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Week 1: Introduction Support Forum (Click and start a new discussion topic)

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Let's Get Acquainted with a Voki Avatar

Get a free account on Voki, create a character, and use your voice or choose a voice from the list of voices to introduce yourself by creating a Voki avatar. Share the link of your Voki introduction in this discussion forum and reply to at least one other participant. 

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Introduce yourself using the Voicethread below (Click to access the activity)
Introduce yourself using audio or video by hitting the plus sign. Click on the image to add your Voicethread or click on this link https://voicethread.com/share/21508263/

After adding your voice to Voicethread, respond to the following questions:

  • How was the experience ...
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Layout of the Course (Required Task)

Create a video tutorial showcasing the layout of this Moodle course. Do not go beyond the course parameters. Refer to the following areas:

  • Center 
  • Right block

Choose one of the following screen recorders to create your video. 

LOOM 

Edpuzzle

Screencast-o-matic

Screen Recorder

Vimeo

Flipgrid

Awesome Screen ...

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Collaborative Learning (Respond after reading and annotating the articles above)

Please answer the following questions and reply to at least one other participant.  Base your answers on what you find on Google scholar and on the following articles on Peer learning and peer assessment and How to Implement Peer Learning in Your Classroom (see reading with annotations)

  • What is ...
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Tutorial of a Curation Wall

Choose a curation wall and create a video tutorial outlining how you created the wall, the features available, and how you intend to use it.  Publish the video (MP4 file) to YouTube or Vimeo and share the link with the members of the session. Add the video to your curation wall. Remember to reply...

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Week 2: Text and Audio Support Forum (Click and start a new discussion topic)

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Debates for Collaborative Peer Learning in the EFL/ESL Class

  • How do debates in class promote collaborative learning? 
  • What other values do debates have?

Base your answers on the reading above or from other articles. Refer and cite the articles that you use.

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Choose a Debate Topic

You may work in your team or individually. 

  • Choose one topic from the list of 50 Debate Topics. 
  • Share you choice.
  • Why did you choose it?

Reply to at least one other participant. 

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Teamwork on Team Policy (Submit link of the completed doc)

This is a team activity, but you may work individually.

 Each team fills in the chart (table) on add-ons on Google docs after they copy the following doc. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yB3A4KRXUU6XDBP0YHYe6mheibYp6XoQLjCvcw-Rkd0/edit?usp=sharing

Steps:

  1. Copy the doc (suggest a team member to be...
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Teamwork on a Lesson Plan for a Class Debate (Submit link of the completed doc)

This is a team activity for a class debate activity. You may work on a team or individually. Each team fills in the chart (table) on add-ons on Google docs after they copy the following doc. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gBGzyWHXV5xbhJT6JScYPQdLsMzPJhbptKNo5E9J3dQ/edit?usp=sharing

Steps:

  1. Copy...
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Pre Debate Lesson Activities (Individual submission)

Create pre lesson debate activities using Padlet, Voicethread, Kahoot, or Quizlet for your chosen debate topic. Remember you and your team will need to create for and against for the debate topic.  Share the links of your activities. 

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Share and Reflect (individual submission with a grade)

Please reflect on the experience of collaborating on the Google docs and on the activities by relating to the following questions:

  • What are the benefits of the tasks? 
  • Do you see any challenges in such collaboration in your classes? 

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Week 3: Presentations and Videos Support Forum (Click and start a new discussion topic)

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Team Discussion - Discuss the presentation of your team topic
Use this forum to discuss your debate topic (for and against) and develop your team presentation.
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Team Learning Discussion Forum

Read the article above on the value of teamwork/team learning and reflect. Remember to respond to at least one other participant in his or her discussion thread. 

  • How will you use teamwork with your students? 
  • Share at least one possible activity. 

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Team Presentations and Screen Sharing Videos (Submit Videos)

Team Collaboration on a Google Presentation

  1. Teamup in the discussion forum for teamwork.
  2. Create a Canva group so you can collaborate on images and slides. 
  3. You can join my Canva education team and get teacher rights for the pro education on Canva for free. 
  4. One of the team members will create a ...
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Collaborate on one of your videos using Video Ant and share the link. 5
Week 4: Research and Quizzes Support Forum (Click and start a new discussion topic)

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Google Form Team Survey: Feedback on Week 3 Google Slide Debate Activity - Team Form Collaboration (Teamwork)

Feedback on the Google Slide Debate Activity Using Google Form 

  1. Choose one person or volunteer yourself to create a Google form.
  2. Select and create a new response destination.
  3. Accept responses.
  4. Add the members of your team as collaborators, so you can collaborate on the questions.
  5. Give everyone editing...
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Google Form Team Quiz (Submit individually)

Create a Quiz based on the Debate Activity Using Google Form 

  1. Choose one person or volunteer yourself to create a Google form.
  2. Select and create a new response destination.
  3. Accept responses.
  4. Add the members of your team as collaborators, so you can collaborate on the questions.
  5. Give everyone editing ...
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Google Form Feedback on the relevance of the information of the Debate Presentation (Submit individually)

Create a Quiz based on the Debate Activity Using Google Form 

  1. Choose one person or volunteer yourself to create a Google form.
  2. Select and create a new response destination.
  3. Accept responses.
  4. Add the members of your team as collaborators, so you can collaborate on the questions.
  5. Give everyone editing ...
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Quizlet Study Set for the Debate Topic

  • Choose words that capture the discussion of your debate topic. 
  • Create a study set as a team or individually on Quizlet
  • Share the quiz in the following Quizlet classroom https://quizlet.com/join/BjeZtskv3
  • Share link of the Quizlet study set in this discussion forum, too. 

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Results of the Responses (Everyone needs to add the results)

Please share an image of the results of your survey. You'll have to share the form in order to get responses. Make sure you share a summary of the responses. You can take a photo of the results. 

You'll find the summary under responses on your form.


Watch the video to see where the summary of ...

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Week 5: Showcase and Reflect Support Forum (Click and start a new discussion topic)

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Book Creation with Book Creator (Submit the link to your individual curation wall with the the link to the book)

In week 5, participants will reflect as a team or individually by creating a collaborative book using Book Creator. They will create a Canva account and add each team member so they can create images, presentation, cover for the book, and add the following items:

  1. Team policy making process 
  2.  How ...
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Showcase on a Curation Wall (Discussion forum with a Grade)
Participants will showcase the work they did in weeks 1-4 and reflect on the process using a screen sharing recorder and curation wall from the list, below.

Instructions:
  • Choose a screen recorder from the list below.
  • Go back to weeks 1-4 of the course. 
  • Take us on a tour of the work you had done in ...
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Reflect on the Process with a Voki Avatar


Sign up for or sign in to a Voki account and use the avatar with your voice (in real time or upload an MP3) or by text to speech that is there to reflect on the process of developing and designing a course collaboratively. 

Share the challenges and benefits of the 5-week EVO session and share the ...

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Certificates of Participation Support Forum (Click and start a new discussion topic)

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