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FDP101X

Foundation Program in ICT for Education

COURSE JOURNAL

Mr. Deepak Tandale, Assistant Professor

Dept. of Pharmaceutics, Gahlot Institute of Pharmacy.




Index

Sr No. Topics Page no.

1

Course Journal week : 1

From Moving to Online Physical Classroom

3

From Physical classroom to online classroom 3

Pedagogic Adaptations: LeD, LbD, LxT and LxI,

Learning by Doing Activities

4

Information and Communication Technology 5

Learning Experience Interaction 1 5

Learning Extension Resource 6

2


Web Presence For Teachers

7

The Internet 7

Word press for website creation 9

Learning Extension Resource: - Multi-Functional

Websites Using Drupal

12

3


Web Presence For Teachers

13

Visual Presentation 14

Spoken Tutorial: Creating a Video Open Education

Resource

16

Other Screencasting Softwares 17

Learning Extension Resources: Multimedia Principles 17

Resource Creation and Peer Review 18




Online Classrooms

LED 1.1: From Physical Classroom to Online Classrooms

This video discussed teaching learning experience in a classroom:

In a physical classroom : Effective teaching-learning interactions is done in a triangular manner

between the 3 components: learner, content and teacher (as shown in figure below)

Reflection Activity:

Can you list one example of the interactions that happened between these three in a normal

classroom?

Using chalk & board system, where the content will be explained on the board which compiled from

various sources like books, websites, etc. (Teacher-Content interaction). Student will note the content

in their notebook (Learner-Content interaction) and their queries will also be solved (Teacher-Learner

interaction). Students will be asked to solve problems given on the board (Learner-Teacher

interaction) through discussion among themselves (Learner-Learner interaction).

In an online classroom

Effective teaching-learning interactions is done in a triangular manner between the 3 components:

learner, content and facilitator (in place of teacher in physical classroom)

Three platform features emerge for an online instructor – Videos, Problems and Discussion Forums.




LED 1.2: Pedagogic Adaptation 1: Learning Dialogues (LeD)

Reflection Activity :

What is the equivalent of such a video in a regular teaching-learning interaction within your

classroom?

The teacher delivering lecture directly to the students in person.

What additional features does the video provide you apart from the regular information

transmission of the content?

Repeat the content as many times each learner requires. Speed and volume can be adjusted as per

each learner requirements along with a timed transcript if the learner can’t follow the speech.

Complex diagrams and data-sheets can be represented quickly. Also animation can be given for better

understanding.

Reflection Activity: The reflection spots that are kept in this video to make the learner pause think

and write the answer to a reflection question. By adding reflection spots, you will no longer be

watching passive videos; you will be involved in a learning dialogue with the facilitator of the course.

LED 1.3: Pedagogic Adaptation 2: Learning by Doing Activities (LbD)


What advantage do you see in answering these questions immediately after watching LeDs?

Quick evaluation by the teacher and the learner himself whether the content taught is fully understood

or not. If the concepts are not understood or partially understood, then the topic can be

repeated.Important points can be revised.

By doing the learning-by-doing activities immediately after the learning dialogue video, it helps in the

reinforcement of the key concepts that were already shown as detailed feedback is obtained about the

content.

Similar analogy is the intermediate questions and answer (explanation) provided in physical

classroom. But in online process, difference is that each learner gets an opportunity to answer this

question and get a detailed feedback.

This helps in making the learning process more learner-centric.


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LED 1.4 : Pedagogic Adaptation 3: Learning Extension Resources (LxT)

Advanced resources to get deep understanding of the particular content.


What is the function of assimilation quizzes?

1. To check the level of Understanding.

2. To provide the feedback to Teacher.

3. To show the skills of the Learner.

4. To motivate the Learner.

LED 1.5: Pedagogic Adaptation 4: Learning Experience Interactions (LxI)

In a physical classroom : Teacher checks learners experience on content through structured

discussion by asking focus questions and also suggesting specific points to be discussed and specific

instructions on how to conduct this discussion.


What are the advantages of having a structured group discussion with a focus question and

specific instructions?

Focused and structured discussion among peers helps to get effective understanding of the concept

and share their experiences, without having ambiguity and diverting from the core topic.

In an online classroom

Learning experience interactions: Focused discussions + graded reflection quiz.

Reflection quiz is based on discussions within the forum.

Self exploration Resources

BASICS OF ICT

ICT = IT + CT

IT = fast computing huge data

CT = fast communicating data on wired/wireless network.


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Resource Creation 1: Course Journal

Write one advantage of maintaining course journal

The advantages of maintaining course journal are:

It helps to record the important points from each topic.

It helps in clarification of the concepts.

Deeper understanding of concepts.

LEARNING EXTENSION RESOURCE

Introduction to MOOC

Lack of innovation in education.

Need of innovation in education.

Rise and benefits of MOOCs.( Massive Open Online Course)

Introduction to FDP Issues in convention education.

Benefits of using MOOCs in education and FDP.

Blended MOOC combination of both face-to-face and online learning




Course Journal: Week-2: Web Presence for Teachers

I. SELF- EXPLORATION RESOURCES

It describes the basic information about internet.

What is the Internet?

Ted talk by Geoffrey Challen, Assistant Professor, CSE, University at Buffalo.

It is an interconnection of many computer networks all over the word bringing

people alive.

Users can share their information on internet.

Internet is defined based on three different levels,

Internet is physical network connecting machines together.

The set of protocols allow the machines to work together.

Internet is physical network connecting people.

How does Internet works?

Hasse Nilsson, Internet Foundation in Sweden demonstrates how internet works.

Internet is available in computer, mobiles, tablets etc. It is the largest network of

cables and computers that make it possible for appliances to send information

between each other.

We can send and receive information. Computer translates everything to the form of

ones and zeros.

Large computer and server can perform communication by using numbers and

digital coded.

All devices which are connected to the internet have their own IP address is like a

telephone number.

A website has a domain name and an IP address.

There are more than300 top level domains in the word.




What is a browser:

Web browser is the most important piece of software /program on your computer.

Web Pages: A document which is displayed in a web browser such as Firefox,

Google chrome, Internet Explorer, Edge etc.,

Website: A collection of web pages which are grouped together in various ways.

Web server: A computer that hosts a website on the internet.

Search Engine: A website that helps you find other web pages such as Google, bing,

yahoo etc.,

Web browser: Web browser is the most important piece of software on your

computer because every web pages runs through it.

II. MENTORS WEB PRESENCE:

This session gives useful information about how to create our own web site by providing

the link created by mentors.

III. TOOLS FOR WEBSITE CREATION

This section provides information about the need and various options available to create a

website for teaching.

Eg: For research work, to upload teaching material, to create blog, CV etc.

Website Classification

1. Simple Website

2. Multifunctional website

1. Simple Website: It has a simple menu and few pages. Also it has periodic pages called

blogs. eg: wordpress.

2. Multifunctional websites: The website which has more pages with much deeper

structured content. The pages are linked together. It caters to more than one function like

information display, user interaction etc.

It can be a conference website with abstract submission registration, fee payment etc.eg:

Drupal.




WordPress and Drupal are free and open source.

How to create simple website using WordPress?

Go to wordpress.com.

Create a website.

Choose a domain name for free account.

Give the email address, username and password.

A default page is created.

For this we need only an internet connection. The main drawback is that we can use only

the domain wordpress.com.

IV.BASIC CUSTOMIZATION IN WORDPRESS

This section is to customize the appearance of our wordpress site.

Steps-

Login to website using ID/username and password

Choose customize option from control panel/ user Admin or menu at right most

corner of window.

Control Panel: Various items can be used to change the look and feel of the websie

We can choose a particular Theme, change color and background from the control

panel.

Header Image depending on our theme can also change.

Add widget in web page.

Widget: small application running on our website.eg: Contact information, search etc. We

can rearrange the widgets also.

Webpages can be customized by dragging and dropping webpages fields.

User can change the static front page.




V.ADDING CONTENT IN WORDPRESS

This section helps to add pages and blogs in wordpress site.

Two simple content types are

Blogs

Pages

Blogs: Blogs is a short form of web log. It is like diary on the web. It is periodic content

based on time. It is categorized by date of release and keywords. eg: pictures, reviews

etc.

Steps to create a blog

Click on blog menu and add new blog available in control panel.

Blog has a title and body. Give title and content for a blog.

Preview and publish.

Blog categories are organized in a hierarchical way.

Tags are free text categories: It can also be used.

Page: It can be a static page. It is not time bound. It could be in the front page or in the

menu items. Pages can be images, attachments etc.

Steps to create a page

Go to My site.

The page menu is available on control panel.

Click on page and add new page.

Give title and add contents.

Publish.

Pages are organized in a hierarchical order.

Slug: Text which comes in URL. Comments are usually not provided for pages.




VI.MANAGING CONTENT IN WORDPRESS

This session describes to manage various contents like blogs, pages and comments in our

website.

Control panel: To manage blogs, media, pages, comments etc.

Steps:

Go to My site-leading to Admin dashboard. This is user dashboard.

Dashboard: Gives statistics and links to take action on website. ie, Posts, media,

links, pages, comments etc.

Post: Click on post

Post comment gives a list of all the posts that are created in our website.

First post is called Sticky post. Sticky post is a post always present at the top of

the lists.

Blog posts are arranged in descending order of the time.

To make a blog post always on top makes it sticky.

Pages: All the pages in the website are listed here.

To manage Posts and Pages:

Edit, quick edit, delete, filter and search to filter options are available.

VII. ADVANCED CUSTOMIZATION IN WORDPRESS

This session helps to add media, pdf and ppt into the pages. Also helps to customize the

appearance and widgets.

Steps:

Go to My site: Admin dashboard: Pages

Click on edit and place cursor in text and add media.

Now in media library

Drag and drop files into it from our computer.




Media library: Wordpress store all the files that uploaded in a special location

called media library.

Menu: It links homepage to different pages in our website.

There are various advanced tools to import and export this website and generic

setting for reading, writing, discussion, sharing etc.,

VIII. LEARNING EXTENSION RESOURCES

This session helps to know about multifunctional website, Drupal.

Lesson:2 Introduction to Drupal:

It is content management system-All the content were saved in database.

It is open source and free

Developed in 2000 by Dries Buytaert.

Creative design page layout: Theme

Version of Drupal:

2000-A chat platform in a dorm room

2001-1.0,2,3

b2002-version 4.0

2007 -5.0

2008 -6.0

2011- 7.0

2015 - 8.0

Lesson:3 Why choose Drupal

Top ten features

It is open source

It is flexible: Web development platform.

It is mobile ready.

Good for big projects.

User friendly, social and searchable.

Safe and secure.

More features can be added.

It is a huge community.




Large and experienced companies

It’s everywhere. : 1.2 million websites created using Drupal

Lesson 9: Drupal Content

Helps to the change content in website

Content can be filteredby published status, type, titleand language.

Content can be added by Go to add content option and provide details in Title,

body, logo and tag.

Lesson12: Extend

Extend option is also available.

It gives information about available features or modules.

It allows us to addmodules available in Drupal website.

Lesson 18: Creating a Basic Page

The basic page is created by choosing add content and choose basic page.

Basic page has title, body, tags and images.

Basic pages are not promoted to the front page by default.

Each basic page has node ID.




Course Journal: Week-3:creating own video resources

VISUAL PRESENTATION

Week 3: Visual Presentation - Visual Presentation Skills 1

Reflection Spot

Assume that you are planning to create a slide with your subject content and uploaded it to

your Word Press website. You are creating this as an open educational resource (OER) so

that everyone can access and use it. What visual parameters will you take care of during

your slide design so that your website visitors find it easier to understand?

Answer: - I will use larger fond size and make them bold and use of dark colour like black

or blue to see the content clearly. I will use of graphics, diagrams etc. for easy

understanding of the concept. I will highlight or underlined the content if I want the learner

should give more concentration on it.

Dr. Sameer guides about the process of planning as follows while preparing presentation.

Plan - Execute – Impress

Plan- Analyze, Brainstorm, Organize

Execute- Outline, Bulleted details, Graphics

Impress- Colour schemes, typography, visual effects appeal

He explained about the different types of graphics that we can use in our presentation.

There are two types of graphics.

Static graphics: - drawing/illustration, photographs, charts/tables/graphs

Motion graphics: - Videos and animation

Other different types of graphics mentioned in this video are

Decorative graphics: - Grabbing attention of viewer




Reprentational (Photographs): - Depict an object in a realistic fashion. Screenshot: -

Communicate directly what want to say and tell people about it.

Mnemonic graphic: - Converting graphic in a form that the brain remembers it.

Organizational Graphics: - Showing qualitative relationship for example map.

Relational graphics: - Showing qualitative relationship for example charts.

Transformational graphics: - Show change over time and space.

Interpretive graphics: - Illustrate a theory or a principle.

Week 3: Visual Presentation - Visual Presentation Skills 2

Reflection Spot

Given that you know how to design visuals from the previous learning dialogue, what do

you think are the considerations you have to make when using fonts and colours in slide

design? How many font types, font sizes and colours will you use in the design of your

slides?

Answer: - Generally I use two colours, all matter in one colour (black) and if I want to

point some important sentence or word I use another colour like red or I highlight it with

yellow colour. Fond type I used Times New Roman and fond size 24.

Dr. Sameer talked about the guidelines Colour guidelines, typography guidelines and

general guidelines as follows

Colour guidelines

Colours are very important because it communicates mood and have some conventional

meaning. Basic thumb rule of using colours as follows

More contrast-More readability

Dim lit room- White text on black

Bright room - Black text on white

Vivid/pale colours- Less readability

Colour scheme suit to our topic

Question: - How to lend emphasis?




Answer: - Make it bold or italics or underlined or highlight it with different colour.

Typography Guidelines:-

Use Minimum fonts: two are advisable. More than one is chaotic

Use font options to emphasize: One is advisable, two can be used rarely.

Use alignment feature: Left is preferred, but depends on template at times.

Use grid

General Guidelines:-

Use of 6×6rule

-Not more than 6points on slide

-Not more than 6 words in each point

Chose template which promote readability.

Use phrases or abbreviated sentence, rather than full sentences.

Select sans serif fond and use them 24pt or larger.

Incorporate high quality graphics that reinforce your message.

Provide reference to any artefact use from someone else presentation, website, paper,

lecture etc.

Use animation , slide transitions, audio and video sparingly

Highlight the most important information.

Create a handout to accompany presentation

Creating your own Video Resource

Week 3:Spoken Tutorial: Creating a Video Open Education Resource - Creative Commons

Licensing

When sharing our resources to other people through the Internet or when we use readymade

content from the Internet, we always have to think of licenses. That is, the owner of the

content and the way we can use such content. Creative Commons (CC) is one way that

offers public license which allows you to set the way you want other people to use your

content (open educational resources) and how the already available content can be used by

other




Week 3: Spoken Tutorial: Creating a Video Open Education Resource - Spoken Tutorial

Project

In this learning dialogue Prof. Kannan Moudgalya, explains how Spoken Tutorial Project

at IIT Bombay utilizes the video creation process. It is a project that consists of open

educational resources available under the Creative Commons. This dialogue creates a basis

for the resource creation activity that you are required to complete.

Week 3: Creating Spoken Tutorials

With the introduction to the Spoken Tutorial Project and the Creative Commons license,

Prof. Kannan Moudgalya continues to explain how they prepare spoken tutorial videos

using many software tools.

Week 3: Other Screencasting Softwares - Other Software

OTHER SOFTWARE TOOLS

There are many software packages that we can use to create uor own open educational

resources.The softwares marked with GPL allowing users to freely distribute and modify

the original program. The following non-GPL softwares are also popularly used.

1. Screencast-O-Matic

2. Techsmith Jing (for Windows and OSX)

3. Techsmith Camtasia (for Windows)

4. Quicktime (for OSX)

Week 3: Learning Extension Resources - Multimedia Principles

Learning Extension Resources: Multimedia Principles

Multimedia principles help learners to learn better when they are using differentlearning

materials of your course

Redundancy: - People learn more from graphics and narration than from graphics, narration

and on screen text




Coherence: - People learn more from multimedia message when extraneous material

excluded rather than included

Contiguity: - People learn more deeply from multimedia when corresponding words and

pictures are posted near rather than far on the page or screen.

Prof. Richard E Mayer was the person who is chief contributor behind the "Multimedia

Principles". He is an American educational psychologist and has contributed in the general

areas of cognition and learning. In his interview he has given answer on many questions

related to the education.

Week 3: Resource Creation and Peer Review - Resource Creation and Peer Review

Resource Creation and Peer Review

In a massive open online course like FDP101x, learners will be creating a lot of resources.

However, it will be difficult for the course instructors to evaluate each and every resource.

Peer review is one mechanism that is employed in such massive courses to assess such

huge number of subjective assignments.


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