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A Different Kettle of Fish: A Different Kettle of Fish:
Elisa (EJ) SoboAnthropology
Re-visioning Classroom Re-visioning Classroom Courses Courses
for Online Learningfor Online Learning
ANTH 402ANTH 402
Dynamics of Biocultural Diversity:
“Interaction of biology and culture in human populations. Relating genetic and cultural processes to the changes in human populations over time.”
ANTH 402ANTH 402
Upper division GE course◦ Explorations - Natural Science◦ Cultural Diversity
Constantly offered ◦ WC 220 – 150 seats◦ 2 or 3 F2F meetings per week
Lectures interspersed with in-class activities
Design CycleDesign CycleFirst phase: Decide to do it!
◦ Opportunity to increase learning Will lack of lectures lead students to engage
directly and more deeply with course materials? ◦ Opportunity to ‘update’ F2F version and
free up more in-class time for discussion by making more active use of Blackboard
Content delivery Assessment
◦ Opportunity to service more students
But I don’t know nuthin’ But I don’t know nuthin’ about…about…
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Up the steep learning Up the steep learning curvecurveAdvanced use of Blackboard
◦ Test & Survey functions◦ Various assignment submission modes◦ Voice Presentation tool◦ Live Classroom
Captivate software for animated ppt shows Full commitment to learner-centered
approach◦ Complete pre-fabrication◦ Active learning tasks◦ Relevant graded work
Where am I now? Where am I now?
Concerns but not WorriesConcerns but not Worries◦ No live energy, no hand waving, no body
language◦ Cheating
Rotating questions etc. Safe Assign
◦ Technical problems
What keeps me up at What keeps me up at night?night?
◦Will students feel isolated / Will students enjoy the interactive projects? Position paper Wiki
What keeps me up at What keeps me up at night?night?
◦Will students feel isolated / Will students enjoy the interactive projects? Position paper Wiki
◦Will students follow instructions? Will students be able to navigate the Website? Will students do the work? Will students meet deadlines?
◦Will students learn? Will no-lecture format lead to better outcomes?
What keeps me up at What keeps me up at night?night?
◦Will students feel isolated / Will students enjoy the interactive projects? Position paper Wiki
◦Will students follow instructions? Will students be able to navigate the Website? Will students do the work? Will students meet deadlines?
◦Will students learn? Will no-lecture format lead to better outcomes?
What Next?What Next?◦Course building
Upload resources, assignments Test links
◦Resource creation Captivate presentations Voice recordings Documentation (book chapters) Quizzes and tests
What I’ve learned so farWhat I’ve learned so farSet aside truckloads of prep time Take test drives
DJ Sobo
What I’ve learned so farWhat I’ve learned so farSet aside truckloads of prep timeTake test drivesPrep students for tech probs, ‘high’
workloadIssue reminders, post waymarkers
◦ ‘Pedagogically Proactive Maternalism’◦ Free students to think about content, not
form
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