Course Info Feedback

Hi there!

Here you will find the feedback on this assignment. I recommend that listen to each others feedback especially Joan, Joy, Melissa and/or Mike’s. The feedback at this stage is fairly general and would apply and be informative to everyone in the class. If you have not yet, please enroll in each others courses so you can see what and how your classmates are doing in their own courses. : ) me

Below you will find a playlist of podcasted feedback for your Module 2 course info assignment. Scroll the playlist to find your feedback. Select the one with your name. It will auto launch the podcast for you to listen to your feedback.

You can also access your feedback via a playlist found here:

http://www.podomatic.com/playlist/alexandrapickett/351877

EDEN2010 links and twitter stream

Some links to share from the EDEN conference in Valencia, Spain

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexandrapickett/sets/72157624229803392/

http://slneducation.edublogs.org/2010/06/08/eden-2010-media-inspirations-for-learning-what-makes-an-impact/

http://tweetgrid.com/search?q=%23eden10

http://wiffiti.com/screens/29010

Keynote addresses will be broadcast live in English: http://www.eden-online.org/eden.php?menuId=509

teaching outside the “box” and in the “cloud”

http://ualbany.mrooms.net/course/view.php?id=91 http://ualbany.mrooms.net/course/view.php?id=50

http://prezi.com/yyzcr9_btox6/

http://prezi.com/cjmoerciiegp/teaching-out-side-the-box/

http://tinyurl.com/23eksjz – slideshare handout of resources

I teach ETAP 687 intro to online learning , a fully online master’s level course where the majority of the content, interaction, and feedback for The course take place in and outside the course management system  “box” in the “cloud”. I will show you what happens when several web 2.0 technologies (twitter, voicethread, diigo, edublogs, jing, meebome, seesmic, youtube, gcast, audacity, polldaddy) are stitched together into one fully online course In moodle. I will talk about how I did it and why, and what the students thought about it. And I will also invite you to explore selected tools For yourself, and to join my netoworks, so you can share with me what you know and what you learn.

*   Specific educational need(s) met by the use of technology

  1. Create engaging content
  2. Facilitate engaging interaction and collaboration
  3. Provide engaging feedback/evaluations/assessments


*   Rational for selecting technology

why:

  1. To explore my passion to understand learning and to push myself to practice what it really means to be learning centered teaching To add interaction, engagment and visual appeal. To provide student access beyond the end of the term.
  2. To blur the boundaries of the CMS “box” take students out and bring others in to the classroom.
  3. Because it is important for the future of my students I feel an obligation to participate, evaluate, document and expose and engage students and faculty to and in this process
  4. Because it is important for me and I like it. To explore, test & evaluate I am a learner too!!!
  5. Because today I can. web2.0 is here. Giving me access to 1000 of tools. My criteria: better faster, safer, easier, cheaper. http://www.appappeal.com/web-2-0-application-world-mosaic/
  6. Big why: to improve engagement and learning. for them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv-DpTzu09k


*   Example(s) of implementation (whenever possible, use live Site to demonstrate)
show the course
https://etap687.edublogs.org/2010/01/22/114/

*   Benefits/drawbacks
https://etap687.edublogs.org/2008/08/06/my-reflecting-pool/ – my reflections
https://etap687.edublogs.org/2009/08/11/83/ – my student reflections
Students have and keep access to their stuff. They get permission to explore a lot of tools and the opportunity to develop a sense of, and control of their digital self.
Lots of work, lots of accounts…

*   Future applications/considerations
More students = will have to redesign
Have to find new podcast tool
Improve twitter interaction
Improve seesmic interaction

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

the POWER of the social web

1. Where do YOU LEAVE your digital FOOT PRINTS ?
2. Lots of variety of things to do, explore, and experience.
3. Social – friendships,
4. Finding and exploring affinity with others. Connecting & sharing interests.
5. Skillz* Developing technical skills necessary to participate in the 21st century.
6. World is at your fingertips. Knowledge and Answers are available anywhere/everywhere/anytime.

7. Learning from experts. Access to experts.

8. Access & opportunity to connect with your “rockstars”
9. Not just consumers -& not just about consuming content.
10. Creating content. Participating and making contributions to the social landscape.
11. Dream and express yourself. Reflect, reveal, experiment & try things on -self-expression defines you – via your blog, videos, comments, avatars, names & profiles.
12. Share what you find and what you create. Share what you know. You become a teacher.
13. Teamwork – collaboration
14. Opportunities and potential are endless. Opportunity to help others -opportunity  to recognize your global responsibility. opportunity to learn to use technology ethically and responsibly.
15. What footprints are you leaving?
16. Unlike in sand the digital footprints you make and leave once made do not wash away
17. What you do online are your digital footprints that make up your digital persona – they are an extension of you.
They represent you.
You have to be aware, monitor, and filter them. You have to take care of them.
You have to take responsibility for them.
You have to be in charge of your digital self….
The social web is an amazing place that enhances and enriches our personal and professional lives.

Think about this… online you are … and you become … who you know, what you link to, what you share, what you bookmark, what comments you leave, what you blog, the pictures & videos you post, the art you create, how you express yourself, where you go…

Top 10 CoolTools for 2010

Here is my “Top 10” list for 2010:

  1. posterous – one post to posterous goes everywhere on the web. Email stuff to posterous and it goes everywhere! simple.  http://alexandrapickett.posterous.com/
  2. dropbox – dropbox is software that lets you store, share, back up and sync your files online and across computers. Even more freaking amazing than drop.io! thanks to Denis Sambursky!
  3. ning – a social platform.
  4. evernote– an online notebook. Type a text note. Clip a web page. Snap a photo. Grab a screenshot.
  5. etherpad – online wordprocessor that lets you share docs and collaborate in REAL TIME.
  6. http://tagul.com/w0rdle alternative, the difference is that the words in the tag cloud generated are clickable!!! See this example.
  7. seesmic.tv http://seesmic.tv/alexandrapickett
  8. flavors.me – formerly meeid, this is an incredibly beautiful online social media aggregator to use as a slick online résumé or personal website – http://flavors.me/alexandrapickett
  9. http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ – seriously cool qr code generator (thanks! @stevier ) now all i need is a cell phone : )
  10. animoto – unreal online slideshow, e.g., http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP40bLdmJ_4

These are also on my waiting list…

  1. nanogong
  2. wiffiti
  3. http://issuu.com/
  4. glogster
  5. http://www.wallwisher.com

Cool tools 2009

Cool tools 2008

Hi ETAP687 & EHU Students! – example voki avatars

Click the triangle above to activate the avatar and get my message : )

After you play the message return to our moodle course and let’s begin our online conversation!

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.