Developments In Learning Technologies Peter Jones

Overview Current Tools Current Tools WebRaft WebRaft Student lists Student lists iLecture iLecture Future Tools Future Tools Blogs Blogs Wikis Wikis LMS LMS Other Issues Other Issues Copyright & subject material Copyright & subject material Spam Spam Multimedia projects Multimedia projects Student portal Student portal Training opportunities Training opportunities

WebRaft Empty container, but features being added! Empty container, but features being added! Common uses Common uses Disseminate information about subjects Disseminate information about subjects Disseminate subject content Disseminate subject content Communication between students and staff Communication between students and staff Protected areas: university and subject level Protected areas: university and subject level You can view material from other Law subjects You can view material from other Law subjects Flexible timetables for Graduate and JD Flexible timetables for Graduate and JD Discussion forums & chat rooms Discussion forums & chat rooms

Student Lists You can send to students in any subject or course You can send to students in any subject or course Information on ISS site: Information on ISS site: IT Training / Software Instructions / IT Training / Software Instructions / ems/training/instructions/ .html#students ems/training/instructions/ .html#students ems/training/instructions/ .html#students ems/training/instructions/ .html#students Contacting streams is more difficult Contacting streams is more difficult Do via UGS office Do via UGS office

iLecture Automated audio recording of lectures Automated audio recording of lectureslectures Lecturer’s authorisation required Lecturer’s authorisation required Must use microphone Must use microphone Available in G08 and GM15 Available in G08 and GM15 Soon all Law Undergraduate teaching spaces Soon all Law Undergraduate teaching spaces More info and requests: booking.html More info and requests: booking.html booking.html booking.html

Blog Web log Web log Personal Personal Chronological Chronological Reader comments Reader comments Subscriptions (RSS) Subscriptions (RSS) Supports: portfolios, reflective and creative writing Supports: portfolios, reflective and creative writing

Blogs as an Educational Tool “Serves as an online journal encouraging personal reflection, and as a means of encouraging collaboration through the sharing of links to resources and up-to-date information (Oravec, 2002)." “Serves as an online journal encouraging personal reflection, and as a means of encouraging collaboration through the sharing of links to resources and up-to-date information (Oravec, 2002)." “Offers a unique voice for students, empowering them, and encouraging them to become more critically analytical in their thinking because others can critique, comment, and interpret a blog (if it is public) and therefore a student has to stand by one's opinions“ (Oravec, 2002). “Offers a unique voice for students, empowering them, and encouraging them to become more critically analytical in their thinking because others can critique, comment, and interpret a blog (if it is public) and therefore a student has to stand by one's opinions“ (Oravec, 2002).

Example Blogs Research Research Lawrence Lessig Lawrence Lessig Lawrence Lessig Lawrence Lessig Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Teaching Teaching Journalism Journalism Journalism Harvard’s Blogs Harvard’s Blogs Harvard’s Blogs Harvard’s Blogs Text as Property | Property as Text Text as Property | Property as Text Text as Property | Property as Text as Property | Property as Text

Wiki Quick web site creation Quick web site creation Anyone can edit… almost * Anyone can edit… almost ** Collaboration Collaboration Revision control Revision control Promotes “write – comment – revise” Promotes “write – comment – revise” Structure assessment to support group project Structure assessment to support group project

Example Wikis WikiPedia WikiPedia WikiPedia LUS Law Wiki prototype LUS Law Wiki prototype LUS Law Wiki LUS Law Wiki Teaching and Learning with Wikis Teaching and Learning with Wikis Teaching and Learning with Wikis Teaching and Learning with Wikis

Considerations Public access vs protected Public access vs protected Spam Spam Ownership and long term use Ownership and long term use Other tools more familiar Other tools more familiar Assembled rather than collaborated Assembled rather than collaborated

Learning Management System Easy web publishing Easy web publishing Security and guest access Security and guest access Class announcements Class announcements Staff information Staff information Useful links Useful links Assignment submission Assignment submission Events calendar Events calendar Tasks and to-do list Tasks and to-do list Address book Address book Course information Course information Quizzing and polls Quizzing and polls Gradebook Gradebook Discussion forum Discussion forum Chat rooms and whiteboards Chat rooms and whiteboards Collaborative workgroups Collaborative workgroups Statistics on student activities Statistics on student activities Early adopters 2 nd semester 2005 Early adopters 2 nd semester 2005 University-wide availability 2006 University-wide availability 2006

Digital Copyright All 3 rd part copyright subject materials must be: All 3 rd part copyright subject materials must be: Registered Registered Have a copyright notice attached Have a copyright notice attached University will be audited July-September 2004 University will be audited July-September 2004 See the Faculty’s Copyright page See the Faculty’s Copyright page Deep linking is encouraged Deep linking is encouraged Except for Westlaw & LBC Online Except for Westlaw & LBC Online See See

Spam Spam Act, 10 April 2004 Spam Act, 10 April 2004 To send a commercial electronic message Must have To send a commercial electronic message Must have consent to send consent to send and provide an unsubscribe facility and provide an unsubscribe facility Or Or be sending to a current or past student be sending to a current or past student regarding University business regarding University business

Multimedia Projects Recent Examples: Recent Examples: LIST / ALIS /FLO LIST / ALIS /FLO Litigation in Action Litigation in Action Learning Legal Ethics Learning Legal Ethics Common Law Common Law See See See See How to develop your ideas: How to develop your ideas: CDDP CDDP August EOIs August EOIs Melbourne/Monash Melbourne/Monash Faculty funds Faculty funds

Student Portal Consolidates access to resources Consolidates access to resources Personalised to individual’s needs Personalised to individual’s needs New opportunities for communication and services New opportunities for communication and services Currently at prototype stage Currently at prototype stage

Training ISS requests feedback on which courses would be useful to staff. ISS requests feedback on which courses would be useful to staff.

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