TMA wordle

Here's my draft TMA as a wordle (wordle.net)

article published

ahem!

if you scroll down the bar on the right you will find a link to an article just published, based on my EdD thesis

PDP needs analysis grid

PDP needs analysis grid – Jan Moreland

	How do you rate your own:	Yourself compared with other teachers					Comment
		Complete novice	Below average	Average	Above average	Expert
1	Ability to select appropriate content for online seminars
2	Ability to structure and sequence content of online seminars
3	Ability to create a suitable atmosphere in online seminars
4	Ability to include all students in discussion
5	Knowledge of Web 2.
6	Awareness of existing research on Web 2.
7	Understanding of how Web 2 can be used for elearning.
8	Knowledge of Social Networking.
9	Awareness of existing research on Social Networking
10	Understanding of how Social Networking can be used for elearning.
11	Steps taken to improve your teaching
12	Collaboration with teaching colleagues

Source: H851 Practice Guide 7, Reviewing and Improving your Teaching, The Open University, 1998, p.31.

Also using ideas from course wiki (H808) specifically Lesley Robertson’s contribution on 15/10/09

good to great

What Makes a Good School?

comparing ePortfolio systems

The following template borrows ideas from edu-tools comparison site. However, it is largely based upon the features that I would like to see in an ePortfolio system. My views are influenced by Martin Weller’s report (2005: 1) where he states that “The key functions of any eportfolio system then are the collection, organisation and presentation of various assets, pieces of evidence, commentary, etc.”


I would suggest the most important feature of all is ease of use, especially by a novice. As users develop expertise, there should be more advanced features, allowing personal customisation. Paper portfolios developed originally as a record of achievement – a repository of evidence for a specific purpose such as developing a resume or as a special application. As the use of ePortfolios develops, they may well become useful tools for developing collaborative and reflective learning. This implies that interoperability between ePortfolio systems will become more important since users may well wish to use study material as part of a work based application, for example.



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It may well be that different applications are more suited to different individuals. Those who are familiar with social networking sites may well favour the look and feel of Ning. On the other hand, students on a particular course may well find it easier to have to look at only one site so that MyStuff would be likely to be favoured by Open University users.

I've started a Ning at http://e891group.ning.com/ but I haven't done much to it yet