By Kiruthika Ragupathi. Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning, NUS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMKgYFGbjyc&p=83FA1CD871F4A4E5 Have you ever wondered what your colleagues do in their IVLE courses? Ever thought of how you can optimise IVLE's potential to enhance your teaching? Or you have tried using IVLE before but was dissatisfied with the outcome? In this session, we will help you discover practical ways that IVLE is being employed by our fellow colleagues to enhance their students' learning experience. We will also showcase some good practices in planning and managing the tools in IVLE.

1. Maximising the potential of IVLE:
A showcase of good practices
Kiruthika Ragupathi
Principal Educational Technologist
CDTL
04 Jan 2011 CIT BuzzEd 2011

2. How faculty/students use IVLE?

3. Why?
Convenience & flexibility
Collaboration & communication
Contextualisation
Constructive feedback

4. Showcase - IVLE Recipes

5. Information board / bulletin board
Activity : Content creation, Communication
Tool(s) used: IVLE Announcement
Description:  After each class, post information - course
materials, links to other reading materials,
pre-readings…
 Help students be better prepared for the
next lesson
 Useful for exam preparation

6. IVLE Announcement

7. Extend real-time class discussions
Activity : Communication, Collaboration
Tool(s) used: IVLE Discussion Forum, IVLE Chat room
Description:  Divide students into groups to discuss on
different issues related to a topic in class
 Students post a summary of the group
discussion on the discussion forum
 Class discusses each group’s
inputs/comments
 Allows for review/re-visit/continue
discussion

8. Enhance students’ understanding of topics
Activity : Communication, Collaboration
Tool(s) used: Readings, Web links, IVLE Discussion Forum
Description:  Post reading articles online weekly
 Create question(s) in discussion forum(s)
based on reading articles – for specific topic
 Students discuss using the forum before
face-to-face class ( 1 week duration)
 Discussion moves from discussion forum to
face-to-face class

9. Provide feedback on peer’s presentation
Activity : Communication, Collaboration
Tool(s) used: Multimedia bank, IVLE Discussion Forum
Description:  View the video recorded session
 Students do a peer review with another
student assigned in a forum and provide
feedback on areas identified
 Tutor will review the feedback and give
final comments in the forum

10. Provide support for assignments
Activity : Communication, Collaboration
Tool(s) used: Workbin, IVLE Discussion Forum
Description:  Week 1: Introduction and overview
 Week 3: Submit draft proposal through
discussion forum & peer review
 Week 7: Submit sections 1, 2 & 3 through
Workbin & peer review
 Week 13: Submit final assignment (1,000 –
2,000 word essay)

11. IVLE Discussion Forum

13. Create course glossary with pictures
Activity : Content creation
Tool(s) used: Glossary bank, IVLE Workbin
Description:  Create a glossary which features works of
students
 A student defines a term along with a
picture to illustrate along with references
to the pictures origins
 Allow your students to submit the entries
to the workbin and then you/tutor can
update the glossary

14. Enhanced MCQs
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application,
Activity :
Analysis
Tool(s) used: IVLE Assessment
Description:  Five options with one correct option
 Question: Requires students to consider
extensive new information
(one para to half a page)
 Sufficient time for reading the question
and thinking about options
 Suitable for open book examinations

15. Engage students / gather data
Activity : Communication, feedback
Tool(s) used: IVLE Poll
Description:  Intersperse “Opinion polls” to engage
students
 Use this terrific activity to gather short
snippets of data
 Active and reflective for the students

16. Mid-term feedback
Tool(s) used: IVLE Survey
Description:  Create a mid-term feedback using IVLE
survey
 Helps you better understand students’
needs and concerns - Align teaching to
students’ learning
 Re-focus content emphasis
 Refine grading procedures
 Track teaching development

17. Questions to ponder
 Would you be using IVLE to streamline
administrative workload?
 Would you use IVLE to collaborate and
communicate with my students/peers?
 Will its usage promote explorative and
independent Learning in your students?
 Will using IVLE change the way your
classes are conducted?

18. Q&A
Questions?
Comments?
Kiruthika Ragupathi
(cdtkdr@nus.edu.sg)
http://blog.nus.edu.sg/cdtkdr/