eLearning UWA

Includes information about quizzing in Web-based system.

A flowchart for understanding copyright seems a good idea.

Some very different approaches in applying technology enhanced learning at the faculty level

I think the Communities of Practice idea is important, and may be possible here (at a certain level, e.g. our network of librarians).

* A repeated theme from PebbleBash was that students should be doing their own feedback and assessment. This addresses many common issues: student don't appreciate the feedback they get (low SPOT scores re feedback); educators are told by 'management' to do more feedback (unsustainable) and educate students about the feedback they are getting (obviously not meeting students' needs if it has to be explained) * Educators should be fostering "self-regulation"; educators always giving feedback tends to "foster dependency and place responsibility too far in the direction of teachers" * "Of special importance is the practice of students in making judgements about their own work and that of others" * May help with our staff being less dependent? Finding their own information? BUT "dependent on a learning environment that fosters continual improvement and creates opportunities for knowledge seeking and application"

Here's the follow-up research - Does student engagement in self-assessment calibrate their judgement over time? (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2013.769198)

Focus: Online Learning Design * Preparing the students is key to successful Online Learning It is unwise to assume that all students are familiar and comfortable with an online learning environment. * Within an online learning space instructions have to be clear. Clear and comprehensive instructions need to be generated for every learning activity. * The feedback provided to students is particularly valuable in the online setting. Feedback should be constructive, meaningful and timely if it is to be useful. * Helping Staff manage their workload - If teaching staff are not organised/prepared online teaching can be a heavier workload than more traditional teaching methods.

I really like the 'Selecting technologies' page, with the two tables that map possible tools to the learning outcomes.

I enjoy this mail list called 'The Brilliant Report', but although it is interesting it is not necessarily all relevant. This particular post, though, is relevant to the work we do at CATL.

Although it is a bit old, I found this article interesting because it gave a birds eye perspective of the instructional/educational designers role. I have never seen Bates study mentioned before - having evidence of the important role that educational/instructional designers play in the effectiveness of eLearning is worth investigating further.