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WebLearn and fieldtripsWebLearn User Group | Michaelmas Term 2013

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project

fieldtripCopenhagen (March 2013)preparatory lectures and trip (six days)

three aims: to enable preparation prior to the trip to promote reflection on the themes and activitiesand to allow collaboration via group project wikis

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why WebLearn?

familiaritystudents accustomed to using VLEconnected to the course

administrationmembership / permissions

potential for collaborationwiki component

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design: scalable

multiple devicesmany screen-sizes (desktops through to smartphones)experience and ease of use

straightforwardOptions (top of particular page) > Automatically resize

(tick box)

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design: scalable

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design: scalable

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design: scalable

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design: scalable

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design: wikis

group workchallenging, especially given college system

wikis as a way of preparing and sharing materialresearch can be planned in advance, e.g. draft

questions

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design: wikis

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design: wikis

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design: wikis

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design: wikis

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design: embedding maps

practical questions matterwhere are we staying?where can we eat?

embedding mapsGoogle one option among many

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/72644?hl=en

(latest version of maps does not offer code to embed)

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design: embedding maps

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post-trip

pre-empt questions about the field notebooknotes from talk during tripFAQ drawn from discussion

draw attention to thisplacement (Site Info > Page Order) *asterisk*highlighted text (?)

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post-trip

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iterations / developments

site counterSite Info > Edit Tools > Site Statstrack use of site

imageslower-image sizeoption to do this automatically (?)

easy to updatehyperlink checker (?)

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questions?

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