Thesis Defence Presentation

 

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Intro / Overview

-       Background

-       Quick tour, showing main activities and highlights

-       What contributes to success

SCoPE main page

Background

-       Online community for individuals interested in Educational Research and Practice

-       Many ideas brought forward by GEN

-       Hosted by LIDC

-       Moodle

-       Almost 2 years old

-       Membership is free

-       Most activities are open to the public

About SCoPE

Membership

-       Currently over 1200 known members from 45 countries

-       This shows people who have logged in recently, i.e. TLITE

-       Continue to see a steady growth in membership, word of mouth

-       Little invested in marketing

Member list

-       Participants on the periphery

-       Intentionally designed this way

-       Understand what SCoPE is about, get a feel for the culture

Logs of front page

Seminar Discussions

-       Main activity scheduled, facilitated seminar discussion

-       20 to date

-       Facilitated by volunteers

-       New topic each month

-       Topics emerge through participation

-       Example PLE

-       In some cases a member proposes a topic AND volunteers to facilitate

-       Offer support as needed

SCoPE seminar discussion

Manage Participation

-       Members and non-members can access on the site or through RSS, and members can subscribe to receive forum posts by email

Forums list

-       Example of how this is effective

http://scope.lidc.sfu.ca/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=575&parent=4206

Special Interest Groups/ Projects / Events

-       Like seminars, ideas for SIGs generally emerge through participation

-       Some SIGs revolve around special events, like conferences

-       Some private, but most public

Special Interest Group List (public)

-       Example of special project Blogging to Enhance Learning

http://scope.lidc.sfu.ca/course/view.php?id=36

Resources

-       Many resources are generated and co-created through participation

-       Example of a wiki

http://scope.lidc.sfu.ca/mod/wiki/view.php?id=362

-       Example of a mindmap

http://scope.lidc.sfu.ca/mod/resource/view.php?id=512

-       Example of outcome resource

-       This kind of productive activity is what we get excited about

http://scope.lidc.sfu.ca/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=645

What contributes to success? First, how do we know we are successful. What are the indicators?

-       Number of people actively participating

-       Number of people accessing site

-       Willingness to give back

-       Demonstrate appreciation

http://scope.lidc.sfu.ca/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=158&parent=875

-       Blog buzz

http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/2007/01/27.html

-       Recognized by award - peer

Award

What contributes to success?

-       MSimple starting point

-       Basic layout, essential tools

-       Involving members in discussion about the community --  1st discussion was about SCoPE

-       Wide open

-       Topics generated through participation

-       Ideal for busy professionals

-       No obligation to participate

-       Mix of experts and novices teaching

-       Create a rhythm and reasons to return

Collaborate on events with other communities

Main site

-       Community coordinator role

-       Keep my finger on the pulse of the community

-       Plan and facilitate community activities

-       Keep up with housekeeping

-       Look for opportunities, link members

-       Work with volunteer facilitators to help them prepare for seminar discussions

-       Follow up on issues, suggestions

 

Next steps

-       Good things to say

-       Obviously work to be done

-       Upcoming seminar discussion in August

Next steps discussion