some of my digital footprints – who i am

who i know …

http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrapickett
http://www.facebook.com/alexandrapickett

http://twitter.com/alexpickett

http://thomas-fletcher.com/friendwheel/showwheel.php?site=facebook&tempdir=0&server=alpha&name=Alexandra%20M.%20Pickett&filename=22875899&xmlwheel=1

what i link to . what i bookmark  . where i  go …

http://www.diigo.com/user/alexandrapickett
http://delicious.com/alexandrapickett

http://slneducation.edublogs.org/alex/

what i share . what comments i leave . what i blog …

http://isaspuppyclub.edublogs.org/
https://etap687.edublogs.org/2008/08/26/i-teach-like-a-girl/

http://slneducation.edublogs.org/alex/publications/
http://www.slideshare.net/alexandrapickett/presentations
http://apps.facebook.com/tripadvisortravelmap/?session=true&fbsrc=nfPinM2&id=744702847
http://www.dopplr.com/trip/alexandrapickett/1132531

the pictures & videos i post .  the art i create . how i express myself …

http://animoto.com/play/af164DtU5UImFKY9VYkDhg?autostart=true
http://alexandrapickett.posterous.com/
http://www.youtube.com/alexandrapickett

http://flavors.me/alexandrapickett
http://www.pandora.com/people/alexandra.pickett
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexandrapickett
http://seesmic.tv/alexandrapickett

teaching outside the “box”

Alexandra M. Pickett

Associate Director . SUNY Learning Network . State University Plaza . Albany, NY 12246 . T: 1.518.443.5622 F: 1.518.443.5167

alexandra.pickett@suny.edu . http://sln.suny.edu

teaching outside the “box”

http://slideshare.net/alexandrapickett . http://prezi.com/cjmoerciiegp/ . http://voicethread.com/share/524903/

Examples from my online course

Join my networks!

1.      http://www.twitter.com/alexpickett

2.      http://www.slideshare.net/alexandrapickett/slideshows

3.      http://www.youtube.com/user/alexandrapickett

4.      http://video.seesmic.com/alexandrapickett

5.      http://www.diigo.com/profile/alexandrapickett & http://del.icio.us/alexandrapickett/

6.      http://www.screencast.com/users/alexandrapickett

7.      http://twitter.com/slnsolsummit & http://slnsolsummit2009.edublogs.org/

8.      http://flickr.com/photos/alexandrapickett

9.      http://friendfeed.com/alexandrapickett & http://facebook.com/alexandrapickett

10.    http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrapickett

11.    Alejandra Subagja in Second Life: http://slurl.com/secondlife/SUNY%20Learning%20Network/128/128/0

12.    Skype: alexandrapickett

Cooltools

Videos

Blogs

1.      http:etap687.edublogs.org – my personal blog/course blog.

2.      http://slneducation.edublogs.org/ –  my work blog.

My Discussion Post Grading Rubric

Discussion Post Grading Rubric

Discussion posts are graded on a 0 – 4 point scale according to the Discussion Post Quality Grading Rubric presented below. Note that both the Comment Field and the Subject Line figure into the quality score the post receives.

  1. Peer Evaluations: Each reply you submit to a discussion forum should begin with your 0 – 4 evaluation of the quality of the post you are replying to. Place your peer-evaluation score in parentheses as the first thing in your reply- like this (4).
  2. Student Self-Evaluations: Every post you submit to a discussion forum (new posts and replies) should end with the quality score (0 – 4 points) you think your post deserves. Place your self-evaluation score in parentheses at the end – like this (4).
  3. Professor Evaluations: I will record the official 0 – 4 point value for each discussion post (up to the maximum of 12 per student) as I read it. At the conclusion of each module, I will update your Grade Book with your final grade on each discussion, and provide you with a record of how many posts you submitted and your total quality score.

Points

Interpretation

Grading Criteria

4

Excellent (A)

The comment is accurate, original, relevant, teaches us something new, and is well written. Four point comments add substantial teaching presence to the course, and stimulate additional thought about the issue under discussion. Documentation for factual information is provided. Discussion points are supported with references. Sources are cited and critically analyzed. All references, links, and citations are bookmarked, highlighted, tagged, and commented on in our diigo shared references group.

3

Above Average (B)

The comment lacks at least one of the above qualities, but is above average in quality. A three point comment makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the issue being discussed.

2

Average (C)

The comment lacks two or three of the required qualities. Comments that are based upon personal opinion, or personal experience, often fall within this category.

1

Minimal (D)

The comment presents little or no new information. However, one point comments may provide important social presence and contribute to a sense of class community.

0

Unacceptable (F)

The comment adds no value to the discussion.

No penalty

The subject field is a complete sentence and conveys the main point of the comment. The reader clearly understands the main point of the comment before reading it.

-1

Minor problem with subject line

The subject field provides key word(s) only. The reader knows the general area that the comment deals with.

-2

Major problem with subject line

The subject field provides little or no information about the comment.

The Discussion Forum Grading Scale

Forum Grade

Total Quality Points

Additional Requirement

A+

40+

At least eight 4-point ratings.

A

31-39

At least four 4-point ratings.

B

25-30

At least four 3 or 4-point ratings.

C

12-24

At least four 2, 3, or 4-point ratings.

D

6-11

None.

F

1-5

None.

0

0

None.

adapted with permission from Bill Pelz.

teaching outside the “box”

This is a presentation on my online course ETAP687 using a tool called prezi. You can also view it from here.

To activate the presentation, just click on the arrow in the center of the screen (you may need to wait a little while it loads). To advance through the presentation, use the forward arrow that appears on the lower right corner of the screen.

The ability to embed the prezi in a blog is new – just announced yesterday. So i am testing it here.

(If you are looking at this from facebook, you will have to click here: https://etap687.edublogs.org/2009/07/21/teaching-outside-the-box/)

from prezi.com

the avatar as a representation of “self”

One of my current students uses her dog, Bishop, as her profile image. I love that she does that. It gives me a warm feeling about her. She mentioned in one of our discussions that she chose him because she was concerned about her privacy and security.

She said:

I think it is funny that you mention my use of my Bishop for an image. I had a reason. In a class we had on cyber security, it said to never use a real image of yourself unless you want it broadcasted. We learned how to build an Avatar. I do not like my Avatar because when I made it, the selections did not include large or handicapped people as a choice. Everything was “beautiful people” and personally, I think that is very wrong. I have never gone out there to look further to see if there are other places (I used Yahoo) to see if you can build a real person. So I chose Bishop as he is my familiar.


As soon as i read her post i did a google search and started playing with 2D avatar generators to see what i could come up with. Below are links to the ones i found an played with. The resulting images i have inserted in to this post.

Avatar Generators:

  1. http://www.zwinky.com/
  2. http://www.faceyourmanga.it/faceyourmanga.php?lang=eng
  3. http://unique.rasterboy.com/
  4. http://www.tektek.org/dream/
  5. http://illustmaker.abi-station.com/index_en.shtml
  6. http://www.doppelme.com/
  7. http://en.gravatar.com/
  8. http://www.gamedition.com/31/Avatar_Creator

Articles:

These last 2 are my SecondLife 3D avatars. I lived in my newbie SL skin (left) for almost a year before changing her to a more “realistic” me (right) : ) Not sure why, but i never messed with her looks much till i saw someone walk by that looked just like me, and then i started thinking about it and wanted her to look more like the real me, so i plumped her up and got some “good” hair to look more like mine. Then i didn’t touch her looks again till i had to do a presentation in SL (https://etap687.edublogs.org/secondlife-if-my-avatar-could-talk/) and wanted to represent myself more realistically and less like a newbie. Have not really touched her since… i had a hard time finding appropriate clothes. I think about the online representation of self often. Colleagues and i have talked about, especially in the hyper-sexualized world of secondlife. I note it everytime i log into some place on the social web and see how friends and colleagues choose to represent themselves, or when i am required to upload yet another image to another profile somewhere… I am charmed by those who choose animals or some image that whispers insight into the person. I like that invention and creativity very much. None of the new little avatars i generated “really” look like me. There is a suggestion of me, i suppose. Brown skin, hair, and eyes. long curly hair… i really like the little one with the black skirt and shirt, but i will not be running around the web changing my profile images to any of these anytime soon.

I understand and respect the need for privacy, and for some, not wanting one’s “real” image floating about the net. For some there may be a sense of loss of control. I guess i feel “in charge” of what i put out there.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/13/research.privacy
http://news.research.ohiou.edu/notebook/index.php?item=467
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/technology/internet/13iht-cache13.html

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=do-social-networks-bring

http://technology.findlaw.com/articles/00006/011161.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15221095/
http://internet.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_we_represent_ourselves_on_the_internet

http://savageminds.org/2008/06/16/the-presentation-of-self-in-virtual-life/

http://internet.suite101.com/article.cfm/online_image_is_representation_of_our_real_self


Module 3 – learning activities podcasted feedback

i am using gcast (the widget below) to give you access to your podcasted audio feedback  to your module 3 written assignment. (You can also access your feedback here: http://www.gcast.com/u/alexandrapickett/main). I have done a separate individualized podcast for each of you labeled with your name. Feel free to listen to each other’s podcasts.

You may only see one post listed in the widget below. If so, to see the whole playlist from which you can select your individualized podcast click on the word “posts” in the lower center of the widget. This will bring up the entire playlist from which you can choose the one that belongs to you.

Please let me know if you have any problems accessing this feedback.


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Build it! activity feedback from modules 1 & 2

I posted these links to feedback on your course built it activities in the gradebook, but i don’t know/ am not sure that you can see them there/have seen them there, so here they are.

I encourage you to have a look at each other’s feedback. At this stage in your course development most of my feedback is applicable to any course, some is repetative, and you may find excellent suggestions to apply to your own course that may not have come up in my review of your course at this time. They are jing screencasts and each are only 5 minutes long at most.

Jane’s course info feedback – http://www.screencast.com/t/Cun7NPGRWtV

Jenn’s course info feedback – http://www.screencast.com/t/WfrfnmxRJeQ

Jess B.’s course info feedback – http://www.screencast.com/t/ZyjNSw1pKE

Anne’s course info feedback – http://www.screencast.com/t/LxosVrYojU

Jim’s course info feedback – http://www.screencast.com/t/Ix77xcSS

Kristina’s course info feedback – http://www.screencast.com/t/MlJOYBp8eF

Jess M.’s course info feedback – http://www.screencast.com/t/dv0K2UCene

Barbara’s course info feedback – http://www.screencast.com/t/LPnmdN5cL

Bill’s course info feedback –  http://www.screencast.com/t/UEqR9IVZyH Re-review or your CI docs – http://screencast.com/t/6ultr68to