February 25
th: Operation Loop Transformation
March 4
thOnline Collaborative Learning in Loop: Part 1
March 24
th: Basic Video Editing for Teaching and Learning
April 1
stOnline Collaborative Learning in Loop: Part 2
April 21
st: Student Engagement in the Online Live Classroom*
June date TBC: Making Movies for the Classroom
June TBC: Basic Video Production (full day course)
June TBC: Build your own Mobile Application
*
in collaboration with Dr. Anna Logan and the Teaching and Learning Committee @ SPD. Funded by the National Forum on Teaching and Learning Forum as part of the National workshop Series 2014-2015.For further details see: EOLAS website
www.spd.dcu.ie/site/moodle
or Twitter @eLearningSPD
Further information available @ www.spd.dcu.ie/moodle
EOLAS Workshop Series 2015
Can you manage the basics on your Loop course pages (uploading files, folders and web links), but your pages need a bit of a make-over? This
workshop will guide you through customising your Loop course pages using design strategies such as:
• Chunking content (into Loop books/Loop lessons) for improved usability • Applying web design best practice such as consistency, clarity,
responsiveness, aesthetics and efficiency to improve the student experience • Embedding images, video and presentations to add colour and personality to
your Loop pages and to support student engagement • Improving navigation by customising your course layout
On completion of this workshop you should have the skills to:
• Adapt the formatting options available in Loop to suit the pedagogical needs of your course page/s
• Use the Loop book activity, Loop web pages and the Loop lesson activity to structure your resources more effectively
• Use tables and labels to improve the layout of your course page and to improve navigation
• Embed images and source copyright free images to use on your Loop pages • Embed video from YouTube/Vimeo on your Loop pages
• Embed presentations available on SlideShare on your Loop pages • Upload videos to the video streaming service on Loop – MediaCore
Course Structure: This course is a hands-on workshop where you will work on
your Loop course page/s. It may be useful to choose a Loop course page to work on in advance of the workshop. Please not that the workshop is structured in
two parts to facilitate staff teaching at 2pm. Full details on EOLAS website, see below.
Target audience: Staff interested in improving the usability of Loop course pages.
Wednesday, February 25
th
(1pm - 2.30pm)
Venue: D328
Further information available @ www.spd.dcu.ie/moodle
Operation
Loop
Transformation
The pedagogical benefits of video have been broadly acknowledged and video is now is widely used in teaching and learning. With so many video recording options
available on tablets, smart phones and digital cameras, many of you will have gathered a bank of video footage for use on your courses. While editing video can be incredibly time consuming, some basic editing can make a marked improvement on the educational
value of your footage. This workshop will guide you through the process of basic video editing using free (and user friendly) video editing tools. You will also learn how to
stream your edited videos on platforms such as YouTube, Vimeo and on the MediaCore platform integrated in Loop.
On completion of this workshop you should have the skills to:
• Understand key video editing terms and processes such as: audio sweetening, transitions, filters, audio tracks, titles/captions, rendering
• Use Windows Movie Maker/ iMovie to: edit video clips, add text, adjust colour, add title, add audio
• Upload and/embed your edited video clips to your Loop course pages • Create a YouTube channel and upload video clips
• Use YouTube Video Editor to: edit video clips, adjust colour, add titles, add audio
Course Structure: This course is a hands-on workshop and you will edit video file footage
on your own laptop/tablet. Please ensure you have either Windows Movie Maker (PC
users) or iMovie (mac/iPad users) available on your device before you attend this
session. If you have a piece of video that you would like to edit, please bring the file along to the workshop.
Target audience: All staff interested in developing basic
video editing skills to edit existing video footage. Please
note that the workshop is structured in two parts to facilitate staff teaching at 2pm. Full details on EOLAS website, see below. Spaces are limited to 10 to enable
best support for participants. Please register to attend by email on Eventbrite – link here.
May TBC(1-2.30pm)
Venue: B139
Further information available @ www.spd.dcu.ie/moodle
Basic Video Editing
Loop (Moodle) was built around the social constructivist learning theory and so offers many opportunities for online collaborative learning. This workshop will introduce some of the options available for collaborative online learning on Loop: the wiki, the glossary and the online forum. Central to collaborative
learning on Loop is the use of groups and groupings and this workshop will also guide you through the process of managing groups/groupings.
On completion of this workshop you should have the skills to:
• Assess the suitability of various collaborative online learning activities on Loop for your particular pedagogical needs
• Set up and manage Groups and Groupings on Loop pages • Create and manage a Collaborative Wiki on Loop
• Create and manage a Forum on Loop • Create and manage a Glossary on Loop
Course Structure: This course is a hands on workshop and you will get the
opportunity to create collaborative online learning assignments on Loop.
Please not that the workshop is structured in two parts to facilitate staff teaching at 2pm. Full details on EOLAS website, see below.
Target audience: Staff interested in creating
Online collaborative learning opportunities on Loop.
Tuesday, March 3
rd
(1-2.30pm)
Venue: D328
Further information available @ www.spd.dcu.ie/moodle
Collaborative Online Learning in Loop Part 1
Loop (Moodle) is built around the social constructivist learning theory and so offers many opportunities for online collaborative learning. This workshop will introduce two of the options available for collaborative online learning in Loop: the Database and the Peer Assessment activity. Central to collaborative learning on Loop is the use of groups and groupings and this workshop will also guide you through the process of setting up groups/groupings on Loop pages.
On completion of this workshop you should have the skills to:
• Assess the suitability of various activities on Loop for your particular pedagogical needs
• Set up and manage Groups and Groupings on Loop pages • Create and manage a Database on Loop
• Create and manage a Peer Assessment on Loop
Course Structure: This course is a hands on workshop and you will get the
opportunity to create collaborative online learning assignments on Loop.
Please not that the workshop is structured in two parts to facilitate staff teaching at 2pm. Full details on EOLAS website, see below.
Target audience: Staff interested in creating
Online collaborative learning opportunities on Loop.
May tbc(1pm -2.30 pm)
Venue: D328
Further information available @ www.spd.dcu.ie/moodle
Collaborative Online Learning in Loop Part 2
The availability of free and user friendly online video creation tools means that creating video resources has never been easier. You can create videos without leaving your desk using free software such as Go Animate, Powtoon etc. Even PowerPoint allows you to create a basic video resource to use in your teaching and learning. At St. Patrick’s College, you also have the option to even create a video resource using integrated Lecture Capture (available in E214, E218, E223 & E224) , Loop Interact.
This workshop will introduce you to some of the basic video creation options available to you on your laptop/PC and will support you in assessing each tool based on your particular pedagogical needs. You will create a storyboard for a short video resource and create this short video using one of the following options: PowerPoint, Go Animate or Powtoon.
On completion of this workshop you should have the skills to:
• Assess a variety of free online video creation tools for use in your teaching and learning
• Storyboard a short video resource to use for teaching and learning • Use Powtoon/Go Animate/PowerPoint to create a video resource • Upload your video to MediaCore/Panopto on Loop
Course Structure: This course is a hands-on workshop where you create a short
video using a third party video creation tool on your own laptop/tablet.
Target audience: Staff interested in
creating basic video resources for teaching and learning.
June
Venue: B139
Further information available @ www.spd.dcu.ie/moodle
Making Movies for the Classroom
This workshop will introduce you to the process of basic digital video
production taking you from the storyboarding an idea through to editing your footage. This workshop is very much a beginner’s guide to video and is open to all staff interested in producing basic videos for use in their professional
practice.
On completion of this workshop you should have the skills to:
• Understand key concepts of video production such as: storyboarding,
production planning, framing and camera angles, colour balance, coverage, • Plan a short video production
• Direct an interview on camera
• Use a digital camera to shoot video footage • Use a wearable camera to shoot video footage • Edit a short piece of video
Course Structure: This course is a hands-on workshop where you will work as a
team to create a short video production using a basic video camera.
Target audience: Staff interested in creating
basic digital video production.
