T I ETechnology Instructional
Enhancements
Outreach Credit ProgramsOutreach School
University of WyomingReed Scull Christi Boggs
Larry Jansen Jeff Miller
Purpose
Identify, explore and evaluate new technologies and
their application to teaching and learning.
Process
• Encourage faculty innovation• Support faculty in this
innovation • Develop “Best Practice”
models• Evaluate innovations
Supporting University Planning Themes
• Access• Excellence• Leadership
Projects
• Web Conferencing • Streaming Video• Podcasting• Advanced technologies
Outreach faculty were invited by instructional designers to participate in one of the development program projects
Incentives
Monetary, material, and support incentives• Varying monetary stipends, depending on level of
participation• “Tech toy” of voice recorder or mini-videocam
Commitments
from faculty• Participate in training• Assess outcomes• Present on experience• Revise class design• Use it !
from UW Outreach• Monetary stipend• “Tech toy”• Software & hardware• Training• Instructional design• Technical support
Student Connectivity
3%
97%
Connection Speed
Dial-up
High speed
Students in fully online classes
Mediated Student Connectivity*
* Survey data from TIE Streaming
Project only
I have high-speed Internet access at: (check all that apply)
n=129
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
a) home
b) my workplace
c) University of Wyoming Re-gional Center
d) other
e) high-speed In-ternet access is unavailable to me
Web Conferencing- Elluminate -
• A real-time virtual classroom environment designed for distance education and collaboration in academic institutions and corporate training.
Streaming VideoA one-way video transmission over the Internet – widely used to deliver video-on-demand or a video broadcast. Streaming video is played within a few seconds of requesting it, and the data is not stored permanently in the user’s computer.
PodcastingA podcast is a series of digital-media files which are distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and computers.
TIE Program Outcomes
Students and faculty in classes utilizing the instructional technologies of the TIE projects were surveyed to assess the effectiveness of the introduced technology
Podcasting
74%
26%
YesNo
Would you like future online classes to use podcasting?
Future Interest in Streaming Video• The availability of streaming media is the best thing
the university could have done for the outreach students. I would like to see more classes offer this…
• It was very nice to be able to use streaming videos, especially since college expenses add up quick! I recommend that you continue this service so as to not deter potential future students. Thanks!
• More classes on streaming video would be awesome!!
• It's a good and even necessary service. Thanks!
In the future, I will prefer classes where web conferencing is included.
42%
33%
24%
Strongly agree/AgreeNeutralSrongly Disagree/Disagree
Web Conferencing
The use of streaming video in this course enhanced my learning
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
a) Strongly agreeb) Agreec) Undecidedd) Disagreee) Strongly disagree
n=89 Streaming
Video
Web conferencing enhanced learning
Strongly agree
Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
12%
39%
27%
18%
3%0%
75%
25%
0% 0%
StudentsFaculty
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
30%
37%
14%
2%1%
% of Respondents
The podcasts that I listened to provided useful information.
Connecting with Outreach Students
• A challenge in distance learning is to create a connected learning community. How did podcasting and web conferencing enhance the connection between faculty and students?
Podcasts allowed me to feel more connected with the instructor
Strongly agree
Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
36%31%
7% 7%2%
I felt socially connected with my instructor through web conferencing.
Strongly agree
Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
11%
51%
0%
34%
3%
Web Conferencing
What motivated you to participate in this TIE Development Program?
• Monetary stipend• “Tech Toy”• Provision of hardware and software• Instructional training, design, and support from OCP
instructional designer• Interest to expand teaching skills• Desire to use this technology for specific teaching
and learning activities in this class
Faculty Motivations
"Tech toy"
Hardware/Software
Monetary stipend
Instructional support
Specific activities
Expand teaching skills
Least important Most important
Web Conferencing
Please assess the effectiveness of the following development activities as they contributed to your successful adoption of web conferencing
into your teaching.• Trainer-led live orientations at Elluminate, Inc.• Resource materials at Elluminate, Inc.• OCP instructional designer led training• Email tips from OCP instructional designer• Personal consultation with the OCP instructional designer.• Practice sessions with cohort peers• Increasingly using Elluminate.
Faculty Satisfactions
Email tips
Elluminate Inc. training
Elluminate Inc. resources
ID-led training
Experience
ID consultation
Least effective Most effective
Web Conferencing
Conclusions• Technology adoption extends beyond TIE
• e-volution Tech Forum success• Evidence for continuing Elluminate• Greater understanding of faculty motivations• Demonstrated “what we do.” (internal
marketing)• Institutionalizes the exception as the standard
Activity
Thanks for your time!
• Dr. Christi Boggs, [email protected]
• Larry Jansen, [email protected] • Jeff Miller, [email protected]• Dr. Reed Scull, [email protected]
Outreach Credit Programs307-766-4300
http://www.uwyo.edu/TIE