OCTEL | Tom Franklin | Activity http://octel.alt.ac.uk/members/tomfranklin/activity/ Activity feed for Tom Franklin. Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:33:07 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.3.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 f959277f81d413d3d5bb370293f52bbb Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/in-house-versus-off-the-shelf/#post-25255 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:30:36 +0100 Interesting post. I think that it is worth looking into the history of these things, and in nearly all cases what we see is that initially universities have developed their own thing in house, because there was no alternative, and then later moved to commercial offerings. This is true of operating systems (developed in house until IBM, DEC,…[Read more]

]]> 0 6540a6b2a8b237da0a75ab6c878cefca Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/anonymous-marking/#post-23257 Thu, 05 Jun 2014 23:53:36 +0100 Many thanks for taking the trouble to research the issue and follow up you original tweet, and point us at some of the literature. I really appreciate that, and found the GEES article helpful, with the start of somewhere to go. I will explore the other material more tomorrow.

]]> 0 8f5a622487f70306f4acb4803cfcb197 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/experiences-or-expectations-of-e-assessment-and-e-feedback/#post-23014 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 22:39:30 +0100 You raise some interesting points, and I would agree that MCQs often are at the lower end of Bloom’s taxonomy. However with care they don’t have to be. I have seen MCQs (mostly in numerate disciplines) that require you to work through the problem and come to an answer; memory is not sufficient you need to understand the nature of the problem,…[Read more]

]]> 0 c3ff2f151048ce0771ebe12097b92ecc Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/experiences-or-expectations-of-e-assessment-and-e-feedback/#post-22246 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 22:15:53 +0100 Wouldn’t it be nice if student and staff time were considered equally valuable! My proof that they are not is the lecture. The lecture is known to the least efficient form of learning, but it is an extremely efficient form of teaching. A couple of hours of preparation and an hour of delivery and 180 people have had an hour’s lecture and it has…[Read more]

]]> 0 268596225d01b3b830eeb8e14d3eedd3 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/experiences-or-expectations-of-e-assessment-and-e-feedback/#post-22235 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:09:32 +0100 The first thing I would say is that different technologies (including paper) have different affordances, so that you will lose some things that you gained from paper and gain a variety of different ones. It also means that a certain amount of effort will be required to get used to a slightly different way of marking.

In Turnitin it is possible…[Read more]

]]> 0 f7b332503f2d369dfe6acd3f70e495fb Tom Franklin wrote a new post, TomFranklin: I've just posted on my Blog about: Reflections on #ocTEL week on Concepts and strategies for Learning Technology... http://t.co/WEpwcjYzVi, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=14223 Sat, 10 May 2014 11:33:08 +0100

I’ve just posted on my Blog about: Reflections on #ocTEL week on Concepts and strategies for Learning Technology… http://t.co/WEpwcjYzVi— TomFranklin (@TomFranklin) May 10, 2014

]]> 0 e6e2e4887cb066c0b06f910c87b582ba Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/individual-and-directed/#post-10982 Tue, 06 May 2014 11:16:27 +0100 It might be useful to think about ipsative assessment (as opposed to norm or criterion based assessment). In ipsative assessment the student is assessed against their prior learning and their desired learning. Of course, this can cause difficulties if you are trying to follow a curriculum for the whole cohort.

]]> 0 2188609dddd72efbd72ae1be59f045b5 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/activity-0-1-big-and-little-questions/#post-10511 Mon, 05 May 2014 22:45:38 +0100 Rosemary,

you make some interesting points here. For me the critical question is always “what is the problem you are trying to solve?” or something like that. In other words, I wouldn’t start with the technology. Is there an area in your practice that you would like to improve (this could be anything from a conceptual difficulty that students…[Read more]

]]> 0 11b6345ecdc621a627aed11ac6c3f90e Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/autonomous-and-social/#post-10484 Mon, 05 May 2014 21:59:38 +0100 Jennifer,

I don’t know which sector you work in, but in schools (in the UK at least) so much of what children have to learn is dictated by the curriculum, and exam results are so important for both children AND schools that it can be very difficult to give children much autonomy most of the time. I have just been watching this video…[Read more]

]]> 0 69d08cc57124aacd4db1c9e96a196c47 Tom Franklin wrote a new post, TomFranklin: @msars @timeshighered I think that it relates to xMOOCs rather than cMOOCs #ocTEL, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=10214 Mon, 05 May 2014 12:08:32 +0100

@msars @timeshighered I think that it relates to xMOOCs rather than cMOOCs #ocTEL— TomFranklin (@TomFranklin) May 05, 2014

]]> 0 3288ebbd4fa606a5a7bed74edff413bf Tom Franklin wrote a new post, TomFranklin: via @downes MIT Media Lab | Spring 2014 Member Event: Learning from Seymour Papert http://t.co/LKqw7l7UX8 great discussion for #octel, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=10514 Mon, 05 May 2014 10:48:47 +0100

via @downes MIT Media Lab | Spring 2014 Member Event: Learning from Seymour Papert http://t.co/LKqw7l7UX8 great discussion for #octel— TomFranklin (@TomFranklin) May 05, 2014

]]> 0 6e2336fd5d48fe1904b782511417cc36 Tom Franklin wrote a new post, TomFranklin: Participate in #octel if you want to learn http://t.co/AqcLEL1FmE from @timeshighered link to the source anyone?, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=9661 Sun, 04 May 2014 10:45:52 +0100

Participate in #octel if you want to learn http://t.co/AqcLEL1FmE from @timeshighered link to the source anyone?— TomFranklin (@TomFranklin) May 04, 2014

]]> 0 be9368803599ee1673426c3bc069b8c2 Tom Franklin wrote a new post, TomFranklin: RT @mhawksey: MOOC Participation Plan http://t.co/EFlvkm4L7t < have you got yours? ;) #octel, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=9500 Sat, 03 May 2014 10:43:33 +0100

RT @mhawksey: MOOC Participation Plan http://t.co/EFlvkm4L7t < have you got yours? 😉 #octel— TomFranklin (@TomFranklin) May 03, 2014

]]> 0 81be11d50e08dd685547dfe67531bb15 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/activity-0-1-big-and-little-questions/#post-9263 Fri, 02 May 2014 19:41:51 +0100 I think that there is considerable scope for analytics to support learning in a variety of ways. In particular, I think that it can be used to support student success through early diagnosis of issues (preferably before they become problems). Using analytic techniques it may be possible to spot correlations between behaviours and later problems.…[Read more]

]]> 0 bfcd241de43cabd589258c5a454fbbc0 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/activity-0-3-exploring-and-experimenting/#post-8169 Thu, 01 May 2014 22:09:31 +0100 An excellent review of some of the pros and cons of using forums, even if I don’t agree with everything you say.

For me one of the advantages of a forum is the ability to have threaded discussions, but this forum doesn’t really seem to support them the result is that you read through the postings in order they were written rather than having them…[Read more]

]]> 0 9102e7e973a1f9777142c15bc7fdd284 Tom Franklin earned a week 0 badge: TEL Explorer Badge: There are three activities outlined in the Week 0 TEL […] http://octel.alt.ac.uk/activity/p/2718/ Thu, 01 May 2014 13:38:28 +0100 week-0-tel-explorerThere are three activities outlined in the Week 0 TEL Explorer section and this badge can be earned up to three times. Click on the badge to make your each of your submissions for Week 0’s TEL Explorer badges.

]]> 0 611e511444cdeb6fc8b75be943ad75f3 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/who-wants-to-join-a-small-group-and-reflect/#post-6993 Thu, 01 May 2014 08:38:21 +0100 I’d be interested. I have never tried collaborative mind mapping before.

]]> 0 d4684ad47ae174795b1fa1cc85481a7c Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/activity-0-1-big-and-little-questions/#post-6991 Thu, 01 May 2014 08:37:06 +0100 Indeed, and subjects like music, maths and chemistry have particular problems, as we don’t even have good ways of entering those on a computer.

I remember one project at an FE college doing outreach work in basic skills, and everything in maths was sent via the computer, but students faxed their work in as doing equations on a computer is so…[Read more]

]]> 0 623c09d34a1a7aef6c8702b327207a42 Tom Franklin earned a week 0 badge: Webinar Badge: Tune in or watch the weekly recording of each week's webinar […] http://octel.alt.ac.uk/activity/p/2246/ Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:26:08 +0100 week-0-webinarTune in or watch the weekly recording of each week’s webinar to achieve the this badge. To receive this badge click on the badge link and enter the code given during the webinar in the submission box.

]]> 0 72f013e52d8af0c3a48a4f647d0d8921 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/activity-0-1-big-and-little-questions/#post-6413 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:15:30 +0100 I suppose my question is why is there so much focus on using technology effectively?

Perhaps a little explanation is needed to make this clear. As some one once said its “education, education, education” or as someone else once didn’t quite say “its all about the learning, stupid”.

For me, too often things start from the technology with…[Read more]

]]> 0 377ce8f02ab083026a8a04338ef013e1 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/activity-0-1-big-and-little-questions/#post-5181 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:21:06 +0100 These questions worry me (perhaps I am easily worried?) If they are using paper and pen how can you be sure they are taking notes and not drawing pictures or doodling (which I remember doing in class quite a lot)?

Why should anyone require people to write and have beautiful handwriting these days? anything which is for reading by other than the…[Read more]

]]> 0 3a5c6834104f3380ddaff42b56cee414 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/activity-0-1-big-and-little-questions/#post-4654 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:55:21 +0100 Ed, great questions, that really set me thinking, so thanks. I think that there have been three great changes to education caused by technology (writing, printing, the internet). If we look at the second of these we can see that it took many years for learning to be significantly changed. First the technology needed to become widespread (tick),…[Read more]

]]> 0 54d8841873ec967dacc3ba16005550d6 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/activity-0-1-big-and-little-questions/#post-4651 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:33:06 +0100 And yet, these people will engage with their subject although that is changing all the time. A bit flippant I know, but at least in HE it highlights that many lecturers will fully engage with their research but less so with their teaching (a bit of a caricature I know).

More to the point though, if we start with the learning rather than the…[Read more]

]]> 0 7048f750146d78eac15dcb4e0d8352cc Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/activity-0-1-big-and-little-questions/#post-4645 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:20:48 +0100 To me the problem with the “this is the new big thing you must all do it now” is that it starts at the wrong end. It starts with the technology, not the learning (or teaching). If instead of saying here is the next big thing we said here is a problem many of us face (student engagement, retention, particular skills, plagiarism, whatever) and her…[Read more]

]]> 0 e7d38c3808e1d4a6857079f9c9ef686b Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/activity-0-1-big-and-little-questions/#post-4640 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:57:49 +0100 Great post Bex.

As I see it, there is no reason to use technology for its own sake. If you start with the learning then the question is how best to support that? if technology can help then use it; otherwise don’t.

But, at least in HE nearly all courses do make use of learning technology in one way or another. Students will be using e-books…[Read more]

]]> 0 1286f7958f3d676d74bbb7017ca98423 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/activity-0-1-big-and-little-questions/#post-4617 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:48:34 +0100 I don’t think that any technology, let alone learning technology, is very mature yet.

MOOCs are certainly very immature at the moment, and the commercial platforms are all very new and require much work, first in understanding what learners need from a MOOC and then in supplying better affordances. Related to that the nature of the courses…[Read more]

]]> 0 8891f877c2953f675bd1fd7888c44a0b Tom Franklin posted a new activity comment http://octel.alt.ac.uk/activity/p/904/#acomment-1525 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:33:54 +0100 That’s how we will be using it I think, to support applicants.

In reply to - suebecks posted an update in the group ocTEL CMALT Can I just check Maren this is discussion group on how #ocTEL may be used for gaining #CMALT as the intro above says people who hold CMALT. ]]> aca59b2684639d4537e6e36aa5d398a8 Tom Franklin posted a new activity comment http://octel.alt.ac.uk/activity/p/956/#acomment-1524 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:32:53 +0100 I know how you feel. I did exactly the same and there was a six month gap before I finished it. It is worth doing, and going back you will see just how much your thinking has moved on. So do enjoy it.

In reply to - clarethomsonqub posted an update in the group ocTEL CMALT I put the bones of my portolio together before Christmas but got distracted by a couple of big projects and hope, with the extra push from ocTEL, to get it […] ]]> eb589d3c7ebdc2f364a8c2953310ea50 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/becoming-cmalt-some-questions/#post-4445 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:25:22 +0100 Great questions Glenn.
Like Irmgard I have been a CMALT for a long time and am an assessor. You have your skills assessed by completing a portfolio, and there is lots of support including good (and a made up bad) example, webinars, documents and the possibility of some mentoring (not tormenting as the auto-correct would have it).

I think that…[Read more]

]]> 0 63fbc5ccaaad3607b4dfa085245600a1 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/activity-0-1-big-and-little-questions/#post-3389 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:37:58 +0100 I think that it is dangerous to start from the platform. If one is provided by your employer (college, uni) then that should be the preferred platform as the students will be familiar with it and there will be support in terms of both technical support and training.

If you are looking beyond the college platform (or if it doesn’t have one) then…[Read more]

]]> 0 d8ff6d2c90902a2827a0f2605a2419f1 Tom Franklin replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/activity-0-1-big-and-little-questions/#post-1992 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:50:05 +0100 I mostly with neobadwolfone that it is about enhancement, but for me it is specifically about enhanced learning in the long run.

However, we see with many technologies, and learning technology is no exception, a pattern of stages that technology goes through, which can be loosely summed up in the SAMR model that he refered to.  In part this is…[Read more]

]]> 0 8bcb89bb1feae21d1b25926823311c3e Tom Franklin joined the group ocTEL CMALT http://octel.alt.ac.uk/activity/p/482/ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:59:20 +0100 0