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This is an archive of the 2013 version of ocTEL.

suebecks: RT @smythkrs: Participating in #ocTEL? Then show #ocTEL some TLC! Complete this short survey http://t.co/6SXkNRBAqA and feel a little warme…

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RT @smythkrs: Participating in #ocTEL? Then show #ocTEL some TLC! Complete this short survey bit.ly/12QleSM and feel a little warme…

— Sue Beckingham (@suebecks) April 28, 2013

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#ocTEL #diglit Week 2 Themes in learner needs: thoughts and resources

Posted on by AliSheph Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

I chose to look further into digital literacy, as I already have an interest in this theme. ocTEL suggested resource 1: Rheingold talk (2009) on 21st century literacies Key points (my thoughts in brackets): Need to get beyond skills into attributes, also limited unless collaborative (socio-constructivist view point) Critical consumption of internet resources – looking at […]

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Are You ‘On-Line Ready’?

Posted on by JaneBritton Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Interesting exercise on this week’s ocTEL course.  Some questionnaires on on-line readiness to help learners assess whether they are ‘ready’ for online learning (or not / yet): Penn State University: Online Readiness Assessment San Diego Community College: Online Learning Readiness Assessment Illinois Online Network: Self Evaluation for Potential Online Students University of Houston: Test of […]

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smythkrs: Taking part in #ocTEL? Then maybe give #ocTEL ten minutes back and complete this short survey http://t.co/6SXkNRBAqA Go on buddy!

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Taking part in #ocTEL? Then maybe give #ocTEL ten minutes back and complete this short survey bit.ly/12QleSM Go on buddy!— Keith Smyth (@smythkrs) April 28, 2013

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Are You ‘On-Line Ready’?

Posted on by JaneBritton Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Interesting exercise on this week’s ocTEL course.  Some questionnaires on on-line readiness to help learners assess whether they are ‘ready’ for online learning (or not / yet): Penn State University: Online Readiness Assessment San Diego Community College: Online Learning Readiness Assessment Illinois Online Network: Self Evaluation for Potential Online Students University of Houston: Test of […]

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strictlykaren: RT @smythkrs: Participating in #ocTEL? Then show #ocTEL some TLC! Complete this short survey http://t.co/6SXkNRBAqA and feel a little warme…

Posted on by strictlykaren Posted in Social networks, Twitter (Q&A)

RT @smythkrs: Participating in #ocTEL? Then show #ocTEL some TLC! Complete this short survey bit.ly/12QleSM and feel a little warme…

— Karen Strickland (@strictlykaren) April 28, 2013

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elizabethecharl: Mobile Games for Adult Learning: What’s the Appeal? | @scoopit http://t.co/uHt62LgXuJ #GBL #octel #adultlearning

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Mobile Games for Adult Learning: What’s the Appeal? | @scoopit sco.lt/6rai1Z #GBL #octel #adultlearning

— Elizabeth E Charles (@ElizabethECharl) April 28, 2013

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elizabethecharl: RT @smythkrs: Participating in #ocTEL? Then show #ocTEL some TLC! Complete this short survey http://t.co/6SXkNRBAqA and feel a little warme…

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RT @smythkrs: Participating in #ocTEL? Then show #ocTEL some TLC! Complete this short survey bit.ly/12QleSM and feel a little warme…

— Elizabeth E Charles (@ElizabethECharl) April 28, 2013

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#ocTEL Re: Understanding Learners’ Needs: Activity 2.1

Posted on by Roger Harrison Posted in Course Reader, JISCMail, Lists

Hi, I appreciate it can be frustrating to try and understand the learning experience from the perspective of the student. I have many years experience too, meeting students who enrol for an online distance learning course. Our students have varying levels of ICT or digital literacy skills. This can make one question why they have then decided to enrol on an online course. About a third of our students are based overseas – some of these students have extremely limited broadband activity at home, or none at all. They have to use a local internet café, and even when using […]

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#ocTEL – why shouldn’t students with less than ideal ICT skills study online.

Posted on by Roger Harrison Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Hi, I appreciate it can be frustrating to try and understand the learning experience from the perspective of the student. I have many years experience too, meeting students who enrol for an online distance learning course. Our students have varying…

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