The PeLS Kapihan was introduced last August 2007 to establish and strengthen networks and linkages among e-Learning practitioners and institutions. It also aims to involved PeLS members who are experts in their own specialization to share their best practices and knowledge to other members of the Society. This informal discussion over a cup of coffee is intended to be lively and thought provoking as it also encourages the participants for a full and open discussion on the topics presented about eLearning.
When : April 19, 2008 (Saturday)
: 10:00am-03:00pm
Where : to be announced
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
Evaluation in an Online Course
Dennis Berino
Assistant Professor, De La Salle University
m-Learning
Ma. Regina E. Estuar, Ph.D.
Research Director, Ateneo Java Wireless Competency Center
COMPUTER HANDS-ON TRAINING
Publishing Your Content using EXE LEARNING
The eXe project is developing a freely available Open Source authoring application to assist teachers and academics in the publishing of web content without the need to become proficient in HTML or XML markup. Resources authored in eXe can be exported in IMS Content Package, SCORM 1.2, IMS Common Cartridge formats or as simple self-contained web pages. (http://www.exelearning.org)
Designing and Developing an Online Course site using MOODLE
Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities. You can download and use it on any computer you have handy (including webhosts), yet it can scale from a single-teacher site to a University with 200,000 students. (http:///www.moodle.org)
NOTE: This Summer Kapihan is open to all PeLS members with a registration fee of 500.00 pesos inclusive of food and certificate. The sessions on EXE Learning and Moodle is an applied hands-on computer training so everyone is encouraged to bring softcopy of course syllabus with learning activities, lesson plan or a training program for actual application and uploading in EXE and Moodle.
Only 40 slots are available. To register please contact MS. LOVELY REYES at +639174914996 or email her at pels_secretariat@yahoo.com.ph
Workshop for IT educators/school IT administrators!
From Ms. Aileen's post:
Google for Educators
We're hosting a workshop for IT educators/school IT administrators!
Here are the details -
What: Internet for Educators
Speakers: Jeff Keltner, Product Manager, Google Apps for Education
Aileen Apolo, Google Country Consultant - Philippines
Topics: Google Apps for Education/Tools for Classroom
More info here.
Multiple Intelligence and Learning
According to en.wikepedia.org:
Multiple intelligences is educational theory put forth by psychologist Howard Gardner, which suggests that an array of different kinds of "intelligence" exists in human beings. Gardner suggests that each individual manifests varying levels of these different intelligences, and thus each person has a unique "cognitive profile." The theory was first laid out in Gardner's 1983 book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, and has been further refined in subsequent years.What has it to do with learning?
It implies that no student is not capable of learning things. As a teacher, we must consider the different levels of intellegences of our students because it is in theory of multiple intelligences and our understanding of our students that we can be able to produce certain approaches and situations for them to learn in their context not ours.
For more information about multiple intelligences please visit the following links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences
- http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr054.shtml
- http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.htm
and better yet take this MI test to see for yourself your MI levels.
MMORPG and Learning
At first I thought of the possibility of integrating massively multiplayer online role-playing game aka MMORPG and learning. It makes sense because games are an integral part in one's life most specially true to young people. There is no better way to learn than to learn in a virtual world wherein virtual communities thrive and virtual individuals make their mark. As I wander aimlessly in surfing the net I stumbled upon an article from Sir Joel Yuviengco's blog. Lo and behold, Sloodle!
Sloodle is a mash-up of a popular virtual reality game, Second life and virtual learning environment, Moodle. The idea of MMORPG and learning of mine is now a reality and it will be an exciting prospect for both the learners and the educators alike.
Labels: cms, collaboration tool, learning, moodle, open source, vle
digitalsandbox recommends: Creative Commons
From creativecommons.org:
Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."
We're a nonprofit organization. Everything we do — including the software we create — is free.
For more info read here.
Labels: elearning, open source
Constructivism Revisited
According to en.wikipedia.org:
Constructivism is a theory of learning where humans construct meaning from current knowledge structures. This philosophical framework is a set of assumptions about the nature of human learning that guide constructivist learning theories and teaching methods of education. Constructivism values developmentally appropriate facilitator-supported learning that is initiated and directed by the learner.What has it to do with learning?
It implies that learners have previous idea about the things we teach. The problem lies whether the ideas that they have will be complete or incomplete or right or wrong. It is our task to bring out these ideas and attempt to complete and correct them.For more information about constructivism please visit the following links:
digital sandbox recommends: Free Online Seminars
It is not always that we read or hear free seminars. Seminars are expensive but what if we have all the means to have it without even digging our pockets? Enter Concept to Classroom website where it offers the following courses below to jumpstart your way to upgrading your teaching knowledge:
- Afterschool Programs - From Vision to Reality
- Assessment, Evaluation, and Curriculum Redesign
- Constructivism as a Paradigm for Teaching and Learning
- Cooperative and Collaborative Learning
- Inquiry-based Learning
- Interdisciplinary Learning in Your Classroom
- Making Family and Community Connections
- Tapping into Multiple Intelligences
- Teaching to Academic Standards
- WebQuests
- Why the Net? An Interactive Tool for the Classroom
Labels: elearning, pedagogy seminar
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