Social Bookmarks: Diigo Collection

In Module 2 we joined the E-learning Educators group on the Diigo website.  Diigo is a social bookmarking website that allows one to share interesting findings common to the group - in our case, E-learning. There are many forms of electronic communities in the digital world.  With regards to educational communities, Palloff & Pratt  (1999) point out that electronic communities are formed to meet the needs of the members (p. 23).   Our Diigo E-Learning for Educator group provides us with not only the resources of interest each individual finds, but resources from all members of the group. 

Creating a group is a simple process. I've already created one for our nursing school so that we can help students build a resource of reliable information beyond the required textbooks they purchase.  The link will take you to my collection.

Facilitating Discussions

During Module 3 of the course we had the opportunity to facilitate a discussion forum.  We chose a topic, provided a resource to our group members, and then entered a discussion prompt.  For a look at the details of the assignment here's a link.  Once you arrive on the page click the hyperlink and you'll be there.
My topic for discussion was Teaching and Learning with the Net Generation .  An interesting prospect as so many of our youth grow up with computers and mobile devices immediately available. Here's a place to see the discussion that followed the prompt:

Barnes, K., Marateo, R. & Pixy Ferris, S.,(2007).  Teaching and learning with the net generation. Innovate: Journal of Online Education, v3 n4. 
     Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/detail?accno=EJ843378

Navigating Moodle

During Module 4 we had the experience of creating a quiz or survey based on material we chose for our group.  Navigating Moodle was a bit challenging for me as I am used to a very structured LMS with buttons and links to the program components.  So it was an enlightening experience for me and created a significant increase in empathy for the new nursing students that I deal with each semester.  Navigating learning management systems is definitely a learned skill.  This link will take you to the launch page for Moodle but not directly to the quiz.