Presentation given at the K12 Moodle Moot at ISU in October 2011

1. Groups, Glossaries andGood Practices K-12 Lisa Kidder

2. Overview Why and How would you use “____” Think about some possibilities Look at some lesser used tools Bigger picture – not so much on the “how to” Some resources at the end

3. Good Practices Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Quality Matters™ (QM™)

4. Universal Design for Learning Guidelines for creating content Underlying goal – turn novice learners into expert learners Creating curricula that meets the needs of all learners

5. Quality Matters™ Rubric designed to evaluate your overall course Alignment is key – activities support expected learning Incorporates technology appropriately

6. We are going to look at specific principles from both UDL and QM™

7. Student Collaboration UDL QM™ Foster collaboration and community. (8.3) Learning activities foster teacher-student, content-student, and if appropriate to the course, student-student interaction.(5.2)

8. Using Groups to Foster Collaboration and Community

9. How Can I Use Groups? Create groups for forums to increase student interaction and build community Provide a “place” for students to meet online Forums – asynchronous Chats – synchronous Individual groups for journals

10. Adding Groups to Activities and Resources Groups can be used on any resource or activity. Groups are assigned in the Common Module section Click ‘Show Advanced’ for the Grouping options

11. Create Groups Manually or Automatically

12. Do some planning before you begin creating and using groups.If you have a class of 12 and create 6 groups of 2 for a forum…

13. And then you create individual groups for a journaling activity…

14. Students end up in 2 separate groups!

15. The solution is groupings.

16. Groupings Allow You to Create Various Sets of Groups.

17. Now you can create various sizes and types of groups and assign the specific grouping to an activity.

18. Adding a Grouping to Activities and Resources You can assign a specific grouping for the activity You can restrict an activity for only the selected grouping Click ‘Show Advanced’ for the Grouping options

19. Student Collaboration UDL QM™ Foster collaboration and community. (8.3) Learning activities foster teacher-student, content-student, and if appropriate to the course, student-student interaction.(5.2)

20. Student Engagement UDL QM™ Illustrate through multiplemedia. (2.5) Activate or supply background knowledge. (3.1) The tools and media support student engagement and guide the student to become an active learner. (6.2)

21. Using Glossaries to Foster Student Engagement

22. How is the Glossary Different? Teacher and/or the student created Ratings Commenting Categories, Alphabet, Search, Tags Easy to Import and Export Link entries throughout the course Random glossary entry block

23. Settings for a Glossary

24. How Can I Use a Glossary? Book Reports FAQ Collection of “___” Course Notes Course Resources Database of Articles List of Useful Websites Language Vocabulary w/Audio & Pictures! Mini Research Projects Moodle Tips Student Created Quiz Questions Quotes Rateable “___” Archive Important Terms Encyclopedia

25. Random Glossary Entry Block

26. Vocabulary Words - Expanded

27. Student Engagement UDL QM™ Illustrate through multiplemedia. (2.5) Activate or supply background knowledge. (3.1) The tools and media support student engagement and guide the student to become an active learner. (6.2)

28. Universal Design for Learning Checkpoint 2.5: Illustrate through multiple media Checkpoint 3.1: Activate or supply background knowledge Checkpoint 8.3:Foster collaboration and community

29. Quality Matters™ 5.2: Learning activities foster teacher-student, content-student, and if appropriate to the course, student-student interaction 6.2: The tools and media support student engagement and guide the student to become an active learner.

30. Resources Universal Design for Learning: http://www.udlcenter.org Quality Matters – K12: http://www.qmprogram.org/grades-6-12 ISU – Instructional Technology Resource Center http://isu.edu/itrc/handouts.shtml

31. Resources (continued) Moodle.org Support – Documentation Creative Glossary Ideas: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=54403&mode=3 Moodle Demo Site: http://demo.moodle.net/ Moodle.org Forums: http://moodle.org/course/view.php?id=5