…. [...]

]]> Comment on Social networking – Elgg by CLT@CHI » Blog Archive » ElggJam07 - conference on Elgg at University of Brighton http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/30/social-networking-elgg/comment-page-1/#comment-14 CLT@CHI » Blog Archive » ElggJam07 - conference on Elgg at University of Brighton Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:24:51 +0000 http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/30/social-networking-elgg/#comment-14 [...] platform which offers blogs, networking, community, feeds and file sharing features. See previous postings for further information on [...] [...] platform which offers blogs, networking, community, feeds and file sharing features. See previous postings for further information on [...]

]]> Comment on Creativity – can we measure it? by Ann Nugent http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/31/creativity-can-we-measure-it/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Ann Nugent Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:48:29 +0000 http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/31/creativity-can-we-measure-it/#comment-11 HI Rod, Congratulations! I really value your initiative in raising these questions, which have relevance to all colleagues in SVAPA. I also like the idea of debating them. In the performing arts, for example , how are we able to distinguish between the roles of creator/interpreter? How creative can an academic essay be? best Ann HI Rod,

Congratulations! I really value your initiative in raising these questions, which have relevance to all colleagues in SVAPA. I also like the idea of debating them. In the performing arts, for example , how are we able to distinguish between the roles of creator/interpreter? How creative can an academic essay be?

best
Ann

]]> Comment on Is it ethical to differentiate? by Chris H http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/21/is-it-ethical-to-differentiate/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Chris H Thu, 31 May 2007 10:46:05 +0000 http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/21/is-it-ethical-to-differentiate/#comment-10 Providing sessions with different approaches sounds like a great idea that might allow students to match their needs to the delivery. Presumably all students complete the same assessment? As far as the ethics of differentiation go - I think that I might be more comfortable if students have an element of choice in which session they attend, after all at this level I would hope that they are already making choices about their approach to learning and the goals they set themselves. On the other hand I can't see how splitting students up from their friendship groups could be viewed as an ethical problem at all - we do this all the time in small grpoup teaching in PE and Adventure Education. If being with their friends was the overidding factor in their choice of sessions I would be a little dissapointed but that would still be their choice. Providing sessions with different approaches sounds like a great idea that might allow students to match their needs to the delivery. Presumably all students complete the same assessment?

As far as the ethics of differentiation go – I think that I might be more comfortable if students have an element of choice in which session they attend, after all at this level I would hope that they are already making choices about their approach to learning and the goals they set themselves.

On the other hand I can’t see how splitting students up from their friendship groups could be viewed as an ethical problem at all – we do this all the time in small grpoup teaching in PE and Adventure Education. If being with their friends was the overidding factor in their choice of sessions I would be a little dissapointed but that would still be their choice.

]]> Comment on RSS feeds 1 by Tony Hirst http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/24/rss-feeds/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Tony Hirst Thu, 24 May 2007 17:51:49 +0000 http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/24/rss-feeds/#comment-7 Hi I'm looking at turning "We Ignore RSS at OUr Peril" into a workshop/presentation. I don't live that far away from Chichester (Isle of Wight) so if you had a slot, I could maybe come and inflict the gig on you? ;-) The idea would be to just show off the various ways of consuming/mashing RSS feeds, with one or two examples per bullet point in the RSS rant, along with a comment about how easy (or not) it is to create/use the feed in each particular way. It'd take at least an hour I guess, maybe 90 mins? regards tony Hi

I’m looking at turning “We Ignore RSS at OUr Peril” into a workshop/presentation. I don’t live that far away from Chichester (Isle of Wight) so if you had a slot, I could maybe come and inflict the gig on you? ;-)

The idea would be to just show off the various ways of consuming/mashing RSS feeds, with one or two examples per bullet point in the RSS rant, along with a comment about how easy (or not) it is to create/use the feed in each particular way.

It’d take at least an hour I guess, maybe 90 mins?

regards
tony

]]> Comment on Moodle by Cathy Garland http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/17/moodle/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Cathy Garland Fri, 18 May 2007 13:48:29 +0000 http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/17/moodle/#comment-6 I'd like to suggest that you also take a look at Scholar360 LMS. It has all the academic functionality of Blackboard/WebCT but also combines the social networking features that make students feel connected and a part of a community. It's far less expensive than WebCT and many other competitors. For an unbiased comparison, go to www.edutools.com. Just a suggestion... I’d like to suggest that you also take a look at Scholar360 LMS. It has all the academic functionality of Blackboard/WebCT but also combines the social networking features that make students feel connected and a part of a community. It’s far less expensive than WebCT and many other competitors.

For an unbiased comparison, go to http://www.edutools.com.

Just a suggestion…

]]> Comment on Benchmarking Exercise by CLT@CHI » Blog Archive » e-Learning Benchmarking meeting Bristol 10/5/07 http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/06/benchmarking-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-5 CLT@CHI » Blog Archive » e-Learning Benchmarking meeting Bristol 10/5/07 Sun, 13 May 2007 00:16:45 +0000 http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/06/benchmarking-exercise/#comment-5 [...] Further to my blog on May 6th, I went to Bristol with David Booth on 10/5/07 for the BM exercise start-up meeting. This provided an opportunity for us to meet the other HEIs that are involved in Phase 2, as well as getting a clearer idea of how we are likely to spending the next 8 months. There seems to be a fair amount of work involved but it seems we will be better equipped at the end to select successful strategies for implementing e-Learning initiatives at Chichester. We also met the consultant that the HEA/JISC initiative is attaching us to - Dick Hill, who will be visiting us later this month. One of my priorities will be setting up another blog that will concern itself solely with BM things. It will also only be accessible to those within this university and others involved in the exercise. [...] [...] Further to my blog on May 6th, I went to Bristol with David Booth on 10/5/07 for the BM exercise start-up meeting. This provided an opportunity for us to meet the other HEIs that are involved in Phase 2, as well as getting a clearer idea of how we are likely to spending the next 8 months. There seems to be a fair amount of work involved but it seems we will be better equipped at the end to select successful strategies for implementing e-Learning initiatives at Chichester. We also met the consultant that the HEA/JISC initiative is attaching us to – Dick Hill, who will be visiting us later this month. One of my priorities will be setting up another blog that will concern itself solely with BM things. It will also only be accessible to those within this university and others involved in the exercise. [...]

]]> Comment on Evaluation overload? by Bev http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/04/evaluation-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Bev Fri, 04 May 2007 14:02:37 +0000 http://cltchi.edublogs.org/2007/05/04/evaluation-overload/#comment-3 I agree that we over-evaluate. The way forward must be to ask WHY we evaluate and then to deveop ways of meeting those needs without the need for so many formal evaluation points. I need to mull this over for a bit longer yet, but have a few ideas that could work in my school. I guess one of the questions might be whether we need to have a system that is relatively uniform across the institution. Take heart - a friend who is currently undertaking a course in FE told me that they have to evaluate EVERY session. One hf here evaluations asked whether sessions could be 15mins longer to make up for the face-to-face contact time lost through evaluation! I agree that we over-evaluate. The way forward must be to ask WHY we evaluate and then to deveop ways of meeting those needs without the need for so many formal evaluation points. I need to mull this over for a bit longer yet, but have a few ideas that could work in my school.
I guess one of the questions might be whether we need to have a system that is relatively uniform across the institution.
Take heart – a friend who is currently undertaking a course in FE told me that they have to evaluate EVERY session. One hf here evaluations asked whether sessions could be 15mins longer to make up for the face-to-face contact time lost through evaluation!

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