17
Welcome to Technology-Enhanced Strategies for Engaging Your Learners

10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Embed Size (px)

DESCRIPTION

Campus Technology '08 presentation

Citation preview

Page 1: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Welcome to

Technology-Enhanced Strategies

for Engaging Your Learners

Page 2: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

What Should You Expect?

• Barriers to student engagement• Strategies to overcome barriers• Suggestions for implementing the

strategies• LOTS of opportunities to interact and

share ideas!

Page 3: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

What is Engagement?*

• Participation in class activities/assignments?

• Time on Task?• Deep, sustained effort?• Enthusiastic, curious approach to

content?

* Do your students hold the same definition?

Page 4: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Barriers to Engagement

• Social• Administrative• Learner Motivation

Break down the barriers; provide opportunities to build up engagement

Page 5: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Social Barriers

• Feeling isolated• Lacking interaction• Missing social context cues

(Am I being understood? Do I understand?)

Page 6: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Reducing Social BarriersGoal: Create a sense of community.

FIRST CONTACT• Make early contact• Welcome audio/video messageINTRODUCTIONS• Ask students to introduce themselves.SHARING / TEAMWORK• Provide opportunities for collaboration.

Page 7: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Reducing Social BarriersFirst Contact

Tech Enhancement: EmailShare your syllabus, contact info, resources

Tech Enhancement: Azooca http://www.azoocacapture.com Embed a video message on your home page.Encourage students to reply.

Page 8: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Reducing Social BarriersINTRODUCTIONSAsk students to introduce themselves.

Tech Enhancement: VOKI http://www.voki.com This fun and easy tool will provide you and your students with various opportunities to show off your personality and share something fun about yourself.

Page 9: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Reducing Social BarriersSHARING / TEAM WORKAssign work that fosters collaboration & sharing.

Tech Enhancement: BLOG http://www.blogger.com A class-created blog will provide opportunities for you and your students to share resources and course survival tips!

Page 10: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Administrative Barriers

• Missing directions/clear expectations

• Lacking timely feedback*

* In published research, student-instructor interactions - including timely feedback – are one of the most significant factors in student satisfaction and learning.

Page 11: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Reducing Admin BarriersGoal: Increase your interactions with students.

SHARE CONTACT INFOBe available to answer questions.

REPEAT YOURSELF OFTENState directions and expectations in various ways.

PROVIDE FEEDBACKVary your timing, amount, and manner of feedback

Page 12: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Reducing Admin BarriersSHARE CONTACT INFO

Be available to answer questions. REPEAT YOURSELF OFTEN

State directions and expectations in various ways.PROVIDE FEEDBACK

Vary your timing, amount, and manner of feedback

Tech Enhancement: SKYPE http://skype.com An easy to use IM tool that makes your students feel as if you are available and provides opportunities for you to answer question, give feedback, etc.

Page 13: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Motivation Barriers

• Finding online environment to be boring(lack of varied resources, sameness of assignments, etc.)

• Procrastination• Lacking self-direction abilities

(planning, scheduling, organizing, etc.)

Page 14: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Reducing Motivation BarriersGoal: Provide support and engaging content

CHUNK LARGE ASSIGNMENTSCreate smaller, more frequent assignments that encourage interaction

USE CALENDAR & REMINDERSPost reminders about upcoming deadlines.

USE MULTIMEDIA RESOURCESCreate a resource collection from items on web.

Page 15: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Reducing Motivation BarriersUSE MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES

Create a resource collection from items on web (or have your students create them!!)

Tech Enhancement: Protopage http://www.protopage.com

or Pageflakes http://www.pageflakes.com

Easy tools to help you create resource collections. Can also be used to promote multimedia resource sharing and collection by your students.

Page 16: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

#10: Be Engaged

• Share your excitement!– Podcast your research or ideas on

subject– Share your professional resources – wiki,

blog, start pages, del.icio.us bookmarks– Remember what got you excited about

your field and let them know.

Page 17: 10 Web 2.0 Strategies for Engaging Learners

Thank You!

Please visit

My wiki http://tektrekker.pbwiki.com orMy blog http://tektrek.wordpress.com

for more ideas about using to engage your learners.