ATMI Presentation

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