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FORUM – THE HEART OF MOODLE
iMoot presentation by Tomaz Lasic,5, 6 & 7 February 2010
Summary of open slides – Sessions 1,2 & 3
Slide 1How is an online conversation different to live conversation?PositivesNegatives‘Umm, interesting… notquite sure”
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More time to think,reflect, compose,edit, support andenrich (eg.references, links,media)
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Lack of non-verballanguage(expressions, tone,gestures) – can leadto misinterpretation
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Online cliques canbe just as strong asface-to-face
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More permanent,recorded
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Can get messy if unstructured
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Lurking only
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Asynchronous, don’thave to be online,same place & timewith others
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Potential for spamand flaming (abuse,swearing, hostility)
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Early or late postersmay get smallaudience
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Learn with and fromothers
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If not formulatedcarefully quicklydegenerate
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Recording could begood or bad
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Great for peopleless confident andshy in person
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Not good for thosewho prefer speakingthan writing
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‘What if no oneresponds to mypost?’
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Very easily gather arange of views
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Disjointedconversations
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Lots of email vsturning off &missing posts
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Many canparticipate
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May be hard fornon-native speakers
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Just like in class –how do you controlpeople who talk toomuch?
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Equality of participation
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Intimidating to postpublicly
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Potential problemfor people withpoor typing skills
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No or less powerimbalance
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Inappropriatewritten contentlingers on, oralresponses don’t
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Needs to be part of ‘digital citizenship’
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Anonymity (if allowed)
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Can review, editmistakes, build on
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Great for teachingsocial skills,negotiation, respectfor others
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Great for peerteaching & peerevaluation
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Slide 2Good practices in using Forum activity?
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Have good, purposeful guiding questions
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Clear etiquette, guidelines, instructions & expectations
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Be present (teacher) – participate meaningfully
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Keep on subject but moderate softly
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Model responsible behaviour
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Don’t replace face-to-face conversations
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Build trust and interest, patiently
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Monitor and value lurking – it’s OK.
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Don’t always be first to respond – pull back and wait for conversations todevelop
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Be mindful and respectful of people’s feelings
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Consider assigning student/group moderators (if appropriate)
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Include visuals, links to other resources, use multimedia plugins
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Encourage peer review
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Explore the four basic types of forums – moodle a little
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Show good examples
Slide 3Is introducing Moodle to others [teachers] by using a Forum a good idea? Why(not)?YES, because it…NO, because…Not sure, because …
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demonstrates theinteractivity of Moodle
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not everyone likes theinternet/Moodle thing
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it is so different totraditional teaching– pros and cons
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begins with activeparticipation ratherthan staticdocument uploads
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posts can get hostile(flaming) quickly
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depends on whatthey have usedbefore
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activates & supportsongoing interaction
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it looks ‘old’, ‘boring’,‘old fashioned’compared to newermultimedia tools
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depends on thecohort and subject
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encourages activelearning,engagement,contributions
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it is easy to avoid
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depends onassignment &teacher
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has easy entry level
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spam could be an issue
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if teacher has initialbad experience theymay not revisitMoodle
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participants learnhow to use the mostimportant tool
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if blended withother activities &use just forfeedback/interaction
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starts to build acommunity straightaway
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doesn’t have to beserious – bring inhumour
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is great for givingengaging tasks –“find a lie..”,“guess what..”,“which is best..”
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is in a non-threateningconversation-typeapproach
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