WebLearn and fieldtrips

WebLearn and fieldtripsWebLearn User Group | Michaelmas Term 2013

project

fieldtripCopenhagen (March 2013)preparatory lectures and trip (six days)

three aims: to enable preparation prior to the trip to promote reflection on the themes and activitiesand to allow collaboration via group project wikis

why WebLearn?

familiaritystudents accustomed to using VLEconnected to the course

administrationmembership / permissions

potential for collaborationwiki component

design: scalable

multiple devicesmany screen-sizes (desktops through to smartphones)experience and ease of use

straightforwardOptions (top of particular page) > Automatically resize

(tick box)

design: scalable

design: scalable

design: scalable

design: scalable

design: wikis

group workchallenging, especially given college system

wikis as a way of preparing and sharing materialresearch can be planned in advance, e.g. draft

questions

design: wikis

design: wikis

design: wikis

design: wikis

design: embedding maps

practical questions matterwhere are we staying?where can we eat?

embedding mapsGoogle one option among many

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/72644?hl=en

(latest version of maps does not offer code to embed)

design: embedding maps

post-trip

pre-empt questions about the field notebooknotes from talk during tripFAQ drawn from discussion

draw attention to thisplacement (Site Info > Page Order) *asterisk*highlighted text (?)

post-trip

iterations / developments

site counterSite Info > Edit Tools > Site Statstrack use of site

imageslower-image sizeoption to do this automatically (?)

easy to updatehyperlink checker (?)

questions?

thomas.jellis@ouce.ox.ac.uk