Introduction
May 19, 2015
Introduction
Introduction
Jim Marteney
Introduction
Jim Marteney
Professor EmeritusCommunicati
on Studies
7 Years Ago Became
Distance Education Trainer
What’s Online Learning?
MOOC’s not
another word for Online
Learning
Just as 800 student
lecture not another word for seminar
Focus Now on
Quality
I was told, “You’re lucky to be teaching adults.”
Variety of Challenges
Learning Styles
Generational Differences
Pedagogy vs. Androgogy
Digital Natives vs Digital Immigrants
Class Interaction
Instructor to Student
Student to Instructor
Student to Student
The Key to Class Energy
The diFFERANCE
BETWEEN AN ENGAGING ONLINE COURSE
The diFFEReNCE
AND A BORING ONLINE COURSE
STIMULATING DISCUSSIONS
From Facebook to texting, to
YouTube, our students are
ready to perform.
Higher Order Thinking
Discussions allow
for higher order
thinking skills
Structuring a Topic
Structuring a Topic
Write Enough
Make your expectations
clear
Add video or links
What is it worth?
Don’t Assume they can read your mind.
Creating a Topic
Make the topics
interestingDon’t create topics with specific text
answers
Require Student Judgment
Require Student Evaluation
Be Creative
Give Students Choices
Always Sell Your Topic
Why should your students
care?
Experts on a Topic
Adds valuable content and
insightStudents
appreciate expertsEasier to
recruit online experts
Gives you a break
Experts on a Topic
Discussion Uses
Ice Breakers
Not so successful
Ice Breakers
Successful
Ice Breakers
Tips
Build Trust: Answer your own questions
Ask interesting questions
Ask specific questions
Ice Breakers
Tips
This may be their first discussion,
make instructions clear
Ice Breakers
Ice Breakers
This is the first step in
tearing down the
wall between instructor
and student.
What Might You Try?
What icebreaker topics might you
use?
Topic samples
Evaluation Topic
User Generated Topic
Response to Video
Creative Topic
Creative Topic
“Look back at Chapter 1 and pick three types of punishments that we no longer use, and describe them.”
Administration of Justice Course Introduction to Corrections
“Look back at Chapter 1 and pick one of the types of punishments that we no longer use, and explain why you believe we should bring it back.”
Creative Topic
User Generated Topic
Use Poetry
Off the Wall
Debate
Summarize Homework
Benefit From Tribal Learning
Combine Individual Work and Sharing With Others
Summarize Homework
Summarize Homework
Avenue for Thoughts
Avenue for Thoughts
Malala Yousafzai
Avenue for Thoughts
Avenue for Thoughts
Avenue for Thoughts
Avenue for Thoughts
We can also have some fun while learning
Avenue for Thoughts
Avenue for Thoughts
Activity
Results
Results
What Might You Try?
What topics might you use?
Grading A discussion
Make Your Expectations Clear
Grading A discussion
My Rubric
Wanted them to Post Early
Wanted them to Post Often
Wanted them to Respond to Classmates
Wanted Quality Posts
Grading A discussion
What Might You Try?
What might be your grading
criteria?
Putting Students in Groups
Putting Students in Groups
Student feels disconnected in
large group
Would feel more comfortable in
smaller, intimate group
Putting Students in Groups
Too many in class for one discussion
groupTough to come up
with original answer as 42nd
studentCan make a
unique contribution in smaller group
Putting Students in Groups
Want to create special
groups
Putting Students in Groups
How many do you put in a
group?
First a couple of questions
A regular discussion 20
A student project 10-12
Putting Students in Groups
First a couple of questions
How do you select members
of a group?Mix up high achievers with low?Keep high achievers together?
Have students self select?
Putting Students in Groups
First a couple of questions
Assigning will save timeAssigning will save frustration
Can rotate assignments
Do you assign group
responsibilities?
Using Group Assessments
Groups of One
Journal Writing
English
Communication
Child Development
Lab Reports
Using Group Assessments
Group Projects
Using Group Assessments
Group Projects
Using Group Assessments
Group Projects
“Real” Group Projects
“Parallel Play” Group Projects
Using Group Assessments
“Parallel Play” Group Projects
Group projects where members in the group are not dependent on each other to complete the
taskThey can help and inspire each other but grade is not dependent on each
other
Using Group Assessments
“Parallel Play” Group Projects
Using Group Assessments
“Parallel Play” Group Projects
Using Group Assessments
“Parallel Play” Group Projects
Using Group Assessments
Group Projects
“Real” Group Projects
“Parallel play” Group Projects
Using Group Assessments
“Real” Group Projects
Using Group Assessments
“Real” Group Projects
Group projects where people in the group are dependent on
each other to complete the task
Members divide duties and responsibilities and work together to
complete the task
Using Group Assessments
“Real” Group Projects
Group Class Project:
Grading Points
Work together on a task
80 evaluation of the group process
20 evaluation of the final product
10 “bonus” participation from each other
Using Group Assessments
“Real” Group Projects
Group Class Project:
Chapters will create an eBook
A chapter in a group text.
Your Experiences
Any ideas for Groups?
More than one More than one way to teach way to teach online.online.
We should not be about creating educational content.
We should be be about creating educational experiences.
““I never teach my I never teach my pupils. I only attempt pupils. I only attempt to provide the to provide the conditions in which conditions in which they can learn.they can learn.””
--Albert Einstein