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On the right SIDE Exploring a new ID model for Distance Education TxDLA Conference March, TxDLA Conference March, 2008 2008
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On the right SIDE. Exploring a new ID model for Distance Education. TxDLA Conference March, 2008. Who are we?. Michael Sullivan, Associate Professor Janice Butler, Assistant Professor University of Texas at Brownsville Online M.Ed. – Educational Technology. Adult Learners. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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On the right SIDEOn the right SIDEExploring a new ID model
for Distance Education
Exploring a new ID model
for Distance Education
TxDLA Conference March, 2008TxDLA Conference March, 2008
Who are we?Who are we?
• Michael Sullivan, Associate Professor
• Janice Butler, Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Brownsville
Online M.Ed. – Educational Technology
Adult LearnersAdult Learners
• Psychologically & physically comfortable
• Actively participate• Collaborate with peers• An eclectic approach to
learning• MUST have a purpose
-- Zemke & Zemke (1984)
• Class time well spent • Hope courses solve
problems (relevant)
• Irritation factors:– long lectures, – interminable sitting– absence of doing
MillenialsMillenials
• Engaged
• Meaningful, relevant
• Applicable now
• Challenging
• Fun*
• Collaborative
•Dick and Carey
•ADDIE
•???
Old ModelOld Modelother ID decisions
tools
New ModelNew Model
• Objectives
• Assessments– Level I– Level II
• Tools
Leveraging the tools…Leveraging the tools…
• What do you use?– Synchronous vs. Asynchronous– Wimba Voice Tools– Articulate– Respondus– StudyMate– Camtasia– PPT
• SoftChalk
• SL
• Ning
• Wikis, Blogs
• Jing
• Flash
• Podcasts
• Open Source
• Chalk
Web 2.0 Tools – First LifeWeb 2.0 Tools – First Life
• Wikis* • Google Docs*• Blogs*• Podcasting*• Del.icio.us• Twitter• RSS Feeds• Wimba Presentation
• Wimba Live Classroom*• Skype*
• Voice Emails/feedback* • Skrbl
• Tegrity• Pronto
• Voice Discussion Board• Soft Chalk*
Focus on Low-ThresholdFocus on Low-Threshold
• YouTube*
• VoiceThreads
• Google MashUps
• Jing Project
• PhotoStory 3*
• CamStudio, Wink*
• Camtasia*
ScenariosScenarios
• EDTC 6355
• EDTC 6320
Authentic AssessmentsAuthentic Assessments
• Level I
– Are our students learning?
• Level II –
– Are their students learning?
How do we know?
44 respondents in UTB graduate distance ed classes – Ages 22-6044 respondents in UTB graduate distance ed classes – Ages 22-60
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Sessions AttendedSessions Attended
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Majority of sessions
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I feel more connected to the instructor using Wimba.
I feel more connected to the instructor using Wimba.
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I feel more engaged with other students...
I feel more engaged with other students...
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Wimba encouraged me to complete the course.
Wimba encouraged me to complete the course.
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I prefer that online courses use Wimba Live Classroom.
I prefer that online courses use Wimba Live Classroom.
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RecommendationsRecommendations
other ID decisions
tools
• Essentially, hermeneutics involves cultivating the ability to understand things from somebody else’s point of view, and to appreciate the cultural and social forces that may have influenced their outlook.– Gadamer’s Hermeneutics
Questions?Questions?
ResourcesResources
Gadamer's Hermeneutics (n.d.) Retrieved Jarch 22, 2008 from https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/citd/holtorf/3.10.html
Learning as an adult (n.d.). Retrieved February 6, 2008 from http://www.studygs.net/adulted.htm
Muir, M. (2006),. The Millenials: Who they are & how they learn. Retrieved March 2, 2008 from http://www.mcmel.org/workshops/Millennials.ppt_4perPage.pdf
Zemke, R., & Zemke, S. (1984) 30 things we know for sure about adult learning. Innovation Abstracts (6)8. Retrieved January 23, 2008 from http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/adults-3.htm
Web 2.0 Social Collaboration ToolsWeb 2.0 Social Collaboration Tools
• http://www.solutionwatch.com/515/back-to-school-with-the-class-of-web-20-part-2/
• http://www.solutionwatch.com/519/back-to-school-with-the-class-of-web-20-part-3/
• http://davidwarlick.com/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.HarnessingTheNewShapeOfInformation
• http://www.go2web20.net/• http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/web2edu/• http://mashable.com/2007/10/25/web2-value/
Photo CreditsPhoto Credits
• Slide 3: From http://www.sxc.hu/profile/iofoto• Slide 4: Purchased http://www.dreamstime.com• Slide 5: by Stefan K from http://www.sxc.hu• Slide 7: http://www.apple.com• Slide 10: Screenshot personal computer at
http://docs.google.com/Presentation?docid=dftkhjk6_215c8kwr4g4&hl=en
• Slide 11: Screenshot personal computer• Slide 12: Screenshot personal computer at
http://www.voicethreads.com• Slide 13: Screenshot personal computer at
http://www.go2web20.net • Slide 23: From
http://www.phillwebb.net/History/TwentiethCentury/Continental/Phenomenology/Gadamer/Gadamer.jpg
Contact InformationContact Information
Michael Sullivan– [email protected]
Janice Wilson Butler– [email protected]
