Summer Retreat 2011

Numan Sheikh Asher Imtiaz numansheikh@fccollege.edu.pk asherimtiaz@fccollege.edu.pk

Dept. of Computer Science FC College (A Chartered University) www.fccollege.edu.pk

Based on social constructionist pedagogy Active learning in a social context taking place in a learning environment with smart and interactive tools
Graphic from: http://eduspaces.net/terry/weblog/archive/2006/02/ (Terry Wassall)

From a constructivist point of view, people actively construct new knowledge as they interact with their environment.
Constructionism asserts that learning is particularly effective when constructing something for others to experience. This can be anything from a spoken sentence or an internet posting, to more complex artifacts like a painting, a house or a software package.

For example
you might read this page several times and still forget it by

tomorrow

but if you were to try and explain these ideas to someone else in

your own words, or produce a slideshow that explained these concepts,

then it's very likely you'd have a better understanding that is more integrated into your own ideas.

This is why people take notes during lectures

(even if they never read the notes again).

extends constructivism into social settings, wherein groups construct knowledge for one another, collaboratively creating a small culture of shared artifacts with shared meanings. When one is immersed within a culture like this, one is learning all the time about how to be a part of that culture, on many levels.

Moodle

Moodle is a web based Course Management System that allows the classroom to extend onto the web.
Free and open source software Designed using sound pedagogical principles to help educators create effective online learning communities. Already used widely in the schools and universities around the world. (Available in over 70 languages)

Registered sites Countries Courses Users Teachers Enrolments Forum posts Resources Quiz questions

54,927 212 4,850,039 45,854,983 1,112,368 19,496,102 79,653,821 42,926,174 81,226,450

Source: www.moodle.org

Focus on the experiences that would be best for learning from the learner's point of view
Helps you realize how each participant in a course can be a teacher as well as a learner. Your job as a 'teacher' can change from being 'the source of knowledge' to being an influencer and role model of class culture. Moodle doesn't FORCE this style of behavior, but this is what the designers believe that it is best at supporting.

Resources are things to see, read, view, explore Activities are things to do (and there are a lot!) All the ways these are used in a Moodle course are up to your imagination!

Links to other websites

Internal Moodle WebPages Documents (Word, Excel, Power-Points, pdf)
Copyright violation rules do not apply, like course material on

library reserve.

Pictures and Videos Online File Directories RSS Feeds The resources you post and the way you use them are limited only by your imagination.

Instrument Scores and Grading Surveys Discussions live and forum Wiki Assignment submission Bulk email PodCasts

Document sharing Web page creator/editor

Shared, community-created glossaries Online classrooms Quizzes Blogs Create a shared calendar Embed multimedia

Assignments enable teachers to grade and give comments on uploaded files and assignments created on and off line.

 Create all the familiar forms of assessment true-false multiple choice short answer matching question random questions numerical questions embedded answer questions with descriptive text and graphics.
Shuffle questions and choices

source CSCS 100: Spring 2011

 Threaded discussion

boards for asynchronous group exchange on shared subject matter.

Participation in forums can be an integral part of the learning experience, helping students define and evolve their understanding of subject matter.

Source: www.schools.com May 2011

Source: www.schools.com May 2011

Source: www.schools.com May 2011

Services like Chopal are available where we can register students so that the instructor can send a short message to all the students at the same time.

If you do not use Moodle:

Use Social Media

If you do not use Moodle and do not use Social Media

Use sites builders like Wordpress, Wiki, Google Sites, etc Examples

If you do not use Moodle and do not use Social Media and do not use site-builders
Use EMAIL at least

Other wise