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=DISCUSSION AUDIT PAGE=

I have divided this page in half and have detailed at the bottom key points agreed just as an audit trail. I have copied across all our suggestions/thoughts in progress from the meeting minutes and from the WIP pages. I will be working on all wiki pages all the time to keep tidy.

**SEMINAR FOCUS:- **

**Explore the links between the versatility of mobile devices and student learning **


 * Seminar relates to course outcomes 2 & 3:
 * Evaluate links between the general theoretical foundations of E-Learning and situated notions of the practice of E-Learning in context.
 * Apply existing and emergent knowledge of E-Learning through active participation in knowledge construction processes.
 * From the assignment specs:
 * The focus of the seminar is on the **trend and its relevance to teaching and learning**
 * From the assessment criteria:
 * Very original, clever, and creative approach that encourages engagement.
 * Resources were either (a) clearly authoritative or (b) provided outstanding stimulus.
 * Encouragement of not only participation, but 'deeper' critical thought.

__**POINTS IN DISCUSSION**__ Explore the learning outcome through the context of mlearning in the news concept, take a recent current event, marry it with a good quality reading, and provoke thought with some depth of questioning (exploring and relating to teaching and learning). OrewaCollege would work beautifully as an example of this approach, Copyright Infringing Law another, Londonriots a 3rd (Nick to reword this)
 * 1. Learning Outcome/Objectives development**

What do we want to use?
 * 2. Technology**
 * Use Weebly as platform
 * Maybe use Stream for discussion - but we really need something a bit speedier than Stream - too longer a delay in posting and feedback

How multisensory do we want their experience? How will students feel about the tech we choose? How many discussion forums do we want running? How much time will it take the students? What process do we see unfolding? What structure will guide the process? What do we expect our participants to do? How will we engage the participants in the asynch discussion that follows the presentation? Will we look at technology as one section? Will we look at pedagogical implications of mobile technologies on teaching and learning as another section? Will we look at positive/negative impacts as another section? Are we going to have one activity per section?
 * 3. Student Experience/Structure**

Gaelyn suggests:-
 * Activities that promote getting to know other people in the group through various regroupings and pairings
 * Being involved in a scenario
 * Creating a useful resource to take back into teaching

Nick suggests:-


 * Provide a choice - everyone is expected to complete the intro and concluding activities but chooses a minimum of 3 of the 4 activities
 * Readings/resources used should not be too long and come from a variety of sources


 * 4. Activity Suggestions in Progress**
 * QR Code activity – book case study
 * Glossary to put them in the direction of information on:- Differing platforms, applications, interfaces, devices, carrier technologies e.g. wireless/3G4G (Nick to look out Glossary link)
 * Reading selection - 2 only - all team members researching and posting possibilities within their WIP pages
 * Do we provide links to Maggies readings in our course as Group 1 have and link to discussion as well as our 2 readings?
 * First week include readings then second week scaffold up to activity mini project
 * Maybe look at engaging activities that create meaning for the students ie a scenario based seminar that gives them a reason to engage to create their own authentic learning ie. 'The institute you work at has decided that each student is to have an ipad as a compulsory piece of equipment, and you are the only teacher who has any knowledge or interest in mobility teaching' etc - then structure the activities around what they can do to learn to deal with a particular scenario? OR the school has earthquake damage and you are relocated to a church camp near the seaside - how could you ensure your students learning is not affected
 * Get the students in the seminar to create their own resources e.g. videos and audios and post these online
 * Share data through their mobile phones
 * Make a phone tree
 * Set them a challenge of going to the remotest place to send a message to our seminar
 * Get them to create a resource they could use in their own teaching
 * Get them to write a story
 * Give them strict guidelines about timeframes, feedback, maybe put them into groups for some of the exercises - or pair them up so they can communicate with each other - people love engaging if it has meaning for them personally and they love learning if they already know what they are going to be doing and why.

Quality Control – no errors – academic rigour Content specialist – someone who understands and checks content – relevant: check references: Course Design - willing to look at pedagogy/objectives etc
 * 5. Administrative Roles**
 * The following roles will evolve as the seminar progresses:-**

__**AGREED POINTS**__

Team leader - deadlines meetings on track chasing up people - Sue Other roles will evolve as development progresses
 * 1. Administrative Roles**

To meet each week on a Monday at 7.30 pm
 * 2. Weekly meetings**

Explore the links between the versatility of mobile devices and student learning
 * 3. Learning Outcome Confirmed**

Local and Global contextualised to NZ
 * 4. Context/Contextual Focus Confirmed**


 * 5. Activity Suggestions Confirmed**
 * No more than two readings

Use Weebly as main platform (Nick comfortable to setup and Gaelyn happy to help...)
 * 6. Technology Confirmed**

Activity designer is activity facilitator
 * 7. Activity Facilitation**