Storytelling

M4T-Orientation Workshop Syllabus

2011-02-07T03:13:00.001-08:00

Welcome to Moodle for Teachers

February 9 - February 28, 2011

M4T-O workshop is intended to provide people who have never used Moodle with the knowledge and skills to navigate a Moodle course and access resources and activities
from a student perspective as well as to practice the the same resources and activities in the class sandbox. IT4ALL embraces a life long learning skills where participants
become responsible for their own learning. The facilitators will facilitate and guide you in the process but ultimately, you are in charge of your own learning. Please make suggestions,
add comments, and most importantly, ask questions. Your questions will help you and others learn. The workshop will include both asynchronous (not dependent on time) and
synchronous (time dependent) learning environments. The asynchronous will be conducted on IT4ALL Moodle and the synchronous learning environment will be conducted on WiZiQ
through IT4ALL Moodle.

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M4T-O Workshop Syllabus

Goal

The goal of the M4T-Orientation workshop is to prepare you for learning in an online environment. You will learn to understand online learning from the student's perspective so you can prepare your future courses with the learner in mind.

Description

This intensive, three-week-long workshop is designed to engage you in theoretical and practical aspects of online learning with a Learning Management System called Moodle. You will be introduced to the Moodle philosophy and course tools. By successfully completing the program you will have acquired the knowledge and skills needed to successfully communicate and collaborate with your peers in an online learning environment.

Workshop Context

In the workshop each participant will practice working as a "student" in the resources and activities provided in the learning management system of Moodle.

Workload & Format

M4T-O requires participants to be active at least 5 hours a week on theoretical and practical aspects of online learning by participating in discussions and completing assignments.
M4T-O will include asynchronous (via Moodle - a course management system) and synchronous (via WiZiQ - a web conferencing tool) components.

Workshop Layout

This three-week facilitated workshop will cover the following topics:

Topic 1: Course Layout & Navigation. Learn how to navigate in a Moodle course and the broader Moodle environment.
Topic 2: Introductions. Learn how to update your Moodle profile and post responses to online forum discussions.
Topic 3: Successful Online Learning. Learn about the skills needed to be a successful online learner.
Topic 4: Online Communication & Collaboration. Learn why it is important to create a supportive learning environment.
Topic 5: Moodle Resources. Learn about and use some of the basic "resources" available in Moodle. (eg: labels, web links, file links, compose web pages)
Topic 6: Moodle Activities. Learn about and complete some of the basic "activities" available in Moodle (eg: forum, choice, assignments)

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop learners should be able to:

Navigate around the Moodle site and course areas
View participant profiles, blogs and course activities log
Change their password and edit their profile
Post entries in forums
Explain what skills are required to be a successful online learner
Explain why communication & collaboration is important for online learning
View different types of course resources
Access and complete a number of different types of activities

Certification

The Facilitators will issue participants a Certificate on successful completion of the workshop.

M4T Intermediate Workshop Syllabus

2010-12-26T12:57:00.003-08:00

M4T-Intermediate Workshop Syllabus (M4T)

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Goal

The goal of the M4T-Intermediate workshop is to help educators ensure the quality of online learning through systematic instructional design of online and blended online courses (BOL) and instructor training on online pedagogies.

Description

This intensive, four-week-long workshop is designed to engage you in theoretical and practical aspects of online learning and teaching with a Learning Management System called Moodle. By successfully completing the program you will be ready to teach blended online learning (BOL) or blended learning (BL) courses using Moodle. In the workshop, you will be introduced to online learning pedagogies and best practices. Moodle course development tools will be demonstrated, reviewed and practiced. As online learners, you will learn to understand online learning from the student's perspective so you can prepare your future courses with the learner in mind.

Workshop Context

You will collaborate in teams to design or redesign a course on your chosen topic. You will add content and resources, explore web 2.0 technologies, integrate synchronous and asynchronous learning activities into your course and develop assessments for online learning. You will also be encouraged to reflect on the process of developing your course and to share your learning experiences with your peers.

Workload & Format

M4T requires participants to be active at least 8 hours a week on theoretical and practical aspects of online learning (individually and in teams).
M4T will include asynchronous (via the Moodle) and synchronous (via WiZiQ) components.

Workshop Layout

This 4-week facilitated workshop will cover the following topics:

Topic 1: Connect, Communicate & Collaborate
Topic 2: Moodle Course Design
Topic 3: Moodle Course Development
Topic 4: Moodle Course Facilitation & Assessment

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of the workshop learners should be able to:

Use Moodle editing tools
Use communication tools to communicate with team members
Use collaboration tools to collaborate and create team documents
Design and develop a Moodle course in conjunction with team members based on a constructivist pedgagogy
Integrate web 2.0 technologies into their Moodle course
Add Moodle resources to their course
Add Moodle activities to their course
Critically reflect on their own and others work and provide constructive feedback for course improvement

M4T Intermediate Workshop Syllabus

2010-12-26T12:57:00.001-08:00

M4T-Intermediate Workshop Syllabus (M4T)

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Goal

Description

Workshop Context

Workload & Format

Workshop Layout

This 4-week facilitated workshop will cover the following topics:

Topic 1: Connect, Communicate & Collaborate
Topic 2: Moodle Course Design
Topic 3: Moodle Course Development
Topic 4: Moodle Course Facilitation & Assessment

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of the workshop learners should be able to:

Use Moodle editing tools
Use communication tools to communicate with team members
Use collaboration tools to collaborate and create team documents
Design and develop a Moodle course in conjunction with team members based on a constructivist pedgagogy
Integrate web 2.0 technologies into their Moodle course
Add Moodle resources to their course
Add Moodle activities to their course
Critically reflect on their own and others work and provide constructive feedback for course improvement

M4T Advanced Workshop Syllabus (New)

2010-11-03T11:17:00.003-07:00

M4T- Advanced Workshop Syllabus (M4T)

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Goals

The M4T-Advanced workshop is intended to develop educators' skills of using Moodle in online learning at the level of mastery of instructional design of online and blended online learning (BOL) to facilitate professional development programs to train educators and staff to use Moodle in its full potential.

Description

This intensive, four-week-long workshop is designed to provide you with the environment where you will apply your skills and knowledge in theoretical and practical aspects of online learning and teaching with Moodle Learning Management System. By successfully completing the program you will be ready to facilitate professional development programs and workshops using Moodle. In the workshop, you will be using online learning pedagogies and best practices, you will explore latest research and publications about Moodle, study new developments in Moodle "industry" and collaborate with colleagues on the latest issues and current research in distant learning and teaching with LMS.

Format & Workload

This workshop includes asynchronous (via Moodle) and synchronous (via WiZiQ) components. You are expected to be active at least 10 hours a week exploring and reflecting on theoretical and practical aspects of online instruction (facilitation) and learning (individually and in teams).

Context

You will work individually to design or redesign a course or a professional development program on your chosen topic. You will add content and resources, explore web 2.0 technologies, integrate synchronous and asynchronous learning activities into your course and develop assessments for online learning/teaching. You will also be encouraged to reflect on the process of developing your course/program and to share your learning experiences with your peers. The final learning outcome of the advanced workshop will be a "Moodle for Teachers" professional development program/course. Additionally, you will work collaboratively to design a Live* online session on one of the four weekly topics.

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of the workshop you will:

Examine the latest publications on the issues of distance, BOL education and teaching with LMS/Moodle and provide critical analysis of theoretical and practical aspects of the field research about workshop topics.
Make informed decisions about suitable educational pedagogies for online/blended learning courses
Use Moodle and Web 2.0 tools to create an interactive learning environment and to collaborate and create team documents
Add a variety of Moodle resources to your program/course
Add Moodle activities to their course.
Facilitate Live Sessions using web-conferencing tools.
Select/Create and use a diverse arsenal of Moodle activities including plugin modules (e/g.,: Lesson, workshop, Sloodle, mobile, and Webquests)
Critically reflect on your own and others' work and provide constructive feedback for program/course improvement
Design and develop a Moodle Professional Development Program/course in conjunction with team members/or individually based on a constructivist/connectivist pedagogy
Schedule and lead using synchronous, live WiZiQ or other web-conferencing platforms to promote the topics of innovative learning and teaching in your PD program.

Tentative Schedule

This 5-week facilitated workshop will potentially address the following topics:

Week 1: "Connect, Communicate & Collaborate. "Empowered with the New Learning: The New World of Learning, Teaching, and Professional Development."
Week 2: Moodle Course Design. "Why Moodle? What Moodle is for Me? Education 2.0 and Constructivist Platform of Moodle."
Week 3: Moodle Course Development. "Beyond Moodle: Connecting Moodle to Mobile &/or Virtual Learning Environments"
Week 4: Moodle Course Facilitation & Assessment. "The Future of Education. Moodle 2.0, 3.0? Education N.0?"

Certification

Participants who have successfully completed the workshop will be eligible for a Certificate of Completion. Successful completion of the workshop is defined as completing 80-85% of the workshop work and the final project.

M4T Advanced Workshop Syllabus (New)

2010-11-03T11:17:00.001-07:00

M4T- Advanced Workshop Syllabus (M4T)

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Goals

Description

Format & Workload

Context

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of the workshop you will:

Examine the latest publications on the issues of distance, BOL education and teaching with LMS/Moodle and provide critical analysis of theoretical and practical aspects of the field research about workshop topics.
Make informed decisions about suitable educational pedagogies for online/blended learning courses
Use Moodle and Web 2.0 tools to create an interactive learning environment and to collaborate and create team documents
Add a variety of Moodle resources to your program/course
Add Moodle activities to their course.
Facilitate Live Sessions using web-conferencing tools.
Select/Create and use a diverse arsenal of Moodle activities including plugin modules (e/g.,: Lesson, workshop, Sloodle, mobile, and Webquests)
Critically reflect on your own and others' work and provide constructive feedback for program/course improvement
Design and develop a Moodle Professional Development Program/course in conjunction with team members/or individually based on a constructivist/connectivist pedagogy
Schedule and lead using synchronous, live WiZiQ or other web-conferencing platforms to promote the topics of innovative learning and teaching in your PD program.

Tentative Schedule

This 5-week facilitated workshop will potentially address the following topics:

Week 1: "Connect, Communicate & Collaborate. "Empowered with the New Learning: The New World of Learning, Teaching, and Professional Development."
Week 2: Moodle Course Design. "Why Moodle? What Moodle is for Me? Education 2.0 and Constructivist Platform of Moodle."
Week 3: Moodle Course Development. "Beyond Moodle: Connecting Moodle to Mobile &/or Virtual Learning Environments"
Week 4: Moodle Course Facilitation & Assessment. "The Future of Education. Moodle 2.0, 3.0? Education N.0?"

M4T-Orientation Workshop Syllabus

2010-10-15T02:00:00.001-07:00

Welcome to Moodle for Teachers

Free Orientation Workshop (M4T-O)

February 9 - February 28, 2011

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M4T-O Workshop Syllabus

Goal

Description

Workshop Context

In the workshop each participant will practice working as a "student" in the resources and activities provided in the learning management system of Moodle.

Workload & Format

Workshop Layout

This three-week facilitated workshop will cover the following topics:

Topic 1: Course Layout & Navigation. Learn how to navigate in a Moodle course and the broader Moodle environment.
Topic 2: Introductions. Learn how to update your Moodle profile and post responses to online forum discussions.
Topic 3: Successful Online Learning. Learn about the skills needed to be a successful online learner.
Topic 4: Online Communication & Collaboration. Learn why it is important to create a supportive learning environment.
Topic 5: Moodle Resources. Learn about and use some of the basic "resources" available in Moodle. (eg: labels, web links, file links, compose web pages)
Topic 6: Moodle Activities. Learn about and complete some of the basic "activities" available in Moodle (eg: forum, choice, assignments)

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop learners should be able to:

Navigate around the Moodle site and course areas
View participant profiles, blogs and course activities log
Change their password and edit their profile
Post entries in forums
Explain what skills are required to be a successful online learner
Explain why communication & collaboration is important for online learning
View different types of course resources
Access and complete a number of different types of activities

Certification

The Facilitators will issue participants a Certificate on successful completion of the workshop.

M4T-Beginner Workshop Syllabus

2010-08-12T03:01:00.001-07:00

Welcome to Moodle for Teachers

Beginner Workshop (M4T-B)

January 24 - February 19, 2011

M4T-B workshop is intended to provide beginners with the necessary knowledge and skills
to create basic Moodle resources and activities.
IT4ALL embraces a life long learning methodology where participants are responsible for taking charge of their own learning.
The facilitators are here to facilitate and guide your learning.

Join Now!

M4T-B Workshop Syllabus

Goal

The goal of the M4T-Beginner workshop is to help educators ensure the quality of online learning through systematic instructional design of online and blended online courses (BOL) and instructor training on online pedagogies.

Description

This intensive, four-week-long workshop is designed to engage you in theoretical and practical aspects of online learning and teaching with a Learning Management System called Moodle. You will be introduced to the Moodle philosophy and course development tools. By successfully completing the program you will have acquired the knowledge and skills needed to create basic Moodle resources and activities for blended online learning (BOL) or blended learning (BL) courses. As online learners, you will learn to understand online learning from the student's perspective so you can prepare your future courses with the learner in mind.

Workshop Context

In the workshop you will be randomly assigned to work in a team to collaboratively design, develop and facilitate a lesson in your area of teaching. Each person in the team will develop a lesson with example activities and resources. You will also be encouraged to reflect on the process of developing your lesson and to share your learning experiences with your peers.

Workload & Format

M4T-B requires participants to be active at least 5 hours a week on theoretical and practical aspects of online learning (individually and in teams).
M4T-B will include asynchronous (via Moodle - a course management system) and synchronous (via WiZiQ - a web conferencing tool) components.

Workshop Layout

This 4 week facilitated workshop will cover the following topics:

Topic 1: Getting Started. Learn how to use the various editing tools and how to work with files and folders from a teacher perspective.
Topic 2: Moodle Resources. Learn how to add common Moodle "resources" eg: a label, a webpage, a link to a web site and a link to a file.
Topic 3: Moodle Activities. Learn how to add common "Moodle "activities" eg: forum, choice, assignments, wikis etc.
Research suitable activities and develop a lesson with example activities and resources.
Topic 4: Share & Evaluate. Complete the lessons developed by your team members and provide feedback for improvements.

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of the workshop learners should be able to:

Update course settings
View participant profiles, blogs and course activities log
Use Moodle editing tools to add content
Add resources and activities to a blank Moodle course to create a basic lesson

Certification

The Facilitators will issue you with a Certificate on successful completion of the workshop.

M4T-4

2010-02-01T23:28:00.001-08:00

Greetings,

The next Moodle for Teachers (M4T) workshop is scheduled to begin on March 2, 2010. The key is teachingly4. The aim of
M4T-4 online workshop is to help you
design and teach Moodle courses. M4T-4 requires participants to be
active at least 8-10 hours a week on theoretical and practical aspects of
online instruction and learning. Please access the Moodle for Teachers
(M4T) workshop.
M4T-4 will include asynchronous (via the Moodle)
(via WiZiQ) components.
For a start, go into your profile and add as much information as you
can. Please include your time zone. Next, introduce yourself and add
comments to others' posts
in the intro discussion thread.
Remember, the workshop is about trying things out and making mistakes is part of it;
so have fun!!!

Enroll now to ensure your place.

Thank you.

The Facilitators

Holland

2009-07-05T03:42:00.000-07:00

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Storytelling & Cultures: Vidoeos of Live Online Sessions

2009-05-29T00:41:00.001-07:00

International Collaborative Project on the Holocaust

2009-04-23T10:01:00.001-07:00

We need high school teachers who are interested in involving their students in learning about the Holocaust as part of a European project initiative with Poland, Italy, Germany and Israel for the 2009 school year. The project will be online via ning social network, Wikieducator, and WiZiQ for live online conferences. Please add your information and/or pass on the form to others who may be interested.

Click on the URL address of the form.

Storytelling and Cultures

2009-04-18T11:36:00.000-07:00

Storytelling and Culures by Nellie Deutsch

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Ludmila Smirnova is Associate Profess...

2009-04-12T15:50:00.001-07:00

Integrating Technology into the Classroom Sessions

Juggling Blindfolded While Walking a Tight Rope: A Full-time Teacher's Transition to Teaching 2.0 While Mastering New Technologies, Tools and Leaning Management Systems

Ludmila Smirnova is Associate Professor of Education at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh, N.Y., where she has taught for the past 9 years. At the Mount, she offers courses in Curricular Planning, Methods of Teaching and Teaching with Technology and serves as counselor to Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society in Education. She has become increasingly recognized for her leadership in the application of emerging Internet technologies in education. She ran workshops on application of Smart Technologies (Smart Board) and of Web 2.0 tools to the American classroom for faculty and teachers from education programs across the northeast.

Prior to coming to the Mount, Dr, Smirnova was visiting professor at Ramapo College of N.J. for two years. In her native Russia, she was professor of education at Volgograd State Pedagogical University, where she also served as Dean of the School of Foreign Languages. During her 25-year Russian career, Dr. Smirnvoa was known for her work in innovative approaches to teaching. Dr. Smirnova was a Montessori trainer, and has run seminars and training programs for Montessori teachers in Russia and the U.S. She played a key role in creating a model Ecological Gymnasium and other experimental “charter schools". A number of her Ph.D. students and scores of Masters students worked with her to produce comparative studies of successful innovative efforts in education.

Beyond the seventy books and other articles and chapters she published in Russia and abroad, Dr. Smirnova has written for and presented to a growing list of professional audiences in the U.S. Her most recent achievements were co-editing of a volume on comparative approaches to environmental problems in which her work on the Ecological Gymnasium is featured and her presentation “Technology Enhanced teaching and Learning for Student (and Teacher) Success at Faculty Resource Network conference “Defining Student Success” in San Francisco in November 2008.

Link to the online article: http://www.nyu.edu/frn/publications/defining.success/Smirnova.html

Drawing from her own experience, the presenter discusses the successful adoption of new technologies, tools and learning management systems to both face-to face and online classroom settings. For the full time teacher, these tasks require strategies for new learning and efficient integration into existing course structures. Teaching 2.0 approaches demand the right pedagogy, an open mind and a commitment to new learning. The author, who chairs the college’s Academic Technology Advancement Committee, was an advanced Web CT user. She had learned in her own teaching to overcome the LMS’ limitations by employing other multimedia tools, including WiZiQ, Tapped In, Google groups, Blogger, and Gtalk. Nevertheless, it was time to see if a more effective alternative LMS was available. For the person already working full time, high motivation and drive and a willingness to place learning before life are required.

Time: 6:00PM EST

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=5&day=1&year=2009&hour=18&min=0&sec=0&p1=179

WiZiQ Class Embed

2009-04-12T07:58:00.001-07:00

Storytelling and Sharing Cultures by Nellie Deutsch

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Storytelling and Digital ID

2009-04-03T11:20:00.001-07:00

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Yemen Weddings

2009-04-03T11:17:00.001-07:00

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Learning by Storytelling

2009-04-03T11:10:00.000-07:00

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Presenting with Enthusiasm and a Story!!

2009-04-03T11:04:00.000-07:00

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Engaging Your Audience

2009-04-03T03:39:00.001-07:00

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Storytelling: Music , Dance, and Digital

2009-01-10T13:53:00.001-08:00

Join Richard Green and Nellie Deutsch on Fridays at 4PM for a live online session on storytelling at WiZiQ.

Storytelling and Christmas on WiZiQ

2008-12-13T00:00:00.001-08:00

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The Value of Storytelling

2008-12-06T06:16:00.001-08:00

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Storytelling in Second Life For TESOL , PD, and Wikieducator

2008-12-06T06:12:00.000-08:00

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I have participated in a few weekly Friday meetings in SL. The last 3 sessions have left me confused about my role in these Friday night meetings until I joined Nelba, to learn Spanish. Now, I understand what inspires me in SL. I am interested in learning. I am not interested in small talk unless I gain some learning from the conversation. I apologize for not being able to make up a story of my own to explain how I feel, so instead I will let Brian Sturm tell the story about "Truth and Story":

Truth, naked and cold, had been turned away from every door in the village. Her nakedness frightened the people. When Parable found her she was huddled in a corner, shivering and hungry. Taking pity on her, Parable gathered her up and took her home. There, she dressed Truth in story, warmed her and sent her out again. Clothed in story, Truth knocked again at the doors and was readily welcomed into the villagers' houses. They invited her to eat at their tables and warm herself by their fires.

-- Jewish Teaching Story

Watch the video and listen to Brian Sturm tell the story of the Naked Truth and explain the value of storytelling.

I would like to teach English to speakers of other languages, professional and personal development, and how to collaborate using Wikieducator via storytelling.

Live Online Session on Storytelling December 5, 2008 at 6PM EST at WiZiQ

2008-12-05T02:40:00.001-08:00

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Learning in India

2008-11-17T10:33:00.000-08:00

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Nellie Deutsch

2008-11-14T06:47:00.001-08:00

Storytelling for Halloween and Technology

2008-11-01T06:36:00.000-07:00

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Join the Mini Conference on WiZiQ (FOC08)

2008-10-19T14:35:00.001-07:00

Join the storytelling course on Wikieducator

Join the live online mini-conference on storytelling at WiZiQ on November 7 at 4PM EST. Check your area for the correct time.

What is Storytelling

2008-10-19T08:57:00.001-07:00

Learning Effectively and Efficiently

2008-10-19T07:55:00.001-07:00

Listen and watch a presentation on learning effectively and efficiently that was given on WiZiQ to an audience of learners and teachers.