APPENDIX 1: DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
| Transition to: |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
| Virtual documents (course outline, handouts, PP slides) | Static copies of text with basic PP provided on LMS | Interactive copies of text (e-book) with PP documents posted on LMS | Combination of interactive text, audio, and video | Combination of interactive text, interactive audio, and interactive video |
| Online Interaction (instructor-student, student-student) | All content discussions in class
Text based Email and LMS used for Q & A Informal student social media FB group chats for group work |
Formal LMS Discussion Groups
Informal student social media FB group chats |
Structured use of more familiar text-based social media applications
(e.g., Facebook. Linked-In, etc.)
Can embed links |
New media e.g. FlipGrid, Jing
Shift to audio/video interaction from text-based interaction |
| Virtual Assignments | Assignment instructions posted to LMS requiring hardcopy submission | Assignments posted to LMS, submission created offline and uploaded to LMS/Learning Portfolio | Assignments posted on LMS, and created using apps embedded within LMS/Learning Portfolio platform | Assignments posted on alternate platform
OR Assignment created by students on LMS or alternate platform |
| Virtual Assessment
(by instructor, TA, and/or peers) |
Assignments graded manually with hardcopy return | Assignments downloaded and graded offline with upload back to LMS | Assignments assessed using online rubric, scoring and feedback tools in LMS/Learning Portfolio | Assignments assessed using tools built into external platform |
| Virtual Gradebook | Offline ledger or Excel spreadsheet | LMS Gradebook | Integration of external gradebook with LMS gradebook e.g. Publisher with Avenue | Gradebook hosted on alternate platform with multiple integration capability from different applications |
© Frances Tuer (2018)