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Best practice in online collaborative projects
Mart Laanpere
Tallinn Pedagogical University
Estonia
Roadmap
Typology of online collaborative projects, illustrated with specific cases
Next generation WWW applications – CMS and LMS
Example of an open-source CMS: Plone Example of an open-source LMS: IVA Media selection for collaborative projects
Typology of projects
Penpals (Image http://www.esp.uva.nl/Image-UK, Teddybear http://www.geocities.com/natrimmer3/Teddybear.html)
Virtual trip (On the tracks of Marco Polo http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=451)
Student factory (ThinkQuest.org) Nature watch (GLOBE.gov, Tere.kevad.edu.ee,
Aquadata http://www.bionet.schule.de/aquadata) Simulation games (ICONS www.icons.umd.edu,
www.math.ut.ee/simud, sunsite.ee/tour) Virtual conference WebQuest or Internet Hunt
Next generation WWW
Semantic Web initiative Content Management Systems (CMS):
Separating content, graphical design and structure (presentation logic)
Workflow management Bug collector and management Backups, synchronisation Access management, user roles (multiple editors) Groupware & time management tools Localisation
Example of a CMS: Plone
Home page: www.plone.org Open source, free software, community-based
development (poorly documented) Content types: file, document, event, news
item, forum, collector, image, link, photo, topic (more types can be created)
Document objects can be inserted as text or HTML, but also in “structured text” format
Users can be self-registered (community portals) or accounts created by administrators
Brief intro to LMS
Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Learning Content Management Systems: http://www.edutools.org
LMS: managing virtual learning processes Presentation Self-study (excercises, reflection, mindtools) Individual assignments Group discussion and collaborative assignments Assessment Learner management, monitoring, grouping, stats
Example of a LMS: IVA
Home page: www.htk.tpu.ee/iva Open source, free software, developed in TPU Intuitive user interface (metaphors) pedagogically non-neutral (social constructivist)
foundation, based on Jonassen’s 3 C-s Context – authentic, meaningful Construction – personal, reflective Collaboration – problem-based, social negotiation
Structure of IVA LMS IVA
WebTop BookShelf WorkShops Management
Portfolio
Wiki
Drawer
Materials
Cource info
Knowledge Building
Jamming
Subgroups
User management
Subgroup management
Quiz management
Quizes
Wiki
Cource management
Logpage
Info
Calend
Events
Logo
News
Event management
Stats
Dale’s cone of experience Written text Symbols, icons Graphs, plots Recorded audio Pictures Video, film Live audio Live presentation Performance
ACTIONS model (by T. Bates)
Access Cost Teaching and learning Interactivity and user-friendliness Organisation Novelty Speed
Types of communication
One to one: telephone, chat, videochat One to many: broadcast, streamed
videolectures Many to many: mailing list, chatroom,
videocafe
Synchroneous vs. asynchroneous
Technologies: audiographics
1-1 1-m m-m
Synchr. MS NetMeeting, ICQ, Skype
RealProducer
Asynchr. E-mail attachments, voicemail
Online audiographics presentations, RealPresenter
Technologies: videoconference
1-1 1-m m-m
Synchr. Video-conference (ISDN or TCP/IP)
Streamed videos (real-time)
Videocafe
Asynchr. Videomail Streamed videos (on-demand)
Videoforum
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