ETC RILS Project

Relevant and Innovative Learning Scenario

IRVING PERALTA

Brief Overview: Communication is the key to having a successful program.  Being able to sync with your team is crucial when it comes to planning events or ideas.  My RILS focuses on that notion of communication and building an online community group.  The Web 2.0 tools that I will be using will help my group of leaders to communicate, plan, and share as one.

Target Audience- A groups of about 20 leaders from my local place of worship.

Materials– Computer, Internet access, smart phone, iPad (optional), and an email account.

Objectives– At the end of this scenario the learner will be able to:

·      create an iGoogle account to be able to coordinate events on Google calendar

·      manage and organize multiple key websites and email accounts

·      design a blog for feedback on ideas and make comments to other learners blogs.

Procedure–

·      Log on the Internet and type in the address bar the following http://www.google.com/ig

·      Create an iGoogle account by going through here:

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·      Provide the necessary information to set up your profile. 

·      Provide a name and password.  Make sure to choose a strong enough password and write it down for future reference.

·      Click on the MORE button at the top and select calendar. 

·      Accept the request to view the calendar I created.

·      Visit http://www.google.com/blogger

·      Set up an account

·      Create and add information to your profile

·      Post first blog titled: “I’m on the web!”

1.    Emergent Technology

·      iGoogle is a Web 2.0 tool design for collaboration and easy access to a multitasking individual. 

·      Google Calendar allows you to create and share events, meetings, and edit them online.

·      Blogger is a tool design to share your thoughts with the world and allow them to post comments back.

2.   Social Participation/Social Learning– My team will be interacting online and face-to-face.  We will have a set meeting where we will discuss the upcoming event of our ministry.   Then we will upload the events on our public calendar.  The team will monitor any changes and/or edits to events.  They will also post a blog and comment on others once an event has past.  The blog will address feedback and personal experience with the event.

Making Connections– The scenario must offer opportunities for the learner to connect on different levels. Include the three types of connections below in your plan.  How are the connections being made and how will they help deep learning take place. How will your learner connect with:

·      Most of my team has worked with email and calendars from outlook express.  They will take that knowledge and now mix it with the idea of sharing their information with everyone else. 

·      What is relevant is that they can use this tools for their own personal assistance.  They can use it with their coworkers or classmates. 

·      The team will connect with the local community and feel part of the experience. 

Create/Produce – The team product will be an online iGoogle account with knowledge of creating and editing events on a calendar and designing a blog that will be used to create a community by posting and commenting on the web.

Assessment –I will know that the objective has been met when my team is able to create an iGoogle account, set up their calendar and manage events, edit them and respond to the change that was made.  Also when the learner is posting and commenting on other blogs about our events and so creating a sense of a community.

Reflection – The reflection for the RILS must have two parts.

·      The learner will create an event using Google Calendar and share it to the team.

·      The learner will accept an invitation to a meeting.

·      The learner will post a blog and comment on someone else’s blog too.