Mapping 7 cs_to activities_and_tools
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The document discusses tools that can support different types of learning activities. It provides tips for using tools for presentations, moderating discussions, and collaboration. Benefits are listed for brainstorming, reflection, feedback, recording, voting, annotation, and file sharing. Table 1 maps example tools to activities like presentation, communication, and assessment. Table 2 maps the 7Cs framework of learning to specific activities and tools.
Mapping 7 cs_to activities_and_tools
- 1. As part of a three-day CLICKS workshop on Learning Design I created a new section on tools to support diferent types of activities. I classifed them as tools to support the following types of activities: Presentation Communication Collaboration Brainstorming and concept mapping Reflection Feedback Assessment Recording Voting Annotation Curation File sharing Table 1 lists examples of tools under each category. I also provided tips and hints for ensuring these tools are well used. For presentations I suggested the following. Include an outline for the talk. Keep text short. Add a relevant image with a URL to the source. Use bitly/com to shorten URLs. Use an appropriate background so there is a contrast with the text. Check spelling and grammar. Have a logical structure and a clear message. Include a summary and if relevant include references. For support effectgive moderation I suggested the following. Have a clear introduction. Avoid questions that are likely to lead to yes/no answers. Guide the discussion and summarise at key points and encourage reflection. Keep an eye on back channels. Keep to time and consider recording key points. Collaboration is about working with others to achieve a common goal, with a shared vision and purpose. I suggested the following as the benefits of working collaboratively. Firstly, it is important to have clear communication, with trust and respect. Secondly, it is useful to assign roles and have a clear division of labour. I listed the following as the benefits of brainstorming and concept mapping. Firstly, it is useful as a way of generating ideas on a topic. Secondly, it can be done individually or as a group. Thirdly, it is a way of building on the ideas of others. Fourthly, ideas can be grouped. Finally it is a way of generating solutions to a problem. Thinking about and reflecting on what you have learnt is known to be an important aspect of learning; I suggested the following benefits of reflection. An online journal or blog can be to collect ideas and thoughts. It is a mechanism to relate new concepts to prior experiences, and a means of critically evaluating of the learning experience. It can lead to the development of an action plan.
- 2. There are four types of feedback: diagnostic, formative, summative and peer review. Benefits include the fact that it can help learners understand and gives them guidance on how to improve their learning. It is also a mechanims to have evidence of acheivement of learning outcomes, leading to accreditation. Recording can bring resources to life; audio and video can enhance text. Students can listen/wathc numerous times, can stop and rewind and can take notes. Video can be used to provide a welcoming message or to demonstate something. Audio can be used to record a lecture or to provide personalised feedback. Another way of introducing interactivity is by using vorting or response tools. These can be used to check class understanding, to provide formative feedback, to check students’ preparation for a class, or can be used to stimulate debate. Arguably they not only make lectures more interactive, but also to enhance learning and motivation. Feedback from students can be used to adapt content to meet their particular needs. Annotation is a powerful tool for enably deeper and more active forms of reading, which is likely to result in more knowledge being retained. Students can add questions, comments, links, and keywords, and can highlight text. The amount of information available on the web is bewildering. Curation is a good way of dealing with this. It is possible to co-located related resources and these can be shared with others. Finally, file sharing tools can be used to share resources with specific people or make them available to anyone with a link. Some tools enable you to see how many people have viewed or downloaded resources. File sharing means that the resources can be accessed from anyway and is a good means of backup. Table 1Summary of how tools can be used to supportdifferent types of activities Type of activity Tools Presentation PowerPoint Facebook live Prezi Google drive and classroom Google slides YouTube TedEd Communication Skype Twitter WhatsApp Tlk.io Flipgrid Google sheets Collaboration Kanban Trello Google wiki Brainstorming and concept mapping Linoit
- 3. Padlet Mindomo Coogle Reflection Wordpress EduBlogger Feedback Annotated word files Audio feedback Assessment E-portfolios: word, google drive, dropbox, pathbrite Recording iPhone Audacity Voicethread Screen-o-matic Voting Facebook poll Easypolls Polleverywhere Survey monkey Kahoot Annotation Diigo A.nnotate Curation Scoop.it Pinterist File sharing Drop box Slideshare Google drive Table 2: Mapping the 7Cs to activities and tools 7Cs Activity Tools Conceptualise How to ruin a course Linoit Padlet Mindomo Coggle Personas Word Google drive Create Find and collate resources Scoop.it Pinterist Diigo Create resources Powerpoint Prezi Google slides YouTube TedEd iPhone audio or video Audacity Voicethread Screen-o-matic File sharing Google drive or classroom Dropbox Slideshare Communicate Teacher-student(s) Students- students Students – broader community Skype Twitter WhatsApp
- 4. Tlk-io Google sheets Collaborate Joint project work Group work management Working up ideas WhatsApp Kanban Trello Google wiki Linoit Padlet Mindomo coggle Consider Reflection Wordpress or Edublogger Feedback Skype Annotated word file Audio feedback A.nnotate Voting Facebook poll Easypolls Polleverywhere Survey monkey Combine Activity profile Complete the excel spreadsheet and take a picture of it Storyboard Powerpoint Complete on a flipchart and take a picture of it Consolidate Feedback from learners Easypolls Polleverywhere