Learning concepts

This fun video Overview of e-Learning by Mohamed Amin Embi tells some concepts:

• Open learning – is web provision for learners that gives them some control regarding to how they learn, where they learn, when they learn, and the pace which they learn.
• Online learning – is one of mature learners spend at least some of their time online, working either directly over the Internet or on computers linked to global through the Intranet.
• Distance learning – is the term usually apply to open learning, the text place from distance from the provider of learning materials.
• E-learning – is largely synonymously with online learning and it’s necessarily computer-based learning, at least for most of the time.

Overview of e-learning experience 2011 – 10 papers

I found an overview of outputs from the JISC Learner Experiences of e-Learning programme (2004-2009).

I think it’s worth spending my holiday time to search and collect resources about e-learning experience in 2011.

• 3 Ways to Improve Student Interaction in E-Learning
• Angie Raymond shares her Q-Review experience
• Algahtani, A. F. (2011). Evaluating the Effectiveness of the E-learning Experience inSome Universities in Saudi Arabia from Male Students Perceptions, PhD, Durham University.
• Biasutti, M. (2011). “The student experience of a collaborative e-learning university module“. Computers & Education, 57 (3), pp.1865-1875.
• Carroll, C. et al. (2011). “Experiences of E-Learning and Its Delivery Among Learners Who Work: A Systematic Review“. In Supporting Workplace Learning, Vol. 5 , pp. 47-67.
• Carroll, F. & Kop, R. (2011). “A Learning, Research and Development Framework to Design for a ‘Holistic’ Learning Experience“, E-Learning and Digital Media, 8 (4), pp.315-326. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/elea.2011.8.4.315
• Stefani, L. (2011). “A Plea for ‘E’ to Excite, Engage and Enrich the Student Learning Experience“. The International HETL Review. Vol.1, Article 8.
• Smedley, A. (2011). “Review: Issues with e-learning in nursing and health education in the UK: are new technologies being embraced in the teaching and learning environments?“, Journal of Research in Nursing. 16 (1). pp.91-92.
• Virkus, S. & Bamigbola, A.A. (2011). “Students’ conceptions and experiences of Web 2.0 tools“, New Library World, 112 (11/12), pp.479-489.
• Wakeford, C. (2011). “Evolution of E-learning Projects: A Creative Experience?“. Bioscience Education. Vol. 18.

The UK university services – Xmas e-cards

Why not send an electronic greeting in the season using the university services and saving paper?

There are e-cards sending services from some of the UK universities.

• Multiple e-cards:
• University of Bath
• Cardiff University
• University of Hull
• University of Lincoln
• Liverpool John Moores University
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• Open University
• University of Oxford, Brasenose College
• University of Oxford, Museum of the History of Science
• University of Ulster

• One e-card for use:
• University of Central Lancashire
• University of East London
• University of Leeds
• University of Dundee
• University of Gloucestershire
• University of Stirling
• University of Strathclyde
• University of Manchester
• University of Warwick
• University of Westminster

• E-cards only for the university authorised members:
• Durham University
• University of Liverpool
• Loughborough University
• University of Sheffield
• Oxford Brookes University, School of Health and Social Care

• The university season’s greetings to their members:
• Birmingham City University
• City of Bath College
• University of Cumbria
• University of Glamorgan
• Imperial College London
• Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
• University of the West of Scotland

Other e-cards sending service:

• Christmas e-cards from the British Library
• E-cards from the National Archives
• E-Cards from the National Museum Wales
• Christmas e-cards from the National Museums Liverpool

Timeline drawing tools

I wanted to draw a simple and nice timeline the other day. However, it’s not easy when I didn’t have a drawing tool and some template could use.

I tried a quick way – Google any handy tools.

Smartdraw appeared on the top. It looks excellent. I downloaded it. Free trail but you cannot really create a very usable timeline. This version only allows you to create year spans before 2008.

I quickly tried a couple of online tools. Not so successful.  Eventually, I tried the Timetoast. It’s easy to use, clear and simple. The only disappointing feature is that it does not show all events information in one screen. If I want to see all my events and timespans in one diagram, I have to use image editing tools to cut and re-form.

Digital literacy diagrams

I came across the book chapter “Origins and concepts of digital literacy” written by David Bawden. I was thinking to make this concept even more visible. Here are 10 graphic forms of digital literacy.

• Digital Literacy from University of Bradford – Open Educational Resources for the Inclusive Curriculum (ORIC) project.

• Digital literacy umbrella from article “Making the Case for Digital Literacy” written by Jane Tallim.

• Definition of Digital literacy from the futurelab Digital Literacy across the Curriculum handbook (p.19)

• The Levels of Digital Literacy from the article “DigEuLit: concepts and tools for digital literacy development” written by Allan Martin ; Jan Grudziecki (2006, p.255).

• The three-part Digital Literacy model from the Defining Digital Literacy post of Digital Literacy blog.

• Ismael Peña-López depicted digital literacy to five different categories on his blog post Analyzing digital literacy with a single simple tweet.

• Dr. Robert S. Houghton’s Digital Literacy Palette from the 21st Century Digital Communication Map webpage.

• A Digital Literacy diagram from MMU’s Learning Technologies Review blog, the post: Outcome of Learning Technologies Review written by Professor Mark Stubbs.

• Digital literacy course by Sir Chris Waterman (for K-12?)

• The diagram from a blog post 2011-2012 Looking ahead with Mediamama, originally from the Network Student Process and Tools: Taking Control and Responsibility for Learning by Wendy Drexler. (for K-12?)