Online Distance Education and Communities of Learners PDF

EDUC 6 CLASS LET US PRAY. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.  GOD, OUR MOST LOVING FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF THIS MOMENT THAT WE ARE STILL ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY HERE ON EARTH. AS WE BEGIN OUR CLASS, WE ASK YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO HOVER UPON US,...

EDUC 6 CLASS LET US PRAY. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.  GOD, OUR MOST LOVING FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF THIS MOMENT THAT WE ARE STILL ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY HERE ON EARTH. AS WE BEGIN OUR CLASS, WE ASK YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO HOVER UPON US, TO BE OUR LIGHT, TO BE OUR GUIDE, AND TO BE OUR INSPIRATION, AND SO WE PRAY… COME, O HOLY SPIRIT, FILL THE HEARTS OF YOUR FAITHFUL AND ENKINDLE IN THEM THE FIRE OF YOUR LOVE. SEND FORTH YOUR SPIRIT AND THEY SHALL BE CREATED, AND YOU SHALL RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH. O GOD, WHO BY THE LIGHT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, DID INSTRUCT THE HEARTS OF THE FAITHFUL. GRANT THAT BY THE GIFT OF THE SAME SPIRIT, WE MAY BE ALWAYS TRULY WISE AND EVER REJOICE IN HIS CONSOLATION, THROUGH CHRIST, OUR LORD, AMEN!  Lesson LessonOutcomes Outcomes AtAtthe the end end ofofthethe lesson, lesson, the the students students shouldshould be able be able to: to: Describe a flexible learning Understand the basic environment and the different concept platforms of used geometry; for and flexible Apply andthe concept to learning; Recognize how strategies. varies teaching innovative teachers use online resources and educational sites and portals on online distance learning. FLEXIBLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JTONV3E4 550 HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=SPYSKW8 ALEU HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QZA ECMG34WM Fill out the KWL chart below on what you know and what you want to know about online distance education. What I What I Want What I Know? to Know? Learned?  LESSON 1 ONLINE DISTANCE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES OF LEARNERS  FLEXIBLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT LEARNING NOWADAYS IS VIEWED DIFFERENTLY. THE PRESENT GENERATION OF LEARNERS HAS ACCESS TO INFORMATION AT THEIR FINGERTIPS. THE TEACHER IS NO LONGER SEEN AS BASICALLY THE DISPENSER OF KNOWLEDGE BUT RATHER AS ONE WHO EXPERTLY DIRECTS LEARNERS TO TAKE THEIR OWN TRACK IN SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS RAISED INSIDE THE CLASSROOM. EVERY CHANCE OR CORNER BECOMES A LEARNING SPACE. IT IS CLEAR THAT LEARNING TAKES PLACE ANYWHERE AND THIS ADDS TO THE CONCEPT OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. WITH TECHNOLOGY, STUDENTS CAN POSSIBLY CONTINUE TO JOIN CLASS SESSIONS EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT PHYSICALLY AROUND. THE LEARNING SPACE BECOMES VIRTUAL OR MEDIATED. THE LIBRARY IS NOT ONLY A PHYSICAL STRUCTURE WHERE THEY CAN READ PUBLISHED BOOKS BUT HAS ALSO BECOME VIRTUAL. ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING IS NOT A NEW CONCEPT. SOME SCHOOLS, HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE COUNTRY, AND EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES SUCH AS THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN MINISTERS OF EDUCATION INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (SEAMEO-INNOTECH) PROVIDE MODE OF LEARNING. IT ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY IN LEARNING TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. ADVANTAGES OF ONLINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING ONLINE LEARNING IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WHEN USED AS PART OF A BLENDED LEARNING TECHNIQUE. USING ONLINE LEARNING TOOLS MAKES IT EASIER FOR YOU TO DIFFERENTIATE YOUR INSTRUCTION. WHEN YOU USE ONLINE LEARNING YOU’LL FIND THAT IT SAVES YOU TIME WITH PLANNING AND GRADING. Problems with Online Learning online learning relies on your students having access to technology in school on a regular basis. online learning brings up many concerns about screen time in the classroom. The final problem that can occur with online learning is that students may cheat when using digital tools. The Different Platforms The flexible mode of learning used a platform such as Moodle, Google classroom, Edmodo, Schoology, etc. These are free programs designed for educational purposes, it has features that are patterned after the instructional activities of a teacher in a physical classroom. When you use this, you can actually hold a lesson, post questions for discussion. Hold an online chat discussion, give assessment activities and provide references or links to other online materials. Moodle o Moodle was created by Martin Dougiamas, founder and CEO of Moodle, stands for Modular Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment which is an open source software. It is a Learning Management System (LMS) that supports teaching and learning.  Google Classroom and Edmodo o Google Classroom is a free service for teachers and students. It is an LMS platform that is accessible google account. You can create and perform your roles and functions as a facilitator of learning. In 2008, Edmodo was created by Nic Borg Jeff O’Hara and Crystal Hutter. o Compared Edmodo and Google Classroom, despite of its commonalities, there are apparently differences but with technology, things evolve in so short a time. What is clear is that they were created as apps that can integrate well with classroom activities. The decision lies in the teacher who will determine what works best in his or her teaching and learning context. Both are amazing tools that can be explored.  Schoology Schoology is another LMS founded in 2009 by Jeremy Friedman, Ryan Hwang, Tim Trinidad and Bill Kindler. You can create your own online distance education learning system using any of theses platforms.  MOOCs Another recent modality to learning is the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). It is a model for delivering learning content online to any person who wants to take a course. It allows one to pursue learning even outside of university or higher education formal structure. EDUCAUSE EDUCAUSE is a non-profit association with the mission is to advance higher education through the use of information technology. https://library.educause.ed u/topics/teaching-and- learning/massive-open- online-course-mooc SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS In the flexible learning mode, the activities can be done in two ways: synchronous and asynchronous. An online chat at a real time is a Synchronous session. Course participants meet in a virtual classroom and discuss a topic in the lesson. So wherever they are situated in the world, they agree on a scheduled session and log in to join the live class. Asynchronous session is when questions or tasks are posted and course participants answer the questions or post their reply at any time most convenient to them. They can still participate in the discussion by replying to the post. One advantage is that you can take your time when replying. The LMS mentioned in this lesson has a feature that can allow an asynchronous session BLENDED LEARNING Another way of handling flexible leaning is combining modalities of instructional delivery. Blended learning is a combination of learning activities wherein a part of the lesson is delivered online while the other part is handled in actual physical setting of a classroom  KINDS OF BLENDED LEARNING MODEL 1 : FACE TO FACE DRIVER IN THE FACE-TO-FACE MODEL, THE TEACHER DELIVERS THE CURRICULA MOST OF THE TIME AND UTILIZES ONLINE LEARNING AT CERTAIN TIMES WITH THE PURPOSE TO AUGMENT OR PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE EXPERIENCE. MODEL 2 : ROTATION THIS IS THE MODEL THAT IS IN BETWEEN THE TRADITIONAL FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING AND ONLINE LEARNING.  KINDS OF BLENDED LEARNING MODEL 3 : FLEX THIS MODEL USES AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT DELIVERS MOST OF THE COURSE. SUPPORT TO LEARNING IS PROVIDED AS NEEDED THROUGH ON-SITE SUPPORT OR BY AN ONLINE TUTOR WHO FACILITATES THE TUTORIAL OR SMALL GROUP SESSIONS. MODEL 4 : ONLINE LAB THE ONLINE-LAB MODEL USES AN ONLINE PLATFORM IN DELIVERING THE COURSE BUT LOCATED IN A PHYSICAL CLASSROOM OR COMPUTER LABORATORY. SINCE THE LESSONS ARE IN MODULAR FORMAT AND AVAILABLE IN THE ONLINE PROGRAM, TEACHER ASSISTANTS SUPERVISE THESE CLASSES.  KINDS OF BLENDED LEARNING MODEL 5 : SELF-BLEND THE SELF-BLENDED MODEL IS A SYSTEM PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL WHERE THE STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE THE COURSES THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IN ADDITION TO THEIR TYPICAL BRICK-AND-MORTAR CLASSROOM CLASSES. MODEL 6 : ONLINE DRIVER THE ONLINE-DRIVER MODEL UTILIZES A PLATFORM AND A TEACHER THAT DELIVERS ALL CURRICULA. STUDENTS REMOTELY WORK ON THEIR PROGRAM MOST OF THE TIME. WHAT IS NETWORKING? A NETWORK IS DEFINED IS DEFINED AS THAT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO COMMUNICATES AND CONNECTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. NETWORKING IS THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS AMONG PEOPLE WITH A COMMON PROFESSION OR SPECIAL INTEREST, USUALLY IN AN INFORMAL SOCIAL SETTING. NETWORKING OFTEN BEGINS WITH A SINGLE POINT OF COMMON GROUND. SOCIAL NETWORKING PLATFORMS FACEBOOK – THE MOST POPULAR SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE. TWITTER – A SITE WHERE USERS POST AND INTERACT MESSAGES CALLED “TWEETS”. LINKEDIN – A SITE WHERE EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, WORK HISTORY, AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCES WHERE UPLOADED. GOOGLE + - IS DESIGNED TO BE A TOTAL COMMUNICATION SOCIAL NETWORK. YOUTUBE – A VIDEO-SHARING WEBSITE WHERE USERS CAN UPLOAD, VIEW, AND EVEN SHARE VIDEO CLIPS OR MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION. PINTEREST – IS AN ONLINE SERVICE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SHARE IMAGES THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKING. AN EXAMPLE OF PINTEREST IS THE WEBSITE WHERE YOU HAVE A “PINBOARD” THAT ALLOWS YOU TO POST IDEAS THAT YOU WANT TO REMEMBER AND THEN SHARE THEM WITH YOUR FRIENDS THROUGH FACEBOOK. INSTAGRAM - IS A FREE, ONLINE PHOTO-SHARING APPLICATION AND SOCIAL NETWORK PLATFORM THAT WAS ACQUIRED BY FACEBOOK IN 2012. INSTAGRAM ALLOWS USERS TO EDIT AND UPLOAD PHOTOS AND SHORT VIDEOS THROUGH A MOBILE APP.  TUMBLR – IS A MICROBLOGGING WEBSITE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CREATE AND FOLLOW BLOGS. UNLIKE TRADITIONAL BLOGGING WEBSITES, TUMBLR ENCOURAGES SHORT POSTS, SUCH AS A SINGLE PHOTO OR A FEW SENTENCES OF TEXT. IT IS ALSO MORE COMMUNITY- ORIENTED THAN OTHER BLOGGING WEBSITES, OFFERING A NUMBER OF SOCIAL FEATURES. FLICKR – IS AN AMERICAN IMAGE HOSTING AND VIDEO HOSTING SERVICE, AS WELL AS AN ONLINE COMMUNITY. BEBO – ITS DEFINITION OF BEBO WHICH STANDS FOR “BLOG EARLY BLOG OFTEN” IS A SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE.  TOP 10 1. CONNECTIVITY 2. MAKING FRIENDS BENEFITS 3. SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS AND OF USING FEELINGS SOCIAL 4. TO BE IN TOUCH WITH THE WORLD 5. UNLEASHING YOUR POTENTIAL MEDIA 6. PROMOTIONAL TOOL (INQUISITR, 7. FASTER SHARING OF INFORMATION 2016) 8. EDUCATION 9. AWARENESS 10.UNITES PEOPLE  1. ADDICTION TOP 7 2. TIME WASTING AND LOSS OF DANGERS PRODUCTIVITY OF USING 3. IDENTITY THEFT SOCIAL 4. LOSS OF PRIVACY NETWOR- 5. CYBER BULLYING AND BLACKMAIL KING 6. PHISHING ATTACKS SITES 7. THREATENING ASSOCIATIONS SAFEGUARDING ONESELF WHEN ENGAGING IN SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES A SOCIAL NETWORKING ACCOUNTS HAS PASSWORD AND LOG-IN DETAILS. PASSWORD SHOULD BE MADE PRIVATE. LOG OUT THE ACCOUNT EVERY AFTER USE ESPECIALLY IF IT’S A PUBLIC COMPUTER. ALWAYS CHECK PRIVACY SETTING OF SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES SO THAT ONLY YOUR FRIENDS AND THOSE PARTICULARLY KNOWN CAN SEE THE POSTS. ONLINE POSTS ARE SAVED AND MAY BECOME A PERMANENT PART OF THEIR ONLINE REPUTATION. DO NOT ACCEPT INVITES FROM CONTACTS UNLESS YOU KNOW THEM PERSONALLY OR YOU ARE SURE OF THEIR IDENTITY.  CONSIDER THE EFFECTS OF POSSIBLE POSTS ON OTHERS BEFORE DECIDING TO DO SO. USING APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE IS ESSENTIAL. BETTER BE SAFE THAN SORRY. WHEN THERE IS AN INDICATION OF HARASSMENT OR ABUSE, IT IS ADVISED THAT YOU REPORT THIS BY CLICKING THE REPORT BUTTON OF ABUSE. BULLYING TAKES PLACE EVEN IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES.  LESSON 2 ONLINE RESOURCES, EDUCATIONAL SITES AND PORTALS Look at the picture below. Have you checked any of these? Which one will you utilize and in which class of learners can you use them? How will employ the tool in your lesson? Digital Storytelling is the process of telling a story through digital means. Also, it happens to be one the easiest ways to integrate technology into the classroom. Educators can use digital storytelling with almost any subject and can even "flip" their classroom by using mobile apps. Below is my comprehensive list of sites/apps that can be used for digital storytelling.  IPAD APPS EXAMPLE -TELLAGAMI IS A MOBILE APP THAT LETS YOU CREATE AND SHARE A QUICK ANIMATED VIDEO CALLED A GAMI. A GAMI CAN BE AN EXCITING TWEET OR STATUS UPDATE. IT CAN BE A FUN WAY TO TELL A STORY. WEB TOOLS EXAMPLE- VOICETHREAD IS AN INTERACTIVE COLLABORATION AND SHARING TOOL THAT ENABLES STUDENTS TO BUILD ONLINE PRESENTATIONS BY ADDING IMAGES, DOCUMENTS, AND VIDEOS, AND OTHER MEDIA TO WHICH OTHER USERS CAN ADD COMMENTS FOR DISCUSSION. HOW CAN I USE VOICETHREAD? VOICETHREAD HAS MANY POTENTIAL USES FOR BOTH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE CLASSES. PLUS, BECAUSE BOTH FACULTY AND STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO CREATE VOICETHREADS, STUDENTS CAN CREATE THEIR OWN CONTENT FOR ASSIGNMENTS. NARRATE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WITH AUDIO OR VIDEO. POSE A QUESTION OR TOPIC AND USE IT AS A VISUAL DISCUSSION BOARD. ENCOURAGE STUDENT TO STUDENT INTERACTIONS. UPLOAD VIDEO TO VOICETHREAD AND GATHER REFLECTIONS. PRACTICE A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. ANDROID APPS EXAMPLE -THE COMIC CREATOR INVITES STUDENTS TO COMPOSE THEIR OWN COMIC STRIPS FOR A VARIETY OF CONTEXTS (PREWRITING, PRE- AND POSTREADING ACTIVITIES, RESPONSE TO LITERATURE, AND SO ON).... AFTER COMPLETING THEIR COMIC, STUDENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRINT OUT AND ILLUSTRATE THEIR FINAL VERSIONS FOR FEEDBACK AND ASSESSMENT. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning Is a resource of educational web tools and mobile apps for teachers and educators. HOME CHROMEBOOK APPS CATEGORIES ANDROID APPS EDTECH TOOLS IPAD APPS GOOGLE DRIVE GUIDES BOOK 4 TEACHERS CHROME TOOLS EDTECH CHARTS CONTACT  The administrator of this site allows user to download, print and share the materials just as long as proper citation is done and that the materials are shared free of charge. If you are interested in implementing free Educational Technology in the Classroom, the administrator highly encourages you to share this blog site. What is the right mindset of a teacher in using the digital tools? With the fast paced development of technology, Educational sites, portals, or applications, change is inevitable. Working on a particular tools at the moment will for sure change, as designers continually work to upgrade the features and design the tools to integrate new aspects. This is expected. That is why, knowing a digital tools and its features may not be enough because there is a tendency of it evolving through time.  Hold on to the positive attitude and openness to learn. Nurture the curiosity and sustain the passion to improve practice. Persevere as you learn to adapt to the involving digital tool. Once you get the habit of exploring the tools perhaps taking one step at a time and expanding your ideas on how to creatively use the appropriate tool in a class, you will eventually see your transformation as a Teacher who is becoming more relevant and effective in teaching content while at the same time develop learners’ capacity to be creative and think critically, and become collaborative and effective communicators in the 21st century. LET US PRAY. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. We thank you, O Lord, for the gifts of Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom which You bestowed on us all throughout our discussions. We pray that everything that we have acquired and accomplished today may lead us to become responsible persons, missionaries of good works, committed and competent individuals. We entrust to you all the challenges that we face in this challenging situation. We place before you all our concerns and the uncertainties that we have to deal with. Father, You are the fount of love, goodness and mercy. To You, we hope and pray, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.  Goodbye class. See you next meeting. Keep safe everyone.