Skip to main content

Ka Hua Resources - Part IV


So here's my final post sharing resources we've included in the A`o Kumu Ka Hua course. This course development process is probably where, for the second half of this FY, I did most of my professional development from finding research to creating content to becoming much more familiar with the ADDIE process and even learning some of the new functions of Bb 9.1 (not all of them easy, but definitely a lot easier for instructors to update, revise and create their own content which is great considering our inevitable increase in part-time instructors facilitating our courses).

One of the things I wanted to focus on in developing the Ka Hua course was modeling promising online facilitation and development practices and highlighting each time a practice was modeled - kind of like a "teachable moment." I got the idea from helping my husband with his coaching certification online course. Some of the content in the course is a bit outdated, but the format was very interactive. Every time a piece of research or specific facts or laws were presented
, a video showing how that would look "in the field" would follow so the learner was able to see how the concept related to real life situations. There were also functions that allowed the reader to create documents, on screen, and then save it for reference later in the unit. The quizzes at the end of each section also allowed you to go back to review the specific section that the question was asked from if you got that particular question wrong.

With many support projects coming in focusing on compliance training and dissemination of important org-wide information, the coaching course provided me with new ideas on different components that could be effective to use in delivering online training. I'll take everyone on a short tour during my O wau sharing next week.


Here's an example of a Promising Practice Spotlight that Kelly C. developed focusing on providing teachers with resources to help in addressing multiple intelligences that also models the use of the Web 2.0 tool that Cassie recommended called LiveBinders: http://livebinders.com/edit?id=103136 Use the access key: kamehameha

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Geotagging

A "wouldn't it be nice" idea that's been around a while is the ability to tag a map with images that are linked to more information about the site. Kelly C suggested it as a way for students to share knowledge about a cultural/historic site or the geographic area they live in with classmates. (right, no addresses!) There are now cameras and even storage media that embed latitude and longitude into images as they are shot. But you don't need fancy new toys to do this. I tried Flickr's geotagging map and it's fun and supereasy. Want to try it? Log in to Flickr http://www.flickr.com Sign in as " techedine " password " wist101 " yea, corny. Click the " You " tab then the " Your Photostream > Map " or Organize > Your Map links. Click the Satellite link in the upper right. Cool view! (you may need Google Satellite downloaded). Images along the bottom of the screen with colored dots have already been droppe...

Avatar Chat

Aloha all, Here's my o wau topic for this week. We all know the power of the Avatar and their popularity with our learners from our A`o Makua courses and I know we have discussed ways to incorporate them into our `Ike Hawai`i classes as well. Well, I can't take credit for finding this resource. Our resident Avatar expert a.k.a. Christy told me to check it out because Avatars can now chat. So please join me in finding out what other engaging and motivating feats these amazing characters can do to help us provide meaningful learning experiences for all our students. You can read about OddCast and their AvatarSpace or go to their Web site and test out some of these features. I'm hoping that this may provide us with a motivating way to get students, in both programs, to participate in some cooperative learning and sharing. Let me know what you think and if you feel this would be a valuable application to use. Mahalo - look forward to reading your responses! Kelly

Zoho Creator

I thought I’d share this web application I came across in my quest to find a relatively simple app to help us manage our mentoring data in the DL Orientation. Our specific needs were that it be a free online database, password protected, had the capability of rapid form development without too much programming knowledge and was easy for the end user to use. The application that met these requirements was Zoho Creator ( http://www.zohocreator.com/ ) a part of a suite of online applications including word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, wikis, organizers and more. What’s great about Zoho Creator is that they have an online repository of applications already developed that you can download to your account and use for free. Initially, I tried some of these applications, but it was overkill for our needs. Zoho Creator can do a lot if you know programming and they have a pay model where it allows you more flexibility and features. I think Zoho Creator would be a useful tool for both...