Digital Learning Community of Practice 26 June 2015 How to make your VLE more interactive 1

Digital Learning Community of Practice 2 Welcome to our Guests and Speakers Catherine Bone – JISC David Riley – Triptico

Community of Practice and Weekly Webinars 3 Share, Collaborate, Network Show and Tell Tackle Issues and Challenges Monthly Themes

4 Project Updates Survey

5 Plan 8.15: Arrival, registration and refreshments 8.30: Welcome and Introduction and Jisc update 9:00: Speaker: David Riley from 10:00 Workshop 10:40 Show and tell session of your learning resources created in Triptico 11:00 Refreshment Break 11:15 Share and tell sessions on interactive VLEs 11:45 Action Planning - What will you do to make your VLE more interactive? 12:15: Final thoughts - What have we learned? 12:30: Tour of Campus and Close. No lunch but we can move to the College Canteen for more chat and networking

6 Housekeeping Fire Exits Toilets Canteen Wifi

7 Tips for an Interactive VLE 1.Less Text! 2. Include movement – animate 3. Collect Badges for incentive 4. Make it feel like you are engaging through active clicks and hover overs. Make hover over pictures change. (Insert two pictures or have them shaded differently to highlight the change). 5. Ask reflective questions – Self reflection is key 6. Add video, podcasts and audio

8 7. Add images and click throughs 8. Summarise learning through quizzes and games 9. Have discussion boards and post questions 10. Host a chat room for virtual lessons 11. Encourage students to collaborate and be independent in their learning through wikis and blogs. 12. Make it fun – games Tips for an Interactive VLE