Embracing technology to enhance development 9 23-11

Embracing technology to enhance development 9 23-11

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  Embracing Technology to EnhanceDevelopment Presented by: David Caso, Director Student and Academic Services Linda Lawrence, Coordinator Instructor Development Lisa Rapple, Specialist Curriculum Technology
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  Large group questions •How many of you have experience conducting training online? • How many of you have experience as a student in the online environment?
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  Small group questions •What kind of online tools do you have experience with? • Can you think of ways of using these tools in training and development?
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  Large group discussion •What hesitations do you have about conducting training online? • What question do you have about conducting training online?
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  Why we embracethe technology • Address multiple learning styles • Increase interaction among participants • Collaborate and share • Create communities of learning • Support individual lifestyles • Construct personal learning environments • Provide feedback • Assess and track performance • Engage global resources, ideas, and people
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  Delivering Content Learning ManagementSystem (LMS) • ANGEL Weblog (Blog) • Faculty Blog • Instructor Newsblog Media • Web-Tutorial • Embedded Video Web Conferencing • Conference Session
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  Interactive Tools –Engaging Others Innovations in Online Learning by the Instructional Design Team Social Learning – Wikis for co-authoring written and multimedia projects (wiki in process) – GoogleDocs for collaborative writing, idea sharing (Doc in process) – Blog for authentic learning (role-play) – Shared ideas, discussions (Facebook) – Social Bookmarking tool (Diigo) – Multimedia discussions/critiques (Voicethread) – Polls and surveys (Zoomerang)
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  Why will youembrace technology? • Address multiple learning styles • Increase interaction among participants • Collaborate and share • Create communities of learning • Support individual lifestyles • Construct personal learning environments • Provide feedback • Assess and track performance • Engage global resources, ideas, and people
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  Our Tips forbeginning online instruction: Final Points • Keep it simple in the beginning. Don’t overwhelm yourself or students with too many changes or too many technical challenges. • Teach the course once with an open mind. Evaluate activities for opportunities to improve. Only employ technology to IMPROVE your course. • Think out of the box. – There are things that the Internet can provide that a closed classroom could not. – Repurpose tools that you are familiar with or can learn easily. Low tech can be highly purposeful. • Maximize the features of the Learning Management System. (secure with limited features) – Discussions, – Pictures in profiles, – embed some Youtube videos from experts – use “Team” controls – Reflective journaling – Peer-review discussions and drop boxes • Be aware of privacy settings on Internet tools. Many technology enhancements that we spoke about MAY be public (open to the Internet world) so be aware of the tool’s settings and be sure students are informed as well. • Never use technology just for the flash and sparkle, this will frustrate students and impede good learning • You can learn from your students. Don’t think YOU have to be the creative one. Leave choices open to students to create projects using a tool of their choice. Possibly provide them with a suggestion list.
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  Final Points Easy toolsto start with: • Blogs – one of the easiest tools to learn for you or students. (Blogspot.com) – Have student teams create an informational blog. – Collect student experiences/stories, responses to key issues, or – Role-play (limited) – Create a collective document (limited) for a target audience • Polls/surveys – zoomerang.com – highlight key learning points – reinforce previous learning – collect feedback – Peer-review • Voicethread.com – have a conversation around media – You can create three for free • Sliderocket.com – interactive PowerPoint • Animoto.com – images and music (limited features in free version)
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  Questions we didn’tanswer? David Caso, Director • Student and Academic Services Linda Lawrence, Coordinator • Instructor Development Lisa Rapple, Specialist • Curriculum Technology
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  Embedded Video return
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  Wiki return
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  Blog return
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  Newsblog return
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  Elluminate return
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  Web Tutorials return
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  Online Polling return