Working with Shirley and Gurdeep was fun and efficient. We were able to in one 1.5 hour session decide the topic and produce the content of our presentation to a reasonable (if not totally polished) standard.
The input from Tony was extrememly helpful and he pointed us to a useful website to convert media files to alternative formats.
Half way through working together Shirley came the the realisation that we were in effect demonstrating constructive learning by the way we were working together. Both Shirley and Gurdeep were really open to filming our progress, which changed the nature of what we finally produced totally and was really helpful.
Working in this group was easy and fun and everyone was able to input ideas and have their suggestions implemented. Due to assignment deadlines and time constraints it was important for us all that we completed the task within the session.
Usefully, I am now aware of how to upload and embed video into powerpoint and change video files to differeing formats using the media converter website.
It was handy to be able to use my existing hardware (logitec quick cam) as it's the first time i've played with recording video, finding the files and inputting it into other software, it's something i'll use in the future and it adds interest to otherwise fairly dry slides.
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Evaluation of Stephen and Jesvirs E-learning resource
First impressions:
The slides are well laid out with brief easy to read text and the colour scheme is easy on the eye.
Nice introduction to what the presentation will cover. Setting blended learning as the context and then leading introducing the two theories of Associative and constructive.
By about slide 5 or 6 I was struggling to stay focussed on the text, a few images or a change of layout/style might have been helpful here, to reinforce what is very good content with a good reminder of the underpinning theorists.
Slide 6 the content introduces some useful fundamentals: analysis into component units, progressions through individualised pathways. It would have been helpful to have a little more depths to further explain these two points.
Gagnes five categories of learning were really helpful as I hadn't looked into these in much detail.
The instructional recipe is something that will be very valuable in the classroom and I will play around with it in a practical setting.
Slide 11. Really nice and easily understandable big picture overview of constructive approach.
Nice link giving the theorists views on blended learning.
On reading this it made me realise that the theory was too light in our presentation and we hadn't made enough of a link to blended learning.
Very helpful presentationto support my assignment, thanks Jesvir and Stephen
The slides are well laid out with brief easy to read text and the colour scheme is easy on the eye.
Nice introduction to what the presentation will cover. Setting blended learning as the context and then leading introducing the two theories of Associative and constructive.
By about slide 5 or 6 I was struggling to stay focussed on the text, a few images or a change of layout/style might have been helpful here, to reinforce what is very good content with a good reminder of the underpinning theorists.
Slide 6 the content introduces some useful fundamentals: analysis into component units, progressions through individualised pathways. It would have been helpful to have a little more depths to further explain these two points.
Gagnes five categories of learning were really helpful as I hadn't looked into these in much detail.
The instructional recipe is something that will be very valuable in the classroom and I will play around with it in a practical setting.
Slide 11. Really nice and easily understandable big picture overview of constructive approach.
Nice link giving the theorists views on blended learning.
On reading this it made me realise that the theory was too light in our presentation and we hadn't made enough of a link to blended learning.
Very helpful presentationto support my assignment, thanks Jesvir and Stephen
2nd April - Blended learning, more fabulous Web2 applications
Todays session has really opened up possibilities.
The functionality of Google has improved considerably since I first started using it a couple of years ago. In particular Forms on google groups will be very useful. An application that I can see immediately for this is post course feedback forms for learners that can be emailed to them to complete in their own time, saving valuable end of term lesson time. The way that google collates responses onto a spreadhseet will be particularly valuable to send to my curriculum manager as she would be able to see the feedback from a whole year collated into one easily readable page. I can see the potential of Google docs when working collaboratively. At the moment I don't have an extended team and therefore may not use this immediately outside of the PGCE but it is certainly a resource for the future.
The functionality of Google has improved considerably since I first started using it a couple of years ago. In particular Forms on google groups will be very useful. An application that I can see immediately for this is post course feedback forms for learners that can be emailed to them to complete in their own time, saving valuable end of term lesson time. The way that google collates responses onto a spreadhseet will be particularly valuable to send to my curriculum manager as she would be able to see the feedback from a whole year collated into one easily readable page. I can see the potential of Google docs when working collaboratively. At the moment I don't have an extended team and therefore may not use this immediately outside of the PGCE but it is certainly a resource for the future.
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