An ITS initiative in association with the TSC Gathering your needs and requirements to support eLearning at Western Talk to Us!

Welcome! To the Talk to Us Online Forum Moderated by Gavan Watson & Deanna Grogan

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Let’s begin with our host Gavan Watson Associate Director eLearning Teaching Support Centre

ePortfolios Also known as eportfolios, e-portfolios, digital portfolios, or online portfolios. A collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web. Can be used by students to assemble subsets of (course) work for presentation to instructors, potential employers and others.

ePortfolios I f ePortfolios were available and supported at Western how likely would you be to use this in your teaching? A … Not likely to use this tool B … Somewhat likely to use this tool C … Very likely to use this tool D … Already using this type of tool in my teaching

Curriculum mapping tool A digital tool to track detailed learning outcome information for courses and programs. It maps expected learning outcomes to student activities, including assessments and assignments.

Curriculum Mapping Tool I f a curriculum mapping tool were available and supported at Western how likely would you be to use this in your teaching? A … Not likely to use this tool B … Somewhat likely to use this tool C … Very likely to use this tool D … Already using this type of tool in my teaching

Digital Badging Service Provides validated indicators of accomplishment, skill, quality or interest. Supports various learning environments. Allows organizations and individuals to create, issue and collect digital badges earned through course achievements. Examples include Mozilla Open Badges, Basno

Digital Badging Service If a digital badging service were available and supported at Western how likely would you be to use this in your teaching? A … Not likely to use this tool B … Somewhat likely to use this tool C … Very likely to use this tool D … Already using this type of tool in my teaching

Advanced Learner Analytics Tools Tools that measure, collect, analyze, and report about learners’ activities. Used for understanding and optimizing teaching and learning. Examples include SNAPP

Advanced learner analytics tools If advanced learner analytics tools were available and supported at Western how likely would you be to use this in your teaching? A … Not likely to use this tool B … Somewhat likely to use this tool C … Very likely to use this tool D … Already using this type of tool in my teaching

Video Streaming Service Delivers multimedia content to end users in a constant stream that does not need to be downloaded. Media can begin playing before the entire file has been transmitted. Some services support live streaming which allows content to be delivered live over the internet. Examples include YouTube, Vimeo, Kaltura

Video Streaming Service If a video streaming service were available and supported at Western how likely would you be to use this in your teaching? A … Not likely to use this tool B … Somewhat likely to use this tool C … Very likely to use this tool D … Already using this type of tool in my teaching

TinCan API (xAPI, Experience API) eLearning software interface that allows learning content and learning systems to communicate. Supports the tracking, recording and retrieval of all types of learning experiences from a learning records store (LRS). Next generation SCORM. Some examples include TinCan API, xAPI, Experience API

TinCan API (xAPI, Experience API) If an API such as TinCan API were available and supported at Western how likely would you be to use this in your teaching? A … Not likely to use this tool B … Somewhat likely to use this tool C … Very likely to use this tool D … Already using this type of tool in my teaching

Collaborative Document Creation Tools Tools that allow multiple users to simultaneously edit the same document without the need for ing, uploading and downloading, or maintaining and compiling separate versions of the file. Tools typically have version control and built-in communication tools (the ability to comment on content or an integrated chat feature). Some examples include Wikis, Google Docs

Collaborative document creation tools I f collaborative document creation tools were available and supported at Western how likely would you be to use this in your teaching? A … Not likely to use this tool B … Somewhat likely to use this tool C … Very likely to use this tool D … Already using this type of tool in my teaching

Blogs Short for weblog. A discussion or informational site consisting of individual entries (“posts"). Typically, readers of blogs can comment on blogs posts. Some examples include Wordpress, Blogger

Blogs I f blogs were available and supported at Western how likely would you be to use this in your teaching? A … Not likely to use this tool B … Somewhat likely to use this tool C … Very likely to use this tool D … Already using this type of tool in my teaching

Learning Module Development Tools Tools that allow for creation of interactive modules. These tools often allow for the inclusion of images, video, audio and interactive activities. Some examples include Articulate Storyline, SoftChalk, Adobe Captivate

Learning module development tools I f learning module development tools were available and supported at Western how likely would you be to use them in your teaching? A … Not likely to use this tool B … Somewhat likely to use this tool C … Very likely to use this tool D … Already using this type of tool in my teaching

Peer Review Tools that enable the anonymous evaluation of student work by peers. Modelled on the peer review submission process used by journals. An example includes PeerScholar

Peer Review I f peer review tools were available and supported at Western how likely would you be to use them in your teaching? A … Not likely to use this tool B … Somewhat likely to use this tool C … Very likely to use this tool D … Already using this type of tool in my teaching

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