WebLearn User Group | Michaelmas Term 2013

fieldtrip Copenhagen (March 2013) preparatory lectures and trip (six days) three aims: to enable preparation prior to the trip to promote reflection on the themes and activities and to allow collaboration via group project wikis

familiarity students accustomed to using VLE connected to the course administration membership / permissions potential for collaboration wiki component

multiple devices many screen-sizes (desktops through to smartphones) experience and ease of use straightforward Options (top of particular page) > Automatically resize (tick box)

group work challenging, especially given college system wikis as a way of preparing and sharing material research can be planned in advance, e.g. draft questions

practical questions matter where are we staying? where can we eat? embedding maps Google one option among many (latest version of maps does not offer code to embed)

pre-empt questions about the field notebook notes from talk during trip FAQ drawn from discussion draw attention to this placement (Site Info > Page Order) *asterisk* highlighted text (?)

site counter Site Info > Edit Tools > Site Stats track use of site images lower-image size option to do this automatically (?) easy to update hyperlink checker (?)