Develop e-learning components using
learning management system tools and provide a rationale for their use.
Once
you have read the introduction, and then moved on to read the purpose of and
had a look at each screencast, I would like to invite you to give me feedback
on the following points:
·
What do you feel works well in this screencast?
·
What did you find challenging in this screencast?
·
What suggestions to you have for improvement/extension
of this screencast?
The faculty where I work recently
reviewed a degree with a focus on a more blended delivery approach to teaching
and learning. One of the online tools that have been introduced into the
reviewed degree is ePortfolios.
EPortfolios are digital portfolios where students are encouraged to
build-up, work in, and maintain examples of their work, in a digital online
environment (Ministry of Education, 2011).
However, the setting-up and initial use of the individual ePortfolios
has presented challenges (and frustration) for a cohort of first year, first
semester students.
Therefore, the aim of this project is to
use Screenr as an elearning tool for developing a series of instructional
screencasts for this specific cohort of tertiary students. The focal point of the
instructional sceencasts will be around supporting students to set-up and
initially use individual ePortfolios, with a focus on providing students with
context specific, flexible, continuously available, easily accessible support
system personalised to their specific needs (Salmon 2002).
Screencasts are a screen capture of the actions
on a user’s computer screen, usually with accompanying audio, and distributed
through RSS. A screencast captures what happens on a monitor over a period of
time. The audio track can be a narrative from the presenter, or background
audio from another application. Screencasts can be produced in various formats,
but are generally watched streamed over a network. Screencasts can be thought
of as podcasts of a computer monitor. Screencasts capture the feeling of
personal connection that podcasts provide, with the added benefit of video to
see what is being discussed and can be easily distributed through blogs and
other Web pages (7 Things you need to know about screencasts, n/a).
Reference:
Ministry of Education. (2011). Digital Portfolios: Guidelines for beginners.
Retrieved June 30th 2013 from http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/Initiatives/ITAdminSystems/DigitalPortfoliosGuidelinesforbeginners.pdf
Salmon, G. (2002), Pedagogical requirements of VLEs: Pets and
Planets, UCISA TLIG-SDG user Support Conference, Leeds, 2002, http://sstweb.open.ac.uk:8282/oubs/gilly
7 things you should know about screencasting.(2006). Retrieved June 30th
2013 from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7012.pdf
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