Desire-2-Learn - tech-ed-workshops

Overview and Demonstration of Brand New Teaching and Learning Tools

Presenter: John Baker Room #: 201A

Date: 3/26/2007 @ 10:30:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM

Category: Vendor Concurrent Sessions

Theme: ELearning

Sub Theme: Interactive & Collaborative Learning Communities

Ed Level: ALL EDUCATIONAL LEVELS

Tech. Prof.: ALL TECHNOLOGY LEVELS

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Organization: Desire2Learn

Description: Learn more about Desire2Learn’s award-winning suite of learning technology/software that enhances online learning. Discover how this technology helps faculty engage students, and improve online delivery.

Abstract: Participants will learn about Desire2Learn’s Learning Environment, and what this will entail if participants choose to select this as a platform. They will also learn the functionality of the learning management system, the flexibility and the control that they will have over their own course design. They will learn about LOR’s (Learning Object Repository) benefits, such as cost savings, time savings and effective uses of their own objects. Desire2Learn’s new LiveRoom option allows for online, real-time discussions amongst participants of the course, which in turn, allows for collaboration of ideas, and creates a virtual in-class feel. On the whole, participants will learn that they have options when it comes to eLearning, and that they can control the content and design of their course. Rigidity and tedious steps to make simple modifications are a thing of the past. Learning Platform: The Desire2Learn Learning Platform offers you a complete web-based suite of easy-to-use teaching and learning tools with a focus on course development, delivery and management. Desire2Learn combines all the features and functionality in a learning management system (LMS), a course management system (CMS), a learning content management system (LCMS), basic portal, and more, in the Desire2Learn Learning Platform. The Desire2Learn Learning Platform offers you the flexibility and control over the learning environment to match your unique approach to education. The Desire2Learn Learning Platform and environment functionality takes into account the different perspectives of learners, instructors and administrators. Learning Object Repository: enabling the storing, tagging, searching and reusing of learning objects (LO). The Desire2Learn LOR can be used with other Desire2Learn technology, or as an LOR for other learning systems. Cost Savings: The LOR minimizes costs associated with course development by enabling the reuse of learning objects developed for one course in the creation of additional courses. Effective Content and Delivery Management: The Desire2Learn LOR facilitates efficient management of content by sharing and reusing resources while improving the overall quality of the course. Time savings: The Desire2Learn LOR saves time for your course development since duplication is eliminated through the consolidated pool of learning objects. Future Focus-Federated Searches and Harvesting: The Desire2Learn LOR enables users to conduct federated searches across other repositories and library systems, and enables the sharing of learning objects with other institutions and organizations worldwide. New LiveRoom collaboration suite: Allows for Live Chat between users, and creates an ideal environment for real-time online discussions. For example you could set up a teacher as the administrator of a chat room, where students could join. The instructor would have numerous tools at his disposal, including a paint-style canvas, or a slide show. The students can even click a button to “put up there hand” so that the teacher can respond to them when he/she desires. There will be a discussion, as well as a chance to talk about ‘blogging and rubrics.

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