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Best Practices of Emerging Tools
for Learning
B S Bhullar
HK

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Outline
• Emerging Technologies for Learning
• Best Breed Tools
• Our Understanding of Best Practices
• About the course
• Emerging Edu Tech for HBSC 1103
• Challenges

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Emerging Technologies for Learning
• Technical innovations
• Contemporary advances in IT
How can we leverage on the above
in learning?

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Best of Breed Tools 2011
by C4LPT
• Social networks and community platforms
• Twitter - micro-sharing site
Facebook - social network
LinkedIn - prof social network
Edmodo - edu social networking site
Google+ - social network
Yammer - private microsharing platform
Ning - private social networking platform
Buddypress - social networking software
• Blogging
• WordPress - blogging tool
Blogger/Blogspot - blogging tool
Posterous - blogging software
Edublogs - educational blogging tool
Weebly - website/blog software

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• Wiki tools
• Wikispaces - wiki tool
PBWorks - wiki tool
Google Sites - wiki/website tool
• Photo-sharing and editing
• flickr - photo sharing site
Picasa - photo organiser
• Animation tools
• Adobe Flash - animation authoring
• Audio tools
• Audacity - sound editor/recorder
iTunes and iTunesU
• Video creation and hosting tools
• YouTube - video-sharing tool
Animoto - videos from images
TED Talks - inspirational videos
Vimeo - video sharing site
iMovie - Video editing software
Khan Academy - learning platform
TeacherTube - edu video sharing site

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• Screen capture and screencasting tools
• Jing - screen capture tool
Camtasia- screencasting tool
Snagit - screen capture tool
Screenr - screencasting tool
Screencast-0-matic - online screen recorder
• Document creation and hosting tools
• Google Docs - collaboration suite (incl Google Forms)
Word - word processing software
Scribd - document sharing tool
OpenOffice - office suite
Etherpad + clones - real-time text collab
• Presentation creation and hosting tools
• Google Docs - collaboration suite (incl Google Forms)
Prezi - presentation software
Slideshare - presentation sharing site
PowerPoint - presentation software
Voicethread - collaborative slideshows
OpenOffice - office suite

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• Mindmapping
• Mindmeister - mindmapping software
bubblus - collaborative mind mapping tool
• File and resource sharing
• Dropbox - file synching software
LiveBinders - 3-ring binder for the web
• Social bookmarking and annotation tools
• diigo - social annotation tool
Delicious - social bookmarking tool
• Email
• Gmail - web-based email service
Outlook - email client
• Live communication and conferencing tools
• Skype - instant messaging/VoIP tool
Adobe Connect - web conferencing tool
Elluminate/Blackboard Collaborate - web conferencing
BigBlueButton - web conferencing
Fuze meeting - web conferencing

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Our understanding of …
Cloud
Free
User-
friendly Purpose
Best
Practices
Accessible Engaging
Meaningful

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About HBSC 1103
A course under the Bac. Of Teaching majoring in Sc.
(with Honours)
Fundamental of the teaching and learning of science
Foundation for teachers to plan effective science lessons

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Emerging Educational Technologies
for HBSC 1103
Content
Sharing of
Experience
voki
HBSC 1103
Din Studio You Tube
Course
(blog) Dropbox
Slide Share
Interactive Community
Learning Building
facebook
Polldaddy Twitter

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Emerging Educational Technologies
for HBSC 1103
• Voki (http://www.voki.com/ )
• You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/ )
• Dropbox (http://www.dropbox.com/)
• Din Studio (blog) (http:// www.dinstudio.com/)
• Polldaddy (http://polldaddy.com/)
• facebook (http://www.facebook.com/)

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voki - Tutor’s Avatar
An introduction to HBSC 1103
• Concept of Science
• Behavioural Learning Theories
• Cognitive Learning Theories
• Constructivism Learning Theories
• Inquiry Learning Approach
• Problem-based Learning
Approach
• Experiments, discussion,
simulations & projects

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voki -How can it be used?
• Gain attention
• Introduce a course
• Tell your instructions to the class
• Insert it to your blog/fb/web/ etc… for student
to access it

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You Tube – Show Me
• Learning outcome: Apply Skinner’s theories in
the teaching of science
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_9ZZaPD
tPk&feature=related

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You Tube -How can it be used?
• Create and upload video for sharing
• Search and view ready made videos
• Demonstrate the concept for enhancing
understanding

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Dropbox – Share It-Pull It

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Dropbox-How can it be used?
• Upload digital content for storing and sharing
– Notes
– Slides
– Video
– Etc…
• Leaners can “pull” content according to their
needs

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Din Studio (blog)- Learning Journal
http://shareoum.dinstudio.com/

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Din Studio (blog) -How can it be used?
• Learners record & share their experience with
their peers and tutor
• A life journal of their learning experience
• Tutor will know the extend the content is
being applied by the learners

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Facebook - Discussion

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facebook –how can it be used?
• For updating information
• Discussion on issues/concepts in the course
• Sharing of ideas & information
• “Facebook killer”

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Polldaddy – Topical Quiz

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Polldaddy – How can it be used?
• Create surveys, polls, and quizzes
• Collect responses via your website,
e-mail, iPad, Facebook, and Twitter
• Generate and share performance reports

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Challenges
• Conceptualisation of learning instructions
• Search of appropriate materials & emerging
technologies
• Familiarisation with emerging educational
technologies
• Motivating learners in believing/participating
in educational technologies

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Thank you