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We are all learners and also new to this digital online learning environment.
We would like to introduce you to the group, the digital and supportive role each member can contribute. Please have a look at our introduction by going through the posts step by step. The posts have been placed on a linear representation to take you through the process of getting to know us in this online environment.
Enjoy, we are really looking forward to meeting you and getting to know you as a member of our online community.

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Each dot on the map refers to a group member's digital skill set in the continuum from a Personal space to an Institutional and Teaching space.
Each group member adds a unique skill set to the group as a collective. The mapping represents this collective skill set in the continuum between a Personal space and the Institutional and Teaching space.

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2. Please introduce yourself and assess and indicate your digital skill set on a continuum between a Personal space to an Institutional and Teaching space, by adding your dot on the map.

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2. Please introduce yourself and assess and indicate your digital skill set on a continuum between a Personal space to an Institutional and Teaching space, by adding your dot on the map.

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Here is the link to the google sheet that you can use to communicate with the rest of the team.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1O8TUIbRJsPpan4xH6Hu_uIRwoOchCq_Y7G0INmn52gE/edit?usp=sharing

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During this week we will have the opportunity to meet online as a group and we will all introduce ourselves and share what we would like to learn from one another's digital skill set as we have indicated our favourite or most effective digital tool that we use in out daily capacity at work or even in our personal capacity.

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I have been teaching for the past few years but truthfully have not explored much about digital tools prior to the pandemic. However, with a background in engineering, I think I am always open to new solutions and experience new things that can make our lives easier and more efficient. That said, it is not always easy to explore the wide variety of options available alone, and hence, I always welcome support from people that are keen to pursue same interests to go into the unknown with me :)

On the institutional level, we have been using Zoom or Teams for online classes but admittedly, they do have limitations as compared to human interactions in face to face classes. Nonetheless, the breakout rooms in Zoom help with managing large cohort size where facilitators or tutors can be assigned to check out the progress of students on a more personal level. Perhaps we can find more applications to enhance such experience on Zoom?

Another similar application I have used is WebEX https://www.webex.com/ so you can try that out as well! Lastly, REMO conference is a virtual platform that allows people to organise large scale event virtually. I have attended a few on this platform, and it's quite good as people can move around the event space and mingle virtually with participants on the same table. Check it out https://remo.co/

On personal level, like most people, I use social media apps like Facebook, but mostly Instagram now as it allows sharing of nice pictures of my experience of the day :)

Cheers,
Swee Leong

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The leader in collaboration & customer experience | Webex

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With industry leading video conferencing, calling, and contact center solutions, Webex fuels hybrid work for businesses of all sizes.

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Welcome to the course!

My name is Raquel and I am excited to work with you in this course.

Experiencing new things for the first time might seem an impossible task at the begining and I would like to tell you that you are not the only one feeling this way. Just remember to read all the information available and make all the questions you need. I am sure that there will be other team members wondering about the same things.

I work as a lecturer and researcher in engineering which means that I use a lot of software applications on a regular basis so contact me if you need support.

One online tool that you could consider using to manage the work when working in teams is Trello. It is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into Kanban boards. You can instantly visualise the work that is being done, who's working on what, and where something is in a process. It can be used in both, the pc and phone at the same time!

Don't hesitate to contact me for anything you need.

All the best!
Raquel

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You are not the only one, many of us also feel very new to this process and anxious about the digital environment. You should really feel relaxed and that you are part of a team that is eager to support each other and learn to teach and learn to learn in a digital environment.
My background is in Fine Art, I have been a lecturer in subjects ranging from Drawing to Copywriting. My experience with using digital tools is still limited but I'm very eager to learn about new ways and methods to collaborate and inspire others.

I would like to share with you an amazing tool if you are working with a team needing to create a visual portfolio or represent a product development project in a visual and professional manner. This is Behance. It is a wonderfully inspiring space for visual research, creating boards, following international creatives, and creating your own visual portfolio. I have used this before with students who needed to complete an assignment and who needed to be able to comment on each other's visual blogs. Using a blog as an assessment method is challenging our comfort zone of keeping it between ourselves and our educators. With a blog we as learners become educators, learning and teaching are shared in a broader community and multi-directional. There is a sense of confidence that comes with digital literacy and the ease of navigating between what you need to do and how to do it in the most effective and exciting way.

Welcome to the team, we are very excited to be on this journey together.

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I work as a lecturer and use quite a lot of IT on a regular basis. My background is in engineering so I guess I often have that perspective on things and are not afraid of testing new tools, etc. Quite often though, I experience the same feelings as you when I encounter a new digital situation. If you need support, I would be glad to help you with a few tools that I use to interact, communicate and collaborate with others.

On an institutional level my favorite tool for the moment is Gather.town which is basically a video conferencing tool, but it mimics reality in some sense, which I believe, supports for example awareness and dedication. Look at my blog for more info: https://johanwonl.wordpress.com/

On a personal level, my favorite tool at the moment is Messenger, because you can easily find people and make new chat constellations.
BR
Johan

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As a Computer Science teacher, I use a lot of digital tools. Futhermore, I've got the abitity to learn how to use and start using new tools very quickly. But I realized that my colleagues from other disciplines need help with ICT. That's why I have developed a set of projects with easiness-of-use in mind. One of them consisted on the creation of a polimedia room in our center, where the teachers can record, edit and publish educational pills without effort.

In that sense, I believe that YouTube videos are a powerfull professional tool for teaching in our era, and there are a lot of papers about that question within the literature. There are a few keys, like the duration, the preproduction and to adopt an informal and close language.

From a personal perspective, I don't like to share my life in social networks too much. I just use some basic communication tools like WhatsApp or Telegram.

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My most important advice to you as a new team member is that we all are here to support you whatever comes up. No one of us is an expert in everything but as a team we can learn more and share knowledge with each other.

A digital tool that I would like to make you aware of is Thinglink. It is a tool for interactive content with different kinds of media (photos, videos, links, 360-pictures). The point is to use hotspots to enrich content. Polls and questionnaires can be used to make learning more effective. It is very intuitive to use both in creator and user point of view.

I'm personally a bit newbie with this but wanted to add this tool here because I feel that is one of my strengths: I'm brave to try new things. That is one thing I want to emphasize: take small steps and take on new things a little at a time. Never hestiate to ask help!

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As a background in innovation, product, and production development, I have used different forms of digital tools for both education and research. In the last few years, I have used the following digital tools in education: Yammer microblog, Miro, YouTube, Teams, Zooms, Canvas etc. Each tool has pros and cons with functionalities and encourages/pushes us to provide different types of content. I think "learning by doing" is the best approach to perceive and to work with these tools. Initial anxieties and uncertainties are so common when one starts to use new tools in a new context. I am here to help you if you need any support on digital tools and want to hear more about experiences from different educational practices, good examples, and best practices, etc. I work a lot with management-related issues in my research, so I could be handy when it comes to the concerns related to personal motivation, managing individual skills set, and organize feedback, etc. You are welcome to contact me if you need any support during the course. Wish you all the best with the course!

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Hi,

My advice for everyone who is starting their digital journey: keep it simple. Learn tools one at the time and use them to the max. Add new tools when you see that your current set isn't meeting needs anymore. Remember also that you are not alone in your journey and you can always ask for help (it also saves time with a search of suitable and reliable tools).

Today I will recommend an interactive mind-mapping tool https://www.mural.co/
It gives you an opportunity to engage your students/team members in a brainstorming session, spark discussions and a natural flow of collaboration.

Let me know what you think about it if you give it a go. :)

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AI-powered visual workspace for team collaboration | Mural

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Boost team collaboration and innovation with Mural, the AI-powered visual workspace. Plan, strategize, and execute projects seamlessly on one intuitive tool.

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Please feel free, as this is an open collaborative space, to give us your feedback on your experience. Know that you can contact any of the team members to assist and engage in conversations around using digital tools that can broaden our digital skill set as a group.