Reflec ction T Tool – – User guide e for te eacher rs/tra iners
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1. DISTANCE LEARNING FOR APPRENTICES Ibrahim Taner OKUMUS Ph D Mugla University Turkey June 2010 Corresponding subjects pa Reflection Tool _http www tef mu edu tr elb sayfalar reftool_v3 TBO Reflection tool User guide for students TB4 d E o E a a ET i a E Reflection Tool User auide for teachers trainers Purpose and A FNS aae EEE E E EE 1 r da O aer a E E E 1 LOG ON OANE SYSTE cxeanincscadancmainateanmonsanatadeunsnsteae aii nii aniani i 2 TACIE el O E emenenmnnentenaannaes 2 MVA elo Ug eee ener ete eee ee E E ee A E 4 JUSS HOR IN Ss a E E N 4 NOTO eann AEE EE EA AAE ETEEN 5 PUNO COS eane E EE E E E E E EE 5 VICOS e a E aud neces E E E E E 6 FEES PETE E AE E E A E AE A A A A E E AE T E E 6 POC OMON E a a a E E 7 Calendar ccececceccecceceeceeeceeceeneceeaeeueeneaeeneneuaneaeeneaneaeeueeueaeeaeeeeeneaeeneaeeaeeaeeneaneaeuarentaneaeeneaneanentantanears 7 Purpose and aims This paper targets vocational teachers and trainers in their support of students apprentices reflection on their learning By offering a mobile tool for virtual usage the teacher trainer achieves insight into the student s daily reflections The teacher trainer will be able to navigate the interface and log on to the system select students and switch between students profiles browse through the menu and the students folders questionnaires text notes and media files add comments to the students2. thoughts and productions use the calendar function Introduction Reflection tool is a web based software tool developed to support distance learning with smartphones This tool is meant to support students apprentices in their reflection on their daily work and experiences Teachers trainers can follow their students check out their students daily portfolio and comment on the work of the individual student Zip D a TB5 Reflection tool user guide for teachers trainers Page 1 Education and Culture Lifelong learning programme LEONARDO DA VINCI DISTANCE LEARNING FOR APPRENTICES The reflection tool is developed to work on both PC and mobile phones The software automatically detects the connecting media and provides the appropriate interface for the user This guide will present the use of the mobile version However the same guide can be used for the PC version since both have the same functionalities All the screen shots are captured from Nokia E71 Other smart phones may have slightly different screen looks but the functionalities will be the same Log on to the system When the user accesses the website the logon screen Fig 1 will appear first If the user is already registered in the system providing username and password will give access If the user does not have an account the user needs to follow the Signup here link to register The users registration needs will be approved by
3. the system administrator Once the administrator approves the user the user can login to the system with credentials Fig 1 Login screen The sign up page requires information from the user so that he she can be approved by the system administrator e The user must be selected as Coordinator which is the default selection The user selects a username and a password The user must provide first name last name e mail address home phone cell phone street address city and country Mandatory fields are marked with a After completing the fields the user clicks on the sign up button to complete the process The account becomes active after the administrator has approved the user Figure 2 Sign up page The interface 3G Distance Learning for Apprentices Reflection Tool Reflection Tool Sign In User Name Password oo sign In Do not have an account Sign Up Here Options a lose G Distance Learning for Apprentices Reflection Tool Reflection Too Sign Up Type of user Loordinator User Name Password Options When a teacher trainer logs into the system a screen will appear for the user to interact with the system Fig 3 TB5 Reflection tool user guide for teachers trainers Page 2 ZB e aA Education and Culture Lifelong learning programme LEONARDO DA VINCI DISTANCE LEARNING FOR APPRENTICES The teacher uses the reflection tool to follow
4. face is provided The User can navigate through months by clicking on the double arrows at the top left and right side of the name of the month For the current month the calendar uses colour coding to give information to the user A selected date is shown in a green box If another date has any entry that date is shown in an orange box If the user clicks on one of the previous dates all the menu items will show the entries made on the selected date Fig 15 Calendar interface TB5 Reflection tool user guide for teachers trainers Page 7 3G Distance Learning for Apprentices Reflection Tool What a great job keep up the good work See you in class on monday Edit your comments What a great job Keep up the good work See you in class on monday 36 Dista nce Learning for Apprentices Reflection Tool ZZ D Education and Culture Lifelong learning programme LEONARDO DA VINCI
5. felong learning programme LEONARDO DA VINCI DISTANCE LEARNING FOR APPRENTICES The menu items are My account Select Student Questionnaire Notes Photos Videos Files Add comment Now let s go through each menu item one by one My Account This menu item lets the user view account 3G Distance Learning for Apprentices Reflection Tool details My Account The user can change the personal information on this page User Name teacher Password Repeat Password Name Fig 5 My account menu item page Questionnaire The questionnaire menu shows the 3G Distance Learning for Apprentices Reflection Tool teacher trainer the answers given by the selected srale Not at all To a limited extent To some student to the provided questionnaire A extent To a great extent To a very great extent teacher trainer can only view answers and cannot modify them TECHNIQUE The questionnaire consists of multiple choice Have you become able to use the smartphone questions and free text questions There is also a possibility for free text Fig 6 Questionnaire Have you achieved new technical skills TB5 Reflection tool user guide for teachers trainers Page 4 Education and Culture Lifelong learning programme LEONARDO DA VINCI DISTANCE LEARNING FOR APPRENTICES Notes On this page the teacher trainer can see the free text entered by the selected student Fig 7 Notes Photos On the pho
6. the students work and view their portfolios Therefore in order to start using the tool the teacher must select a student 3G Distance Learning for Apprentices Reflection Tool Reflection Tool Calendar ayo Click on the Select Student link This link will bring up a list of students The teacher chooses which student to work with New menu items will then appear that are active for the selected student Fig 4 The name of the selected student is highlighted The selected student can be changed at any time The menu items Questionnaire Notes Photos Videos Files and Add Comment appear All menu items are bound to the selected student and the active date By default the current date will be the active date The user can change the active date by clicking on a date on the calendar 3G Distance Learning for Apprentices Reflection Tool Students User Hame Surname Hame student well study Students User Hame Surname Hame student well study Fig 4 Teacher menu items All the menu items appear at the top A calendar can be used to navigate to previous entries A teacher trainer can only view information entered by a student Only the Add Comment item is used for teachers trainers to send back feedback to the students The user can safely log out using the link given at the top of the page TB5 Reflection tool user guide for teachers trainers Page 3 L lt A Education and Culture Li
7. to page the teacher trainer can view the photo album created by the student This page shows the thumbnails of the uploaded images Clicking on thumbnails will activate the full size picture Fig 8 Photo Album TB5 Reflection tool user guide for teachers trainers Page 5 3G Distance Learning for Apprentices Reflection Tool ReTlection loo Student s Notes here are my notes Options Education and Culture Lifelong learning programme LEONARDO DA VINCI Videos This page provides an interface for teacher trainers to download videos uploaded by the student Fig 9 Video Page his video demonstrates how seagulls tly aver boats on marmara sea This interface is used for the teacher trainer to view files uploaded into the system by the selected student my files Fig 10 File page Files ZB Ea TBS Reflection tool user guide for teachers trainers Page 6 Education and Culture Lifelong learning programme LEONARDO DA VINCI DISTANCE LEARNING FOR APPRENTICES Add Comment This page is the only page that is interactive for the teacher Using this page after viewing all the information entered by the student the teacher trainer can send feedback to the student using the provided text editor Fig 11 The comments which are entered and saved by the teacher trainer are immediately viewable for the student Fig 11 Comment page Calendar A simple calendar inter
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