Educational Technologies: myCourses and Beyond...2016/11/12  · Diane Maratta [email protected] Justin Fletcher [email protected] Educational Technologies: myCourses

Diane Maratta

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Justin Fletcher

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Educational Technologies:

myCourses and Beyond

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Polling Activity

• Go to www.mcgill.ca/polling

• Click “Join Polling Session”

In one sentence, what role do you think

technology should play in a typical course?

In one sentence, what role do you think

technology should play in a typical course?

Technology: A Spectrum

Face to

Face

Fully

Online

Blended/

Hybrid

A. B. C. D. E.

43%

0% 0%

14%

43%

In most of your courses, how would you

say technology was used?

A. For posting content

B. For announcements from the professor

C. For interacting with other students and the professor

D. For assignments and quizzes

E. All of the above

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Download link to the ecosystem map: http://tinyurl.com/zqyvjjh Download link to the ecosystem map: http://tinyurl.com/zqyvjjh

Content

• Course Layout & Design

• Import/Export/Copy

• Content Creation

• Course Organization

• Binder e-Reader App

• Camtasia Screencasting

• Sway for Presentations

• Student-generated content

Default Course Layout

Calendar

Announcements

Content Browser

Role Switch

Course Layout

and Design

Am I able to…customize my course layout?

Sample Course Layouts

and Designs

Sample Course Layouts

and Designs

Sample Layout Modifications

Am I able to…copy a previous course?

What are the ways I can

create my content?

What are the best ways to

organize my content?

Binder e-Reader App

Use Rich Media – audio/video20

Personalize the learning experience

Video Technologies: Camtasia, Office MIX

Audio Technology: Audacity

• Guide students through difficult concepts &

problems

• Subtitle videos

• Have students submit audio/video assignments

Online Content

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Jeannie Haggerty & Tamara Carver from Family MedicineJeannie Haggerty & Tamara Carver from Family Medicine

Use Presentations

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For student assignments

For delivery of course content

Use Sway from Office 365 to:

Give a presentation

Create an interactive report

Write a brochure

Explain how to do or make something

Share interesting information with photos, videos, and a story

Showcase projects

https://sway.com/yLNdiCCGivxSOnv0

Where can students…

publish and share content?

Discussions

Interaction

• Discussions

• Groups

• Social Media

• Polling @ McGill

How do I encourage discussion

and interaction in myCourses?

Can myCourses facilitate

groupwork?

• Group Discussions

• Group Assignments

How do I use social media as

a teaching and learning tool?

Embed Twitter and other social

media platforms directly into

your myCourses page.

Follow us!

@McGillTLS

Using Social Media in a Course

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Case study

Casey McCormick

Course: ENGL 391: Special Topics in Cultural Studies: Netflix

Contact:

twitter.com/virtualcasey

virtualcasey.wordpress.com

[email protected]

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In-class interaction with

Polling @ McGill

Web-based student

response system:

• Laptop

• Smartphone

• SMS Texting

Polling @ McGill

Web-based polling

0%

13%

0% 0%

25%

0% 0%

38%

13% 13%

What Faculty are you in?

A. Agricultural and Environmental Science

B. Arts

C. Dentistry

D. Education

E. Engineering

F. Law

G. Management

H. Medicine

I. Music

J. Science

Use polling to:

Get to know your students

1 2 3 4

57%

14% 14% 14%

4 – 2 x 3 + (7 – 6) =

Rank Responses

1 -1

2 -3

3 6

4 8

5

6 Other

Use polling to:

Get to know your students

Check their knowledgeGet feedback on their understanding!

100%

0% 0% 0%

What is the tallest point on Earth?

A. Mount Everest

B. Mauna Kea

C. Mount Kilimanjaro

D. Mount Chimborazo

Use polling to:

Get to know your students

Check their knowledgeGet feedback on their understanding!

Get students to debate and discuss

A springboard for interactivity

What’s the most challenging aspect of

technology for you?

Use polling to:

Get to know your students

Check their knowledgeGet feedback on their understanding!

Get students to debate and discuss

A springboard for interactivity

Give students a chance to reflect and discuss

on issues Get feedback on their perspectives

Assessment

• Assignments

• Rubrics

• Quizzes

• Surveys

• Mid-course Evaluations

• Peer Assessment

How does myCourses manage

assignments submitted online?

How can I assess assignments

submitted online?

Score (link with

gradebook)

Written

Feedback

Add a File

Record

Audio

Rubric

How can I assess assignments

submitted online?

Assignment Grader App

What are some other ways to

provide feedback to students?

Types of Rubrics:

Analytic

Holistic

How can I administer online

exams and quizzes?

Many question

types

How can I administer online

exams and quizzes?

Mechanisms to

deter and

prevent cheating

Manage student feedback

Statistics and Analytics

How can I obtain student

feedback during the term?

myCourses Surveys:

• Can be anonymous (mid-

course evaluations)

• Many question types

How can I handle the logistics

of peer review/assessment?

• Manages peer

review process

• Adjusts peer grading

• Offers in-depth data

& statistics

Oversight and feedback to students

Three-step process

Submit Peer review Back-evaluate

Course Management• Notifications

• Attendance

• Announcements

• Email

• Calendar

• Gradebook

• User Progress

• Groups

• Release Conditions

• Skype for Business

• OneDrive / Office 365

How can my students

and I receive updates?

Email or Text Message

How can I manage student

attendance and participation?

Custom Attendance Schemes

How can I post announcements

to my students?

Announcements

How can I email my

entire class?

Classlist

How can I manage events and

key dates in my courses?

• Create “events” for important dates

• Pulls Assignment due dates and Quiz dates

• Sync calendar to iCal, Outlook…

What features are available in the

myCourses Gradebook tool?

How do I view students’

progress in my course?

• Indicators: • Quiz Performance

• Survey Completion

• Discussion Participation

• Assignment Performance

• Login History

• Content Completion

Ability to

drill-down

What is the Early Alert System?

What are the benefits of

putting my students into groups?

• Manual Enrolment

• Self Enrolment

• Auto Enrolment

• Filter by groups:• Assignments

• Classlist

• Grades and User Progress

• Group Discussions

• Group Assignments

• Group Lockers (file storage)

How can I build my course

strategically?

Release Conditions

Examples:

• Complete quiz 1 with 75% before being able to take quiz 2.

• Read the syllabus before seeing any other course content.

How can I meet with students outside

of class?

Other free web-

conference options

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Office 365 and OneDrive

1 TB of storage in OneDrive

Access your files from various devices

Make quick edits through 'Online'

versions of Word, Excel, Powerpoint,

OneNote

Please be aware of the Cloud Data

Storage Directive

10 Tips for Students

http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/learning/mycourses

New Features: IT Knowledgebase

Resources & Support

• Within myCourses:

• “Help” icon & Question mark buttons

• IT Knowledgebase

• IT Service Desk

• 514-398-3398 or [email protected]

• Teaching and Learning Services:

• One-on-one consultations

• Custom-group workshopsDiane Maratta

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Justin Fletcher

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Resources

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http://libraryguides.mcgill.ca/mobileapps/homeThis guide introduces mobile apps that provide access to content and collections subscribed to by McGill Library or that facilitate access via mobile technologies.

https://www.mcgill.ca/library/services/computers/computing-mcgillThis page has information about policies and services related to computing at McGill.

mcgill.ca/softwareThe McGill software site.

http://kb.mcgill.ca/it/easylink/article.html?id=1322A range of software applications for use by the McGill community.

http://kb.mcgill.ca/it/easylink/article.html?id=5555A guide to using cloud services and apps securely.

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Questions?

Justin Fletcher

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Diane Maratta

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