It’s been on my to-do list for weeks, but I finally experimented with the DVD authouring task accessed through the ETEC565a eLearning Toolkit. The DVD authouring software bundled on my laptop is called Power2Go, and it’s the only such software…
It’s been on my to-do list for weeks, but I finally experimented with the DVD authouring task accessed through the ETEC565a eLearning Toolkit. The DVD authouring software bundled on my laptop is called Power2Go, and it’s the only such software…
One of the components of ETEC565A Assignment 5, the Moodle Course Site, is a splash page with a custom graphical user interface (GUI) of at least four navigational components. As this is my first time creating this type of content,…
In this activity from the eLearning Toolkit, we were tasked to explore social software and consider the following: Who “owns” materials posted by members? For what purposes can these materials be used? Would using each site be appropriate with your…
Having previously explored synchronous communication tools in Moodle with the creation of a chat room for instructor office hours, for this module’s eLearning toolkit activity I decided to explore asynchronous communication tools. For this activity, I chose to draft a…
I’ve posted my reflections on the process of creating and designing my Moodle Intro Module. What an intensely challenging and rewarding experience!
Working towards my upcoming second assignment, I have spent the past few days experimenting with the “Web Design and HTML Authoring” section of the eLearning Toolkit. I primarily used the present blog to test the different requirements related on the…
I decided to explore the Still Images portion of the eLearning toolkit next, keeping in mind the upcoming requirement of creating an icebreaker activity for my Moodle introductory module. Introductions prior to the creation of a community of practice is…
Following yesterday’s reflection, I decided to go a little further into the experience and interact with ETEC565a, on Connect LMS (from Blackboard) with my iPhone using the Safari browser. It was a terrible, barely-functional end-user experience. The page constantly refreshed,…
Since starting the MET program in January 2011, I have occasionally interacted with the UBC LMS with iOS mobile devices including iPad2 (which I no longer have access to), an iPhone 4S (also no more), and my current iPhone 4.…
Tonight I dipped my toe in the waters of Moodle, following the step-by-step instructions on the ETEC565a eLearning Toolkit Wiki to create a welcome page, a forum, and a forum response. I found my first experience to be lukewarm –…