ELIXR: Video Case Stories of Exemplary Teaching Practice

Lou Zweier

Video Narrative Lead, ELIXR

Director, CSU CDL

NMC 2007 • IUPUI

Talk Overview

What is the ELIXR Project

What is an ELIXR Case Story

Building an ELIXR Case Story

What is an ELIXR Case Story?

A worked example told as a [teacher-to-teacher] narrative

about Engaging Learners with [a topic] X using [a set of reusable] Resources

Attributes

• provide discipline-specific case stories around particular themes for faculty development & access in repository

• use video and digital story telling methods• may not be a complete case study, if that interferes with story telling

Project wiki: Elixr.merlot.org

Primary ELIXR Hypotheses:

1. Increasing the impact of faculty development activities through…

• Increasing faculty awareness of the benefits of new teaching approaches

• Enabling faculty to more readily acquire/apply information on the approach

• Accelerate implementation through the provision of sample resources

• Provide relevant personal models of success

4. Leading to more appropriate and extensive implementation…

6. Delivering improvements in student learning.

The use of discipline-specific case stories will enhance student learning by

Spring 2007 Process in California

• Initial theme is Universal Design for Learning•UDL helps address Accessible Technology requirements• already some momentum and exemplars [EnACT]

•faculty learning communities & critical friends groups on 6-8 campuses• best stories from groups to become ELIXR case stories

• may have impacts as case stories of FLC or CFG …•some will have student reflections •some aspects of CSU processes may not transfer

•great example of aligning ELIXR theme with institutional priorities for long term sustainability

FIPSE Grant Partners

The California State University Brigham Young University University System of Georgia Coastline Community College Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Indiana State University Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education The Ohio State University Teach the Earth

CSU ELIXR Campuses

Dominguez Hills

San Francisco State

CalPoly Pomona

Sacramento State

Sonoma State

CalPoly San Luis Obispo

Prototype ELIXR Case Story

Active Learning Groups in Organic Chemistry

Building the CaseStory: Video

Instructor interviews

Classroom footage

Screen Recordings

Student Interviews

Personal Narrative

Shooting in the Classroom

Hand held Camera

Wireless Mics

Split audio channels

Use available lighting

Minimal movement

Connect with students

Open Classroom

Tiered Classroom

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Interviews

Interview Setup Tips

Bg relevant to subject

Create visual variety

At least two light sources

Alternate eye-line direction

Use stationary chair

Building a CaseStory: Pachyderm

Questions?

Contact Info:

Elixr.merlot.org

lou@cdl.edu