Adapting 5 week Course from Week 8 to the Connectivism Model
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Activity 19 – Week 11
Week
Topic
Activity
1
Keeping safe online
Advising Vulnerable Adults and Children on how to ensure their safety in the digital world
Create an online blog or use the college’s blog feature (whichever is preferred) - Blog
In the Forum for Week 1, introduce yourself and provide your preferred contact details and include what you hope to gain from this course - Forum
Identify through research the formal organisations responsible for Safeguarding of Children and record your findings – blog
Collect their views on the key factors to maintain children and vulnerable adults safe when using the internet – blog
Design your own Top 10 tips in keeping safe - blog
In the Activity thread for Week 1 on the Virtual Learning Platform highlight your top 3 and give justification of these – Forum
Review how they compare to others Top 3 selections - Forum
2
Social Networking
A guide on how to approach the use of social media and the potential implications of misuse in the future
Identify 3 different social media sites and list the key features, benefits and Limitations of each - Blog
For each of the 3 selections, what do they advise on how to use their system safely? Blog
Which one would you deem most safe to use and why? Forum
In the Activity Thread for Week 2 contribute to the following question: Do you see less or more of your friends and family because of social media and has this been positive or negative for you? Forum
Read and compare others views to yours. Forum
3
Developing Online Presentations
How to guide on how to use online presentations such as Prezi
Research and identify 3 online system that you can use to present information – Blog
Take one of the three and using the Top 10 list you created in Week 1, present this information it and share the link/presentation with others in the group Forum for Week 3 – Forum
Comment on others presentations and summarise which presentation worked best for you and why – Forum
4
Using Search Engines
Advice on key words and ways to use search engines to find suitable content
In the Forum for Week 4, first of all state which search engine you use and why – Forum
Take a subject that is important to you right now (I.e. planning a holiday, finding a job, finding a great restaurant etc.). Use the search engine you normally use and one other listed on the forum and comment in your blog the success of each in finding the information you wanted – Blog
Research on advice on how best to use search engines effectively to find suitable content. Design your Top 5 Tips on how to use search engines – Blog
Read others Blogs and comment in the Forum on any key matches or differences when compared to your views - Forum
5
Blog Use
Use Of a Blog
In your blog summarise your experiences of this course and the 5 key things you have learnt – Blog
Using a tool that was highlighted by someone else in Week 3 and not your own selection, use the tool to present your 5 key things learnt and share with the group through a link – Forum
Research and list the do’s and don’ts of blogs and share your views on the Week Forum – comment on others views and whether they are the same as yours - Forum
Learning and knowledge rests in diversity of opinions. Each week I have encouraged learners to contribute to the forum and to review their views alongside others to identify similarities and differences
Learning is a process of connecting specialised nodes or information sources. For weeks 1-3 I have set tasks to identify organisations that are key for information. Weeks 4-5 have less formal bodies or organisations so I have left this open to general research.
Capacity to know more is more critical than what is currently known. – The course aims to learn as much from other views and from research identify key sources of information
Nurturing and maintaining connections is needed to facilitate continual learning – Week 1 there is encouragement to introduce and form preferred contact methods and then through the entire course there is the need to collaborate and share ideas and views both in blogs and forums.
Ability to see connections between fields, ideas and concepts is a core skill. – There are tasks that asks learners to research and find information and then form they own ideas and concepts from this and present to the group
Currency (accurate, up-to-date knowledge) is the intent of all connectivist learning activities. The course is not descriptive to any particular organisation so can adapt to the changing face of the internet and digital world (i.e. social networking sites used as the majority in 3 years may not be those used right now). This is a big improvement to the rigid structure of the original course that used OER’s. This model offers more sustainability.
Decision making is itself a learning process. Choosing what to learn and the meaning of incoming information is seen through the lens of a shifting reality. While there is a right answer now, it may be wrong tomorrow due to alterations in the information climate affecting the decision. – The activities and tasks are set and the assessment and review of these are through posts on the forums and blogs, which will be driven by the learner community and then contributed and advised (if necessary) by the Tutor/Facilitator.
Adapting 5 week Course from Week 8 to the Connectivism Model
Activity 19 – Week 11
Week
Topic
Activity
1
Keeping safe online
Advising Vulnerable Adults and Children on how to ensure their safety in the digital world
2
Social Networking
A guide on how to approach the use of social media and the potential implications of misuse in the future
3
Developing Online Presentations
How to guide on how to use online presentations such as Prezi
Research and identify 3 online system that you can use to present information – Blog
Take one of the three and using the Top 10 list you created in Week 1, present this information it and share the link/presentation with others in the group Forum for Week 3 – Forum
Comment on others presentations and summarise which presentation worked best for you and why – Forum
4
Using Search Engines
Advice on key words and ways to use search engines to find suitable content
In the Forum for Week 4, first of all state which search engine you use and why – Forum
Take a subject that is important to you right now (I.e. planning a holiday, finding a job, finding a great restaurant etc.). Use the search engine you normally use and one other listed on the forum and comment in your blog the success of each in finding the information you wanted – Blog
Research on advice on how best to use search engines effectively to find suitable content. Design your Top 5 Tips on how to use search engines – Blog
Read others Blogs and comment in the Forum on any key matches or differences when compared to your views - Forum
5
Blog Use
Use Of a Blog
In your blog summarise your experiences of this course and the 5 key things you have learnt – Blog
Using a tool that was highlighted by someone else in Week 3 and not your own selection, use the tool to present your 5 key things learnt and share with the group through a link – Forum
Research and list the do’s and don’ts of blogs and share your views on the Week Forum – comment on others views and whether they are the same as yours - Forum