Transcript TRIO Technology Seminars: Online Learning

ASPIRA Pre-Conference Technology Workshop
Using the Internet as a Learning Tool
Angela Benson
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Resource Education
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
December 8, 2002
Introductions
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Name
Program
Expectations for this session
What this session is not
– Instructional uses (learning) vs.
administrative and student support uses
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Resources
– http://faculty.ed.uiuc.edu/abenson/trio/
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Agenda
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First Segment (1 hour)
– Introduction to Internet
– Using the Web as a Resource
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Second Segment (30 minutes)
– Collaboration Tools
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Third Segment (1 hour)
– Build a Resource Web Site
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Fourth Segment (30 minutes)
– Getting Started
– Final Questions
– Evaluation
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Objectives
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After this session, you will be able to:
– Identify two categories of Internet
instructional tools and give examples of
each
– Draft a preliminary plan for how your
program can use the Internet as a learning
tool
– Develop a basic web page using Microsoft
Word or Microsoft Powerpoint
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Introduction to the Internet
A few basics to get us started
Definitions
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Internet
– A vast global network of millions of
computers
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Web
– A system of Internet servers that support
specially formatted documents.
– The World Wide Web is a way of accessing
information over the Internet.
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Source: http://www.webopedia.com/
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Basic Internet Protocols
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E-mail
FTP (file transfer protocol) – uploading
and downloading files
World Wide Web (WWW or Web)
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World Wide Web (WWW or Web)
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URL, Uniform Resource Locator
– protocol://host/path/filename
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Hyperlink
– Connect to other documents on the Web
– Text, images, sound files, video files
– Can do locally as well with Word and
Powerpoint
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URL Components
http://faculty.ed.uiuc.edu/abenson/trio/aspira2002.ppt
– Protocol: http
– Host: faculty.ed.uiuc.edu
• Domain names for hosts
– Path: abenson, trio
– Filename: aspira2002.ppt
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Domain Names
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.com – commercial
.edu – education
.gov – U.S. government
.org – non-profit organization
.net – network access provider
.mil – military
Country
– .uk – United Kingdom
– .ca – Canada
Not absolutes!
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Web as a Resource
An introduction to using the web
as a resource for learning
Typical Resource Usages
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Student academic support
Teaching materials
Presentation of student work
Research and information gathering
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Student Academic Support
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Homework Help
– Discovery School http://school.discovery.com
– Ask Jeeves http://www.askjeeves.com
– A Library Resource Page
• http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework
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Study Skills
– Dr. Ah-Clem at http://thetwocrows.com/ahclem/index.html
– Virginia Tech at http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
– Richland Community College
• http://www.richland.cc.il.us/staff/sblahnik/studyskills.html
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Instructor Teaching Materials
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ISTE National Educational Technology
Standards at http://cnets.iste.org/
Lesson Plans
– Need Lesson Plan URLs – Search Activity
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Field Trip Guides
– White House Tours
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/
– The Field Trips Site
• http://www.field-guides.com/
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Display and Share Student Work
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Student Multimedia Presentations (PPT
presentations)
Student Newsletters and Brochures
Student Documents (Papers, Reports,
Stories, etc)
Student Video Productions
Student Databases and Spreadsheets
TRIO Thinkquest at
http://www.triothinkquest.org
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Introduction to Web Research
There are a lot of resources on
the Web, but we have to find the
ones we need
Web Directories
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General topics to explore
Good for browsing topics
Maintained by people, many times
experts or authorities
Examples
– http://www.yahoo.com, Commercial
• User-submitted sites
– http://infomine.ucr.edu, Academic
• Academically reviewed and approved sites
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Search Engines
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Program finds and indexes sites
Keyword search, more specific
Good when searching for something
specific
Examples
– http://www.google.com/
– http://www.alltheweb.com (meta-search)
– http://www.askjeeves.com (Q&A format)
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Search Strategy Questions
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What do you want to know?
What are the key concepts or topics?
What keywords define those
concepts/topics? (include synonyms)
What is the relationship between the
keywords?
How does the search tool you’re using
require you to specify that relationship?
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Useful URLs
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Web Search Cheat Sheet
– http://www.colosys.net/search/
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Find Spot
– http://findspot.com/
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University of Michigan School of Information
– http://www.ipl.org/
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University of Albany Library
– http://library.albany.edu/internet/
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UC-Berkeley Library
– http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Find
Info.html
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Search Exercise
Find lesson plans related to a
topic of interest to your program
Evaluating Web Resources
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Points to consider
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Purpose
Author, Publisher
Intended Audience
Perspective
Currency
Accuracy
Links
Evaluation Guides
– http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html
– http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/E
valuate.html
– http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.ht
ml
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Deep Web
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Web databases not accessible by search
engines
Many fee-based
Also called “invisible Web”
A White Paper
– http://www.brightplanet.com/deepcontent/tutorial
s/DeepWeb/index.asp
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Examples
– University Library, e.g.,
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/
– Virtual Library, e.g., http://www.vlibrary.org/
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Plagiarism
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What it is
– Using ideas and expressions without citing the
source.
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Why it’s easier on the Web
– Copy-and-paste
– Buying papers online
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How to spot it
– http://www.plagiarism.org/
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How to prevent it
– Inform students
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More information:
– http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/citing.htm
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Internet Collaboration Tools
A hands-on experience with
Internet collaboration tools
Collaboration Tools
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Synchronous
– Chat rooms (text or voice)
– Web Conferencing (including video)
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Asynchronous
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E-mail
Mailing lists
Newsgroups
Bulletin boards
Streaming media
Summary Sheet
Blackboard
Yahoogroups at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OnlineTRIO/
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Building a Web Resource
Using teams, let’s build resource
web pages for your programs
Web Pages using Powerpoint
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Create a directory/folder on your floppy disk and
name it “aspira2002_name”
Open Powerpoint and create a presentation for your
program on some topic related to Using the Internet
as a Learning Tool
Include links to relevant web resources
– use “Hyperlink” from the “Insert” menu
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When complete, convert PPT to a web page
– use “Save as Web Page” from the “File” menu
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Be sure to save in your aspira2002_name
directory/folder
Use “index” as the filename
Note that Powerpoint creates an “index” file and an
“index_files” directory/folder
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Web Pages using Word
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Create a directory/folder on your floppy disk and name it
“aspira2002_name”
Open Word and create one or more documents for your
program on some topic related to Using the Internet as a
Learning Tool
Include links between the document and links to relevant web
resources
– use “Hyperlink” from the “Insert” menu
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When complete, convert documents to web pages
– use “Save as Web Page” from the “File” menu
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Be sure to save in your aspira2002_name directory/folder
Use “index” as the filename for your first page
Note that in some cases Word creates an “index” file and an
“index_files” directory/folder
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Getting Started
A few tips to help you implement
some of these ideas
Getting Started - Plan
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Develop a technology integration plan
– Contributes to program objectives
– Promotes active learning for
clients/students
– Get computers into the hands of
clients/students
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Getting Started - Personnel
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Build your knowledge base
– acquire the knowledge yourself or secure a
resource person with the knowledge (could
be a learner)
• “technical” technology skills
• “learning” technology skills
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Getting Started - Partner
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Leverage local resources (find partners)
– Associated school may provide
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Space for labs
Fully equipped labs
Internet/e-mail accounts for clients/students
Technical support for equipment
Technology training for staff
Matching funds for any grant money received
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Getting Started - Hardware
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Purchase quality equipment first
– “fast” computers with “fast” access
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256K RAM
CD-RW
80 MB hard drive (the bigger the better)
17” monitor
Dell Computers at http://www.dell.com
– consider portables/handhelds for student loans
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Getting Started - Programs
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Microsoft Office suite standard
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Word for Word Processing
Excel for Spreadsheets
Access for Database
Powerpoint for Presentations
Frontpage for Web Development (or Netscape
Composer)
– Internet Explorer for Web Browser (Netscape
Navigator)
– Outlook for E-mail (or Netscape Messenger)
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Free stuff at http://www.cnet.com
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Getting Started - Access
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Dial-up modem access - 28.8 slow; 56K not
too bad but problematic for large graphics,
video or sound files
Cable / DSL / T1 – Fast, but more expensive
than dial-up; becoming common place
Wireless – Growing but not yet universal
LowerMyBills.com
– http://www.lowermybills.com
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Getting Started - Internet Safety
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What/who you allow your students to
access
Who/what you allow to access your
students
Acceptable Use Policies
– http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/~lchampel/netadv3.html
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Wrap Up
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Q&A
Evaluations
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