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Unit 1 Goals
Goal 2: Learners will have a broader perspective of the types of tools available for online teaching and learning.
Goal 3: Learners will establish a basic eLearning toolkit to include an LCMS, at least one Synchronous Collaboration & Interaction Tools, at least one Asynchronous Collaboration & Interaction Tools, at least one Media Content Creation Tools, and 1-3 Content Creation and Delivery Tools and Resources.
Goal 4: Learners will provide a rationale for selecting certain tools and techniques.
Goal 5: Learners will engage in an online learning community.
Unit 1 Learning Objectives
The learner will understand and engage with blogs, blogging, and the blogosphere.
The learner will create or contribute to his/her own blog.
The learner will comment on colleagues' blogs.
Important! Every unit is two weeks long. You should schedule a minimum of 6 - 7 hours per week to complete Unit 1. If you are new to online learning, you should schedule more.
Over the next two weeks, attend one of the four available RETA Webinars.
Take notes and post them to the Discussion topic RETA Webinars, in reply to the post Unit 1 Webinars.
If you can't attend one live, watch the video archive, take notes and post them to the Discussion topic RETA Webinars, in reply to the post Unit 1 Webinars.
Skype with your Tech Buddy. 25 pts
Schedule a time for Unit 1 (and Unit 2 while you're at it) to Skype with your Tech Buddy.
You should spend at least 30 minutes talking about blogs and or helping each other create or contribute to a blog. Additionally, you could discuss your Lon
You should use both the text messaging and voice elements of Skype.
Send the chat log to your instructor in WebCT email.
Add at least two posts about what you are learning about blogs, blogging, the blogsphere, etc. 5 pts for each post that is on topic.
Consider what you knew, what you thought you knew, how or if your learning has changed, and the educational implications for your context that are occuring to you.
Discussion and replies: Blogs. Time: 1 hour. Value: 20 pts
Go to the Discussion topic Blogs
Add the link to your new blog as a reply to the post New Blogs
Go make comments on each others blogs. Comment on at least three blogs.
Be a good community and make sure that everyone's blog has comments on it.
In reply to your post with the link to your blog, make note of whose blogs you commented in.
You will receive 5 points for posting the link and 5 points for each blog you comment on up to three blogs.
Long Term Projects. Time: 4 hours. Value: See Guides
You should be working on them!
Long Term Project #1 - You should be working on your first tool.
Long Term Project #2 - You should be deciding on the unit you are going to create or transition into an online unit.
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