Response for Module 4

I responded to the following blogs for Module 4

http://loridodd.blogspot.com/2013/01/module-4-engaging-learners-with-new.html

http://docshar.blogspot.com/2013/01/module-4-engaging-learners-with-new.html

Graphic Organizer

Module 4 Blog- Graphic Organizer

Engaging Learners with New Strategies and Tools

Engaging learners requires a new approach, not only to instruction but also to structuring classroom environments and learning experiences. In their article, Durrington, Berryhill, and Swafford discuss structured learning environments, interactive discussions, peer-to-peer interactions, and problem-based learning as critical elements of an engaging online course. In his presentation, “Curatorial teaching,” Siemens outlines the appropriate level of interaction and guidance for educators to help students navigate resources and utilize a structured approach to learning within their field.  

Using the ideas of Durrington, Siemens, and others from your readings, determine which technological tools and strategies are best for involving learners in building content knowledge, engaging in communication with peers and instructors, and working on authentic, collaborative, problem-based tasks in the online environment. Select common technological tools that can be used in order to achieve these goals.

Create a graphic organizer to show these strategies and tools, and post it to your blog.

StoryBoard for Plagiarism Video

StoryBoard for Video on Plagiarism

Introduction of Speaker Loreal L . Macquire	Still picture brief Biography
Background of books and articles LL M has written
Misconceoptions that lead to Plagiarism
Several websites and books helpful to prevent plagiarism to online students
Pictures to flash while narration is going on	http://readwrite.com/2012/10/05/the-dark-side-of-the-online-struggle-against-plagiarism
Explanation of how to avoid plagiarism	Taken from notes @ BP.C
Experiences with plagiarism as a teacher verses experiences with plagiarism as a student
Six Citations and Articles related to Plagiarism

For some reason none of my pictures posted so......

Module 3

Assessing Collaborative Efforts

In this module, you watched two video programs in which George Siemens discussed strategies for assessing collaborative learning communities in the online environment, and for creating and maintaining successful online learning communities. Both instructors and learners must take responsibility for achieving this goal. Occasionally, you may run across a student who does not like to work in groups or collaborate with peers. He or she may even request to work on a project alone rather than in a cooperative group.

As an instructor, there are several issues to consider:

• How should participation in a collaborative learning community be assessed? How do the varying levels of skill and knowledge students bring to a course affect the instructor's "fair and equitable assessment" of learning?
• If a student does not want to network or collaborate in a learning community for an online course, what should the other members of the learning community do? What role should the instructor play? What impact would this have on his or her assessment plan?