Remake of The Board of Sparks ideas to inspire by Kay Oddone https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux Ideas to spark learning design conversations. Crowdsourced at the #altc winter conference 2018 #GettingSparky https://blog.ucem.ac.uk/onlineeducation/posts/675 Many of this activities fit in more than one column but for the sake of neatness are aligned to its primary focus here. en-us 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC 2025-03-17 00:20:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Starting Research at University KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526543 Padlet with Y0, part of the transition to studying at Uni, fun exercise!]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526543 H5P KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526544 Use H5P interactive video to view content on key topic and answer questions or pose reflection questions. It's possible to add hotspots to articles to help students explore further.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526544 Google Scholar KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526545 Google scholar search vs library catalogue search for different versions of same article? Preprint versions (which may not be final one) vs printed/published. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526545 OneNote Collaboration KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526546 Reviewing information via @OneNoteEDU would be great as a collaborative activity. They could screen clip, embed PDFs/screenshots or take photos of any source and use tools to collaboratively annotate, comment and critique sources ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526546 Narrated Screencast KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526547 Students created a narrated screencast of how they find information for their assignments. 'Please provide a video walkthrough of how you went about your lit review.


]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526547 Revision Cards App KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526548 Co-create a resource there are apps for mobile phones with revision cards and students can play games asking one another revision questions, collect points etc.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526548 Team search terms challenge KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526549 Work in teams to develop a series of search terms, including operators and logic. Scoring based on relevancy of results and number of final resource (lower = better). Perhaps a L6/7 activity.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526549 Rapid fire info search KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526550 A team based activity in which the students find, rate and review information. Could use Padlet / Poll Everywhere for that.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526550 Compare search engines KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526551 Have the students search for the same term using Google and conversely DuckDuckGo. Compare and contrast the differences in personalised vs non-personalised search algorithms.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526551 Slack Discussions KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526552 could use slack so the discussions are seen and searchable by everyone (if they agree to use it - GDPR)]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526552 Google Scholar v Library Search KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526553 Google scholar search vs library catalogue search for different versions of same article? Preprint versions (which may not be final one) vs printed/published. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526553 Search Term Challenge KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526555 Work in teams to develop a series of search terms, including operators and logic. Scoring based on relevancy of results and number of final resource (lower = better). Perhaps a L6/7 activity... ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526555 Wikirace KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526556 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikirace - it's fun and it starts a good discussion about the nature of information.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526556 Identify relevant guidelines KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526557 Search and locate professional guidelines relevant to their field of practice using a set of online resources from prof bodies. To focus the search I would give instructions on what to prioritise]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526557 Treasurehunt KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526558 Have a treasure hunt to find information, with a competition for the winner. E.g. they they find one source, then questions like "follow the third reference on page 37 of this source" The winner finds the final source first! At the end of the 'treasure hunt' bring students back together so they can see what others have found and how rich the literature is.


]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526558 Padlet Projects KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526559 https://journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/compass/article/view/714]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526559 Evaluating and choosing the best sources: The CRAAP Test KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526560 https://libguides.dominican.edu/CRAAP]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526560 Revision pinboard KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526561 Learners share key points from a topic on a pin-board app such as padlet. Encourage the inclusion of links, references, diagrams, maps, quizzes etc. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526561 Wordle Activity KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526562 Turn key subject documents into wordles (word clouds). Ask students to guess which document each wordle refers to and why. Students then post the guess on a discussion board but they can not see other students posts. Students are asked to study some resources related to the documents and reconsider their guess. The discussion posts are made visible and students comment on their peers guess with a greater depth of understanding. 

Supports the development of independent critical thinking.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526562 Keep a queries book KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526563 Instead of writing, or in addition to writing notes about what they read, students are asked to write as many questions as they can about what they read.

]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526563 Collaborative annotation KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526564 Using a collaborative annotation tool (e.g hypothesis), add questions to a text students are asked to read and ask them to reply in annotations and highlight important points.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526564 Identify takeaways from reading KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526565 Students identify 5 takeaways and 3 ways that they have applied it in real life. They are asked to submit these via any means they wish (audio, video, drawing, text) - supports UDL - it does not matter how they reflect.


]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526565 Active reading as inquiry KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526566 Students read an article and list  in a collaborative space all the questions that the article raises for them. They can see visually where everyone is and can vote-up or assemble themselves into a small discussion groups based on the questions that came up. 

]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526566 Annotation as Gloss KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526567 Have students look up difficult words or unknown allusions in a text and using a collaborative annotation tool share their research as annotations.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526567 Branching as problem-solving KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526568 Use a digital branching tool to create scenarios where students are required to make choices to solve problems. The choices they make determines the content they see and feedback they get. The scenario can unfold over the module with regular pauses for collaborative discussion and reflection.

]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526568 Open space revision session KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526569 Prior to the session ask students to email any questions they have. Collate and categorise responses as they come in and identify a short-list of questions that you plan to tackle during the session. Plot the questions into a schedule, leave some sessions blank at the end, and publish it. At the start of the session ask students to think if there are any other questions they would like to fill the blanks. Each session requires a facilitator and a scribe. Students can come and go as they please. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526569 Daily create KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526570 Daily small discrete exercises that students can undertake and share their work (e.g. for photography 'take a picture of converging lines).]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526570 Weekly challenge KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526571 Students are challenged to produce a piece of work in a week and share. Students vote and winners announced.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526571 What did you read that inspired you? KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526572 Get students to share (perhaps on Padlet or Poll Everywhere) something they last read that inspired them and why. I would make it anonymous to begin with. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526572 Connecting through commonalities KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526573 Ask students where their favorite restaurant is, what the biggest problem they experience, what Netflix show they rate etc.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526573 Share your learning space KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526574 Students take a photo, film of the space they are taking the course in and share.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526574 Share you personal goals for the course KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526576 ...or module. What do they want to learn, what professional / study skills do they want to develop?

]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526576 Annotate the syllabus KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526577 As a first activity students use a collaborative annotation tool to annotate the class syllabus highlighting areas they are unsure about, that are important to them, adding questions etc. These can them be addressed in class. 

]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526577 Have you changed your mind? KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526578 Ask students a question at the start of a topic then ask them the same question at the end. Have they changed their views or do they have a deeper understanding of the issues at hand as a result of their learning.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526578 Reflect on personal practice KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526579 Ask students to consider how they may change their practice based on what they have learned.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526579 Personal and Professional Development KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526581 As students move through a course ask them to reflect on what skills and competencies that they need to build on to be more effective in the workplace, ask them to record these in a PPD planner.

]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526581 Drop-in clinic KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526582 Students are asked to identify a particular problem they are having and sign up to a 20 minute slot with their tutor.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526582 Student feedback sheets KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526583 Students are asked to identify what in particular they would like feedback on (perhaps in light of previous feedback)]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526583 Visual connections KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526584 Ask students to post an image or an article in a shared space. Ask them to write down their thoughts, reactions, impressions and observations in relation to one of the posts, then have them make connections to the central topic and write these down as new ideas. Repeat this several times to expand their list of ideas.

]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526584 Personal SWOT Analysis KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526585 Students reflect on their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. This could be based on any skillset or against a job spec.

]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526585 Reflect in e-Portfolios KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526586 Use of ePortfolios to reflect and present variety of evidence of learning. Could be an individual or collabortive activity.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526586 Student learning blogs KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526587 Students set up their own learning blogs. Peers who are curious about the topic can visit the site and add their own insights. As a result, the online learners can improve their own understanding and gain a fresh perspective.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526587 Create a collaborative bibliography KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526588 Use critical thinking and source evaluation skills to identify subject specific webpages & digital resources ... collate information in Evernote, OneNote, Padlet, Sticky Note apps etc]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526588 Create a Game KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526589 If students have the skills (and I have developed games in powerpoint before due to lack of EdTech) let them develop a type of quizz game (it's easy in PPTX you can hyperlink right/wrong answers to different slides etc]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526589 Create a digital artefact KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526590 From digital journey sticks to an actual music performance]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526590 Agent based modelling KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526591 Use agent-based modelling to simulate a scenario or case studies to support situated thinking, planning and problem-solving. 
Provide clear questions, tasks and assessment criteria. Reflect on the impact of using digital simulations to explore real-world settings. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526591 Digital Storytelling KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526592  Storytelling is a great way to get students to creatively approach a problem. Using a tool like Twine 
http://twinery.org can help to construct these activities.
]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526592 Making videos KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526593 After viewing some examples, students produce
their own video, animation or animated presentation to illustrate a their response to a question and communicate it.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526593 FlipGrid KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526594 @FlipGrid would work very well for conceptually difficult/tricky topics - plenty of chance to respond and comment back too. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526594 OneNote KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526595 Give teams of students a workbook in OneNote to puzzle through and solve. These could even be assessed. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526595 Search for fails KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526596 Create scaffolded fails or letting students go on a search for fails and then try to analyse why things went wrong and what else to do? Make failure a part of assessment through recovery or analysis of failure, using formative tasks as 'risky space' and feedback as recovery.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526596 Create a Teaching Video KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526597 Collaborate or create on their own a 'teaching video' about a topic then share with the others. This could also teach them about inclusive design]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526597 Create a glossary KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526598 Students can create definitions and descriptions of pretty much anything together using a wiki or other type of collaborative doc. Tutor can edit or comment if things are missing or wrong. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526598 Problem solving assignment KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526599 Different types of assignment: one case to solve in four different ways to capture different viewpoints (very social science and humanities, don't know how this would fly in natural and health sciences)]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526599 Visualise information KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526601 Have students use appropriate digital tools to visualise and share information e.g. create an interactive timeline or map.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526601 Host a micro-conference KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526602 Use Twitter for open student presentations. First choose a date and a hashtag. Students create 10-15 tweets and post them in an allocated fifteen minute time slot. They can add videos, gifs, slides, links etc. and take questions at the end.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526602 Ask a professional KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526604  'Ask XYZ' - use twitter to ask questions and then evaluate the answers]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526604 Adventure book KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526605 A quizzing tool could be great for this - with adaptive pathways depending on how a student responds - like those books we had as kids "Go left, turn to page 37, Go right, turn to page 56". ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526605 Anonymous collaboration KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526606 Use collaborative software where someone can remain anonymous - people don't want to be the one that 'doesn't get it' so will just stay quiet. Anonymity may encourage the quiet/unconfident to share ideas and seek clarification. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526606 Threaded discussion summaries KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526608 Students take turns summarising  threaded discussions. This helps create a common understanding, serves as a means of assessing students’ understanding of the content, and gives them the chance to actively engage with the course content. Rather than posting these summaries to the discussion board, students post them to a course wiki or to Google Docs.The tutor can then discuss with students to assess the summaries accuracy and prevent incorrect information from becoming ingrained in students’ minds.

]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526608 Online Poll KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526609 Use an online poll either asynchronously or in online seminars to check student understanding.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526609 Student developed quizzes KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526610 If students have the skills (and I have developed games in powerpoint before due to lack of EdTech) let them develop a type of quizz game (it's easy in PPTX you can hyperlink right/wrong answers to different slides etc]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526610 Assignment WordClouds KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526611 Students produce word clouds of draft assignments and sharing those in a gallery. Amazing how revealing that is (for discursive disciplines at least) and protects anonymity]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526611 Self-grade KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526612 Asking students to self-grade their work enables them to become critical readers of their own work and learning. Rather than perform for a grade, they curate their own work as part of a larger process of metacognition and self-evaluation.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526612 Peer review workshop KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526613 Students review, mark and give feedback on each others work. Using the same rubric as the summative assignment will help them understand more what is expected from their own work.

]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526613 Draft assignment wordclouds KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526614 Setting students to produce word clouds of draft assignments and sharing those in a gallery. Amazing how revealing that is (for discursive disciplines at least) and protects anonymity]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526614 Scaffolding in OneNote KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526615 Scaffolding more difficult concepts through collaborative learning via a @OneNoteEDU ClassNotebook is helpful. Get students to work on their individual areas and review, then later get them to collaborate in shared areas ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526615 Asynchronous discussion forums KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526616 Gives time for a considered response and great for those without English as a first language. Responses need to be scaffolded by students - a lot of social media encourage short bitesize responses. A lot of debate and conceptual understanding requires more than the social media tools offer. The ability to use a WYSIWYG editor and add media to posts is also a bonus. This can be done synchronously, but I find live chats & webinars encourage short responses. These can be difficult for some to navigate too - & quite isolating if you're not fast with a PC/mobile device. Teams/Slack could be used too - but = short answers. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526616 Digital Card-Sorting KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526617 Card-sorting task to get students to recognise different components of arguments. At first provide the cards, then ask students to create them and then swap with peers to see if they can reconstruct line of argument. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526617 Skype/Zoom-in a professional KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526618 Specifically engage experts and Skype them into seminars. There is lots of excellent examples of this in Schools through @MicrosoftEDU's Skype lessons, Skype Mystery Expert, and other Skype in the Classroom sessions. #altc #GettingSparky]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526618 Group work KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526619 Work as group on a problem case study and look for potential solutions. I think having a OneNote notebook for each group could be used for this]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526619 Advocate/Criticise a resource KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526620 Find resources about a topic they really really like and they really really dislike then split them into groups and one group has to use the arguments they like and the other the arguments they disliked]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526620 Online debate KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526621 These could be live-  but would probably be better run asynchronously with discussion threads/forums. Gives students more time for considered participation.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526621 Twitter! KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526622 Twitter is an amazing tool for open conversations. We used it in our Digital Researcher course to engage the wider community. We even cheekily @ in some leaders in the topics and they often contribute too!]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526622 Twitter Chat KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526623 Organise a one-day or one-hour Twitter chat on a question of topical interest.Learners design questions to tweet out, share views in a semi-public forum and hear what others think. Use eg Storify to collate afterwards. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526623 Interactive webinars KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526624 Learners engage with material in a live webinar using polls (Using video conference/webinar tools or a polling app on personal devices). Or doing live quizzes or internet ‘missions’. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526624 Virtual bus tour KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526625 Students visit (via webinar technology) other classes to discuss overlapping themes and experiences.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526625 Class Wiki (handbook / bibliography) KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526626  Wikis provide an efficient, flexible, open, and user-friendly “interface for collaboration, knowledge creation, and student interaction” and allow “the development of content specific websites while other tools”—such as blogs—“tend to be chronologically structured compositions.
https://www.ryerson.ca/content/dam/lt/resources/handouts/Handout_BlogsWikis.pdf]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526626 Create a Learning Resource (Revision Cards) KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526627 Co-create a resource - there are apps for mobile phones with revision cards and students can play games asking one another revision questions, collect points etc  #altc #GettingSparky]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526627 Virtual studio visits KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526628 Virtually visit experts in the the field in their place of work.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526628 Mindmaps KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526629 Develop mindmaps or concept maps. Any opportunity to use patterned notes collaboratively. Lets people join ideas and see the bigger picture... Do we need teach students to brainstorm (as individuals and or as groups)? See iMindMap ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526629 Sharing ideas *correctly KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526630 Have students create a #Flipgrid or #Padlet board and sharing with each other their own ideas around topic/theory/etc.


]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526630 Reflect and Comment KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526631 Reflecting on concepts and theories using blogs, podcasts, videos. I would throw in some peer review there too. Could use the comment sections of online tools for that. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526631 Matching Activity KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526632 An activity to match theories/ideas to quotes or passages from key text]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526632 OneNote Collaboration KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526633 Scaffolding more difficult concepts through collaborative learning via a @OneNoteEDU ClassNotebook is helpful. Get students to work on their individual areas and review, then later get them to collaborate in shared areas.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526633 Padlet Projects KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526634 Each week students are randomly grouped in pairs or threes and and given a 48 hour challenge. The aim was to get each group to produce a Padlet post related to the reading for that week. The members of each group were asked to decide whether there was anything in the papers that they had not understood. If so, they would be producing a ‘consolidation’ Padlet post. Consolidation Padlet posts help students to clarify, revise or deepen their understanding of the key readings.  . If all members of the group had understood the paper, however, they would be producing an ‘extension’ Padlet post. An extension post enables students to move beyond the key reading to explore the research area more widely.
https://journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/compass/article/view/714]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526634 Appreciate Process KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526635 Getstudents to appreciate process issues - eg with an app like Trello to break down tasks into smaller activities. Good too for teaching the basics of project management (employability)]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526635 Wikipedia assignment KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526636 E.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Biolprof/Signal_Transduction_Spring_2013 

https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/instructors/designing-a-writing-assignment/

]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526636 Post a problem Blog KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526637 Running an old-school class blog for discussions.  Post a ‘problem’ and have the students comment their answers. Each can then comment on each others solutions.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526637 Share practices using flipgrid KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526638 Flipgrid is a brilliant tool to have students share videos of how they've interpreted and critiqued a source! To expand on this, multiple individual recordings could be viewed or even peer-reviewed as a team with an ability to revise based on this experience. ]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526638 Rapid problem solving KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526639 Set a problem. In groups of no more that 10 students rapidly work through a structured process of brainstorming using the PSTB method - issue analysis, and action planning to achieve a plausible solution.  Great for online seminar break-out rooms or time limited asynchronous activities.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526639 Brainstorm an ABC avalanche KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526640 A great online seminar break-out activity. Give students a central question. Ask them to generate as many ideas as they can sorting them by their first letters. They need to try and complete the alphabet. Because students focus on generating a specific number of ideas they postpone their judgments, and move past obvious solutions, core to creative problem solving.

]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526640 Brainstorm KayO28 https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526641 Use a structured approach to run a brainstorming session. Present an issue or question. Students then brainstorm in the following phases: Phase 1: Idea generation Phase 2: Idea Grouping Phase 3: Idea review. Pauses between phases can be used to clarify issues or get feedback.Set rules so as many ideas are presented as possible, e.g. 'No commenting on ideas until Phase 3'. Could be achieved in a collaborative document, interactive whiteboard or collaborative drawing tool.]]> 2019-04-18 11:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KayO28/1gv481jzisux/wish/352526641