January 15, 2010

1. Your OWN
Virtual Learning Space
January 15, 2010

2. Agenda #1
BOOK CHOICE

3. Agenda #3
MAKE SURE
MY XAVIER WORKS

4. Agenda #4
CHANGE
PASSWORDS
in MY XAVIER

5. inside my.xs.edu.ph
• To join 7enggems@my.xs.edu.ph by
accepting the invitation from the admin.
• To check your emails (and do so often!)
• To explore DOCS, CALENDAR, etc.

6. Agenda #5
Creating your OWN
Personal Learning Web Site
or, PLWS

7. But before that,
what is your
favorite website?

8. So what is a PLWS?
Is is the same as a blog?

9. a museum of sorts.

10. Now for some samples :)

12. What a GOOD PLWS has
• An organized sitemap
• Has accompanying images, music, photos,
videos = THERE TO ENHANCE
CONTENT
• Reader-friendly layout
• Has working links
• Everything is there for a valid reason

17. LEARNER

18. how will it be graded?
• A. CONTENT (40%)
• 1. Writing - Are the articles and other texts in the website substantial
and interesting (Content/Ideas)? Have they been powerfully written
(Sentence Fluency, Conventions, Organization,Voice, Clarity/Word
Choice)? Note that these are the 6 Traits in Powerful Writing that we
have been discussing in class.
• 2. Images - What is the quality of your graphics, videos, photos, and/or
music? Is your choice of graphics, videos, photos, and/or music
appropriate and effective (Do they enhance content and help you
achieve the purpose of your web site?)
• 3. Fair Use Guidelines - How correctly have you cited the
sources for your images and texts?
• 4. Features - How well does the content of the web site communicate to
us your intellectual persona--i.e., your image as a learner?

20. how will it be graded?
• B. DESIGN (40%)
• 1. Navigation - Is the structure (sitemap) easy to follow? Are
the contents logically arranged?
• 2. Layout - Is the overall arrangement of texts and images
artistically pleasing? Does it promote easy reading? Are the
words aligned/arranged properly? Is the selection of font type
and size appropriate to the message and the target audience?
• 3. Overall design - How creative and appealing is the overall
web site design? Is there consistency in the use of images,
fonts, and styles in the overall web site design? How well does
the form of the web site promote its function?

24. how will it be graded?
• C. FUNCTION (20%)
• 1. Efficiency and usability - Do the pages load easily?
Are there links, and are the links properly connected?
Has the web site been de-bugged?
• 2. Suitability - How suitable is the web site to its
purpose and target audience? How user-friendly is it?
• 3. Interactivity - How effectively does the site encourage
interaction, communication, or even collaboration
between you and other viewers?

25. GRADING SCHEME
7 Exceptional
6 Very Good
5 Good
4 Satisfactory
(Passing)
3 Unsatisfactor
y
2 Poor
1 Very Poor

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here

27. http://sites.my.xs.edu.ph/
Myxavier/karol.yee.04

28. http://sites.my.xs.edu.ph/
Myxavier/karol-yee-04

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30. Agenda #8
The Second ELF Forum
If you were to add another page in the PLWS
(aside from those already prescribed),
what would it be and why?

31. Agenda #9
Setting deadlines
jan 20, 2010 - initial checking
march 16, 2010 - deadline

32. Agenda #2
APA Citation Review