On the 25th of March, we submitted our final drafts of the English and French documents for grading at our respective schools, and so ended our Team 6 adventure. This report is my last blog post on the topic of working in a virtual team, and here I will discuss the required wrap-up discussion points …
Metacognition: I Document, Therefore I Learn
My earliest experience of "meta" thinking was inspired by the picture on this drinking chocolate tin (Figure 1). Figure 1: Droste’s Drinking Chocolate Tin, from Droste (n.d.) I remember that this tin was in the kitchen cupboard of my childhood home when I was growing up. I have no memory of where the tin came …
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Week Eight in Team 6: All Good Things Come to an End
As week eight comes to an end, we are getting ready to sign-off on the final drafts of our English and French instructions. Looking back, it’s hard to believe that the time has passed so quickly, but I guess all things do, especially when you’re having fun! As I predicted in my week seven blog …
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Digital Badges: More than Just a Game
While learning about digital badges recently in an eLearning Theories and Practice lecture, I got to thinking about why I like video games. I’m not an avid gamer: I don’t own any consoles or have subscriptions to gaming services, but I do dip in and out of games from time-to-time (Monument Valley being my most …
Week Seven in Team 6: Integration Issues & Testing
Another week has flown by, and we grow closer to our project deadline on the 25 of March. As we have completed the English and French drafts of the instructions, things have been slowing down a little in Team 6, but I feel like we are going to get busy again next week as we …
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ADDIE: The Classic Instructional Design Model
This week, I begin what I hope will be a series of blog posts that will discuss common Instructional Design models. My reason for embarking on this journey is that although I am aware that there are many models used to guide the development of eLearning solutions, I have never taken the time to examine …
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Week Six in Team 6: Learning from Translation
I feel fortunate to be part of a productive team. We are now approaching the end of week 6, and our project is progressing at a healthy pace. At the start of the week, the translators presented the completed French draft and offered suggestions that would help the localisation process and improve the instructions. Over …
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youXemotions: A self-reporting Emotion Measurement Tool
In a previous blog post, I wrote about using Brook’s System Usability Scale in a Usability Study that I facilitated late last year. During that same study, I also collected data related to the participants' emotional journey as they used the product I was testing. In this blog post, I’m going to discuss the tool …
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Week Five in Team 6: The Translation Begins
La traduction commence! If Google translate has not failed me, then my opening line should read 'the translation begins'. I have attempted to open this blog with such bravado because I’m quite excited – last week Team 6 agreed on our final draft of the English instructions and on Monday of this week, the French …
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The Community of Inquiry Framework
In this week's blog post, I’m going to discuss the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework, and my personal experiences of being both a student and a teacher in distance education. Last week, I discussed the Depth Education Model, in which the community of inquiry is an essential element. First, I will define what a community …
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