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211 stt entury Learning in yourentury Learning in yourlassroom through Onlinelassroom through Online .earning Circles and Web 2 0.earning Circles and Web 2 0.etworking technology.etworking technology
resented by Carliaresented by CarliaCollingwoodollingwood
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Bring your classroom into the21st century by encouraging
critical thinking and real worldcommunication with an online ( , )workspace Thomas 2005
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What is an Online LearningCircle?
Online learning circles areteams of distance learners who
use technology to acquire adeeper understanding of areas of
shared interest Riel and Polin( ).2004
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Online Learning CirclesOnline Learning Circles
promotepromote
Collaborative practice Interpersonal skills ICT skills Disrupted leadership Professional and Social
networking Multiple perspectives Improved reading and
writing Critical thinking and
problem solving
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Collaboration andCollaboration andInterpersonal SkillsInterpersonal Skills
Promoted through the joint goalof completing the task
Demonstrated mutual respect andunderstanding
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ICT SkillsICT Skills
.Using web 2 0
Technologies Integrating ICT intothe curriculum
ICT support thought the
networks forms
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Distributed LeadershipDistributed Leadership
task of leading, teaching andlearning is distributed among
all of the participants ofonline learning circles (Riel,2009).
is a way of accessing collectiveintelligence of the onlinecommunity (Spillane , 2009)
encoura es all members of the
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Social networking forSocial networking forprofessionalsprofessionals
Online learning circles form rich network of human resources
( , )Riel 2006 that can support anddirect when exploring imaginativeways to integrate information
communication technologies into
.the learning environment
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Multiple PerspectivesMultiple Perspectives
The goal of learning circlesis to unite groups ofstudents with different lifeexperiences andbackground so that theirdiversity can be used as a
resource to understand atopic or problem theyshare (Riel, 2006).
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Reading and writingReading and writing
Student are engaged inreading a writing activitiesused to communicate theirideas
Student produce qualitywriting due to their globalaudience
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What is Web 2.0?What is Web 2.0?
. Web 2 0 technologies enable people to work onlinetogether though applications that allow people to
,share files online create collaborative work
,spaces and communicate through text base audio.and audiovisual applications
U i W b 2 0U W
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Using Web 2.0Us ng We .technologies to supporttechnologies to support
Online Learning CirclesOnline Learning CirclesVoIP applications- Skype
Wikis- Wikispace, Wikidot,Zoho wiki, PBworks
Blogs Bloggers, Wordpress,
Type pad,EdublogsOnline Publishing tools -
Google docs
http://www.skype.com/http://www.wikispaces.com/http://www.wikidot.com/http://wiki.zoho.com/http://pbworks.com/https://www.blogger.com/http://wordpress.org/http://www.typepad.com/http://edublogs.org/https://docs.google.com/https://docs.google.com/http://edublogs.org/http://www.typepad.com/http://wordpress.org/https://www.blogger.com/http://pbworks.com/http://wiki.zoho.com/http://www.wikidot.com/http://www.wikispaces.com/http://www.skype.com/8/8/2019 Inf506 Networking Pres
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The five phases of OnlineThe five phases of OnlineLearning CirclesLearning Circles
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Getting ReadyGetting ReadyChecklistChecklist
Know how to send and receive messages.
Prepared my "Hello" message to send onthe first day.
Explained the Learning Circle concept to
your students.
Created a plan for sending, receiving,sharing and storing electronic messages.
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Opening the circleOpening the circleactivitiesactivities
Sent my "Hello" message to the Circle.
Student completed and sent Class Survey to
the Circle or other opening activities .
Discussion or thought about possible Circleprojects to sponsor
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Planning the circlePlanning the circleprojectproject
Discuss project ideas.
Select a project to sponsor.Project described to Circle.
Sent response to our ownprojects as a sample of
what students shouldsend.
Post project descriptions .
Procedures set for
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Exchanging work on theExchanging work on theprojectproject
Send one or more contributions to each Circleprojects.
Send weekly update messages.
Monitoring student progress on all Circleprojects.
Deadlines set for the receipt of project work.
Calendar marked for deadline on each of theprojects
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Publishing or presentingPublishing or presentingthe workthe work
Discuss length and format of yoursection of the Circle publication.
Set deadlines for finishing andsending your section to others.
Finish your section.
Tell partners when and how they willreceive your section.
Marked calendar for when to expectsections from other classes.
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Reflecting on theReflecting on theprocessprocess
Send goodbye message to the LearningCircle.
Thank Circle Facilitator and Mentor.
Give out Learning Circle Certificates tostudents.
Make copies of publication for students toread and to place in the school library.
Reflect on the what has been learnt andhow.
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Examples of OnlineExamples of OnlineLearning Circle ProjectsLearning Circle Projects
There are many websites online thatprovide opportunities for learning circleparticipation such as :
Global Teenager project http://www.globalteenager.org/
Friends and Flags -http://www.friendsandflags.org
iEARN Learning Circles-http://www.iearn.org/circles/
http://www.globalteenager.org/http://www.globalteenager.org/http://www.friendsandflags.org/http://www.iearn.org/circles/http://www.iearn.org/circles/http://www.friendsandflags.org/http://www.globalteenager.org/http://www.globalteenager.org/Recommended