Enhancing learning, teaching, and assessment with technology nov2014

Enhancing Learning, Teaching, Assessment, and Research with Technology

Dina Vyortkina November 2014

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Overview • Survival info – Resources available at the College of Education – Resources available at FSU

• Demonstration of tools to support events of instruction • Copyright • Accessibility • Cyberethics • What’s next?

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Know Your Way Around (COE)!

• OIIT website (coe.fsu.edu/oiit) • COE Tech Resources Bb site

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Know Your Way Around (FSU)!

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FSU ITS website (its.fsu.edu) FSU ODL website Support tab at campus.fsu.edu my.fsu.edu

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Events of Instruction

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Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction 1. Gain attention 2. Inform learner of the objective 3. Stimulate recall of prerequisite learning 4. Present the stimulus material 5. Provide learning guidance 6. Elicit the performance 7. Provide feedback about performance correctness 8. Assess the performance 9. Enhance retention and transfer http://de.ryerson.ca/portals/de/assets/resources/Gagne's_Nine_Events.pdf 7

1. Gain attention Use an "interest device" and teasers.

– Storytelling – Demonstrations – Presenting a problem to be solved – Doing something the wrong way (the instruction would then show how to do it the right way)*hmmm

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How to gain attention?

Technology/tools – YouTube videos (TeacherTube, SchoolTube) • or 47 alternatives to youtube…

– Educational games, simulations, animations – Somebody's blog post or wiki http://www.sociosite.net/weblogs.php

• Search blog directories for appropriate content

– Online cartoons • http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/h/higher_education.asp

– Audio (music, podcasts) • http://webcast.berkeley.edu/course_details.php?seriesid=1906978362 10

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2. Inform learners of the objectives This allows the learners to organize their thoughts and get ready to what they are about to see, hear, and/or do.

Tell them what you're going to tell them.

Tell them.

Tell them what you told them.

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How (and when) to inform?

• Before or during the class?

• Technology/tools – Video file, video message – Blogs, social network, wiki sites, and discussion forums to motivate learners – PPT or alternatives – Prezi – Jing – SnagIt ($) 14

3. Stimulate recall of prior knowledge • Allow learners to build on their previous knowledge or skills.

• Remind them of prior knowledge relevant to the current topic.

• Provide the students with a framework that helps learning and remembering.

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How to retrieve prior knowledge?

• Technologies/tools – online games – Jeopardy game on IWB – riddles – online quizzes (these should provide information on whether learners have the prerequisites for new topic).

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4. Present the material • What is attention span of your students?

• Chunk the information to avoid memory overload.

• Use different media.

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How? • • • •

Presentations (various format) Keep students engaged Case scenarios Video

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5. Provide guidance for learning • Not the presentation of content, but instructions on how to learn.

• The rate of learning increases: – learners are less likely to lose time or become frustrated by basing performance on incorrect facts or poorly understood concepts.

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How? • Diigo

– https://www.diigo.com/user/nu_ltet

• Graphic organizers

– Concept maps – Diagrams and outlines

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Screencasts Discussion forums Blogs Reflection journals Videoconferencing as office hours

– Skype, TokBox, Bb Collaborate, Adobe Connect, GoogleHangout

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6. Elicit performance • Practice, practice, practice. • Let the learners do something with the newly acquired behavior, skills, or knowledge.

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How? • Online quizzes • Webquests • Production of materials (learners are expected to utilize/apply what they have learned) • Formative evaluation – PPT as PRS

• Mouse Mischief PowerPoint add-in • Interactive Classroom add-in

– Mobile phone or Internet voting – Turning Tech clickers

• Use

– rubrics to help students identify given criteria in production of materials – synchronous/asynchronous communication tools 22

7. Provide feedback • Show correctness of the learner's response.

• Analyze learner's behavior.

• Can be a test, quiz, or verbal comments.

The feedback needs to be specific, not, "you are doing a good job“.

• Tell students "why" they are doing a good job or provide specific guidance.

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How? • Audio/video (see demo video file) • Screencasts to resolve common mistakes or demo (http://www.screencast.com/t/DokfCWGotEKM) • Tracked changes and comments in the doc

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8. Assess performance • Test to determine if material has been learned.

• Can also give general progress information.

• Be creative!

• Be realistic!

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9. Enhance retention and transfer • Inform the learner about similar problem situations.

• Provide additional practice.

• Put the learner in a transfer situation.

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My Top (for now) • • • • • •

Video (stand alone or Youtube) Present.me (or similar) Jing (or SnagIt); Kaltura in Bb Diigo Videoconferencing Concept/mind mapping

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Using Creative Commons Licensed Material in Your Classroom Just because you can, does not mean you may!

APA6 for digital media CC in education Higher Education Opportunity Act: New Copyright Protection Requirements, effective July 1, 2010 • FSU resources • Highlights: http://www.copyright.gov/1201/ • • • •

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Accessibility • Produce accessible materials – Check with students

• Raise student awareness

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Cyberethics • • • • • •

Check for plagiarism (Turnitin or SafeAssign) Netiquette Cyberbullying Cybersafety Illegal downloads of digital content Online image

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http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/directory/h/higher_education.asp

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Cool sites to browse • Free technology for teachers: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ • WiredCampus (with The Chronicle) • Profhacker: http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/ • eCampusNews: http://www.ecampusnews.com/ • Professional associations in your field • Bb Turning Tech at COE self-subscribe • Bb COE Tech Resources 32

Do Not Miss It! • Tech SandBox (STB 3201) – Come yourself – Bring your students

• Bb org site (COE Tech Resources)

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What’s next?

• Stay informed • Have fun • Talk to our staff re resources, brainstorming, and assistance • Involve students and let them contribute to your work – Create content – Peer reviews – Presentations

• Technology fees projects (call for proposals departmental, COE, FSU) • COE Technology Showcase • FSU Digitech (every March) 34

Enhancing Learning, Teaching, Assessment, and Research with Technology

Dina Vyortkina November 2014

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