Field Study 3: Technology in the Learning Environment

Name of FS Student : Gieser Mae R. Catiil Date : 13, 2013 Course: BSE 4 Major: Biological Sciences (Section): EDD Important Reminders:
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September FS 3

1. Extend due courtesy to the Administrators, Teachers, and Staff Members of the school. 2. Follow the rules and regulations of the school and the centers you are visiting. 3. Always ask permission from the person when you can conduct this interview. 4. After you have completed your interview, express your gratitude for the time and assistance they gave you for this FS episode Aim of this activity: The aim of this activity is for you to analyze and upraise websites, interactive games or online quiz and video related to your course and major/area of concentration or the topics in your observed classes. Try to determine if these websites, interactive games, online quiz and video, support the needs for online learning for you and your learners. Get ready to share this during the processing session. PART 1. WEBSITES Instructions: 1) Select two websites related to the topics discussed in a class you have observed. 2) Create a Screen Capture of its Home Page and place it in the box below replacing the sample image. Size your image to approximately 5 inches wide. 3) Type all your answers in the space opposite to each question. 4) Print out your completed document and pass this to your FS Teacher. Do not forget to include your name. 5) Since there are two websites, produce two copies of pages 2 to 5 Your Name: Gieser Mae R. Catiil Web Site Title: Virtual Amrita Laboratories Universalizing Education (Virtual Laboratory) URL: http://amrita.vlab.co.in/index.php?sub=3&brch=187&sim=324&cnt=4 Place Your Screen Capture here:

This evaluation form has been adapted from Web Page Evaluation Checklist by Joe Barker, The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley The Best Stuff on the Web. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker. pdf Trinidad (2010) elearn.xu.edu.ph

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Accuracy of the Website What is the purpose of the website and why was it designed? (inform, facts, data, persuade, explain, sell, entice, share/disclose, other)

Response The purpose of the website is to educate students in economically challenged schools (with insufficient laboratory instruments and apparatus). What audience is the website The website is designed for designed for? (grade level, age, Elementary, High School and College interest group) Students taking up Subjects in Chemical Sciences (Chemistry), Physical Sciences (Physics) and Biological Sciences (Biology). A variety of Virtual Experiments of the specific sub branches of the mentioned Subjects are present.

This evaluation form has been adapted from Web Page Evaluation Checklist by Joe Barker, The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley The Best Stuff on the Web. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker. pdf Trinidad (2010) elearn.xu.edu.ph

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Who authored the website and does This project is an initiative of Ministry the site provide contact information? of Human Resource Department under National Mission on Education through ICT (India) and Amrita University, one of the best multidisciplinary research universities in India What does the site tell you about the This site proves the worldwide authors qualification to author the accreditation of Amrita University as site? the only Multi-disciplinary Research University in India with an A status by the NCAA (equivalent to PAASCU in the Philippines) Authority of the Website Response Who published the website and is it amrita university other than the Web Master? What is the domain of the website? .edu it is an educational Institution Look up the author in Google or other Amrita University is listed in QS World search engines. What do you find? University Rankings Objectivity of the Website Describe the goals and/or objectives of this website (as you perceive them) Response It serves as a new immersive elearning tool that provides a mediarich, interactive user interface that teachers can use to supplement their curriculum. What opinions (if any) are expressed There are no evident biases. by the author (s) of the website? List any evident biases. Currency of the Website When was the website created? (If known) When was the website last updated? (if known) Response The Website is updated every now and then as evident in Online Registrations of a Free Workshops for Teachers, Professors, and Researchers of various Institutions. The latest Workshop is held on August 14, 2013 How up-to-date are the links? Do all Yes, all the links are functioning. the links function?
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This evaluation form has been adapted from Web Page Evaluation Checklist by Joe Barker, The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley The Best Stuff on the Web. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker. pdf Trinidad (2010) elearn.xu.edu.ph

Field Study 3: Technology in the Learning Environment

List major links found within the Home website. Project Workshops Nodal Centers News and Events Forums Contact Us Log-In Coverage of the Web Documents Response Describe the links and discuss Yes, the links complement the whether or not they complement the website website What is the ratio of text to images? The ratio of Images of text to Images is balanced Describe whether or not the Yes, The References (Books, information offered on by the site is Webliography and even the Image properly cited. (Does the website list Sources) are very well cited and references or a bibliography?) given credits in the Reference Page of Every Virtual Lab Navigation Structure within the Website Describe the local and major navigation controls and their placement in the website. Specify if a Search function is provided and identify its location Response
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Each Virtual Laboratory is presented as a leaf page of a notebook with header for easy navigation There is no existing Word or Topic Search, but only Google Custom Search Design Elements of the Website Response Describe the color palette of the The Website is user friendly, uses a websites interface, including the well laid out Page and can be banner, background, graphics and accessed just by clicking the buttons typeface Describe the design continuity of the The Design is consistent in all the pages within the website. page links. Summary Response Provide a succinct summary of your Amrita Virtual Labs are a new overall impression of the website immersive e-learning tool that highlighting the seven criteria. provides a media-rich, interactive Explain how you would (or would not) user interface that teachers can use use the website as an to supplement their curriculum.
This evaluation form has been adapted from Web Page Evaluation Checklist by Joe Barker, The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley The Best Stuff on the Web. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker. pdf Trinidad (2010) elearn.xu.edu.ph

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educator/learner. To whom would you These Virtual Labs are located on an recommend this website and why? open webpage that can be accessed by anyone through a web browser, on any Internet-connected computer in the world. A variety of laboratory experiments can be conducted virtually using animation, simulation or remotely triggered hardware. Laboratory experiments are modeled very close to real-life experiments and when used as a learning tool by students it allows them to learn the material more efficiently and can actually make doing the practical experiments easier. Your Name: Gieser Mae R. Catiil Web Site Title: Connecting Concepts: Interactive Lessons in Biology URL: http://ats.doit.wisc.edu/biology/lessons.htm
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This evaluation form has been adapted from Web Page Evaluation Checklist by Joe Barker, The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley The Best Stuff on the Web. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker. pdf Trinidad (2010) elearn.xu.edu.ph

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Place Your Screen Capture here:
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Accuracy of the Website What is the purpose of the website and why was it designed? (inform, facts, data, persuade, explain, sell, entice, share/disclose, other)

Response It is a series of interactive web-based lessons designed to give introductory undergraduate biology students opportunities to connect biology concepts. What audience is the website College and High School Students designed for? (grade level, age, interest group)

This evaluation form has been adapted from Web Page Evaluation Checklist by Joe Barker, The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley The Best Stuff on the Web. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker. pdf Trinidad (2010) elearn.xu.edu.ph

Field Study 3: Technology in the Learning Environment

Who authored the website and does Instructors of Biology 51-52 of the site provide contact information? University of Wisconsin-Madison, specifically Departments of Zoology and Entomology, Learning Solutions, Learning Technology and Distance Education & Center for Biology Education What does the site tell you about the Connecting Concepts: Interactive authors qualification to author the Lessons in Biology was produced site? collaboratively at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by: (a) Transforming Teaching Through Technology (T4), Learning Solutions, Division of Information Technology; and (2) Instructors of Introductory Biology 151/152 Authority of the Website Who published the website and is it other than the Web Master? What is the domain of the website? Look up the author in Google or other search engines. What do you find? Objectivity of the Website Describe the goals and/or objectives of this website (as you perceive them) Response University of Wisconsin Madison Edu It is an educational Institution The Authors are the Professors, Instructors and Instructional Staff of Biology 51-52
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Response These Lessons were designed to unify the learning experiences of students across multiple sections in Biology 151/152 at UW-Madison and to increase opportunities for student self-assessment, promote practice of interdisciplinary skills, and increase exposure to research examples and real data. What opinions (if any) are expressed Theres no evident biases done by by the author (s) of the website? List the author any evident biases. Currency of the Website Response

This evaluation form has been adapted from Web Page Evaluation Checklist by Joe Barker, The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley The Best Stuff on the Web. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker. pdf Trinidad (2010) elearn.xu.edu.ph

Field Study 3: Technology in the Learning Environment

When was the website created? (If known) When was the website last updated? (if known) How up-to-date are the links? Do all the links function? List major links found within the website.
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The website was created last 2003 Yes all the links function well a Lesson Help Instructor resources About Response The Links complement the website and its purpose. It may be loaded with Information, but the References are not properly cited.

Coverage of the Web Documents Describe the links and discuss whether or not they complement the website What is the ratio of text to images? Describe whether or not the information offered on by the site is properly cited. (Does the website list references or a bibliography?) Navigation Structure within the Website Describe the local and major navigation controls and their placement in the website. Specify if a Search function is provided and identify its location Design Elements of the Website Describe the color palette of the websites interface, including the banner, background, graphics and typeface Describe the design continuity of the pages within the website. Summary

Response All the navigation Control buttons are placed at the left side of the page. No, There is no Search Function provided Response The Color Palette and even the Lay out design of the Webpage is very simple. The buttons are accessible in just a click of the mouse. Response

This evaluation form has been adapted from Web Page Evaluation Checklist by Joe Barker, The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley The Best Stuff on the Web. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker. pdf Trinidad (2010) elearn.xu.edu.ph

Field Study 3: Technology in the Learning Environment

Provide a succinct summary of your overall impression of the website highlighting the seven criteria. Explain how you would (or would not) use the website as an educator/learner. To whom would you recommend this website and why?
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These Lessons were designed to unify the learning experiences of students across multiple sections in Biology 151/152 at UW-Madison and to increase opportunities for student self-assessment, promote practice of interdisciplinary skills, and increase exposure to research examples and real data. In the same way, this can also be used and apply here in Xavier University.

PART II. INTERACTIVE GAMES/ ONLINE QUIZ AND VIDEO Instructions: 1) Select one interactive game/online quiz and a video related to your topics discussed in a class you have observed. 2) Create a Screen Capture of its Home Page and place it in the box below replacing the sample image. Size your image to approximately 5 inches wide. 3) Type all your answers in the space provided after each question. 4) Print out your completed document and pass this to your FS Teacher. Interactive Game/Online Quiz Title: Detective Science Plant Parts URL:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/detectivescience/plantpar ts.html Place Your Screen Capture here:

This evaluation form has been adapted from Web Page Evaluation Checklist by Joe Barker, The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley The Best Stuff on the Web. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker. pdf Trinidad (2010) elearn.xu.edu.ph

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A. Describe briefly this interactive game/ online quiz, benefits a class. In this online Game, Students play the role of a secret agent in a number of important cases that test their knowledge of science topics such as friction, gravity, magnets, electricity, chemistry, plants, microorganisms, life cycles and more. They will have fun saving the day while learning cool facts, solving problems and improving their science skills at the same time. B. How will this be integrated in class? This Online Interactive Game can be used in the discussion in Science Subjects, specifically in Elementary Students. It can be a Teaser before starting the formal discussion wherein they will guess based on their prior knowledge. It could also be a Teaching Tool in the Discussion, wherein the Teacher will use the Game as a Simulation of the Parts and Functions. Or it could also be used in Reviewing or Graded Quiz as an Evaluation of the Students Learning.
This evaluation form has been adapted from Web Page Evaluation Checklist by Joe Barker, The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley The Best Stuff on the Web. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker. pdf Trinidad (2010) elearn.xu.edu.ph

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Video Title: The Inner Life of a Cell URL: http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/anim_innerlife_hi.html Place Your Screen Capture here:

A. What is the message of this video? The Inner Life of a Cell is an eight-minute animation created for Harvard biology students - the animation illustrates unseen molecular mechanisms and the ones they trigger, specifically how white blood cells sense and respond to their surroundings and external stimuli. B. What are the benefits of showing this video to the class? This helps the students in the comprehension in the Functions of each specific Cell Organelles, specific Biochemical Elements manufactured and Mechanisms of Action in the face of cellular Infection. C. How will this be integrated in class?
This evaluation form has been adapted from Web Page Evaluation Checklist by Joe Barker, The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley The Best Stuff on the Web. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker. pdf Trinidad (2010) elearn.xu.edu.ph

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This specific Video is used by our Biochemistry (Chem 5)Teacher Ms. Jomari Enerio as a Teaser or Initial Introduction of our Lesson in Biochemistry, specifically Cellular Mechanisms.

This evaluation form has been adapted from Web Page Evaluation Checklist by Joe Barker, The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley The Best Stuff on the Web. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker. pdf Trinidad (2010) elearn.xu.edu.ph