Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Dr. Charles Griffin cgriffin@fullsail.com www.charlesgriffin.net
Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Interaction and Teaching Music Online
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Scope of Presentation • Overview of Full
Sail’s MPBS Program • Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Interaction • Web 2.0 fatigue affects us all • Making choices • Other considerations
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Full Sail University - MPBS
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Categories • General Education – Digital Literacy, English
Composition, Math, etc. • Practical - Digital Audio Theory, Digital Recording Principles, MIDI, Interactive Audio, Advanced Audio Workstations, Audio Postproduction, etc. • Academic - Music Theory, Listening, Composition, Music History, Arranging, Songwriting, Genres, Game Music, etc. • Music Business – Marketing, Copyright & Publishing, Special Projects
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Synchronous Communication
LIMITED • iChat (Text, Audio, Video, Screenshare) • Blackboard, Wimba, Adobe Connect, etc.
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Just because it’s limited… • iChat (not just for answering questions) • One-on-one screen-sharing
review student performance in real time • Audio/Video chats can be used for aural testing of
student comprehension • Chat sessions (text) can be automatically archived Email to student for review
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Just because it’s limited… • Wimba/BB/AC (truly interactive) • (Relatively) media rich • Participatory • Archivable for later or repeated viewing • If Powerpoint or Keynote Presentations are used, slides can be uploaded to SlideShare.com • or converted to PDF and emailed as a study aid
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Asynchronous Communication BE CREATIVE (and efficient)
STUDENT SUBMISSIONS
FEEDBACK
• Sibelius files for notation
• Color coding feature and
• DAW Session files • Utilize the NOTES section
sticky comments in Sibelius • Embedded (in the LMS) Screenflow videos • Self -grading PDF rubrics • Google Quiz scripts (elaborate set-up)
• QuickTime movie Screen
Captures • Google Quizzes • Screenshots (Auralia, Musition)
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
2 Way Communication with Session Notes
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Track Notes
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Student comprehension using QuickTime
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Auralia/Musition - Screenshots
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Sibelius • Mistakes or
conceptual errors are color coded • Assignment is emailed to the student, along with an explanatory color key • Keyboard Maestro is used to partially automate the process
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Assignment Key
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Instructor Feedback Using Screenflow
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Interactive PDF Rubric
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Web 2.0 Tools • How to select
and integrate the best free resources currently available • In the neverending battle between Depth & Spread, who’s winning? • Visual Overload
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Back of the mind issues with Web 2.0 Tools • Do I need to bend my teaching goals to it? o or the other way around? • Who needs to work harder to figure out
how to use it? o me or the students?
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
How I Choose Web 2.0 Tools • Pedagogical Utility • Usability • Embeddable/Portable • Price • Look
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Useful Sites/Services – Diigo.com
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Useful Sites/Services – Diigo.com
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Group Linkroll
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Useful Sites/Services – Issuu.com
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Useful Sites/Services – SoundCloud.com
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Useful Sites/Services – SoundCloud.com
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Useful Sites/Services – Spotify.com
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Useful Sites/Services – Spotify.com
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Google forms • Design test questions • Variety of question
types available • View Source (Live form) • Copy Source Code • Import to HTML editor • Now you have workable HTML • Embed anything embeddable • Student answers populate a spreadsheet • Self-grade certain question types • Possibility to write a customizable script that emails students their scores with feedback
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Google Forms – Bringing it all together.
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Google Forms – Bringing it all together.
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Keeping information from intimidating
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011
THANK YOU! CGRIFFIN@FULLSAIL.COM