“What if I had a simple Moodle course planner that would remind me what options were available to me?” I asked myself yesterday. “And, what if I added suggestions for OpenWeb tools–like the list of 48+ embed tools–that would help me remember just what was out there?”
This past Friday found me attending meetings and working on a partial course begun by a previous team member, Diana Benner (co-host of Moodle Mayhem and online learning specialist for Dallas ISD). I was intrigued by the course but wanted to make some adjustments, especially in light of our conversations at the TCEA MoodleMoot and my own appreciation for what makes an “Online Learning Workshop.”
Although I didn’t make it that far–meetings–I did get a chance to play around with a Moodle Course Planning tool. At this point, I’m not sure I have it exactly the way I want it but thought I’d share it with you and see what sparks might fly. I’m also not sure if I mean for it to be a 1-2 pager planning form where you check off items, or an online document you fill out. Either way, it may be too bulky or too much to consider for a newbie. However, *I* need it when I’m developing courses because it’s too much to conceptualize a Moodle course and remember what I’m doing module by module (topic by topic).
I also had the stray thought that maybe I wasn’t as learner-centered as I needed to be…my focus is on course goals and correlations to expectations. But I’m not sure how to begin with learner-centered interests. Well, enough disclaimers as to what it doesn’t or can’t do.
You can view the GoogleDoc online here, and I’ve tried to paste the table below:
| Course Goals | Grouping | Moodle Interactive | OpenWeb Interactive (suggested tools in parentheses) |
|
| Topic 0: Welcome | Desired Learning Activities
TA:TEKS/ISTE |
__ Student to Student (External)
__ Group to Group (External) __ Class to Class (External) __ Whole Class __ Small Group (4 or more) __ Triad (3) __ Dyad (2) __ Individual |
Whole Class or Small Group: __ Choice __ Database __ Glossary __ Questionnaire __ Wiki Individual:
__ Forum:_________________ *Hot Potatoes required |
Collaborative Tool (2 or more students working together) __ Collaborative Word Processing (iEtherpad.com, GoogleDocs) __ Graphic Organizer (e.g. Bubbl.us) __ Interactive Slideshow (Voicethread,ShowBeyond) __ Presentation __ Spreadsheet Embedded Content |
| Topic 1:
Description: Duration: |
__ Student to Student (External)
__ Group to Group (External) __ Class to Class (External) __ Whole Class __ Small Group (4 or more) __ Triad (3) __ Dyad (2) __ Individual |
Whole Class or Small Group: __ Choice __ Database __ Glossary __ Questionnaire __ Wiki Individual:
__ Forum:_________________ *Hot Potatoes required |
Collaborative Tool (2 or more students working together) __ Collaborative Word Processing (iEtherpad.com, GoogleDocs) __ Graphic Organizer (e.g. Bubbl.us) __ Interactive Slideshow (Voicethread,ShowBeyond) __ Presentation __ Spreadsheet Embedded Content |
|
| Topic 2:
Description: Duration: |
__ Student to Student (External)
__ Group to Group (External) __ Class to Class (External) __ Whole Class __ Small Group (4 or more) __ Triad (3) __ Dyad (2) __ Individual |
Whole Class or Small Group: __ Choice __ Database __ Glossary __ Questionnaire __ Wiki Individual:
__ Forum:_________________ *Hot Potatoes required |
Collaborative Tool (2 or more students working together) __ Collaborative Word Processing (iEtherpad.com, GoogleDocs) __ Graphic Organizer (e.g. Bubbl.us) __ Interactive Slideshow (Voicethread,ShowBeyond) __ Presentation __ Spreadsheet Embedded Content |
|
| Topic 3:
Description: Duration: |
__ Student to Student (External)
__ Group to Group (External) __ Class to Class (External) __ Whole Class __ Small Group (4 or more) __ Triad (3) __ Dyad (2) __ Individual |
Whole Class or Small Group: __ Choice __ Database __ Glossary __ Questionnaire __ Wiki Individual:
__ Forum:_________________ *Hot Potatoes required |
Collaborative Tool (2 or more students working together) __ Collaborative Word Processing (iEtherpad.com, GoogleDocs) __ Graphic Organizer (e.g. Bubbl.us) __ Interactive Slideshow (Voicethread,ShowBeyond) __ Presentation __ Spreadsheet Embedded Content |
|
| Topic 4:
Description: Duration: |
__ Student to Student (External)
__ Group to Group (External) __ Class to Class (External) __ Whole Class __ Small Group (4 or more) __ Triad (3) __ Dyad (2) __ Individual |
Whole Class or Small Group: __ Choice __ Database __ Glossary __ Questionnaire __ Wiki Individual:
__ Forum:_________________ *Hot Potatoes required |
Collaborative Tool (2 or more students working together) __ Collaborative Word Processing (iEtherpad.com, GoogleDocs) __ Graphic Organizer (e.g. Bubbl.us) __ Interactive Slideshow (Voicethread,ShowBeyond) __ Presentation __ Spreadsheet Embedded Content |
__ Learn of alphabetic & numeric concepts.
__ Use draw and paint programs. __ Create Multimedia Slideshows.
3-5 TA:TEKS
__ Input data into word processing tools
__ Synthesize information from various sources
__ Communicate information via multimedia slideshows, spreadsheets and charts, other productivity tools.
6-8 TA:TEKS
__ Create database
__ Disaggregate data
__ Higher-order thinking skill development
__ Collaborate via networks
__ Self-select appropriate productivity tools
ISTE NETS-Students
__ Generate new ideas, products, processses
__ Create original works for personal/group expression
__ Use models/simulations to explore complex systems and issues
__ Identify trends and forecast possibilities
__ Interact, collaborate, publish
__ Communicate information
__ Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
__ Contribute to Project teams to produce original works or solve problems
__ Plan strategies to guide inquiry
__ Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media
__ Identify/define authentic problems and questions for investigation
__ Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
__ Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
__ Exhibit digital citizenship
__ Understand and use technology systems
__ Select and use applications effectively and productively
__ Troubleshoot systems/applications
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