CloudDeakin is Deakin University’s cloud learning environment. CloudDeakin incorporates a range of applications and educational technologies to enable interactive and engaging learning. This is a practical session where participants will engage in hands-on design and set up of a unit site as well as gain ideas to effectively use appropriate tools to support their teaching in the cloud environment.

By completing this session, staff should be able to:

• Use DeakinSync to access CloudDeakin unit and course sites.
• Incorporate the Faculty CloudDeakin unit site minimum standards into unit design.
• Design, build and manage learning resources in CloudDeakin. Tools include: Learning Resources, HTML editor with stylesheets, embedding media and using templates.
• Communicate, collaborate, and engage effectively online. Tools include: video post widget, news items, classlist, discussion forum and topics, calendar, intelligent agents, FAQs, user progress, attendance, selective release, groups tool, class management tool and more.
• Manage assessment and provide feedback online. Tools include: quizzes, assignment submission dropboxes, feedback, rubrics, grades, Turnitin and video/audio tools.
• Understand how other CloudDeakin technologies work: EchoSystem, DeakinAir, Cloud Synchronous Classroom tool, Reading List (eReadings), Talis Aspire and WordPress.
• Know where to get help and support.

Useful Resources

• Faculty of Business and Law CloudDeakin Minimum Standards (pdf)
• Giving Audio-Video Feedback for Assessment Tasks
• Deakin Digital Asset Bank Management System (Deakin login required. Junos Pulse required off-site)
• Image usage on websites and Copyright

Please bring your laptop for the session

Location – LB5.208 OR *VMP BL 4 39325