http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu

Redefining New Media Literacies:

Promises and Possibilities in Teaching and Learning

CCNMTL Mission and Strategies

Mission: “The purposeful use of new media and digital technologies in education.”

Basic Strategies:• Creating the Culture of Use• Empowering Faculty with New Generic Tools• Forging Partnerships (Internal, External)

Design Research methodology

Columbia professors are blending the "traditional" learning management system with new media technologies to better engage their students

Service Platforms

Columbia on YouTube EDU

Wikispaces: Virtual Learning

 

Wiki Tools

Romantic Wiki Ravings

  

Two Blog Tools

   

http://edblogs.columbia.edu/facultyedblogs-examples/

Q&A Blog Tool

Piazza (featuring Bob Neer)

Piazza (Bob's class)

Two Blog Tools

   

http://edblogs.columbia.edu/facultyedblogs-examples/

Q&A Blog Tool

Piazza (featuring Bob Neer)

Piazza (Bob's class)

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(New?) Directions in Teaching and Learning

Turning teaching upside down (CHE)

7 Things About Flipped Classrooms (EnhancED)

Trends leading to it

• Tech innovation is here• Need evidence of learning

(cog sci)• Need for other kinds of

knowledge transfer • Economic realities

Best Practices 4 T&L w/ New Media

Rule #1: Let the pedagogy drive the technologySee "Study Suggests" article in CHE

#1a: Define pedagogical goals and desired outcomes for course/curriculum

Rule #2: Use one or two tools/resources, not all of the ones you know about or have seen used  

Rule #3: Once you decide on a tool that you feel best fits your pedagogical goals, learn how to use it

Rule #4: Consider costs, security, ease of use, and support

Further Reading

Berrett, Dan. 2012.  "How Flipping the Classroom Can Improve the Traditional Lecture." Chronicle of Higher Education. 19 February. Web. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/article/How-Flipping-the-Classroom/130857/ Carlacio, Jami. 2012. "EDUCAUSE's 7 Things You Should Know About the Flipped Classroom." Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning. CCNMTL's News and Postings. Retrieved from http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/enhanced/noted/7_things_flipped_classrooms.html

DeSantis, Nick. 2012. Study Suggests Many Professors Use Interactive Tools Ineffectively in Online Courses. Chronicle of Higher Education. Wired Campus. 6 March. Online. Retrieved from http://linkd.in/wvszV9 

Martin, Allan. (2005). DigEuLit: A European Framework for Digital Literacy. A Progress Report. Journal of eLiteracy, 2(2). Retrieved 4 December 2009 from http://www.jelit.org/65/01/JeLit_Paper_31.pdf.