Online Instructor Design Series
Instructional Design UpdateIn this session, the Instructional Design team will present innovative and creative design approaches for your online classroom. Innovation is not necessarily about technology, but rather about developing new ways of teaching and approaching your students in the virtual world. This session will provide methods and ideas to strengthen your online course.Inga Oberst Mobile BloggingJosh Hill Online Experiential LearningGayle Nelson Instructor PresenceSheila Morgan Group Peer Review with RubricStanley Ross Online LecturesLoubna Zahri Icebreakers
Instructional Design UpdateJanuary 29, 2013 10 am - Collaborate
Online Instructor Design Series
Instructional Designer Inga Oberst
Moblogging What is it?
Mobile Blogging – using a smart phone or other mobile device to post photos, video, audio or text to an online blog site. Why use it?
• Familiar to students • Student-centered• Constructivist in nature• Engages learners
Moblogging
4 R’s of Net Generation Learning
• Record• Reinterpret• Recall• Relate
http://mlearning.edublogs.org/category/mobile-phone/moblogging/page/2/
Moblogging
4 R’s of Net Generation Learning
• Record• Reinterpret • Recall• Relate
http://mlearning.edublogs.org/category/mobile-phone/moblogging/page/2
Moblogging
Examples of Moblog Sites You May Want to Explore:
• Facebook.com• Moblog.net • Edublog.org• Blackboard Blog Feature
Moblogging
Ways to Use a Moblog:
Bio Lab - experiment, capture on video, share observations, discuss
Art Class – photograph local art, share and discuss
Moblogging
Things to Consider:
Privacy - open to class members only
Ground Rules - provide written expectations and rules
Accessibility – able to access from smart phones, mobile devices, laptops, desktops
Online Instructor Design Series
Instructional Designer Josh Hill
Online Experiential Learning What is it? Knowledge, skills, and abilities attained through observation, simulation, and/or participation that provides depth and meaning to learning by engaging the mind through activity, reflection, and application.
Why Use It? Meaningful Education Information Synthesis Transfer of Learning
Online Experiential Learning
Online Experiential Learning
Healthcare Simulations:
Online Experiential Learning
Economic Simulations:
Online Experiential Learning
Virtual World Simulations:
Online Instructor Design Series
Instructor PresenceWhy is it SO Important?Establishing:
• communication• connection• trust
Instructional Designer Gayle Nelson
Instructor Presence
Instructor Presence
Instructor Presence
Instructor Presence
Don't let your online STUDENT miss the face-to-face classroom!
Don't let your online STUDENT feel isolated!
Strategies for your consideration…
Instructor Presence
• Communication• Connection• Trust
PERSONALIZE Your Course
Establish…
Instructor Presence
ESTABLISH Deadlines and Time Frames• Succinct Directions• Clear Expectations• Easy-to-find Deadlines
Effective Communication
Instructor Presence
Connection
and Trust
BUILD Comfort, Trust, and Community• Intro/ Photo/ Bio/ Contact• eMails using StarFish data• StudyBuddy Notes
Instructor Presence
CREATE Instructor Presence NOW!• Prepare!• Be consistent!• Stay organized!• COMMUNICATE well!• CONNECT with your students!!• Establish TRUST!!!
Online Instructor Design Series
Group Peer Review with Rubric The benefits of peer reviews Peer review activities
Instructional Designer Dr. Sheila Morgan
Group Peer Review with Rubric
Peer Reviewers Learn from Giving Comments
• Reciprocal Peer Learning• Learning Writing by Reviewing Hypothesis• Two Roles
Reviewer Writer
• Rubric as a Guide
Group Peer Review with Rubric
1. Are inline text citations quoted correctly with author? See example : Human beings are described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).
2. Identify values in your group’s paper with positive feedback. What did you
like? What were the best or strongest points? What interested or excited you? What words struck you forcibly or resonated with you? What surprised you?
3. Does the paper have a Reference page? See example: References
Morgan, S. (2013). Why Teachers Should Use Technology in Their Classes. Jackson: McGraw- Hill, Print.
Example Rubric Questions in Peer Review
Group Peer Review with Rubric
Example of Activity Posted in Discussion Board
Online Instructor Design Series
Online Lectures What is it? Benefits for the STUDENTS and YOU!
Instructional Designer Stanley Ross
Online Lectures
What is it?Lets instructors digitally record their lectures (using audio and/or video, screen capture, or PowerPoint slides) and make those recordings available to students online.
Benefits for the STUDENTS and YOU!o Increased student retention.o Helps explain difficult topics.o Better retention of class
material.o Improved test scoreso Convenience.
BE ClearBE ConciseBE EXCITINGBE Short
Online Lectures
The 4 BE’s:
Online Lectures
• Blackboard Collaborate is a software solution that offers a social, interactive learning experience with virtual classrooms, online conferencing, and instant messaging that engages everyone, every time, and everywhere.
• Proso It is FREE, to use within Blackboard.o You can record a session or use it for a live session.o You can use the screen input and video input at the same
time.
Online Lectures
How to get started?Click Course Tools in the Course Menu and Click on Blackboard Collaborate
How to get started with Blackboard Collaborate? The Faculty Resources Page has tons of tutorials on how to use this software package. Just scroll down to the section labeled “Blackboard Collaborate.”
Create a Session and View Tutorials
Online Instructor Design Series
Instructional Designer Loubna Zahri
IcebreakersRationaleIcebreaker IDEAS
Icebreakers
Definition:
Ice-breakers refer to those introduction activities during which students can come to know each other and their instructor.
Ice-breakers
Rationale:
Human interaction does not happen naturally in an online environment. Thus, ice-breaker activities foster a sense of community and collaboration among students. They allow for a student to become emotionally connected with school and increases motivation.
Ice-breakers
After completing the ice breaker activity, students will:
• feel more comfortable and begin interacting with other students and the instructor
• feel motivated and less isolated in the online environment
• have a chance to try LMS in a low stress activity
Ice-breakers
Example of ice-breaker ideas:
• Time Capsule
• Two Lies and a Truth
• Miscomm-puter-unication
Ice-breakers
It’s important:
• To keep it simple• Make it fun• Be aware of time constraints• Consider your audience
Consider the technology:
• Discussion Board • Blackboard IM• Collaborate• Voicethread
Contact Your Designer
Josh Hill [email protected] HHS
Sheila Morgan [email protected] General Studies
Gayle Nelson [email protected] CCFA, A&S
Inga Oberst [email protected] SCOB, TROY1101
Stanley Ross [email protected] EDU
Loubna Zahri [email protected] A&S
http://trojan.troy.edu/etroy/facultydevelopment/index.html
eColloquium Registration:http://trojan.troy.edu/etroy/colloquium/registration.html
Call for Presentations:http://trojan.troy.edu/etroy/colloquium/call-for-presentations.html
April 16 -17
References
Angelino, L. M., Keels Williams, F., & Natvig, D. (2007, July 1). Strategies to Engage Online Students and Reduce Attrition Rates. The Journal Of Educators Online, Volume 4, Number 2.Beckem, J. & Watkins M. (2012). Bringing life to learning: Immersive experiential learning simulations for online and blended courses. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 16 (5), 61-71.Berry, R. W. (2009). Meeting the challenges of teaching large online classes:
Shifting to a learner-focus. MERLOT journal of online learning and teaching, 5(1), 176-181.
Brooks, E., & Morse, R. (2013, January 14). Methodology: Best online business programs rankings. U.S.News & World Report.
Cho, H. & Cho, K. (2011). Peer reviewers learn from giving comments. Instructional Science, (39), 629 – 643.
References
Craig, S. (1997). What is experiential learning? Unpublished manuscript. University of Lethbridge.
Dai, M. (2007, December 1). 10 Ways to Engage Students in an Online Course. Online Cl@ssroom.
DuVall, J. B., Powell, M. R., Hodge, E. & Ellis, M. (2007). Text messaging to improve social presence in online learning. Educause quarterly, (3), 24-28.
Elison-Bowers, P., Sand, J., Barlow, M. R., & Wing, T. J. (2011). Strategies for managing large online classes. International journal of learning, 18(2).
Feeler, W. G. (2012). Being there: A grounded-theory study of student perceptions of instructor presence in online classes. (Doctoral dissertation).
Kelly, R. (Editor). (2008). Strategies for teaching large classes. [Web Report].Low, L. (2006, August 8). Four R’s Model and Mobile Learning Activities
[Web log message]. Mobile Learning.
Online Instructor Design Series
Instructional Design UpdateIn this session, the Instructional Design team will present innovative and creative design approaches for your online classroom. Innovation is not necessarily about technology, but rather about developing new ways of teaching and approaching your students in the virtual world. This session will provide methods and ideas to strengthen your online course.Inga Oberst Mobile BloggingJosh Hill Online Experiential LearningGayle Nelson Instructor PresenceSheila Morgan Group Peer Review with RubricStanley Ross Online LecturesLoubna Zahri Icebreakers
Instructional Design UpdateJanuary 29, 2013 10 am - Collaborate