Week2

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Week 2 – Oct. 26 - Nov. 1

 

Discussion leaders: Carla Arena & Dafne Gonzalez

    1. Week 2 – Oct. 26 - Nov. 1
      1. Activities
      2. BENCHMARKS
      3. Additional Recommended Reading
      4. Summary of Week 2

 

Activities

 

1. Read the article Stave Off These Seven Pitfalls of Distance Learning at http://www.astd.org/LC/2000/0400_sheinberg.htm

 

2. Keeping in mind that teachers are idea rich and time poor, explain:

  • how you will try to avoid these pitfalls in your session
  • how you can best keep your group motivated and involved as the session progresses and other interests and responsibilities affect how much time participants can devote to a free, noncredit session

 

Send your ideas to the group EVO_Moderators@yahoogroups.com as an email message . (You might want to review the document How EVO Differs as well).

 

3. Read the file Create a Yahoo Group. Start your Yahoo group (or other LMS) and put a link to it

  1. at our Yahoo Group in the LINKS area folder 1. EVO 2010 and
  2. on the wiki page (Your Sessions 2010) that will hold all the links to your YGs and any other relevant link you will be using in your session.

 

4. Invite your mentor(s) to join your group and change your mentor's status to Moderator (see the file Add a Moderator). They can help you with formatting, finding a good image, color schemes, and setting up files and folders. Feel free to ask questions. Be sure to turn on all Web features, but do not allow attachments to emails. (If you need help, see the Settings document).

 

* If you are using Moodle or another LMS, be sure your mentor is given privileges as a moderator. However, many of the comments in our documentation, and on the e-list. about YGs will apply equally to the use of other LMSs for your EVO session. 

(What's an LMS? Learning Management system.)

 

 

5. After setting up your YG, you may want to browse through some of the other Help files, e.g., Settings, Adding a Moderator, and files_and_folders. (See the YG Tutorials for the complete list--these directions are specifically oriented to EVO.)

 

Be sure to ask any questions in our discussion group--others will want to know. We would welcome any comments or suggestions for revisions!

 

 

* Remember, the Index to the YG help files specifically designed for EVO is always to be found in our YG LINKS area and in the Sidebar of this wiki.

 

 

 

 

BENCHMARKS

 

I have . . . 

  • read and commented on the article, Seven Pitfalls
  • created my session YG and placed a link to it

1) in our YG LINKS area Folder

2) at the wiki: Your Sessions 2010

  • invited my mentor to participate in my LMS and given the mentor moderator status
  • looked over the suggested files and experimented with various features of YG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Recommended Reading

Course Evaluation Rubric

 

 

Summary of Week 2

 

"I think it would also be wise to add a little note about the intensity of the discussions just so to inform the participants (of your session) about the sudden influx of emails. Some of the participants may unexpectedly find themselves a bit left behind."

 

Comments on 7 Pitfalls:

 

"Web-based learning and face-to-face learning are different and, accordingly, must be approached differently. If they are not, new Web-based learners will quickly feel overwhelmed, become discouraged, and drop out."

 

"In our sessions, we are trying to avoid pitfalls by preparing five areas. These are clearly stated and realistic goals, alternative communication modes, nibble sized tasks, exemplars and tangible outcomes."

 

"Another point is that motivation plays a major role in keeping participants tuned on the session."

 

"I will be more careful with the cultural and regional differences of the participants."

 

"Time zones may mean that a new participant has to wait several hours for a friendly greeting or some help - so this is something to take into account during a session."

 

  

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