Icte - Third Week Activities

Third week activities,

September 30 to

October 6, 2009 Purpose

This week we will learn lessons derived from the exploration of video-based interaction tools studied last week and we will build knowledge concerning videolecture based interaction and other technologies selected by participants.

Week facilitator Dr. Ian Toppin, x 8610, toppinin (PRONTO), itoppin1 (SKYPE)

Check List- Third week. Point Description s Up to 1. Contributed to a 25 collaborative metareflection in a wiki space Up to 2. Posted findings from 20 exploration of an ICTE of interest in the Exhibit blog Up to 3. Recorded and 15 uploaded to Panopto a video lecture about a topic of his/her interest Up to 4. With small group of 20 colleagues organized and participated in a video conference using Elluminate Up to 5. Posted lessons 20 learned from week 2 activities in the reflection blog Total Overall comment up to 100

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Criteria

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Point s

See TIPCS rubric (Title, Ideas, Presentation, Collaboration, Sentence quality) See TIPS rubric (Title, Ideas, Presentation, Sentence quality) The URL is posted in the gallery of video lectures forum, accompanied with discussion seeds to viewers The URL is posted in the gallery of video lectures with a synthesis of insights derived from the interaction See TIPS rubric (Title, Ideas, Presentation, Sentence quality)

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Activities The following set of activities can be implemented in the order suggested or in other order, at your convenience. What matters is to complete all of them before the week ends.

Part 1. Weekly meta-reflection (25 points) A meta-reflection is an illation of ideas that threads prior reflections. In ICTE this exercise implies to review lessons learned by all participants from last week activities and to generate new ideas as educators who want to develop experiencebased knowledge.

1.1 Collecting gems from Week 2 lessons learned Use the

button to find and press the

VIEW link in

. You can review prior postings in several ways, these are two very useful: 1. If you want to see what was posted per day, use Calendar hyperlinks to have access to interventions posted on specific dates. Second week of the ICTE course started on September 23, will end September 29, 2009. 2. Use FILTERS to select authors (all, one by one). Read each of the postings from week 1, copy and paste to your text processor those ideas that call your attention. At the end of the review process you’ll have a collection of gems that will help in your meta-reflection.

1.2 Contributing to reflection

, a collective meta-

Use the gems you collected reviewing week 2 lessons learned to add value to a collaborative creation in [Course blogs  View Meta-reflection wiki Week 1 metareflection] Press the Meta-reflection wiki View link. It will take you to the wiki HOME page. Press the Week 2 meta-reflection link under the Site Navigation section at the right column. •

If you are the first person contributing, use your gems to support your ideas on how to improve teaching with the use of forums, blogs, and wikis, as well as with other ICTEs explored in week 2.

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If you are not the first contributor, read what others have said, edit what can be necessary with the idea of adding value to this collective creation. Include new thoughts, thread old postings, bring new opportunities or challenges in regard to ICTEs studied.

Include icons, pictures, links, use colors or indentations, to promote good form. Use the TIPCS rubric to self-assess quality of this collaborative creation.

Part 2. Exploring an ICTE of your interest (20 points) 2.1 Choose an ICTE to explore on week 3, individually or in group This week you have two alternative ICTEs to explore. See which one is of your interest.

Option 1: Explore an ICTE of your interest Review your exploration plan posted in  Exhibition blog, first week posting. If you have not decided what ICTEs to explore through the course, please do it right away; press to investigate ICTEs in each of the five categories and post or edit your plan in the Exhibition blog.

Option 2: Explore with a friend an ICTE of mutual interest Press on the Who knows what spreadsheet link at the beginning of area to find out what ICTEs will be explored by your small group partners; talk with them, and make a choice. Use https://blackboard.wssu.edu/@@7BF7E77FC1D05627BFF8D350F52ADF2D/courses/1 /CETL-ICTE/content/_829607_1/WhoKnowsWhat.xls to open the Who knows what spreadsheet from here.

2.2 Scavenger hunt of the week The goal of the hunt is to find out educational uses and strategies to make the best from an ICTE tool you have selected.

2.2.1 Basis steps Use the information and links provided in selected for this week. •

about the tool you

Install the program (if needed).

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View corresponding video tutorials, or surf the help system, to get acquainted with the tool.

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Capture with Jing or ScreenR elements worth sharing with your colleagues

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Take note of questions or problems that you cannot solve.

2.2.2 Educational uses of this tool

A tools

Use  to find out what others have said concerning educational uses of the tool you are exploring. •

Google Scholar

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Kartoo will help finding published documents concerning the tool.

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Merlot

will help finding scholarly literature.

will help finding educational materials where the tool is learning object or resource.

2.2.3 Share your findings in the Exhibit blog

View

Press the link in the (Course blog  View in Exhibit blog) to share you findings concerning educational uses and strategies to make the best from an ICTE tool you have selected. If this was a join venture with a colleague, this will not excuse each of the partners to share his/her findings. •

Use JING to explain verbally and capture visually, and in no more than 3 minutes, what you did and what you got from the tool you explored. (5 points)

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Press link to start a new blog post. Name it with “Week 2: name of the tool you explored”

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Your work: Paste the URL of the video capture you prepared with JING

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Your educational reflections: What insights did you get concerning how to improve your professional practice with tool explored.

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Your technical insights: What tricks or rules of thumb did you uncover

New Entry

Uses the

TIPS rubric to self assess quality of your blog posting. (20 points)

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Part 3. Record and upload to Panopto a video lecture 3.1 Motivation and basic references The use of video lecture capture systems is expanding among academic institutions in parallel with the expansion of online and distance learning programs. Additionally, it can serve the purpose of providing access to class lectures for students who may need remediation, without using regular classroom time for that purpose. Video lecture capture may also useful in cases where students may have legitimate reasons for missing class and need access to what was covered. Most importantly, it can be a tool for allowing students to spend more time note-taking and reflecting on the salient points from the lecture. It provides them with another opportunity to grasp what was said. For further discussion on video lecture capture, please review, "Video lecture capturing" (read on page 39-40 ICTE, Galvis 2009). Use the following links to get acquainted with PANOPTO software and its use in different educational settings. Spend some time reviewing examples available at the Panopto showcase CourseCast overview

http://www.panopto.com/products_coursecast.aspx

Panopto showcase videos

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http://www.panopto.com/showcase.aspx

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3.2 Panopto example – Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 4:10:28 PM Review the Panopto example prepared by Ian Toppin. The following image will help you understand the structure and functionality of the software interface

3.3 Follow Panopto’s user guide to install and use the software Ian Toppin, Panopto administrator at WSSU, prepared a User’s guide that you can download from this week’s learning unit. Once you have done it, follow procedures for: •

Installation

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Capturing a lecture

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Uploading a lecture

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Sharing a lecture

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Deleting a lesson

3.4 Prepare, record and share your video lecture Preparation and recording

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Select a topic of your interest, in particular a topic where there may be need of an explanation or demonstration

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Prepare or select materials to be used, including a Power Point presentation where key words (organizers) will help students search for specific information

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Find a quite place and hour where you can record your lecture. Use your headset to capture audio and your webcam to capture video. If need technical assistance, contact CETL.

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Record your lecture, upload it to Panopto, and review that sound and image are OK.

Sharing your video lecture with colleagues in the ICTE course •

Use the Week 3: Gallery of video lectures forum to share your work

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Create a new THREAD to post the title, URL, and short explanation of your video lecture

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Press REPLY to your posting to include observation instructions and/or discussion seeds for your students to comment on what you presented.

Part 4. Organize and participate in a video conference (20 points) The goal of this activity is to develop expertise in the use of Elluminate, a video conference system available at WSSU, which allows real-time video lectures, discussions and classes with up to 50 people. 4.1

Understanding the system

Depending on your needs and interest, use one of the following links to learn about Elluminate, or both, for a complete induction. •

If you have not used Elluminate, it may be good to use the “participants” five minutes video orientation to get the flavor of the system. It is available at the following link, as well as a set of PDF documents:

http://www.elluminate.com/support/docs/9.0/participant.jsp •

Use the “Getting Started with Elluminate Live” (19 minutes) video to understand major features for moderators; it is available at

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http://www.elluminate.com/support/docs/9.0/moderator.jsp as well as PDF documents for further details.

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Preparing your video conference session

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Coordinate with small group members or with a course facilitator to be on Elluminate the day and hour in which you want to have a synchronous online video conference. The topic of the video conference can be any that help you test most of the features of the system, for instance, Elluminate, how to use it and get the most of it.

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Request your Elluminate session to Information Resources. Follow this path at http://wssu.edu Home / About WSSU / Administration / Information Resources / Technology Integration Group  Elluminate

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Conduct, record and share your session

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Meet with your Elluminate training session partners. Do not forget to press the RECORD button.

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When you get an email with the URL of the video recording of your session, use the Week 3: Gallery of video lectures forum to share your work:

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Create a new THREAD to post the title, URL, and short explanation of your video conference

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Press REPLY to your posting to include your comments about the experience.

Part 5. Lessons learned from Week 3 activities (20 points) Use your word processor to prepare a reflection on Week 3 session activities. What did you learn from the experience? What was worth doing and what not? Why? What could you use in your our teaching? What needs to be expanded, reviewed, or reconsidered in the future?

“Reflection blog”. Use the TIPS rubric to self

Post it in the assess quality of your blog intervention.

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