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Section 1 (Cont.) Joining The Online World

Section 1 (Cont.) Joining The Online World. Saatchi, Seyed Mohsen. Outlines. AOU Learning Management System Exercises Conclusions. AOU Learning Management System. There are two ways to access Learning Management System (LMS) 1- Through the web browser

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Section 1 (Cont.) Joining The Online World

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  1. Section 1 (Cont.)Joining The Online World Saatchi, Seyed Mohsen

  2. Outlines • AOU Learning Management System • Exercises • Conclusions

  3. AOU Learning Management System • There are two ways to access Learning Management System (LMS) • 1- Through the web browser http://elearn.aou.edu.kw From every where using the browser. • 2- From the University you type : elearn

  4. AOU Learning Management System • What is it ? It is the communication tool , between student and AOU. All the interactions you need to study in the AOU . • How does it work ? Using your browser, you can access the elearn page, and enter your user name and password which is your ID number for both. • What can I do ? I can : 1- visualize the content of the course 2- I can submit TMA (no more hard copy !!)

  5. AOU Learning Management System 3- Get my marks 4- Send message to my tutor 5- Participate in different forum available 6- Consult my Study calendar 7- Other functions. At the end of this part, we should know how to use the LMS and to have an email, to practice open the LMS and modify the profile.

  6. Exercises • Exercise 1: e-mail • Read & send e-mail • Reply to message & reply to reply • Re: message subject & Re(2): message subject • Forward received messages • ‘History’ of message • Who else read it & when

  7. Exercises • Exercise 2: conference navigation • ‘Good & Bad’ conferences • Click conference button • User name & password • Thread • Set of messages that follow discussion line • Includes: original message + replies + replies to replies

  8. Conclusions • AOU LMS system: • Participate in TMA and Tutor Conference. • Makes the communication between students & tutor easier

  9. Questions ?

  10. Section 2Effective Group Work Online

  11. Outlines • Study skills • Reading • Writing • Effective study • Effective group work activity • Conclusions

  12. Study skills • Best techniques for understanding • Reading • Taking Notes • Read chapter2 from “the science good study guide” book • Use “Acrobat Reader” software

  13. Reading • Managing your approach to reading • Interest in subject Effective learning • To develop interest in subject • Link reading with questions interest you • Figure out why others interest in this topic • Connect subject to your own experience • You are the person who has to do learning • Construct positive approach to what you are studying

  14. Reading • Underlying reading purpose to develop subject understanding: • Add new concepts to those you are already possess • Understanding explanations you have not met before • Building new mental models of how things work • Incorporate new information alongside that which you already posses

  15. Reading • Reading for study purpose is not simply pass eyes through words ! • Reading is a set of practices: • Setting readingtarget • Underlinning (if appropriate) • Stopping to look forward or backward if you lose • Checking other sources (if difficult) • Monitoring your progress from time to time • Changing your approach (as necessary)

  16. Writing • Science writing • Report what you mean exactly • No-more, No- less (precise) • Scientific report consists of: • Descriptions • Analysis • arguments

  17. Effective study • To Study effectively you need • Manage your feeling • Make subject interesting • Accept technical language and take it in your stride • Scientific writing • At the end, ask yourself: • Are you getting better grasp of the subject? • If your answer is No, you are wasting time & change the activity

  18. Effective Group Work Activity • To improve skills of effective group work You need: • Improve online group working skills • Build effective working team

  19. Netiquette: Social conventions of computer conference Author: Gary Alexander • Principles of effective online: • 1. Going for consensus • Understand people view • Don’t impose your view • For genuine consensus to take place: • You should not suppress your own views in favor of the majority views • Those who disagree strongly should stick to their ideas

  20. Netiquette • 2. PCPs(Practical Communications Principles) • PCP1: Thank, acknowledge & support people freely • Ex: Thanks…, I like your comment, I agree with so • Don’t ignore people • People should feel appreciated • PCP2: Acknowledge before differ • Ex: What I think you mean? Have I get that right? My own view differs as follows. • If you disagree with someone • Restate what other person said • Other people know that you try to understand them • They take your point of view seriously

  21. Netiquette • PCP3: speak from own perspective • Ex: here’s how I see? How I feel about? • Don’t generalize & don’t put things in absolute • Don’t use “it is fact…” • Put others views between quotation “xx say ….” • 3. Avoid ‘flaming spirals’ • Someone take offensive at someone else’s message • w/o intention • Reply angry • Problem: Flaming spirals • Solution: • Affirm that no intention • Try to Understand other’s point of view

  22. Netiquette • 4. Use emotions on messages • Can easily be misunderstood when you can’t see faces or body language • Problem: people online don’t know you are joking • Solution: there are conventions for saying “this is a joke” or expressing your feeling. They are called “smileys” or emotions • Ex1: I’m joking ! 8-) or :-), Ex2: isn’t sad ! 8-( or :-(, Ex3: Wink ! ;-) • WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTERS FOR SHOUTING • 5. Caution when quoting other messages while replying to them • When you reply to somebody message • You want to quoting some lines of his message • This is indicated by ‘>’ symbol • At the beginning of each quoted line

  23. Netiquette • 6. Where to write what • a- Before send message, check if it addressed to most appropriate place • b- Avoid multiple answers to same message ! • c- Before sending a helpful reply to someones question, check to be sure that someone else hasn’t already said the same thing ! • 7. General style • a- Keep message short. If you have more to say keep it in attachment file (word processor) • b- Take subject line seriously, and make sure it is clear • People see subject line before message content, then decide to read it or no! • 8. Legal issues • If you copying something related to someone else • You should put it between quotations marks

  24. Conclusions • You can’t learn effectively unless you become interest in subject • Try to precise in writing • Always look for other point of views

  25. Questions ?

  26. Next Session • You are ready now to solve TMA1 • Do the self dignostic-quiz at the end of the sections 1 & 2 on course web-page • Do Exercise-4 • Read & summurise • Section3

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