[Jillian Pawlyn]

Hi Sandra FieryRed1,

Yes I also went down memory lane – my blog post is here 

This is also my last activity for ocTEL, thanks everyone… again….

 

Jillian

[Jillian Pawlyn]

I too have enjoyed the MOOC and the webinar recordings, I used these as the time difference is too great for me to conveniently join in live.

I echo Jo re the girl guide badge opinion and would be happy to award myself a badge, but my employer wants to see the certificate so they can see how I have been spending my work time 🙂

I am definitely interested in CMALT so I will look out for that one 🙂

[Jillian Pawlyn]

David, and Jim,

I am one of the snails (not snake) I intended to keep to the week and then step back to catch up but each weeks the activities build on what has come before so I had to step back again.

I am now caught up to week 7 and you are in week 9 (eek)

[Jillian Pawlyn]

Hi Sandra,

Thanks for your posting, I agree with all you have written 🙂

I have flipped this one to “Three different experiences, one assessment method, one tool type'”- you can read about in my blog

 

Jillian

[Jillian Pawlyn]

Hi James and Sancha,

The merits of the measurable outcome, the qualification validated by X, is still really powerful. I recently migrated to New Zealand and a friend here is a Barista, they got the job because they have a NZQA certificate which says they can make fantastic coffee!

I think the BIG challenge for open education is in the disciplines where you are professionally regulated and are measured against those standards (e.g. Nurses, Lawyers, Doctors) etc. Few applicants would be shortlisted for interview if they didn’t have the right certificate, regardless of their ‘online reputation’  and number of ‘badges’ contribution to the learning community.

From my experience 😉  the ‘equivalent level of experience’ is only successful when there is high vacancy and low applicants for a position, the short list is easy. When there are multiple experienced applicants then the ‘certified evidence’ is often be the deciding factor for shortlisting.

 

[Jillian Pawlyn]

We are exploring the use of synchronous delivery for use in room overflow situations. We want to ensure that students and delegates enjoy the same participatory experience regardless of whether they are in the main auditorium, another lecture theatre (on-site) or attending from a venue of their choice (off site).

We are using Scopia and exploring using a web based response system (http ‘clickers’) for  interactions such as polling and presenting questions, and back channel questions so people can use SMS and http devices to interact.

Our intention would be for these deliveries to have a moderator to receive and moderate questions and assist with responses via the participation system.

The additional theatres would each require a person to set up the room, control the Scopia environment (sound, cameras etc), to receive ‘voice’  questions from the audience .

Participants off site would require a welcome and setup instructions for configuring their system for Scopia and use of the participant response system.

We are also working out costings so the institution can prioritise the events where this service is available. Fortunately our IT and room timetabling teams are partners in this so all we need to convince are the academic staff and the people at the top 😉

 

 

[Jillian Pawlyn]

Hi Jim,

For some time now my teaching has been blended/hybrid with web-enhanced and web-assessment. In my current role I have stepped back to ‘teaching’ staff in a f2f environment about the tools and technologies available so they can develop their own delivery whether web-supported — web-dependent or anywhere in between.

I totally agree about the disengaged f2f audience, fortunately or unfortunately I can be relied on to ask a question or two when I am a participant. When I am the facilitator I enjoy the use of silence to give time to pause and reflect, I try and have a few contentious questions in mind to stimulate a response.

In my personal development I certainly find I am moving towards the participatory style courses and course work. This MOOC is the second fully on-line course I have participated in. The first had no opportunity for interaction with other learners, self paced reading, so I reflected alone and then chatted with my colleague in person about my progress and findings etc. This MOOC has the participatory activities and is more demanding and engaging, which I am enjoying, however I am still behind the cohort. The study at your own pace  and own time and fit it around everything else has gone a bit wonky  :$ 

I am finding the blog the least ‘participatory’ of the tools.  I put it out there and really don’t know if it is received and by whom.

You can read more of my thoughts and reflections on my blog.

 

[Jillian Pawlyn]

Hi Sandra, I totally agree with your comment.

I have added my thoughts to my blog, you can read it via this link 

[Jillian Pawlyn]

Hooray, it worked. Oops in haste I didn’t notice the spelling mistake. Experiences 🙂

 

[Jillian Pawlyn]

Hi Leonie and Anne,

I have enjoyed reading your expereinces with Twitter, I had composed my response by have had problems with posting to this page. This is my final attempt to post.

My contribution, http://jillianpawlynoctel.blogspot.co.nz/2013/05/what-is-learning.html

 

[Jillian Pawlyn]

I too am constrained by the securities and permissions regarding installing non institutionally supported technology on my work PC.

Screencast-o-matic certainly looks like a good tool, thank, Jim, Sue and others for your feedback as a users. I like the interface and found it intuitive and easy to use. I like the option of distribution via an existing YouTube account and the change to either share publicly or unlisted. If we didn’t have an alternative then this is likely to be the freeby for me.

Fortunately we have a screen capture software (Echo360)  in pilot so we will have an institutionally supported equivalent. Our capture recordings are uploaded into an authenticated environment so at the moment the default is private. Our intention is to have the option to create public viewable resources soon.

[Jillian Pawlyn]

Hi Graham, Sancha, Ali, Elizabeth and Joanne,

I agree with many of the points made in each of your posts, my addition is here on my blog 

The greatest challenge is having sufficient time to review the resources. In the past I have hag a go at doing something ‘adequate’my self because I haven’t had the time to really seek out and then review adequately what is already available for reuse.

[Jillian Pawlyn]

Hi Sandra,  Thanks for your thoughts. Mine are quite similar, you can read my contribution to the discussion is on my Blog

[Jillian Pawlyn]

Hi Elizabeth,

I also like the activity and the approach. We used to do a similar activity in our undergraduate introduction to research module, however our students did this on site (50+) and many of them needed the full 20 minutes to devise their search terms and then prioritise them before they began the search.  Engaging students with the webquest in advance of your face to face session is a great idea.

Jillian

[Jillian Pawlyn]

Hi everyone,

I managed to get to level 4 and then, used the Google search box, got an error message, opened a new tab and searched in Google again, discovered a blog with potential solutions to the puzzle…. and stopped…. then thought  ‘why am I doing this?

The information about the puzzle and hints were puzzles in themselves.

Frustration out-weights the potential pleasure and feel good factor in solving the puzzle. My life is too short for this one.

If this were a course with those completion/success rates it would soon be axed.

More thoughts about games on my blog

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