# Module 5: Working with the Online Learner

Webinar 2 on Friday, June 26, 2020 hosted by Joerdis Weilandt

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### Agenda:

1 Digital Competency for Educators in Higher Ed (DigPedCompEd)
2 Professional Engagement
3 Digital Resources
4 Teaching and Learning
5 Empowering Learners

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## 1. DigPedCompEd (Fucci, 2016)
Higher Ed Educators have the skills and competencies to utilize digital technologies to enhance and innovate education and training. The focus is not on technical skills but pertaining to the six following areas described in the scientific framework:

https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/sites/jrcsh/files/digcompedu_leaflet_en-2017-10-09.pdf


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**FitFOL2020 II Pre-Assessment Results:**

**FitFOL2020 Intention:**


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## 2. Professional Engagement
Using digital technologies for communication, collaboration and professional development

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### :rainbow: **Reflective Practice:** Activity 1:
(individual to pairs: 10-15 min.):

**Instructions:**

1. Think of a highlight :rocket: you've experienced during your engagement in the FitFOLL2020 II course.
2. Then search for an openly licensed picture that represents your highlight using any of the repository below.
3. Paste it to the timeline in our **[collaborative Padlet board](https://padlet.com/joerdis/highlight)**.

**Pictures Repositories for cc-0 or cc-by licensed pictures:**

* https://www.nappy.co/
* https://unsplash.com/
* https://publicdomainpictures.net/en/
* https://www.pexels.com/public-domain-images/
* https://negativespace.co/

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## 3. Digital Resources

Sourcing, creating and sharing digital resources


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### Consider [Open Educational Resources (OER)](https://iastate.pressbooks.pub/oerstarterkit/chapter/introduction/)
Example: **[(FitFOL2020)](https://openeducationalberta.ca/fitfol/) online friendly:** accessible, affordable, usable offline, retainable, adaptable

#### :seedling: To browse major OER repositories, start here: **https://padlet.com/joerdis/repositories**
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/sites/jrcsh/files/digcompedu_leaflet_en-2017-10-09.pdf

**Showcase:**
1. [Mason OER Metafinder (MOM)](https://mason.deepwebaccess.com/mason__MasonLibrariesOpenEducationResources_5f4/desktop/en/search.html): Simultaneously search 21 OER repositories
2. [OASIS search tool](https://oasis.geneseo.edu/) that can access 97different OER sources
3. Kehoe, J., & Perkovic, O. (2019). OER by Discipline Guide: McMaster University. McMaster University. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/mcmasteroerdiscipline/

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#### :heavy_exclamation_mark: You can still apply for the U of L [Open Access Learning Resource Fund](https://www.uleth.ca/teachingcentre/open-access-learning-resource-fund) to hire students for the process of adapting/ creating and OER for your teaching.

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#### :seedling: The U of L Library is also very happy to assist you in the search for suitable teaching resources.

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### :rainbow: **How to Choose Technology:** Activity 2:
(individual to group: 15-20 min.)

(Bates, 2015)

#### **Instructions:**

1. :walking:Individually access the [Moodle Choice](https://moodle.uleth.ca/202002/mod/choice/view.php?id=12982) to choose an element in the SECTIONS model that you want to learn more about (5 min.)
2. 👯 Work in a team. Discuss 1 or 2 tech tools for your online courses considering the guiding questions for the SECTIONS model for any of the following (teaching) purposes. (10-15 mins).

* Pre-assess knowledge/ skills before course start
* Store content
* Communicate with your students
* Create interactive learning experiences
* Teach lessons
* Collect student submissions
* Encourage sharing of resources, information
* Measure learning
* Obtain student feedback

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**FitFOL2020: Critical Use of Educational Technology Pledge**

We, the instructors, advocate for an ethical use of educational technology and thus resist using tools that are designed for purposes of profit-seeking, surveillance of students, and user lock-in.

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## 4. Teaching and Learning
Managing and orchestrating the use of digital technologies in teaching and learning


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## 5. Empowering Learners
Using digital technologies to enhance inclusion, personalisation and learners' active engagement.


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## :rainbow: **Feedback - Activity 3:**
(individual: 3-5 min.)
#### :dart: Please comment before you go on any 1-3 of the following points using the comment function on this document:
* area(s) in the DigPedComp Ed Framework you feel FitFOL2020 has helped you become more skilled in,
* area(s) in the DigPedComp Ed Framework that you want to continue growing your competence,
* a suggestion for future Teaching Centre programming,
* a general thought you would like to leave with the host today.

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## :gift_heart: Dankeschön. Merci. Thank you.

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## Homework: Self-Evaluation of your Digital Competence in HE

1. You can take a self-assessment to find out what you current skillset is relating to the proficiency levels in the DigPedComp Ed Framework [here](https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/digcompedu/self-assessment).

2. The full framework document with detailed proficiency statements can be accessed in a pdf format in our Moodle course [linked here](https://moodle.uleth.ca/202002/mod/resource/view.php?id=13052).

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## References:

Bates, A. W. (Tony). (2015). Chapter 8: Choosing and using media in education: the SECTIONS model. In Teaching in a Digital Age. Tony Bates Associates Ltd. https://opentextbc.ca/teachinginadigitalage/part/9-pedagogical-differences-between-media/

Bates, A. W. (Tony). (2015). Appendix 2: Questions to guide media selection and use. In Teaching in a Digital Age. Tony Bates Associates Ltd. https://opentextbc.ca/teachinginadigitalage/part/appendix-2-questions-to-guide-media-selection-and-use/

CoLAB. (2020). ACE Framework. The Open Learning & Teaching Collaborative. https://colab.plymouthcreate.net/ace/

Fucci, M. (2016, June 15). Digital Competence Framework for Educators (DigCompEdu) [Text]. EU Science Hub - European Commission. https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/digcompedu