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The Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository:
An Open Faculty Development Resource
Dr. Kelvin ThompsonDr. Linda FutchDr. Baiyun Chen
University of Central Florida
http://bit.ly/aln11_topr
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http://bit.ly/aln11_topr
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Agenda
Big PictureDetailsYour InvolvementClosing
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Big Picture
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What Is It?
a resource to support the curation of effective pedagogical practices in online and blended courses
individual entries include:• strategy description drawn from the pedagogical
practice of online/blended teaching faculty • artifacts depicting the strategy from actual courses• alignment with cited findings from research or
professional practice literature
All released for reuse/remix under Creative Commons
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Demo: Finding Strategies
http://www.screencast.com/t/TWD25GgQ
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Origins
Happy collision of• My interest in articulating a "pattern language" (Alexander
et al, 1977) for online courses (Thompson, 2005)• Desire by instructional designers for mechanism for
documenting/disseminating good practices of online faculty
However...• Long time to get mindshare• A while to operationalize a platform and a process
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"Bigger than a Breadbox"
Getting the granularity right
Pedagogical practice is • Not a theory• Not an instructional model• Not a tool• Not a broad, sweeping concept• Not "here's what i did"
IS an impactful, replicable teaching practice/strategydescribed, anchored to literature, illustrated in examples, and connected to other practices via keyword tags
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Platform
MediaWiki• Backend customized by IT infrastructure manager• Template modified by part-time web developer• Testing server for feature experimentation
Benefits of Wiki• Built for collaboration/easy editability• De-emphasizes web design = keep focus on strategy• Tagging using "categories"• Draft mode v. public mode
Downsides• Wikitext isn't for everyone
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Demo: Contribution Form
http://www.screencast.com/t/oQK9mId0xlp
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Isn't This Like MERLOT?
MERLOT is primarily a collection of materials.• "learning exercises" are lessons associated with materials• eLIXR is a set of holistic faculty case studies on big themes
TOPR is a collection of teaching strategies• artifacts are illustrative• faculty testimonials are highly contextualized
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Current Status
Emerging from betaNew entries being made/editedCasual submissions and regular contributors welcomedEstablishing inaugural editorial boardPeer review process in the works
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Details
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Conceptual Framework
Strategy Description• 1-2 paragraphs• "blogs are not a practice but implementing public blogs for
reflective writing in a community of practice might be"
Artifacts• Preferably image/files uploaded into the repository• External links/images acceptable
Scholarly References• Research articles are great• "Professional practice literature" (journals, blogs, podcasts)
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Theoretical Underpinning
Source of possible tags• Theory• Instructional Model• Concept• Sub-Concept• Tool
Loosely suggested tags (existing "categories")
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How Does It Work? Past to Present
• Small ID group - easy to share ideas
• Larger ID group - periodic meetings
• Quest for TOPR • TOPR in Use
o Entries used as faculty development contento Instructional designers
capture ideas search for ideas
o Instructional designers contribute directlyo Faculty contribute by proxy (thus far)
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Development Process
Entries• Anyone can contribute an idea• Any registered user can create a new entry• Many "stubs" (Wikipedia) in backstage Draft area
Editing• Any registered user can edit or add additional material• Managing editors responsible for "keeping on the rails"
o Edit with eye for consistency, conceptual frameworko Possibly move an entry backstage if "just not ready"o May coach contributor(s)
Peer Review
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Demo: Edits by Registered Contributor
http://www.screencast.com/t/pVZqUoUFaWQY
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New Scholarship Issues
"Perpetual beta" + peer review = strange bedfellows/mutation• Scholarly rigor in entries• Peer review process for improvement/validation• Wiki for on-going improvements/updates
Intellectual property complications• Creative Commons licensing for "remixing" • Some faculty (and administrators) not sure about CC• Many individuals uncertain how to operationalize CC
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Making It Work
Few, simple non-negotiables (conceptual framework)
Editorial Board being finalized now• Promoting TOPR• Feedback on processes• Recruit peer reviewers
Peer review process to followIssue: entry is peer-reviewed but on an ever-changing wikiPossible answer: "oldid" function (used currently in citation)
Perhaps a "peer reviewed" graphic and a statement like: "a version of this entry was peer reviewed previously. see that version."Allows reader to compare versions for herself
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Your Involvement
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Your Thoughts?
Review the sample TOPR entry individually.• What do you like about the entry?• What improvements might you make?
Discuss in clusters:• How might this entry be used as is or modified for use at
another institution?• What value (if any) do you seen in TOPR as a whole for
your institution?• Can you envision yourself or colleagues contributing to
TOPR?
Whole group sharing
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Get Involved
Have the germ of an idea or a fully fleshed out entry you wish to share?• Contribution Form: http://bit.ly/topr_contributionform
Do you wish to get more involved in contributing and editing ideas on a fairly frequent basis? • Send email to [email protected] to request a login to TOPR
Want to become a peer reviewer for TOPR?• Send email to [email protected] for follow-up
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Contact Us
http://topr.online.ucf.edu
Dr. Kelvin Thompson [email protected]. Linda Futch [email protected]. Baiyun Chen [email protected]
http://bit.ly/aln11_topr
Session Web Site• Presentation• Audio• Supporting Materials