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Garrison Forest School 2010 Summer Professional Development //“A meeting whose theme is Moodle and its uses in the field of education.” // 
 * MoodleMoot**

June 23rd, 24th, and 25th & August 18th, 19th, and 20th 9:00 – 2:00 each day Join returning colleagues and new faculty as we dig into Moodle. Participants will learn to use Moodle tools to leverage asynchronous and synchronous learning opportunities. We’ll explore web 2.0 applications that help build team and collaboration skills for the 21st Century. Finally, we’ll build a model to document our curriculum.

Interaction is the Heart of Online Learning




Here is the newly revised workshop agenda - moodle wksp 2. We need to workout the afternoon sessions and identify tech leaders.

Moodle Top to Bottom = = >
 * 1) Groups
 * 2) Resources
 * Linking to files/websites
 * Lables - linking to sound files
 * Web Page
 * 1) ==**'How To' CONCURRENT Workshops - Faculty Leaders? --OFFER SIX PER DAY (each teacher leads 2 sessions)** DAY 1 - 2x 45 minute sessions / Day 2 - 1 x 45 session & 45 minutes Independent work / Day 3 - 1x 45 minute session==


 * 1) Blogger - Gail HUTTON -- CONFIRMED for 6/23 - 25
 * 2) Diigo - Social Bookmarking -- Renee
 * 3) WikiSpaces:
 * 4) VoiceThread -- BJ / Jim
 * 5) Flickr / Google Image Advance Search - asked Karen Mallonee - NO GO
 * 6) Audio Audacity Podcast -- Lou Ann Smith
 * 7) Screen Capture - CamStudio - Louis
 * 8) Embedding video - / Doug Oppenheim - CONFIRMED for 6/23-25 & 8/18-20
 * 9) Creating Video & Uploading (Vimeo) - Megan Kinnear CONFIRMED for 6/23 - 25
 * 10) Hot Potatoes - Jim (Aug)
 * 11) PhotoStory / Windows Movie Maker - Dante CONFIRMED 6/23-25 & 8/18-20 ; Lori V.; Sue McQuiston
 * 12) Back Channeling -- Steve M./ Jenny Rao STEVE MC - CONFIRMED for 6/23 & 24 only.
 * 13) Twitter - Diana
 * 14) WikiSpaces / Collaborative Spaces - Lou Ann Smith


 * IDENTIFY FACULTY LEADERS
 * Rachel Herlein (ASSESSMENT)
 * Karen Meyers (VIDEO RESOURCES)
 * Steve McManus (ASSESSMENT - BACK CHANNELING)
 * Gail Hutton
 * Stacie Weber
 * Louis Gephardt
 * Faith Ward
 * 1) Activities
 * Assignments - Rachel? Natalie Froman?
 * Forums - Renee, Diana, Beth Rukeberg (June)
 * Glossary -- WORTH IT?
 * Database --
 * Feedback
 * Forum
 * Choice
 * Hot Potato Quizzes / Adding Quizzes from Text Books
 * Journals
 * Blogs
 * Wikis
 * Lesson Builder --
 * RSS Feeds - in Moodle (Renee) other (Renee)
 * 1) Web 2.0 – expanding the classroom walls
 * Blogger - Blog
 * Diigo - Social Bookmarking and Annotating
 * WikiSpaces - Collaborative space
 * VoiceThread
 * 1) Specific How To's
 * Audio/Audacity/Podcast
 * ScreenCapture - CamStudio
 * Video/Vimeo/Embedding video
 * Google Maps*
 * HotPotatoes
 * PhotoStory / Window Movie Maker
 * PhotoStory / Window Movie Maker

Curricular Goals
> > **Step 1: Develop a pool of assessment replacements (What do professionals use?)** Documentaries, films,podcasts, online courses, CAD/SketchUp Designs, Video podcasts, web sites, screenplays, email exchanges, quarterly reports, digital music compositions, video conferences, webcasts from lives sites, simulations, online journals/blogs
 * 1) Trends in Online Learning
 * Primary/Secondary
 * Public/Private (OSG, NAIS)
 * College
 * Undergraduate
 * Graduate
 * 1) A template for courses (from Academic Council)
 * Course Descriptions
 * Enduring Understandings/Essential Questions
 * Course Goals
 * Student Knowledge/Abilities
 * 1) What is Online Learning?
 * 0% Traditional
 * 1-29% Web Facilitated (describe)
 * 30-79% Blended Learning (describe)
 * 80%+ Online Learning
 * 1) Why Blended Learning = Better learning for students
 * Traditional: Introduce new concepts in class --> Homework for review --> Review homework, review / reteach missed concepts --> repeat
 * Blended: Outside of class students review a variety of resources (texts, video, screencasts, simulations, discussions, etc) (formative assessments to check comprehension) --> class time for work, discussion, debate, expand learning, further reinforcement --> resources remain available for student review --> Encourage students to form student groups (social learning), learning to "**be**" part of the academic culture (**be** a mathematician, **be** a musician, **be** a writer)
 * 1) Assessments
 * Formative (why and when)
 * Summative & Demonstrations of Learning

Moodle, Webcams, computers, wikis, email, digital cameras, Twitter, iPods/iTouch, blogs, flip cameras, Web design tools, Web 20. tools
 * Step 2: Identify existing types of software, hardware, Internet capabilities to use for assessments**

Examples: essay --> screenplay; charts --> webquests
 * Step 3: Replace a dated assessment with a new one**


 * Step 4: Share the new assessment with colleagues and students, get feedback and revise as needed**


 * Step 5: Plan for skill and assessment "upgrades" throughout the school year, develop a culture of rethinking assessment**


 * **The skills we need to teach remain the same from Plato's time to today. "What has changed is the knowledge base, which has grown, and the tools for communicating and sharing what students are learning as they cultivate these skills in a new world. These tools have given students new forms to convey their ideas, changing the immediacy and range of input that is possible. (Curriculum 21: Upgrading the Curriculum pg 27).**