online instructor design series

Online Instructor Design Series

Instructional Design UpdateIn this session, the Instructional Design team will present innovative and creative design approaches for your online classroom. Innovation is not necessarily about technology, but rather about developing new ways of teaching and approaching your students in the virtual world. This session will provide methods and ideas to strengthen your online course.Inga Oberst Mobile BloggingJosh Hill Online Experiential LearningGayle Nelson Instructor PresenceSheila Morgan Group Peer Review with RubricStanley Ross Online LecturesLoubna Zahri Icebreakers

Instructional Design UpdateJanuary 29, 2013 10 am - Collaborate

Online Instructor Design Series

Instructional Designer Inga Oberst

Moblogging What is it?

Mobile Blogging – using a smart phone or other mobile device to post photos, video, audio or text to an online blog site. Why use it?

• Familiar to students • Student-centered• Constructivist in nature• Engages learners

Moblogging

4 R’s of Net Generation Learning

• Record• Reinterpret• Recall• Relate

http://mlearning.edublogs.org/category/mobile-phone/moblogging/page/2/

Moblogging

4 R’s of Net Generation Learning

• Record• Reinterpret • Recall• Relate

http://mlearning.edublogs.org/category/mobile-phone/moblogging/page/2

Moblogging

Examples of Moblog Sites You May Want to Explore:

• Facebook.com• Moblog.net • Edublog.org• Blackboard Blog Feature

Moblogging

Ways to Use a Moblog:

Bio Lab - experiment, capture on video, share observations, discuss

Art Class – photograph local art, share and discuss

Moblogging

Things to Consider:

Privacy - open to class members only

Ground Rules - provide written expectations and rules

Accessibility – able to access from smart phones, mobile devices, laptops, desktops

Online Instructor Design Series

Instructional Designer Josh Hill

Online Experiential Learning What is it? Knowledge, skills, and abilities attained through observation, simulation, and/or participation that provides depth and meaning to learning by engaging the mind through activity, reflection, and application.

Why Use It? Meaningful Education Information Synthesis Transfer of Learning

Online Experiential Learning

Online Experiential Learning

Healthcare Simulations:

Online Experiential Learning

Economic Simulations:

Online Experiential Learning

Virtual World Simulations:

Online Instructor Design Series

Instructor PresenceWhy is it SO Important?Establishing:

• communication• connection• trust

Instructional Designer Gayle Nelson

Instructor Presence

Instructor Presence

Instructor Presence

Instructor Presence

Don't let your online STUDENT miss the face-to-face classroom!

Don't let your online STUDENT feel isolated!

Strategies for your consideration…

Instructor Presence

• Communication• Connection• Trust

PERSONALIZE Your Course

Establish…

Instructor Presence

ESTABLISH Deadlines and Time Frames• Succinct Directions• Clear Expectations• Easy-to-find Deadlines

Effective Communication

Instructor Presence

Connection

and Trust

BUILD Comfort, Trust, and Community• Intro/ Photo/ Bio/ Contact• eMails using StarFish data• StudyBuddy Notes

Instructor Presence

CREATE Instructor Presence NOW!• Prepare!• Be consistent!• Stay organized!• COMMUNICATE well!• CONNECT with your students!!• Establish TRUST!!!

Online Instructor Design Series

Group Peer Review with Rubric The benefits of peer reviews Peer review activities

Instructional Designer Dr. Sheila Morgan

Group Peer Review with Rubric

Peer Reviewers Learn from Giving Comments

• Reciprocal Peer Learning• Learning Writing by Reviewing Hypothesis• Two Roles

Reviewer Writer

• Rubric as a Guide

Group Peer Review with Rubric

1. Are inline text citations quoted correctly with author? See example : Human beings are described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).

2. Identify values in your group’s paper with positive feedback. What did you

like? What were the best or strongest points? What interested or excited you? What words struck you forcibly or resonated with you? What surprised you?

3. Does the paper have a Reference page? See example: References

Morgan, S. (2013). Why Teachers Should Use Technology in Their Classes. Jackson: McGraw- Hill, Print.

Example Rubric Questions in Peer Review

Group Peer Review with Rubric

Example of Activity Posted in Discussion Board

Online Instructor Design Series

Online Lectures What is it? Benefits for the STUDENTS and YOU!

Instructional Designer Stanley Ross

Online Lectures

What is it?Lets instructors digitally record their lectures (using audio and/or video, screen capture, or PowerPoint slides) and make those recordings available to students online.

Benefits for the STUDENTS and YOU!o Increased student retention.o Helps explain difficult topics.o Better retention of class

material.o Improved test scoreso Convenience.

BE ClearBE ConciseBE EXCITINGBE Short

Online Lectures

The 4 BE’s:

Online Lectures

• Blackboard Collaborate is a software solution that offers a social, interactive learning experience with virtual classrooms, online conferencing, and instant messaging that engages everyone, every time, and everywhere.

• Proso It is FREE, to use within Blackboard.o You can record a session or use it for a live session.o You can use the screen input and video input at the same

time.

Online Lectures

How to get started?Click Course Tools in the Course Menu and Click on Blackboard Collaborate

How to get started with Blackboard Collaborate? The Faculty Resources Page has tons of tutorials on how to use this software package. Just scroll down to the section labeled “Blackboard Collaborate.”

Create a Session and View Tutorials

Online Instructor Design Series

Instructional Designer Loubna Zahri

IcebreakersRationaleIcebreaker IDEAS

Icebreakers

Definition:

Ice-breakers refer to those introduction activities during which students can come to know each other and their instructor.

Ice-breakers

Rationale:

Human interaction does not happen naturally in an online environment. Thus, ice-breaker activities foster a sense of community and collaboration among students. They allow for a student to become emotionally connected with school and increases motivation.

Ice-breakers

After completing the ice breaker activity, students will:

• feel more comfortable and begin interacting with other students and the instructor

• feel motivated and less isolated in the online environment

• have a chance to try LMS in a low stress activity

Ice-breakers

Example of ice-breaker ideas:

• Time Capsule

• Two Lies and a Truth

• Miscomm-puter-unication

Ice-breakers

It’s important:

• To keep it simple• Make it fun• Be aware of time constraints• Consider your audience

Consider the technology:

• Discussion Board • Blackboard IM• Collaborate• Voicethread

Contact Your Designer

Josh Hill jhill124870@troy.edu HHS

Sheila Morgan smorgan124918@troy.edu General Studies

Gayle Nelson gnelson@troy.edu CCFA, A&S

Inga Oberst ioberst@troy.edu SCOB, TROY1101

Stanley Ross sross125002@troy.edu EDU

Loubna Zahri lzahri@troy.edu A&S

http://trojan.troy.edu/etroy/facultydevelopment/index.html

eColloquium Registration:http://trojan.troy.edu/etroy/colloquium/registration.html

Call for Presentations:http://trojan.troy.edu/etroy/colloquium/call-for-presentations.html

April 16 -17

References

Angelino, L. M., Keels Williams, F., & Natvig, D. (2007, July 1). Strategies to Engage Online Students and Reduce Attrition Rates. The Journal Of Educators Online, Volume 4, Number 2.Beckem, J. & Watkins M. (2012). Bringing life to learning: Immersive experiential learning simulations for online and blended courses. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 16 (5), 61-71.Berry, R. W. (2009). Meeting the challenges of teaching large online classes:

Shifting to a learner-focus. MERLOT journal of online learning and teaching, 5(1), 176-181.

Brooks, E., & Morse, R. (2013, January 14). Methodology: Best online business programs rankings. U.S.News & World Report.

Cho, H. & Cho, K. (2011). Peer reviewers learn from giving comments. Instructional Science, (39), 629 – 643.

References

Craig, S. (1997). What is experiential learning? Unpublished manuscript. University of Lethbridge.

Dai, M. (2007, December 1). 10 Ways to Engage Students in an Online Course. Online Cl@ssroom.

DuVall, J. B., Powell, M. R., Hodge, E. & Ellis, M. (2007). Text messaging to improve social presence in online learning. Educause quarterly, (3), 24-28.

Elison-Bowers, P., Sand, J., Barlow, M. R., & Wing, T. J. (2011). Strategies for managing large online classes. International journal of learning, 18(2).

Feeler, W. G. (2012). Being there: A grounded-theory study of student perceptions of instructor presence in online classes. (Doctoral dissertation).

Kelly, R. (Editor). (2008). Strategies for teaching large classes. [Web Report].Low, L. (2006, August 8). Four R’s Model and Mobile Learning Activities

[Web log message]. Mobile Learning.

Online Instructor Design Series

Instructional Design UpdateIn this session, the Instructional Design team will present innovative and creative design approaches for your online classroom. Innovation is not necessarily about technology, but rather about developing new ways of teaching and approaching your students in the virtual world. This session will provide methods and ideas to strengthen your online course.Inga Oberst Mobile BloggingJosh Hill Online Experiential LearningGayle Nelson Instructor PresenceSheila Morgan Group Peer Review with RubricStanley Ross Online LecturesLoubna Zahri Icebreakers

Instructional Design UpdateJanuary 29, 2013 10 am - Collaborate