Activity 3.1 - LMS Tools -Final conclusion to be submitted here
Activity 3.1 Exploring your Learning Management System (LMS)
Aim: To understand the use of the LMS tools in relation to materials management and interactive Teaching & Learning.
Motivation: Discover different tools in the LMS, their usage and their power with respect to teaching and learning practices, so as to use them in your own courses.
Resources:
- Lonn, S., Teasley, S.D. and Krumm, AE. (2009) Investigating Undergraduates' Perceptions and Use of a Learning Management System: A Tale of Two Campuses.
- EDUTOOLS (2013) Course Management System Features and Criteria. WCET (doc - 53Kb)
Who: This is a group activity
Task:
1. Define the following tools found in the LMS:
- Announcements
- Assignments
- Chat
- Forums
- Gradebook
- Messages
- News
- Calendar
- Syllabus
2. Categorise each of the tools defined above in terms of whether they support materials management or interactive teaching and learning.
How:
- You will be directed on how to register with a group.
- With your group, work on the above questions.
- Provide your group’s responses to these questions in this online assignment (assignment 3.1).
- Although only one person in a group will click to submit the response, remember to record the names of all group members at the top of your submission.
Duration: 45 minutes
Response/Assessment:
In conclusion, the contributions of each group will be shared and then discussed individually in the online discussion forum to come up with a common understanding of the definition for the tools and proper categorising with respect to whether they support materials management or interactive teaching and learning.
Please select your group on the dropdown tab next to the visible groups (Activity 3.1 Grouping) below
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